Zachary Cappello, MD
Otolaryngology · Charlotte, NCNPI 1295077014
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $15,000 of the $22,837 with a category attached, or 65.7%. Acclarent, Inc accounts for 83.5% of it on its own, with 22 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $10,181 and has fallen 86.3% since, to $1,394 in 2025. Among otolaryngology clinicians in NC 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 120 payments — averaging $190.31 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Acclarent, Inc$19K
- Sanofi$889
- Stryker$643
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$410
- Medtronic$396
- Intersect ENT, Inc.$293
- plus $1K from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$15,00066%
- Travel & lodging$2,58311%
- Food & beverage$5,13422%
- Education$1060%
- Other$140%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Acclarent, Inc | 29 | $19,075 |
| Sanofi | 26 | $889 |
| Stryker | 8 | $643 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 14 | $410 |
| Medtronic | 5 | $396 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 3 | $293 |
| GSK | 9 | $204 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 1 | $144 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 1 | $142 |
| 3-d Matrix, Inc. | 1 | $113 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 5 | $104 |
| Neurent Medical Limited | 1 | $78 |
| AstraZeneca | 3 | $74 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 2 | $56 |
| Alcon | 2 | $49 |
| Merck | 2 | $43 |
| Biotissue Holdings Inc. | 2 | $38 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 1 | $18 |
| Checkpoint Surgical, Inc | 1 | $17 |
| Davol Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Welch Allyn | 1 | $14 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $7 |
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.
- ACCLARENT Balloon Inflation Device$13,157
- TruDi Nav Suction$13,001
- Acclarent Aera$4,608
- TruDi Nav Cable$600
- DUPIXENT$593
- STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM$321
- N/A$263
- SINUVA$262
- Inspira Air$168
- FLOSEAL$144
- HOPKINS II TELESCOPE 0, 2MM X 26CM$142
- Relieva Spinplus$139
- ADHERUS AUTOSPRAY DURAL SEALANT$110
- XPRESS LOPROFILE$106
How this compares
$22,837 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 362 otolaryngology providers in North Carolina.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dupixent PenDupilumab | 15 | $55,907 |
| Mometasone Furoate | 13 | $3,895 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 55 | $2,566 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 44 | $1,465 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 65 | $1,238 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 71 | $554 |
| Omeprazole | 37 | $419 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 36 | $265 |
| Methylprednisolone | 35 | $227 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 20 | $226 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 26 | $189 |
| Famotidine | 15 | $185 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | 16 | $157 |
| Prednisone | 27 | $83 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Charlotte
- Brendan O ConnellCharlotte$28K
- Michael SicardCharlotte$17K
- Hunter HooverCharlotte$15K
- Douglas VillaretCharlotte$7K
- Joshua LevineCharlotte$6K
- Daron SmithCharlotte$4K
- Tyler JanzCharlotte$4K
- David JangDurham$324K
- Robert FerrisRaleigh$258K
- Adam ZanationHickory$227K
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.