Kathie Hermayer, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · Charleston, SCNPI 1295843233
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (57.5%), food and beverage and education — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Eli Lilly accounts for 60.8% of it on its own, with 5 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $2,913 and has fallen 89.2% since, to $315 in 2025.
Across 47 payments — averaging $93.29 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Eli Lilly$3K
- Novo Nordisk$1K
- Insulet Corporation$302
- Boehringer Ingelheim$213
- Corcept Therapeutics$144
- Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.$24
Across 14 payments — averaging $23,881 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.
- Eli Lilly$334K
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$2,52057%
- Food & beverage$1,16327%
- Education$70216%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eli Lilly | 14 | $2,664 |
| Novo Nordisk | 25 | $1,037 |
| Insulet Corporation | 2 | $302 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 4 | $213 |
| Corcept Therapeutics | 1 | $144 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
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.
How this compares
$4,385 in reported general payments places this provider in the 60th percentile of 99 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in South Carolina.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| ForteoTeriparatide | 24 | $131,957 |
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 85 | $97,930 |
| TrulicityDulaglutide | 80 | $88,289 |
| OzempicSemaglutide | 48 | $69,047 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 69 | $64,756 |
| Teriparatide | 19 | $60,760 |
| Omnipod 5 Dexg7g6 Pods (Gen 5)Insulin Pump Cart,auto,bt,g6/7 | 16 | $29,295 |
| JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate | 25 | $28,743 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 12 | $18,774 |
| SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium | 192 | $15,636 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-200Insulin Degludec | 12 | $12,603 |
| Humalog Kwikpen U-100Insulin Lispro | 25 | $9,262 |
| Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 56 | $8,169 |
| Nano 2nd Gen Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic | 36 | $5,079 |
| NovologInsulin Aspart | 12 | $4,344 |
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 | $1,037 | $73,39160 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance | $213 | $64,75669 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 60th percentile of 99 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in South Carolina.
Other endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism in Charleston
- Louis HaenelCharleston$377K
- Beatrice HullCharleston$214K
- Jaimin PatelCharleston$37K
- Jyotika FernandesCharleston$12K
- Eliana MilazzoCharleston$2K
- Gauri DhirMyrtle Beach$417K
- Cory WhiteGreenville$413K
- Vonda CalcuttWalterboro$368K
- Ray VaughtersAiken$321K
- Donald EagertonMyrtle Beach$284K
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.