Mauri Carakushansky
Pediatric Endocrinology · Orlando, FLNPI 1376652131
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 57 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. Insulet Corporation accounts for 79.4% of it on its own, with 4 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $300 and has fallen 89.4% since, to $32 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for pediatric endocrinology clinicians in FL, where the typical reported total is $1,950.
Across 57 payments — averaging $15.45 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Insulet Corporation$700
- AbbVie$130
- Companion Medical, Inc.$20
- Lilly USA, LLC$18
- Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.$14
Across 108 payments — averaging $3477.37 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.
- Pfizer$298K
- Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc$77K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$881100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Insulet Corporation | 47 | $700 |
| AbbVie | 7 | $130 |
| Companion Medical, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $18 |
| Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$881 in reported general payments places this provider in the 40th percentile of 102 pediatric endocrinology providers in Florida.
Other pediatric endocrinology in Orlando
- Joshua YangOrlando$846K
- Matthew BensonOrlando$32K
- Neha VyasOrlando$6K
- Erin GreenupOrlando$6K
- Jennifer VillarOrlando$3K
- Michelle Rivera-VegaOrlando$3K
- Penelope PauleyOrlando$3K
- Paul DesrosiersOrlando$3K
- Richard BanksOrlando$2K
- Katherine VelezOrlando$2K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.