Karen Loechner
Pediatric Endocrinology · Farmington, CTNPI 1174603138
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (51.9%), food and beverage and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 6 manufacturers reported payments, led by Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. at 53.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $2,630 and has fallen 90.3% since, to $255 in 2025.
Across 15 payments — averaging $334.22 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.$3K
- Modernatx, Inc.$1K
- Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.$704
- Tolmar, Inc.$115
- Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc.$68
- Novo Nordisk$25
Across 199 payments — averaging $5686.63 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.
- Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.$517K
- Modernatx, Inc.$413K
- Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.$202K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$2,60052%
- Travel & lodging$1,16223%
- Food & beverage$1,18324%
- Education$681%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 2 | $2,664 |
| Modernatx, Inc. | 4 | $1,438 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 5 | $704 |
| Tolmar, Inc. | 1 | $115 |
| Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | 2 | $68 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $25 |
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.
- Cryvista$2,600
- CRENESSITY$140
- FENSOLVI$115
How this compares
$5,013 in reported general payments places this provider in the 70th percentile of 31 pediatric endocrinology providers in Connecticut.
Other pediatric endocrinology in Farmington
- Nancy DunbarFarmington$197K
- Laleh ArdeshirpourFarmington$175
- Nordie BilbaoFarmington$108
- Ana MenendezFarmington$20
- Emily Germain-LeeFarmington$0
- Sonia CaprioNew Haven$188K
- William TamborlaneNew Haven$182K
- Jennifer SherrNew Haven$158K
- Thomas CarpenterNew Haven$93K
- Eda CengizNew Haven$68K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.