Rita Nwajei
Gerontology · Angleton, TXNPI 1033723184
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 98.7% of the total across 226 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 35 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 17.6% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Among gerontology clinicians in TX with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 226 payments — averaging $32.31 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novo Nordisk$1K
- Lilly USA, LLC$682
- Dexcom, Inc.$677
- Insulet Corporation$465
- Corcept Therapeutics$450
- Madrigal Pharmaceuticals$442
- plus $3K from 29 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$7,20499%
- Education$971%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk | 48 | $1,289 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 26 | $682 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 22 | $677 |
| Insulet Corporation | 8 | $465 |
| Corcept Therapeutics | 19 | $450 |
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | 5 | $442 |
| Amgen | 10 | $399 |
| Bayer | 13 | $292 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 13 | $230 |
| BETA Bionics, Inc. | 2 | $190 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 5 | $188 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 9 | $173 |
| AstraZeneca(2 entities) | 4 | $163 |
| Cequr Corporation | 2 | $158 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 2 | $132 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 7 | $131 |
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc.) | 1 | $125 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 1 | $120 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $114 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $112 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | 1 | $110 |
| Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc | 4 | $102 |
| Stemline Therapeutics Inc. | 1 | $98 |
| Embecta Corp. | 4 | $78 |
| Recordati_rare_diseases_inc. | 3 | $64 |
| Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | 2 | $58 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | 1 | $50 |
| Antares Pharma, Inc. | 2 | $39 |
| Sequel Med Tech, LLC | 2 | $35 |
| Mannkind Corporation | 2 | $29 |
| Axonics, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Ascensia Diabetes Care US Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Halozyme 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
$7,301 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 653 gerontology providers in Texas.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| OzempicSemaglutide | 211 | $354,338 |
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 228 | $344,542 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 147 | $199,882 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-200Insulin Degludec | 97 | $102,647 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-100Insulin Degludec | 49 | $51,591 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 50 | $50,147 |
| TrulicityDulaglutide | 19 | $37,731 |
| Toujeo Max SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 35 | $33,296 |
| Humalog Kwikpen U-200Insulin Lispro | 14 | $17,371 |
| Toujeo SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 14 | $14,344 |
| Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 85 | $13,640 |
| Fiasp FlextouchInsulin Aspart (Niacinamide) | 12 | $10,072 |
| Basaglar Kwikpen U-100Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 14 | $7,198 |
| Insulin Lispro Kwikpen U-100Insulin Lispro | 28 | $6,960 |
| Novolog FlexpenInsulin Aspart | 27 | $5,983 |
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, Trulicity, Insulin Lispro | $682 | $383,577261 claims |
| Novo NordiskOzempic | $1,289 | $354,338211 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance | $230 | $199,882147 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga | $163 | $50,14750 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 95th percentile of 653 gerontology providers in Texas.
Other gerontology in Angleton
- Kimberly WelchCoppell$113K
- Tiffany KesslerDallas$84K
- Jennifer WestFort Worth$67K
- Bailey EstesAbilene$34K
- Scott ZelaHouston$28K
- Marissa Marti-SmithDallas$27K
- Andrew BargerAustin$22K
- Meagan ChavarriaHouston$21K
- Samantha BoggsGalveston$15K
- Amber ArmstrongAustin$13K
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.