Elia Escaname
Pediatric Endocrinology · San Antonio, TXNPI 1841599560
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 94 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 21 manufacturers reported payments, led by Novo Nordisk at 28.0% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $916, 5.1 times the $178 reported in 2019.
Across 94 payments — averaging $23.72 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novo Nordisk$624
- Kyowa Kirin, Inc.$299
- Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc$204
- Tolmar, Inc.$156
- Dexcom, Inc.$138
- Abbott$95
- plus $713 from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,230100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk | 26 | $624 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 10 | $299 |
| Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc | 10 | $204 |
| Tolmar, Inc. | 9 | $156 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 3 | $138 |
| Abbott | 5 | $95 |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 4 | $88 |
| Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $84 |
| Pfizer | 4 | $80 |
| Soleno Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $56 |
| BETA Bionics, Inc. | 3 | $54 |
| Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | 2 | $53 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 2 | $48 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 2 | $44 |
| Insulet Corporation | 2 | $41 |
| Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $38 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $37 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 2 | $34 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $20 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $20 |
| Endo USA, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
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
$2,230 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 120 pediatric endocrinology providers in Texas.
Other pediatric endocrinology in San Antonio
- Jane LynchSan Antonio$44K
- Lauren PankratzSan Antonio$16K
- Carisse OrsiSan Antonio$6K
- Ann StraightSan Antonio$5K
- Maria RayasSan Antonio$1K
- Jose Gamez-GodoyEdinburg$207K
- Virginia AraizaHouston$151K
- Daniel DesalvoHouston$133K
- Amy BurtonPlano$130K
- Susan NunezAustin$91K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.