Rocio Harbison, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · Houston, TXNPI 1881710499
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $801,838 of the $988,621 with a category attached, or 81.1%. 55 manufacturers reported payments, led by Novo Nordisk at 30.3% of the total. Among endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism 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 1,512 payments — averaging $653.85 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novo Nordisk$300K
- Corcept Therapeutics$240K
- Lilly USA, LLC$215K
- Medtronic$91K
- AstraZeneca$55K
- Dexcom, Inc.$32K
- plus $55K from 49 others
Across 104 payments — averaging $21,610 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.
- Eli Lilly$1.8M
- Amgen$222K
- Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC$117K
- AstraZeneca$83K
- Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.$34K
- Avion Pharmaceuticals$11K
- plus $5K from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Royalty or licence$41,0694%
- Consulting fees$23,0432%
- Speaking & faculty fees$801,83881%
- Travel & lodging$93,8069%
- Food & beverage$24,9193%
- Education$650%
- Gifts$590%
- Other$3,8220%
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.
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.
- Korlym$238,022
- MOUNJARO$179,350
- Ozempic$141,275
- RYBELSUS$105,325
- FARXIGA$54,121
- InPen$50,363
- Tresiba$35,114
- INPEN SMART INSULIN DELIVERY SYSTEM$34,366
- t-slim insulin pump$19,200
- DEXCOM G6 TRANSMITTER$16,346
- Synthroid$13,700
- t:slim X2 insulin pump$8,600
- DEXCOM CGM$6,752
- Xultophy 100/3.6$5,873
- DEXCOM G6 CGM SYSTEM$4,487
- DEXCOM G7 GSS (161)$4,022
- MINIMED 770G$3,624
- SOLIQUA 100/33$3,242
- Tirosint$3,000
- TOUJEO$2,228
How this compares
$988,621 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 658 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in Texas.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| OzempicSemaglutide | 376 | $661,984 |
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 278 | $425,306 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 94 | $112,461 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-200Insulin Degludec | 85 | $105,719 |
| Synjardy XrEmpagliflozin/Metformin Hcl | 83 | $93,771 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 78 | $93,470 |
| Xigduo XrDapaglifloz Propaned/Metformin | 89 | $87,594 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-100Insulin Degludec | 91 | $87,404 |
| TrulicityDulaglutide | 22 | $38,485 |
| Repatha SureclickEvolocumab | 37 | $38,072 |
| ProliaDenosumab | 21 | $35,928 |
| RybelsusSemaglutide | 17 | $31,836 |
| Toujeo SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 36 | $28,987 |
| JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate | 18 | $22,076 |
| HumalogInsulin Lispro | 54 | $19,685 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novo NordiskOzempic, Rybelsus, Novolog | $299,611 | $703,513413 claims |
| Lilly USA, LLCMounjaro, Trulicity, Humalog, Insulin Lispro | $215,414 | $484,915369 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimSynjardy Xr, Jardiance, Tradjenta | $215 | $204,417183 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga | $55,335 | $112,46194 claims |
| AmgenProlia | $304 | $35,92821 claims |
| AbbVieLinzess, Synthroid | $13,957 | $25,057135 claims |
| MerckJanuvia | $12 | $22,07618 claims |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLCLevothyroxine Sodium | $60 | $4,411377 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 658 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in Texas.
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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.