Physician profile
Ralph P Tufano
NPI 1205887841
$468,934.52
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
15 companies · $311K in 2025
The $311K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Otolaryngology providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $317).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $16K · 2020: $2,475 · 2021: $6,962 · 2022: $10K · 2023: $23K · 2024: $99K · 2025: $311K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $200K · Long Term Medical Supply Or Device Loan: $171K · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $48K · Travel and Lodging: $11K · Food and Beverage: $3,040.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $200,179.79 |
| Long Term Medical Supply Or Device Loan | $171,274.26 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $48,002.50 |
| Travel and Lodging | $10,596.75 |
| Food and Beverage | $3,039.59 |
Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.
Who reported paying
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulse Biosciences, INC. | $364,935.65 | 2024-2025 | Cellfx, Cellfx, Nanosecond Pulsed Field Ablation (Nspfa) |
| Medtronic, INC. | $83,357.06 | 2021-2025 | Pteye Parathyroid Detection System, Nim Vital, Nim-Response |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $11,461.00 | 2019-2020 | |
| Intuitive Surgical, INC. | $6,666.53 | 2019 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,085.39 | 2021-2022 | |
| Baxter Healthcare | $812.37 | 2019-2024 | Tisseel |
| Trisalus Life Sciences, INC. | $158.99 | 2024 | Trinav Infusion System |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp | $126.50 | 2021 | |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $98.92 | 2019-2023 | Vistaseal, Harmonic |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $88.29 | 2019 | |
| Coopersurgical, INC. | $43.83 | 2025 | Onetrac Lx |
| Bolder Surgical LLC | $41.34 | 2021 | |
| Checkpoint Surgical, INC | $29.67 | 2021 | |
| Mimedx Group, INC. | $15.00 | 2024 | |
| Olympus America INC. | $13.98 | 2024 | Olympus |
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
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- "I saw Ralph Tufano listed in the CMS Open Payments database. Can you tell me about your work with those companies?"
- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.
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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.