Leena Shahla, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · Durham, NCNPI 1235489774
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (40.9%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 22 manufacturers reported payments, led by Chiesi USA, Inc. at 39.5% of the total.
Across 108 payments — averaging $133.73 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Chiesi USA, Inc.$6K
- Corcept Therapeutics$6K
- Novo Nordisk$816
- Amgen$428
- Boehringer Ingelheim$278
- Lilly USA, LLC$269
- plus $1K from 16 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$5,73040%
- Travel & lodging$2,77319%
- Food & beverage$5,90841%
- Education$320%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | 11 | $5,701 |
| Corcept Therapeutics | 26 | $5,581 |
| Novo Nordisk | 15 | $816 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 6 | $428 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 8 | $278 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 7 | $269 |
| Abbott | 5 | $213 |
| Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc | 2 | $199 |
| Mannkind Corporation | 4 | $173 |
| Bayer | 2 | $135 |
| Recordati_rare_diseases_inc. | 2 | $130 |
| Ascensia Diabetes Care US Inc. | 2 | $118 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $100 |
| Insulet Corporation | 3 | $55 |
| AstraZeneca | 3 | $54 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $38 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 2 | $37 |
| Novartis | 2 | $34 |
| GRT US Holding, Inc. | 2 | $34 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $16 |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | 1 | $16 |
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
$14,443 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 232 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in North 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 |
|---|---|---|
| TrulicityDulaglutide | 112 | $144,989 |
| OzempicSemaglutide | 37 | $61,566 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 44 | $49,948 |
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 20 | $20,280 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 16 | $16,112 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-100Insulin Degludec | 20 | $10,474 |
| Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 68 | $10,036 |
| Insulin Lispro Kwikpen U-100Insulin Lispro | 12 | $3,982 |
| Testosterone | 16 | $3,838 |
| Novolog FlexpenInsulin Aspart | 19 | $3,543 |
| Humalog Kwikpen U-100Insulin Lispro | 14 | $2,973 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 123 | $1,451 |
| Hydrocortisone | 35 | $1,268 |
| Testosterone Cypionate | 29 | $701 |
| Liothyronine Sodium | 17 | $556 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lilly USA, LLCTrulicity, Mounjaro | $269 | $165,269132 claims |
| Novo NordiskOzempic | $816 | $61,56637 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance | $278 | $49,94844 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga | $54 | $16,11216 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 80th percentile of 232 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in North Carolina.
Other endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism in Durham
- Jennifer GreenDurham$439K
- Todd FriezeDurham$421K
- David D AlessioDurham$212K
- Thomas WeberDurham$16K
- Mark WarrenGreenville$915K
- Thomas OconnellBurlington$805K
- Corey BerlinRaleigh$742K
- Michael FavoritoWilmington$723K
- Stephen SouthGreensboro$624K
- Richard DoddAsheville$526K
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.