Humberto Calero, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · East Chicago, INNPI 1578068839
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $39,463 of the $50,651 with a category attached, or 77.9%. Lilly USA, LLC accounts for 70.0% of it on its own, with 37 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $36,723 and has fallen 64.9% since, to $12,902 in 2025. Among endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism clinicians in IN with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 327 payments — averaging $154.90 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Lilly USA, LLC$35K
- Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$11K
- Amgen$468
- Novo Nordisk$455
- Abbott$398
- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.$370
- plus $3K from 32 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$39,46378%
- Travel & lodging$4,4359%
- Food & beverage$6,75413%
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.
- GVOKE HYPOPEN$10,102
- FREESTYLE LIBRE 3$284
- Kerendia$132
- RYBELSUS$108
How this compares
$50,651 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 134 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in Indiana.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| OzempicSemaglutide | 499 | $620,476 |
| TrulicityDulaglutide | 80 | $98,233 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 77 | $94,687 |
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 54 | $65,368 |
| RybelsusSemaglutide | 37 | $41,811 |
| Soliqua 100-33Insulin Glargine/Lixisenatide | 37 | $37,201 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 31 | $33,832 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-200Insulin Degludec | 22 | $24,100 |
| Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 176 | $22,717 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-100Insulin Degludec | 41 | $21,759 |
| Omnipod 5 Dexg7g6 Pods (Gen 5)Insulin Pump Cart,auto,bt,g6/7 | 23 | $21,395 |
| Novolog FlexpenInsulin Aspart | 105 | $21,117 |
| Gvoke Hypopen 2-PackGlucagon | 30 | $18,535 |
| Basaglar Kwikpen U-100Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 40 | $14,587 |
| Fiasp FlextouchInsulin Aspart (Niacinamide) | 20 | $14,531 |
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, Rybelsus | $455 | $662,286536 claims |
| Lilly USA, LLCTrulicity, Mounjaro | $35,455 | $163,601134 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance | $102 | $94,68777 claims |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLCSoliqua 100-33 | $23 | $37,20137 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga | $57 | $33,83231 claims |
| Antares Pharma, Inc.Xyosted | $19 | $7,96813 claims |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLCLevothyroxine Sodium | $30 | $1,450128 claims |
| AbbVieSynthroid | $89 | $74512 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 90th percentile of 134 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in Indiana.
Other endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism in East Chicago
- Isaiah PittmanTerre Haute$1.5M
- Ernest AsamoahIndianapolis$959K
- Erica KretchmanRichmond$609K
- Emily VeenemanSeymour$583K
- Nihad MuhrezMerrillville$271K
- Hisham AllababidiIndianapolis$195K
- Neha GavinFishers$149K
- Edward RicoTerre Haute$135K
- Dona GrayLafayette$92K
- Michael EconsIndianapolis$74K
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.