Lori Brame, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · Noblesville, INNPI 1033196241
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 143 payments — averaging $18.61 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Abbott$371
- Novo Nordisk$196
- Medtronic$177
- Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.$165
- Sequel Med Tech, LLC$147
- Lilly USA, LLC$144
- plus $1K from 31 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,650100%
- Education$120%
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 | 26 | $371 |
| Novo Nordisk | 11 | $196 |
| Medtronic | 8 | $177 |
| Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | 7 | $165 |
| Sequel Med Tech, LLC | 2 | $147 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 8 | $144 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 7 | $139 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 8 | $135 |
| Insulet Corporation | 6 | $106 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 5 | $104 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 5 | $97 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 5 | $92 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | 4 | $71 |
| Corcept Therapeutics | 4 | $67 |
| Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc | 2 | $49 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | 2 | $48 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 3 | $46 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 3 | $45 |
| BETA Bionics, Inc. | 2 | $43 |
| Recordati_rare_diseases_inc. | 2 | $42 |
| IBSA Pharma Inc. | 3 | $42 |
| Novartis | 2 | $39 |
| Antares Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $30 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 2 | $26 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 2 | $25 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $24 |
| Soleno Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $20 |
| EUSA Pharma (US) LLC | 1 | $19 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $18 |
| Cequr Corporation | 1 | $18 |
| Bayer | 1 | $17 |
| Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $16 |
| Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Merck | 1 | $12 |
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.
- TWIIST$132
How this compares
$2,661 in reported general payments places this provider in the 50th percentile of 134 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in Indiana.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 272 | $342,386 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 125 | $176,249 |
| Omnipod 5 Dexg7g6 Pods (Gen 5)Insulin Pump Cart,auto,bt,g6/7 | 193 | $164,465 |
| Humalog Kwikpen U-200Insulin Lispro | 64 | $149,662 |
| OzempicSemaglutide | 83 | $135,343 |
| JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate | 78 | $86,675 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 82 | $82,673 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-200Insulin Degludec | 46 | $71,609 |
| ForteoTeriparatide | 16 | $69,828 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-100Insulin Degludec | 62 | $57,407 |
| RybelsusSemaglutide | 22 | $54,149 |
| TradjentaLinagliptin | 37 | $49,703 |
| ProliaDenosumab | 26 | $46,283 |
| SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium | 412 | $40,173 |
| Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 195 | $35,073 |
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, LLCMounjaro, Forteo, Trulicity, Humalog, Humatrope | $144 | $487,144433 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance, Tradjenta | $26 | $225,953162 claims |
| Novo NordiskOzempic, Rybelsus, Novolog | $196 | $196,269143 claims |
| MerckJanuvia, Janumet | $12 | $94,48390 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga | $18 | $82,67382 claims |
| AmgenProlia | $135 | $46,28326 claims |
| AbbVieSynthroid, Armour Thyroid | $20 | $42,374440 claims |
| IBSA Pharma Inc.Tirosint | $42 | $7,40732 claims |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLCLantus | $139 | $4,41827 claims |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLCLevothyroxine Sodium | $48 | $3,298379 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 50th percentile of 134 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in Indiana.
Other endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism in Noblesville
- Raj NagarajNoblesville$8K
- Swathi RaoNoblesville$6K
- Carmella Evans-MolinaIndianapolis$6.3M
- Isaiah PittmanTerre Haute$1.5M
- Ernest AsamoahIndianapolis$959K
- Sana MeahMunster$829K
- James MaloneIndianapolis$822K
- Erica KretchmanRichmond$636K
- Emily VeenemanSeymour$583K
- Cary MariashIndianapolis$435K
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.