Kevin Bauerle
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · Spokane, WANPI 1861757346
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 98.9% of the total across 131 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 21 manufacturers reported payments, led by Abbott at 24.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $861 and has fallen 84.1% since, to $137 in 2025.
Across 131 payments — averaging $13.11 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Abbott$413
- Medtronic$391
- Amgen$140
- Novo Nordisk$129
- Dexcom, Inc.$92
- AbbVie$79
- plus $474 from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,69799%
- Education$191%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott | 65 | $413 |
| Medtronic | 13 | $391 |
| Amgen | 8 | $140 |
| Novo Nordisk | 9 | $129 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 4 | $92 |
| AbbVie | 4 | $79 |
| AstraZeneca | 5 | $72 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 4 | $58 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 3 | $48 |
| Corcept Therapeutics | 2 | $39 |
| Insulet Corporation | 2 | $38 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 2 | $38 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 2 | $36 |
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | 1 | $27 |
| Antares Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Lifescan, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $19 |
| Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc | 1 | $16 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Amryt Pharma Holdings Ltd | 1 | $13 |
| Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
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
$1,717 in reported general payments places this provider in the 60th percentile of 161 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in Washington.
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Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.