Howard Lippes, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · Williamsville, NYNPI 1750343141
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $108,926 of the $139,036 with a category attached, or 78.3%. 60 manufacturers reported payments, led by Novo Nordisk at 58.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $41,880 and has fallen 91.2% since, to $3,675 in 2025. Among endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism clinicians in NY 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 1,295 payments — averaging $107.36 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novo Nordisk$81K
- Boehringer Ingelheim$11K
- Abbott$9K
- Dexcom, Inc.$9K
- Mannkind Corporation$8K
- Johnson & Johnson$6K
- plus $16K from 54 others
Across 1 payment — averaging $635.50 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.
- AstraZeneca$636
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$4880%
- Speaking & faculty fees$108,92678%
- Travel & lodging$3,8843%
- Food & beverage$25,48518%
- Education$2540%
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.
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.
- RYBELSUS$36,931
- Ozempic$29,326
- JARDIANCE$10,502
- Tresiba$9,219
- FreeStyle Libre Pro$8,035
- AFREZZA$6,015
- INVOKANA$5,344
- DEXCOM CGM$4,090
- DEXCOM G6 CGM SYSTEM$3,700
- TEPEZZA$500
- DEXCOM G6 TRANSMITTER$362
- FARXIGA$305
- LOKELMA$181
- t-slim insulin pump$139
- FREESTYLE LIBRE 3$125
- Wegovy$125
- t:slim X2 Insulin Pump with Control-IQ$117
- EVENITY$109
- TZIELD$108
- Korlym$103
How this compares
$139,036 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 804 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in New York.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| ChenodalChenodiol | 13 | $619,503 |
| OzempicSemaglutide | 360 | $594,846 |
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 307 | $551,138 |
| CrysvitaBurosumab-Twza | 12 | $323,840 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 189 | $249,088 |
| Toujeo Max SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 106 | $175,227 |
| Omnipod 5 Dexg7g6 Pods (Gen 5)Insulin Pump Cart,auto,bt,g6/7 | 94 | $118,127 |
| Humalog Kwikpen U-200Insulin Lispro | 31 | $84,347 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 58 | $73,655 |
| InvokanaCanagliflozin | 54 | $68,264 |
| TymlosAbaloparatide | 22 | $63,401 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-200Insulin Degludec | 44 | $62,280 |
| Sandostatin Lar DepotOctreotide Acetate,mi-Spheres | 12 | $53,971 |
| Repatha SureclickEvolocumab | 55 | $51,466 |
| Synjardy XrEmpagliflozin/Metformin Hcl | 28 | $47,714 |
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, Novolog | $81,280 | $608,094388 claims |
| Lilly USA, LLCMounjaro, Trulicity, Humalog | $4,801 | $600,864394 claims |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc.Crysvita | $55 | $323,84012 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance, Synjardy Xr | $10,561 | $296,802217 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga | $1,342 | $73,65558 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonInvokana | $5,826 | $68,26454 claims |
| Radius Health, Inc.Tymlos | $297 | $63,40122 claims |
| NovartisSandostatin Lar Depot | $208 | $53,97112 claims |
| AmgenProlia | $1,793 | $38,40924 claims |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLCLevothyroxine Sodium | $485 | $7,397346 claims |
| AbbVieSynthroid | $720 | $6,77663 claims |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLCLantus | $1,176 | $4,41012 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 804 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in New York.
Other endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism in Williamsville
- Robert BuschAlbany$2.7M
- Michael ShanikSmithtown$1.2M
- Ajay ChaudhuriBuffalo$888K
- Vinay KapoorManhasset$820K
- John BilezikianNew York$809K
- Barbara HirschManhasset$746K
- Martin GrajowerBronx$713K
- Anastasios ManessisNew York$656K
- Jonas LeibowitzYonkers$613K
- Philip OtterbeckStaten Island$575K
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.