Sam Miller
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · San Antonio, TXNPI 1184796047
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 1 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. Every reported general payment came from a single manufacturer, AbbVie. That places this record below the midpoint for endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism clinicians in TX, where the typical reported total is $2,974.
Across 1 payment — averaging $32.74 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$33
Across 137 payments — averaging $4601.10 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.
- Sanofi US Services Inc.$541K
- Astrazeneca UK Limited$41K
- Novartis$15K
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$12K
- Radius Health, Inc.$11K
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co.kg$6K
- plus $4K from 3 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$33100%
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie | 1 | $33 |
How this compares
$33 in reported general payments places this provider in the 0th percentile of 658 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in Texas.
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Other endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism in San Antonio
- Ralph DefronzoSan Antonio$880K
- Firas AkhrassSan Antonio$801K
- Carolina Solis-HerreraSan Antonio$600K
- Jeannie BaqueroSan Antonio$573K
- Kathleen HandsSan Antonio$223K
- Shahid AzizSan Antonio$173K
- William TrigosoSan Antonio$170K
- Lance SloanLufkin$1.7M
- Pablo MoraDallas$1.3M
- Robert HoodBeaumont$1.3M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.