Laya Ekhlaspour
Pediatric Endocrinology · Palo Alto, CANPI 1407107055
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (53.1%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 7 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 29.2% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $31,952, more than ten times the $2,112 reported in 2020. Among pediatric endocrinology clinicians in CA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 95 payments — averaging $616.73 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$17K
- Abbott$15K
- Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.$14K
- Insulet Corporation$7K
- Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC$3K
- Mannkind Corporation$2K
- plus $164 from 1 others
Across 141 payments — averaging $3698.38 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.
- Medtronic$440K
- Mannkind Corporation$81K
- Dexcom, Inc.$156
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$31,09753%
- Speaking & faculty fees$19,29633%
- Travel & lodging$5,4429%
- Food & beverage$2,7565%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 28 | $17,121 |
| Abbott | 32 | $15,389 |
| Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | 17 | $14,224 |
| Insulet Corporation | 4 | $6,815 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 3 | $2,681 |
| Mannkind Corporation | 10 | $2,196 |
| BETA Bionics, Inc. | 1 | $164 |
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.
- FREESTYLE LIBRE 3$14,530
- t:slim X2 Insulin Pump with Control-IQ$11,931
- MINIMED 780G$7,374
- Omnipod$6,782
- t:slim X2 insulin pump$2,000
- AFREZZA$1,991
- iLet Bionic Pancreas$491
How this compares
$58,590 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 168 pediatric endocrinology providers in California.
Other pediatric endocrinology in Palo Alto
- Priya PrahaladPalo Alto$17K
- Diane StaffordPalo Alto$10K
- Laura BachrachPalo Alto$5K
- Tandy AyePalo Alto$4K
- Ananta AddalaPalo Alto$3K
- Hilary SeeleyPalo Alto$3K
- Gnanagurdasan PrakasamSacramento$805K
- Swati ElchuriVentura$210K
- Karen KleinSan Diego$195K
- Francine KaufmanLos Angeles$184K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.