Alar
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Alar. "Associated with" is CMS's wording: it links a payment to a product without saying the money was spent on it.
By year
Payments reported as associated with Alar, per program year, as reported to CMS.
Who makes it
Specialties most often involved
Where the associated payments went, by the receiving clinician's specialty.
Clinicians most associated with Alar
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Alar. They are typically speaking or consulting arrangements, which companies must report by law; appearing here is not evidence of anything improper.
| Clinician | Location | Specialty | Associated payments (2023-2025) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Stupak | Westport, CT | Otolaryngology | $3,971.00 |
| Stephen Rouse | Willimantic, CT | Otolaryngology | $136.07 |
| John Stewart | Huntsville, AL | Otolaryngology | $128.71 |
| Atul Vaidya | Tulsa, OK | Otolaryngology | $107.68 |
| Anit Patel | Plymouth, MA | Otolaryngic Allergy | $90.30 |
| Bernard Durante | Bourne, MA | Otolaryngic Allergy | $90.30 |
| Melissa Charnesky | Wesley Chapel, FL | Otolaryngology | $67.85 |
| Stephanie Cole | Maumee, OH | Otolaryngology | $67.85 |
| Michael Disher | Fort Wayne, IN | Otology & Neurotology | $67.85 |
| Ellen Baxter | Maumee, OH | Facial Plastic Surgery | $67.85 |
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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.