Devjit Tripathy
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · San Antonio, TXNPI 1841207172
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 10 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 5 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 37.0% of the total. That places this record below the midpoint for endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism clinicians in TX, where the typical reported total is $2,974.
Across 10 payments — averaging $78.35 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$290
- Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC$210
- Bayer$110
- Novo Nordisk$105
- Novartis$69
Across 519 payments — averaging $2919.95 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Eli Lilly$670K
- Novo Nordisk AS$476K
- Sanofi US Services Inc.$265K
- AbbVie$89K
- Pfizer$9K
- GSK$3K
- plus $2K from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$783100%
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) | 3 | $290 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 2 | $210 |
| Bayer | 3 | $110 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $105 |
| Novartis | 1 | $69 |
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$167
- SOLIQUA 100/33$120
- Minimed 670G System$115
How this compares
$783 in reported general payments places this provider in the 25th percentile of 658 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in Texas.
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Other endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism in San Antonio
- Ralph DefronzoSan Antonio$880K
- Firas AkhrassSan Antonio$801K
- Carolina Solis-HerreraSan Antonio$600K
- Jeannie BaqueroSan Antonio$573K
- Kathleen HandsSan Antonio$223K
- Shahid AzizSan Antonio$173K
- William TrigosoSan Antonio$170K
- Lance SloanLufkin$1.7M
- Pablo MoraDallas$1.3M
- Robert HoodBeaumont$1.3M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.