Venkata Kakarlapudi, MD
Otolaryngology · New Albany, INNPI 1851346845
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $23,388 of the $32,588 with a category attached, or 71.8%. 28 manufacturers reported payments, led by Aerin Medical Inc. at 58.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $13,333 and has fallen 93.7% since, to $842 in 2025. Among otolaryngology clinicians in IN with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 167 payments — averaging $195.14 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Aerin Medical Inc.$19K
- Acclarent, Inc$7K
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$2K
- Medtronic$953
- Optinose US, Inc.$660
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$627
- plus $3K from 22 others
Across 30 payments — averaging $5530.88 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Aerin Medical Inc.$142K
- Neurent Medical Limited$24K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$23,38872%
- Travel & lodging$3,51611%
- Food & beverage$5,63117%
- Education$540%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 11 | $19,110 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 19 | $6,554 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 4 | $1,727 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 13 | $953 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 29 | $660 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 19 | $627 |
| Smith+Nephew | 6 | $493 |
| Stryker | 5 | $385 |
| Spirair, Inc. | 1 | $317 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 19 | $263 |
| GSK | 11 | $237 |
| Sanofi | 4 | $188 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $150 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $150 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $144 |
| Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Lucid Diagnostics Inc. | 1 | $92 |
| Novartis | 4 | $84 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 3 | $58 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 4 | $58 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 3 | $57 |
| Resmed Corp | 1 | $54 |
| Blueprint Medicines Corporation | 1 | $38 |
| Itamar Medical Inc | 1 | $24 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 1 | $18 |
| LEO Pharma Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $13 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- Vivaer RF Stylus$10,839
- VivAer$7,645
- RhinAer$7,645
- ACCLARENT Balloon Inflation Device$5,903
- SeptAlign$633
- TURBALIGN$633
- VIVAER STYLUS$559
- NUVENT$483
- Acclarent Aera$373
- DUPIXENT$353
- XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM$302
- TULA$236
- Halo$187
- Coblation$187
- FUSION$177
- SCOPIS ENT$167
- LATERA$167
- CLARIFIX CRYOTHERAPY DEVICE$167
- Inspira Air$150
- RELIEVA SPINPLUS NAV$150
How this compares
$32,588 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 193 otolaryngology providers in Indiana.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Azelastine Hcl | 263 | $6,054 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 253 | $1,746 |
| Famotidine | 213 | $1,656 |
| Epinephrine | 13 | $1,178 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 68 | $968 |
| Ofloxacin | 20 | $839 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 42 | $380 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 72 | $330 |
| Omeprazole | 26 | $247 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 83 | $171 |
| Methylprednisolone | 37 | $157 |
| Mupirocin | 37 | $143 |
| Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | 26 | $129 |
| Diazepam | 39 | $27 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in New Albany
- Colin NeumannNew Albany$26K
- Eric CarterNew Albany$3K
- Joshua GreeneAnderson$955K
- Satyan SreenathIndianapolis$103K
- Stephen FreemanCarmel$33K
- Elisa IllingIndianapolis$28K
- Erin KevernElkhart$26K
- Aaron DubersteinLafayette$22K
- Noah ParkerCarmel$19K
- Scott PhillipsCarmel$19K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.