Ghasak Mahmood
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · Laguna Hills, CANPI 1215116116
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 237 payments — averaging $81.94 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Lilly USA, LLC$17K
- Novo Nordisk$1K
- Dexcom, Inc.$530
- Insulet Corporation$270
- Abbott$235
- Medtronic$124
- plus $198 from 6 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$13,12568%
- Travel & lodging$3,00215%
- Food & beverage$3,06616%
- Education$2261%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lilly USA, LLC | 46 | $16,792 |
| Novo Nordisk | 107 | $1,271 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 46 | $530 |
| Insulet Corporation | 18 | $270 |
| Abbott | 7 | $235 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 5 | $124 |
| Amgen | 2 | $69 |
| Novartis | 2 | $45 |
| Bigfoot Biomedical Inc | 1 | $35 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| IBSA Pharma Inc. | 1 | $12 |
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$13,936
- FreeStyle Libre Pro$125
How this compares
$19,419 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 952 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in California.
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Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Humalog Kwikpen U-100Insulin Lispro | 11 | $2,925 |
| Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 15 | $1,701 |
| Nano 2nd Gen Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic | 19 | $1,607 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 22 | $419 |
| Metformin Hcl | 17 | $228 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism in Laguna Hills
- Jerrold OlefskySan Diego$26.5M
- Mark ChristiansenWalnut Creek$22.9M
- Timothy BaileyEscondido$22.3M
- Stanley HsiaLos Angeles$19.8M
- Juan FriasSan Diego$14.1M
- Paul NorwoodFresno$6.2M
- Athena Philis-Tsimikasla Jolla$6M
- David AhnNewport Beach$5.8M
- Shlomo MelmedLos Angeles$3.3M
- Leila ChaychiSan Carlos$3.2M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.