Jaime Steinsapir
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · Augusta, GANPI 1396784344
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (43.5%), gifts and other — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 27 manufacturers reported payments, led by Tosoh Bioscience, Inc. at 38.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $2,033 and has fallen 99.2% since, to $16 in 2024. That places this record below the midpoint for endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism clinicians in GA, where the typical reported total is $2,873.
Across 64 payments — averaging $43.46 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Tosoh Bioscience, Inc.$1K
- Welch Allyn$493
- Novo Nordisk$204
- AstraZeneca$198
- Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.$119
- Mannkind Corporation$107
- plus $583 from 21 others
Across 7 payments — averaging $3113.00 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.
- Sanofi US Services Inc.$18K
- Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$4K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,21144%
- Gifts$1,07839%
- Other$49318%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tosoh Bioscience, Inc. | 2 | $1,078 |
| Welch Allyn | 1 | $493 |
| Novo Nordisk | 14 | $204 |
| AstraZeneca | 12 | $198 |
| Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | 1 | $119 |
| Mannkind Corporation | 1 | $107 |
| Amgen | 3 | $62 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $53 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 3 | $53 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 2 | $45 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | 3 | $38 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 2 | $35 |
| GRT US Holding, Inc. | 3 | $33 |
| Quidel Corporation | 1 | $32 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 2 | $29 |
| Merck | 2 | $25 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $22 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Corcept Therapeutics | 1 | $19 |
| Bigfoot Biomedical Inc | 1 | $16 |
| Bayer | 1 | $16 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $16 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $15 |
| Lifescan, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 1 | $14 |
| Antares Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| Cardiovascular Systems 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.
- 25-OH Vitamin D ST AIA-Pack$2,156
- TU, AIA-PACK Calibrator Set$539
- TU, ST, AIA-PACK$539
- NONE$493
- t-slim insulin pump$119
- AFREZZA$107
How this compares
$2,782 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 222 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in Georgia.
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Other endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism in Augusta
- Ian HerskowitzAugusta$19K
- Leyla El-ChoufiAugusta$12K
- Bruce BodeAtlanta$1.5M
- David RobertsonAtlanta$1.4M
- Adeniyi OdugbesanLawrenceville$636K
- Miguel MunozMarietta$476K
- Jason BernerJasper$457K
- Dawn Smiley-ByrdTaylorsville$385K
- Barry JohnsMacon$335K
- Jonathan OwnbyAtlanta$291K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.