Katherine Velez
Pediatric Endocrinology · Orlando, FLNPI 1902972284
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 72 payments — averaging $27.87 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Dexcom, Inc.$524
- Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc$358
- Novo Nordisk$258
- BETA Bionics, Inc.$132
- Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC$95
- Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.$93
- plus $547 from 18 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,007100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dexcom, Inc. | 14 | $524 |
| Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc | 14 | $358 |
| Novo Nordisk | 9 | $258 |
| BETA Bionics, Inc. | 4 | $132 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $95 |
| Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | 6 | $93 |
| Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 4 | $81 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 2 | $60 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $49 |
| Companion Medical, Inc. | 2 | $39 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $36 |
| Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | 1 | $31 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 1 | $31 |
| Soleno Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Braemar Manufacturing, LLC | 1 | $20 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $20 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $18 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Alcresta Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Tolmar, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Insulet Corporation | 1 | $14 |
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.
- Sogroya$110
How this compares
$2,007 in reported general payments places this provider in the 40th percentile of 102 pediatric endocrinology providers in Florida.
Other pediatric endocrinology in Orlando
- Joshua YangOrlando$1.1M
- Matthew BensonOrlando$428K
- Mauri CarakushanskyOrlando$372K
- Paul DesrosiersOrlando$14K
- Neha VyasOrlando$6K
- Erin GreenupOrlando$6K
- Jennifer VillarOrlando$3K
- Michelle Rivera-VegaOrlando$3K
- Penelope PauleyOrlando$3K
- Richard BanksOrlando$2K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.