Adrian Dobs, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · Baltimore, MDNPI 1639126667
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $112,710 of the $149,233 with a category attached, or 75.5%. 10 manufacturers reported payments, led by Antares Pharma, Inc. at 54.2% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $48,033 and has fallen 99.0% since, to $500 in 2025. Among endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism clinicians in MD 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 140 payments — averaging $1065.95 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Antares Pharma, Inc.$81K
- Clarus Therapeutics Inc.$20K
- Acerus Pharmaceuticals Corporation$13K
- Tolmar, Inc.$13K
- AstraZeneca$11K
- Boehringer Ingelheim$8K
- plus $3K from 4 others
Across 5 payments — averaging $8349.70 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.
- AbbVie$31K
- Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$9K
- Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.$916
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$19,07813%
- Speaking & faculty fees$112,71076%
- Travel & lodging$14,82210%
- Food & beverage$2,6242%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antares Pharma, Inc. | 62 | $80,852 |
| Clarus Therapeutics Inc. | 44 | $20,349 |
| Acerus Pharmaceuticals Corporation | 14 | $13,263 |
| Tolmar, Inc. | 4 | $12,895 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $10,688 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 9 | $7,883 |
| Veru Inc. | 2 | $3,000 |
| Halozyme Inc | 2 | $225 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 1 | $43 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $36 |
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.
How this compares
$149,233 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 235 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in Maryland.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| ForteoTeriparatide | 12 | $51,745 |
| XyostedTestosterone Enanthate | 26 | $34,934 |
| OzempicSemaglutide | 17 | $33,995 |
| Testosterone | 45 | $10,634 |
| EliquisApixaban | 11 | $6,020 |
| Testosterone Cypionate | 13 | $695 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 45 | $472 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 18 | $448 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Antares Pharma, Inc.Xyosted | $80,852 | $34,93426 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 95th percentile of 235 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in Maryland.
Other endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism in Baltimore
- Philip LevinBaltimore$489K
- Todd BrownBaltimore$143K
- Roberto SalvatoriBaltimore$53K
- Nowreen HaqBaltimore$40K
- Asif MohamedBaltimore$31K
- Sherita GoldenBaltimore$27K
- Jean ParkBaltimore$13K
- Mansur ShomaliBaltimore$11K
- Malek CheikhBaltimore$9K
- Paul SackBaltimore$8K
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.