Shilpa Gupta
Pediatric Endocrinology · Riverside, CANPI 1659588754
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (57.5%), food and beverage and education — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 23 manufacturers reported payments, led by EMD Serono, Inc. at 57.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $2,505 and has fallen 85.2% since, to $370 in 2025.
Across 82 payments — averaging $43.92 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- EMD Serono, Inc.$2K
- Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc$288
- Tolmar, Inc.$240
- Tolmar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$196
- Novartis$135
- AbbVie$91
- plus $580 from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$2,07057%
- Food & beverage$1,36538%
- Education$1675%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| EMD Serono, Inc. | 2 | $2,070 |
| Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc | 11 | $288 |
| Tolmar, Inc. | 13 | $240 |
| Tolmar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 22 | $196 |
| Novartis | 1 | $135 |
| AbbVie | 4 | $91 |
| GSK | 3 | $86 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 5 | $81 |
| Novo Nordisk | 4 | $79 |
| Abbott | 3 | $58 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $31 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $30 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $28 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $21 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Insulet Corporation | 1 | $17 |
| Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Puma Biotechnology, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Embecta Corp. | 1 | $13 |
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.
- PLUVICTO$135
How this compares
$3,602 in reported general payments places this provider in the 70th percentile of 168 pediatric endocrinology providers in California.
Other pediatric endocrinology in Riverside
- Gnanagurdasan PrakasamSacramento$805K
- Swati ElchuriVentura$210K
- Karen KleinSan Diego$195K
- Francine KaufmanLos Angeles$184K
- Lynda PolgreenOrange$167K
- Kevin KaisermanWest Covina$150K
- Amrit BhangooLong Beach$140K
- Mitchell GeffnerLos Angeles$129K
- Stephen GitelmanSan Francisco$105K
- David MaahsStanford$92K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.