Safwan Hamwi, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · la Follette, TNNPI 1396940656
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 1,313 payments — averaging $139.81 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Boehringer Ingelheim$90K
- Lilly USA, LLC$26K
- Bayer$15K
- Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$12K
- Cequr Corporation$7K
- Insulet Corporation$6K
- plus $27K from 38 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$7,9244%
- Speaking & faculty fees$138,84476%
- Travel & lodging$10,0325%
- Food & beverage$26,57414%
- Education$730%
- Gifts$1190%
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.
- JARDIANCE$110,783
- Kerendia$13,738
- GVOKE HYPOPEN$9,848
- CeQur Simplicity$7,398
- Omnipod$5,117
- ZEGALOGUE$2,989
- Korlym$2,635
- V-GO$1,390
- InPen$1,383
- Minimed 670G System$1,333
- V-GO DISPOSABLE INSULIN DELIVERY$1,200
- FARXIGA$581
- LOKELMA$334
- TEPEZZA$247
- RYBELSUS$237
- AFREZZA$230
- GVOKE PFS$217
- Minimed 770G System$138
- FreeStyle Libre Pro$125
- Ozempic$125
How this compares
$183,565 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 130 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in Tennessee.
See all endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in Tennessee →
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 | 464 | $554,789 |
| OzempicSemaglutide | 217 | $225,183 |
| KorlymMifepristone | 11 | $224,858 |
| Omnipod Dash Pods (Gen 4)Insulin Pump Cart,cont Inf,bt | 74 | $182,525 |
| Omnipod 5 Dexg7g6 Pods (Gen 5)Insulin Pump Cart,auto,bt,g6/7 | 120 | $167,365 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 183 | $132,298 |
| TradjentaLinagliptin | 134 | $83,789 |
| HumalogInsulin Lispro | 263 | $65,076 |
| KerendiaFinerenone | 75 | $63,293 |
| GlyxambiEmpagliflozin/Linagliptin | 82 | $56,850 |
| Trijardy XrEmpaglifloz/Linaglip/Metformin | 60 | $42,580 |
| NovologInsulin Aspart | 129 | $36,236 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-100Insulin Degludec | 55 | $35,243 |
| V-Go 40Sub-Q Insulin Device, 40 Unit | 61 | $31,680 |
| Cequr SimplicityBolus Insulin Pump, 200 Unit | 41 | $30,631 |
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, Humalog, Insulin Lispro, Trulicity | $25,854 | $648,804892 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance, Tradjenta, Glyxambi, Trijardy Xr, Synjardy | $89,984 | $323,709472 claims |
| Novo NordiskOzempic, Novolog, Fiasp | $1,325 | $282,858364 claims |
| Corcept TherapeuticsKorlym | $4,181 | $224,85811 claims |
| BayerKerendia | $14,837 | $63,29375 claims |
| Cequr CorporationCequr Simplicity | $7,398 | $30,63141 claims |
| MerckJanumet Xr, Januvia | $437 | $29,42537 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga | $1,393 | $28,65244 claims |
| Mannkind CorporationAfrezza | $2,521 | $24,79115 claims |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLCCycloset | $240 | $6,20316 claims |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLCLantus | $713 | $5,33622 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 130 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in Tennessee.
Other endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism in la Follette
- Stephen SharpNashville$25.9M
- Lisa UsdanMemphis$14.3M
- Kathryn DahirNashville$11M
- David HuffmanChattanooga$2.4M
- Pedro VelasquezMemphis$2.4M
- Craig WierumNashville$1.7M
- Alan CohenMemphis$1.5M
- Terri JerkinsNashville$1.2M
- Pascal DauphinHendersonville$925K
- Aidar GosmanovMemphis$833K
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.