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Covered recipient · General Payments record

ERICA E HIGHTOWER

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

NPI: 1629198726
CMS profile: 164812
Location: HOUSTON, TX

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General Payments · PY2019–2025

CMS publication 2026-06-30

Latest program year · PY2025

$2,605.50

122 records · 0 disputed

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By nature of payment

PY2025 · sorted by reported total

Nature of payment	Amount	Records
Food and Beverage	$2,605.50	122

By paying entity

PY2025 · sorted by reported total

Paying entity	Amount	Records
Novo Nordisk AS	$306.56	20
Sequel Med Tech, LLC	$175.78	3
Insulet Corporation	$169.19	21
CeQur Corporation	$164.48	1
DEXCOM, INC.	$160.04	2
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.	$156.42	6
Corcept Therapeutics	$125.76	6
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals	$110.24	3
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$105.85	5
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.	$101.30	5
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$81.99	4
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$77.02	4
Amgen Inc.	$72.45	4
Lilly USA, LLC	$71.03	3
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$66.53	4
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$65.01	3
RECORDATI_RARE_DISEASES_INC.	$62.41	3
ABBVIE INC.	$59.41	2
Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc	$58.35	2
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$57.20	2
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$54.71	3
Antares Pharma, Inc.	$46.05	2
Radius Health, Inc.	$40.75	2
Avvisto Therapeutics, LLC	$40.63	1
MannKind Corporation	$32.57	2
Alvogen Inc	$25.59	1
Abbott Laboratories	$24.67	1
KYOWA KIRIN, INC.	$19.93	1
Medtronic, Inc.	$19.51	1
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC	$16.79	1
Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC	$16.11	1
INTRA-SANA LABORATORIES	$14.89	1
BETA BIONICS, INC.	$6.28	2

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program year	Amount	Records
PY2019	$8,232.66	165
PY2020	$3,880.47	63
PY2021	$9,188.50	115
PY2022	$1,661.51	88
PY2023	$3,836.99	206
PY2024	$5,000.32	171
PY2025	$2,605.50	122

Payment records · PY2025 (122)

Ordering applied by this site (date, newest first, then paying entity) · record values are shown as CMS published them

Program year 2025 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Record-level detail is published for PY2025; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.

