Steven Simerville, MD
Pediatrics · Pueblo West, CONPI 1497712921
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 99 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 20 manufacturers reported payments, led by AstraZeneca at 26.8% of the total. Among pediatrics clinicians in CO with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 99 payments — averaging $19.38 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AstraZeneca$515
- Amgen$200
- Novo Nordisk$180
- Bayer$159
- Pfizer$154
- Lilly USA, LLC$115
- plus $596 from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,919100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca | 23 | $515 |
| Amgen | 13 | $200 |
| Novo Nordisk | 10 | $180 |
| Bayer | 9 | $159 |
| Pfizer | 8 | $154 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 6 | $115 |
| AbbVie | 5 | $114 |
| Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. | 4 | $85 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 4 | $60 |
| GSK | 3 | $55 |
| Mylan Specialty L.p. | 2 | $53 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 2 | $47 |
| USWM, LLC | 2 | $33 |
| Exact Sciences | 2 | $32 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Corcept Therapeutics | 1 | $23 |
| Alkermes, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 1 | $18 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 1 | $17 |
| Merck | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$1,919 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 872 pediatrics providers in Colorado.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 45 | $64,506 |
| OzempicSemaglutide | 50 | $58,369 |
| XifaxanRifaximin | 18 | $46,468 |
| TrulicityDulaglutide | 40 | $44,328 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 45 | $43,323 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 30 | $37,082 |
| EliquisApixaban | 30 | $36,798 |
| JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate | 24 | $31,170 |
| KerendiaFinerenone | 18 | $22,292 |
| Breztri AerosphereBudesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol | 20 | $17,713 |
| SymbicortBudesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 15 | $3,694 |
| Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 23 | $3,466 |
| Gabapentin | 149 | $3,423 |
| Advair DiskusFluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 13 | $3,405 |
| Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate | 86 | $3,298 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance | $18 | $64,50645 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga, Breztri Aerosphere, Symbicort | $515 | $58,48865 claims |
| Novo NordiskOzempic | $180 | $58,36950 claims |
| Lilly USA, LLCTrulicity | $115 | $44,32840 claims |
| PfizerEliquis | $154 | $36,79830 claims |
| MerckJanuvia | $12 | $31,17024 claims |
| BayerKerendia | $159 | $22,29218 claims |
| GSKShingrix | $55 | $2,87613 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 95th percentile of 872 pediatrics providers in Colorado.
Other pediatrics in Pueblo West
- Jenna MtuiDenver$155K
- Erwin GelfandDenver$143K
- Amanda DempseyAurora$33K
- Joseph SmithBrighton$33K
- Sofia MeierAurora$27K
- Michelle PatyAurora$11K
- Shelley BrandstetterAurora$10K
- Molly HemenwayAurora$10K
- Martha MiddlemistCentennial$8K
- Carina KugelmasDenver$8K
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.