Daniel Berger, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · Santa Barbara, CANPI 1669407680
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $474,712 of the $541,208 with a category attached, or 87.7%. 31 manufacturers reported payments, led by Novo Nordisk at 49.9% of the total. Among endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism clinicians in CA 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 825 payments — averaging $656.01 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novo Nordisk$270K
- AstraZeneca$97K
- Dexcom, Inc.$60K
- Abbott$46K
- Amgen$22K
- Bayer$21K
- plus $25K from 25 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$9,7772%
- Speaking & faculty fees$474,71288%
- Travel & lodging$40,5958%
- Food & beverage$15,4963%
- Education$6080%
- Other$200%
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 | 295 | $269,973 |
| AstraZeneca | 128 | $96,767 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 76 | $60,264 |
| Abbott | 92 | $46,003 |
| Amgen | 47 | $21,700 |
| Bayer | 22 | $21,116 |
| Mannkind Corporation | 30 | $14,000 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 13 | $7,370 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 12 | $1,064 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 38 | $1,054 |
| Sequel Med Tech, LLC | 13 | $342 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 4 | $252 |
| BETA Bionics, Inc. | 6 | $165 |
| Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | 3 | $155 |
| Insulet Corporation | 2 | $155 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 8 | $140 |
| Merck | 7 | $105 |
| AbbVie | 5 | $102 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 5 | $98 |
| Novartis | 3 | $98 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 4 | $62 |
| Antares Pharma, Inc. | 2 | $58 |
| Ascensia Diabetes Care US Inc. | 2 | $33 |
| Eisai Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | 1 | $19 |
| EMD Serono, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| IBSA Pharma Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Corcept Therapeutics | 1 | $11 |
| Cequr Corporation | 1 | $11 |
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.
- Ozempic$138,476
- RYBELSUS$101,147
- FARXIGA$94,440
- FREESTYLE LIBRE 3$31,325
- DEXCOM G7 GSS (161)$27,749
- DEXCOM G6 TRANSMITTER$22,041
- Kerendia$20,844
- Prolia$17,993
- AFREZZA$13,418
- Tresiba$9,937
- DEXCOM STELO GLUCOSE BIOSENSOR$8,225
- FreeStyle Libre Pro$8,064
- INVOKANA$7,128
- DEXCOM CGM$6,910
- FreeStyle Libre$4,735
- Xultophy 100/3.6$4,688
- EVENITY$3,090
- DEXCOM G6 CGM SYSTEM$2,538
- FreeStyle Libre 2$1,050
- JARDIANCE$800
How this compares
$541,208 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 952 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in California.
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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 | 508 | $686,660 |
| TrulicityDulaglutide | 165 | $265,428 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 158 | $206,109 |
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 162 | $199,046 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 133 | $162,254 |
| KerendiaFinerenone | 120 | $153,542 |
| RybelsusSemaglutide | 55 | $96,888 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-100Insulin Degludec | 123 | $84,377 |
| Somatuline DepotLanreotide Acetate | 13 | $77,191 |
| JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate | 56 | $68,403 |
| Repatha SureclickEvolocumab | 68 | $66,086 |
| InvokanaCanagliflozin | 37 | $57,273 |
| SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium | 549 | $51,709 |
| Xigduo XrDapaglifloz Propaned/Metformin | 34 | $43,387 |
| GenotropinSomatropin | 16 | $36,412 |
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 | $269,973 | $816,165587 claims |
| Lilly USA, LLCTrulicity, Mounjaro, Humalog, Lyumjev | $1,064 | $488,785381 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance, Synjardy Xr | $98 | $231,918174 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga | $96,767 | $162,254133 claims |
| BayerKerendia | $21,116 | $153,542120 claims |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, IncSomatuline Depot | $19 | $77,19113 claims |
| MerckJanuvia | $105 | $68,40356 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonInvokana | $7,370 | $57,27337 claims |
| AbbVieSynthroid | $102 | $51,709549 claims |
| Mannkind CorporationAfrezza | $14,000 | $33,30720 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 952 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in California.
Other endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism in Santa Barbara
- Tricia Westhoff-PankratzSanta Barbara$69K
- Juan FriasSan Diego$1.4M
- Joselito CabaccanSan Jose$1.4M
- Daniel NadeauNewport Beach$1.2M
- Yehuda HandelsmanTarzana$1M
- Helen BaronRancho Mirage$958K
- Ken FujiokaSan Diego$747K
- Minou TranPico Rivera$663K
- James ChuMonterey$639K
- Anthony HeaneyLos Angeles$588K
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.