Anupam Kotwal
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · Omaha, NENPI 1093156069
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $15,042 of the $17,468 with a category attached, or 86.1%. Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc accounts for 64.7% of it on its own, with 6 other manufacturers making up the rest. 2025 is the largest year on record at $12,134, more than ten times the $67 reported in 2019.
Across 31 payments — averaging $563.49 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc$11K
- Amgen$5K
- AstraZeneca$675
- Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$182
- Chiesi USA, Inc.$82
- Abbott$30
- plus $23 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$6754%
- Speaking & faculty fees$15,04286%
- Travel & lodging$380%
- Food & beverage$1,71310%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc | 7 | $11,306 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 16 | $5,169 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $675 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $182 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | 1 | $82 |
| Abbott | 2 | $30 |
| Ascensia Diabetes Care US Inc. | 1 | $23 |
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.
- Yorvipath$11,124
- TEPEZZA$4,778
- GVOKE HYPOPEN$110
How this compares
$17,468 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 43 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in Nebraska.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 234 | $1,889 |
| Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 17 | $1,258 |
| Hydrocortisone | 29 | $1,235 |
| Calcitriol | 31 | $972 |
| Spironolactone | 14 | $244 |
| Methimazole | 17 | $190 |
| Enalapril Maleate | 11 | $73 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
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- Cyrus DesouzaOmaha$86K
- Timothy WahlOmaha$41K
- Leslie EilandOmaha$17K
- John GallagherOmaha$15K
- Andjela DrincicOmaha$14K
- Laura Graeff-ArmasOmaha$11K
- Claire BakerOmaha$6K
- Alain TaylonOmaha$4K
- Mohsen ZenaOmaha$4K
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.