Sara Abdelaziz, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · Chicago, ILNPI 1598258089
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 17 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 10 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 22.8% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $301 and has fallen 74.8% since, to $76 in 2021. That places this record below the midpoint for endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism clinicians in IL, where the typical reported total is $721.
Across 17 payments — averaging $22.92 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medicure Pharma Inc.$89
- Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.$76
- Johnson & Johnson$67
- AstraZeneca$37
- Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.$26
- Pfizer$25
- plus $70 from 4 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$390100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medicure Pharma Inc. | 1 | $89 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $76 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 5 | $67 |
| AstraZeneca | 2 | $37 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 2 | $26 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $25 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 1 | $21 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Exelixis Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Bayer | 1 | $16 |
How this compares
$390 in reported general payments places this provider in the 35th percentile of 347 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in Illinois.
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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 | 47 | $75,402 |
| TrulicityDulaglutide | 40 | $73,941 |
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 41 | $70,321 |
| ForteoTeriparatide | 12 | $60,368 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 30 | $38,547 |
| Teriparatide | 13 | $31,656 |
| Humalog Kwikpen U-100Insulin Lispro | 11 | $3,654 |
| Novolog FlexpenInsulin Aspart | 13 | $3,474 |
| Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 14 | $1,472 |
| Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl | 17 | $279 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 34 | $194 |
| Alendronate Sodium | 15 | $139 |
| Metformin Hcl | 16 | $136 |
| Methimazole | 14 | $63 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 12 | $22 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
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- Tamara VokesChicago$139K
- Emily SmithChicago$112K
- Antonio BiancoChicago$111K
- Aaron BenjaminChicago$105K
- David OyerChicago$101K
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.