Ayman Akkad
Pediatric Endocrinology · Dearborn, MINPI 1841207412
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 98.9% of the total across 63 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 23 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 29.8% of the total.
Across 63 payments — averaging $34.11 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$640
- Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc$371
- Amgen$184
- Corcept Therapeutics$129
- Novo Nordisk$119
- Madrigal Pharmaceuticals$115
- plus $592 from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,12599%
- Education$241%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 12 | $640 |
| Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc | 10 | $371 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 5 | $184 |
| Corcept Therapeutics | 3 | $129 |
| Novo Nordisk | 4 | $119 |
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | 5 | $115 |
| Antares Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $96 |
| Pfizer | 5 | $84 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $69 |
| Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | 1 | $58 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $36 |
| Nevro Corp. | 1 | $32 |
| Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $23 |
| Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Gilead | 1 | $18 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $17 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $13 |
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.
- MINIMED 780G$204
- TEPEZZA$124
How this compares
$2,149 in reported general payments places this provider in the 70th percentile of 27 pediatric endocrinology providers in Michigan.
Other pediatric endocrinology in Dearborn
- Michael WoodYpsilanti$59K
- Joyce LeeAnn Arbor$9K
- Jacalyn BishopNovi$9K
- Daniel ShumerAnn Arbor$8K
- Julie SurhighRoyal Oak$5K
- Kathleen MoltzDetroit$4K
- Daniel ElsholzSaginaw$3K
- Kanakadurga SingerAnn Arbor$2K
- Colleen Buggs-SaxtonDetroit$2K
- Christel KeefeGrand Rapids$2K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.