Sailatha Thomas, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · Tulsa, OKNPI 1447285978
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 25 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 13 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 19.4% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. 2025 is the largest year on record at $210, 6.3 times the $33 reported in 2021. That places this record below the midpoint for endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism clinicians in OK, where the typical reported total is $2,620.
Across 25 payments — averaging $18.64 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Recordati_rare_diseases_inc.$90
- Amgen$85
- Novo Nordisk$59
- Astellas Pharma US Inc$53
- Medtronic$33
- Nevro Corp.$25
- plus $121 from 7 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$466100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Recordati_rare_diseases_inc. | 4 | $90 |
| Amgen | 5 | $85 |
| Novo Nordisk | 4 | $59 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 2 | $53 |
| Medtronic | 2 | $33 |
| Nevro Corp. | 1 | $25 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Amryt Pharma Holdings Ltd | 1 | $20 |
| Mannkind Corporation | 1 | $18 |
| Novartis | 1 | $18 |
| Corcept Therapeutics | 1 | $17 |
| Intra-sana Laboratories | 1 | $15 |
| Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$466 in reported general payments places this provider in the 15th percentile of 61 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in Oklahoma.
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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 | 386 | $571,655 |
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 329 | $454,185 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 167 | $220,867 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-200Insulin Degludec | 115 | $132,576 |
| TrulicityDulaglutide | 74 | $127,129 |
| Humalog Kwikpen U-200Insulin Lispro | 49 | $93,624 |
| Synjardy XrEmpagliflozin/Metformin Hcl | 52 | $55,779 |
| RybelsusSemaglutide | 20 | $49,176 |
| Humulin R U-500 KwikpenInsulin Regular, Human | 27 | $47,611 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-100Insulin Degludec | 74 | $45,309 |
| Omnipod 5 Dexg7g6 Pods (Gen 5)Insulin Pump Cart,auto,bt,g6/7 | 25 | $44,073 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 40 | $41,924 |
| Novolog FlexpenInsulin Aspart | 129 | $40,505 |
| Fiasp FlextouchInsulin Aspart (Niacinamide) | 36 | $37,471 |
| Teriparatide | 15 | $37,322 |
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 | $59 | $640,831467 claims |
| AmgenProlia | $85 | $19,08311 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 15th percentile of 61 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in Oklahoma.
Other endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism in Tulsa
- Cristin BrunsTulsa$159K
- Donald AspensonTulsa$153K
- Hanna FoggTulsa$25K
- Mario Bustos RodriguezTulsa$19K
- Elie AbedTulsa$10K
- Vishnu Priya PulipatiTulsa$8K
- Maria VargasTulsa$7K
- Christian HansonTulsa$4K
- Miguel Jara PalaciosTulsa$4K
- Deepa PhilipTulsa$4K
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.