Ben Phillips, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · Midlothian, VANPI 1245276997
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $94,401 of the $99,141 with a category attached, or 95.2%. Novo Nordisk accounts for 84.2% of it on its own, with 6 other manufacturers making up the rest. 2025 is the largest year on record at $30,730, more than ten times the $1,020 reported in 2019. Among endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism clinicians in VA 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 110 payments — averaging $901.28 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novo Nordisk$83K
- Lilly USA, LLC$14K
- Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.$1K
- Amgen$185
- Medtronic$94
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$30
- plus $17 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$94,40195%
- Travel & lodging$1,9122%
- Food & beverage$2,8143%
- Education$140%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk | 79 | $83,452 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 18 | $14,279 |
| Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | 5 | $1,082 |
| Amgen | 5 | $185 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $94 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $30 |
| Abbott | 1 | $17 |
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.
- RYBELSUS$39,008
- Ozempic$34,546
- MOUNJARO$13,775
- t-slim insulin pump$1,000
How this compares
$99,141 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 223 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in Virginia.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| OzempicSemaglutide | 444 | $832,594 |
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 495 | $725,452 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 409 | $540,072 |
| RybelsusSemaglutide | 91 | $177,402 |
| TrulicityDulaglutide | 115 | $166,684 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-200Insulin Degludec | 102 | $143,736 |
| Humulin R U-500 KwikpenInsulin Regular, Human | 43 | $113,360 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 75 | $96,034 |
| Humalog Kwikpen U-200Insulin Lispro | 22 | $86,297 |
| Humalog Kwikpen U-100Insulin Lispro | 114 | $64,273 |
| Toujeo SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 37 | $49,757 |
| JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate | 43 | $48,540 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-100Insulin Degludec | 50 | $44,442 |
| Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 205 | $44,384 |
| Humalog Mix 75-25 KwikpenInsulin Lispro Protamin/Lispro | 41 | $43,732 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novo NordiskOzempic, Rybelsus, Fiasp, Novolog | $83,452 | $1,041,539579 claims |
| Lilly USA, LLCMounjaro, Trulicity, Humalog, Humulin N | $14,279 | $918,890690 claims |
| AmgenProlia | $185 | $23,01013 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 223 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in Virginia.
Other endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism in Midlothian
- Samamtha HudsonMidlothian$372K
- Meredith BergerMidlothian$32K
- Christina WagnerMidlothian$8K
- Matthew LaroeMidlothian$7K
- Farhad ZangenehSterling$1.2M
- James MulindaRoanoke$788K
- Jeffrey SicatGlen Allen$657K
- Dewey BaileyRoanoke$645K
- Domenica RubinoArlington$608K
- Elias SirajNorfolk$316K
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.