Brian Lake, DO
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · Largo, FLNPI 1295887040
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $776,526 of the $887,600 with a category attached, or 87.5%. 60 manufacturers reported payments, led by Lilly USA, LLC at 33.3% of the total. Among endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism clinicians in FL 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 2,121 payments — averaging $418.48 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Lilly USA, LLC$296K
- Novo Nordisk$198K
- Abbott$152K
- Medtronic$116K
- Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC$45K
- AstraZeneca$36K
- plus $45K from 54 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$19,6792%
- Speaking & faculty fees$776,52687%
- Travel & lodging$50,0276%
- Food & beverage$41,2795%
- Education$900%
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.
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.
- MOUNJARO$190,938
- FREESTYLE LIBRE 3$88,742
- Ozempic$87,356
- RYBELSUS$80,311
- MINIMED 780G$54,979
- LYUMJEV$51,540
- FARXIGA$31,335
- FreeStyle Libre Pro$31,254
- SOLIQUA 100/33$28,062
- HUMULIN$25,561
- Minimed 630G$22,825
- Minimed 670G System$22,602
- FreeStyle Libre 2$17,595
- t:slim X2 Insulin Pump with Control-IQ$15,533
- TOUJEO$12,622
- DEXCOM G7 GSS (161)$12,227
- DEXCOM STELO GLUCOSE BIOSENSOR$12,108
- FreeStyle Libre$11,765
- Tresiba$9,737
- Xultophy 100/3.6$7,415
How this compares
$887,600 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 586 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in Florida.
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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 | 370 | $578,593 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 178 | $199,997 |
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 115 | $186,159 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 142 | $161,229 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-200Insulin Degludec | 100 | $132,240 |
| TrulicityDulaglutide | 75 | $115,849 |
| Toujeo Max SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 73 | $103,002 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-100Insulin Degludec | 99 | $61,711 |
| Soliqua 100-33Insulin Glargine/Lixisenatide | 53 | $61,042 |
| Omnipod 5 Dexg7g6 Pods (Gen 5)Insulin Pump Cart,auto,bt,g6/7 | 34 | $50,889 |
| Toujeo SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 51 | $49,329 |
| Humulin R U-500 KwikpenInsulin Regular, Human | 18 | $38,273 |
| Bydureon BciseExenatide Microspheres | 25 | $34,197 |
| Nano 2nd Gen Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic | 241 | $29,244 |
| Basaglar Kwikpen U-100Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 40 | $28,447 |
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, Xultophy 100-3.6, Novolog | $198,395 | $641,250433 claims |
| Lilly USA, LLCMounjaro, Trulicity, Humalog | $295,767 | $309,928222 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance | $475 | $199,997178 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga | $35,520 | $161,229142 claims |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLCSoliqua 100-33 | $45,492 | $61,04253 claims |
| MerckJanuvia | $265 | $23,85219 claims |
| AbbVieSynthroid | $203 | $18,544152 claims |
| Cequr CorporationCequr Simplicity | $5,357 | $11,06012 claims |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLCUnithroid, Levothyroxine Sodium | $273 | $8,904585 claims |
| IBSA Pharma Inc.Tirosint | $434 | $6,82815 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 586 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in Florida.
Other endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism in Largo
- Jay SkylerMiami$2.2M
- Arelis MaderaPort Charlotte$1.7M
- Damon TantonOrlando$1.2M
- Gaston PonteMelbourne$906K
- David SuttonJacksonville$783K
- Mae Sheikh AliJacksonville$751K
- Richard PratleyOrlando$735K
- Lee MetchickDeland$728K
- Misha DenhamCoral Gables$673K
- Barry HorowitzWest Palm Beach$628K
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.