Paying entity	Amount	Date	Nature of payment	Dispute status	Published	Record ID	Source
Dexcom, Inc.	$122.41	12/22/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1250484693	CMS
Insulet Corporation	$9.73	12/18/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1207134338	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$19.51	12/18/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1218970930	CMS
Corcept Therapeutics	$22.73	12/11/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1214157530	CMS
Insulet Corporation	$8.74	12/11/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1207163992	CMS
Sequel Med Tech, LLC	$7.25	12/11/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1243736741	CMS
Insulet Corporation	$9.05	12/04/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1207163279	CMS
Avvisto Therapeutics, LLC	$40.63	12/03/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1223115295	CMS
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.	$23.47	12/03/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1241294057	CMS
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.	$8.50	11/19/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1241294054	CMS
Corcept Therapeutics	$22.01	11/13/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1214157552	CMS
RECORDATI_RARE_DISEASES_INC.	$22.99	11/12/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1181716914	CMS
BETA BIONICS, INC.	$1.71	11/11/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1246817114	CMS
BETA BIONICS, INC.	$4.57	11/11/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1246817120	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$19.40	11/06/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1189117374	CMS
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC	$16.79	10/31/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1220536425	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$18.48	10/30/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225575768	CMS
Insulet Corporation	$10.22	10/30/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1207124805	CMS
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$17.00	10/28/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1238689784	CMS
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.	$9.15	10/26/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1241294051	CMS
Insulet Corporation	$8.36	10/15/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1207159219	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$10.22	10/15/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1189074335	CMS
KYOWA KIRIN, INC.	$19.93	10/09/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1222087218	CMS
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals	$39.43	10/09/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1248269181	CMS
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$22.90	10/08/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1223640632	CMS
Corcept Therapeutics	$23.20	10/08/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1214157500	CMS
Insulet Corporation	$5.49	10/08/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1207119800	CMS
Insulet Corporation	$7.73	10/07/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1207158403	CMS
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.	$20.18	10/02/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1243961519	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$23.49	09/25/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1189126750	CMS
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$17.49	09/24/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1233421852	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$13.10	09/19/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188926628	CMS
Insulet Corporation	$8.15	09/17/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1207115006	CMS
RECORDATI_RARE_DISEASES_INC.	$24.45	09/17/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1181716912	CMS
Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc	$29.24	09/12/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1237049137	CMS
Intra-Sana Laboratories	$14.89	09/11/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1251421746	CMS
Sequel Med Tech, LLC	$150.00	09/11/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1243736735	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$17.37	09/05/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1189077664	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$30.73	09/04/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1202044391	CMS
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$30.01	09/04/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1202935026	CMS
Insulet Corporation	$8.11	09/03/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1207112147	CMS
Mannkind Corporation	$14.17	09/03/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1250875866	CMS
Dexcom, Inc.	$37.63	08/27/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1250484691	CMS
Insulet Corporation	$7.73	08/27/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1207110703	CMS
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.	$24.32	08/27/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1241294046	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$18.78	08/22/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228658725	CMS
Corcept Therapeutics	$20.72	08/20/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1214157462	CMS
RECORDATI_RARE_DISEASES_INC.	$14.97	08/19/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1181716910	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$17.16	08/13/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1222988582	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$23.56	08/11/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1186611220	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$24.20	08/07/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1186599504	CMS
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$21.64	08/06/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1223640628	CMS
Insulet Corporation	$7.60	08/06/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1207152989	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$34.49	08/02/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1189121928	CMS
Insulet Corporation	$7.41	07/30/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1207103598	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$12.65	07/28/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188363872	CMS
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.	$21.63	07/24/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1243961517	CMS
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$26.05	07/24/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1250156530	CMS
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals	$33.75	07/21/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1248269179	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$20.80	07/18/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228658729	CMS
Insulet Corporation	$8.56	07/16/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1207100346	CMS
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$23.15	07/16/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1250156526	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$14.95	07/15/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1222988580	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$2.97	07/11/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188369659	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$20.58	07/10/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1189167837	CMS
Radius Health, Inc.	$17.57	06/25/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1249508644	CMS
Insulet Corporation	$7.41	06/23/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1207095446	CMS
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$23.03	06/20/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1233421820	CMS
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals	$37.06	06/19/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1248269177	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$19.55	06/13/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1189108682	CMS
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$19.48	06/11/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1250156522	CMS
Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC	$16.11	06/10/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1241765429	CMS
Sequel Med Tech, LLC	$18.53	06/10/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1243736731	CMS
Insulet Corporation	$7.24	06/04/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1207091226	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$24.67	05/30/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1240940106	CMS
Corcept Therapeutics	$13.96	05/28/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1214157438	CMS
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$19.20	05/28/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1250156524	CMS
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$17.97	05/23/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1250156528	CMS
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.	$19.59	05/22/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1243961515	CMS
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$15.33	05/22/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1233421812	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$6.45	05/21/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188461871	CMS
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.	$62.88	05/17/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1241294043	CMS
Antares Pharma, Inc.	$27.36	05/16/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1235887770	CMS
Insulet Corporation	$7.91	05/14/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1207086863	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$10.23	05/13/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1189157429	CMS
Mannkind Corporation	$18.40	05/08/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1250875864	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$19.19	05/07/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228658727	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$13.68	05/01/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227178275	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$16.04	04/30/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225575766	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$18.80	04/30/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188485788	CMS
Radius Health, Inc.	$23.18	04/24/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1249508642	CMS
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$22.99	04/23/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1238654322	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$28.68	04/22/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1202044389	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$3.61	04/22/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1189083838	CMS
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$18.77	04/21/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1238787309	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$11.29	04/18/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188402637	CMS
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$27.19	04/16/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1202973430	CMS
Insulet Corporation	$8.35	04/16/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1207079965	CMS
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.	$18.66	04/14/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1243961513	CMS
Alvogen Inc	$25.59	04/11/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1209952210	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$31.46	04/09/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188715394	CMS
Insulet Corporation	$7.74	03/31/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1207140656	CMS
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.	$28.10	03/28/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1241294040	CMS
Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc	$29.11	03/27/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1237036668	CMS
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$23.23	03/27/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1238767330	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$6.54	03/26/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188822309	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$15.79	03/26/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188951813	CMS
Insulet Corporation	$7.82	03/20/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1207139915	CMS
Insulet Corporation	$8.62	03/05/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1207071697	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$16.07	02/28/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225575762	CMS
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$21.17	02/26/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1233421778	CMS
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$20.47	02/13/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1223640624	CMS
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.	$21.24	02/07/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1243961511	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$18.28	02/05/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188565016	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$15.94	01/31/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225575764	CMS
Antares Pharma, Inc.	$18.69	01/29/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1235887768	CMS
Corcept Therapeutics	$23.14	01/24/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1214157376	CMS
CeQur Corporation	$164.48	01/16/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228226950	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$22.60	01/15/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1222988578	CMS
Insulet Corporation	$7.22	01/15/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1207135693	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$10.29	01/13/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1189111080	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$23.27	01/08/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1186564858	CMS

Source & provenance

Dataset: CMS Open Payments — General Payments
Publisher of source data: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS publication date: 2026-06-30
Program years on this page: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Source files: Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024 , PY2025
Generated from: OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2025_P06302026_06032026.csv

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Plain: ERICA E HIGHTOWER, NPI 1629198726. IndustryPayments, data edition 2026-07-26T04:22:22Z. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1629198726.
APA 7: IndustryPayments. (2026). ERICA E HIGHTOWER, NPI 1629198726 (Data edition 2026-07-26T04:22:22Z) [Data set]. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1629198726
Bluebook: ERICA E HIGHTOWER, NPI 1629198726, IndustryPayments (data edition 2026-07-26T04:22:22Z), https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1629198726.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Open Payments.