Daniel Elsholz
Pediatric Endocrinology · Saginaw, MINPI 1902847122
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 116 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 25 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 26.7% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $760, 3.0 times the $253 reported in 2019.
Across 116 payments — averaging $25.95 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$804
- Insulet Corporation$474
- Dexcom, Inc.$413
- AstraZeneca$193
- Novo Nordisk$174
- Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$162
- plus $791 from 19 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,010100%
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) | 20 | $804 |
| Insulet Corporation | 25 | $474 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 13 | $413 |
| AstraZeneca | 3 | $193 |
| Novo Nordisk | 10 | $174 |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 8 | $162 |
| Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | 7 | $124 |
| Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $87 |
| Abbott | 4 | $74 |
| Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc | 2 | $58 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 3 | $56 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 3 | $48 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $45 |
| Soleno Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $40 |
| AbbVie | 2 | $33 |
| Sobi, Inc | 1 | $31 |
| Mannkind Corporation | 1 | $23 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $23 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 2 | $22 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $22 |
| Tolmar, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| BETA Bionics, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Sequel Med Tech, LLC | 1 | $21 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
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.
How this compares
$3,010 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 27 pediatric endocrinology providers in Michigan.
Other pediatric endocrinology in Saginaw
- Michael WoodYpsilanti$59K
- Joyce LeeAnn Arbor$9K
- Jacalyn BishopNovi$9K
- Daniel ShumerAnn Arbor$8K
- Julie SurhighRoyal Oak$5K
- Kathleen MoltzDetroit$4K
- Ayman AkkadDearborn$2K
- 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.