Andrew Romero
General Practice · Ocala, FLNPI 1700464005
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — grants (44.2%), food and beverage and education — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 20 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 56.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $4,359 and has fallen 76.2% since, to $1,039 in 2025. Among general practice clinicians in FL 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 59 payments — averaging $172.49 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$6K
- CGG Medical Inc$2K
- Stryker$552
- Integra Lifesciences Corporation$459
- Biocomposites Inc$272
- Globus Medical$264
- plus $1K from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$450%
- Grants$4,50044%
- Travel & lodging$3223%
- Food & beverage$4,11040%
- Education$1,20012%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic | 18 | $5,751 |
| CGG Medical Inc | 6 | $1,553 |
| Stryker | 8 | $552 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 5 | $459 |
| Biocomposites Inc | 2 | $272 |
| Globus Medical | 3 | $264 |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc. | 2 | $134 |
| Exactech, Inc. | 1 | $133 |
| Arthrex | 1 | $132 |
| Osteocentric Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $128 |
| Acelrx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $120 |
| Lifenet Health | 1 | $120 |
| Heraeus Medical, LLC. | 2 | $113 |
| Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $101 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $95 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | 1 | $86 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $52 |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $47 |
| BD | 1 | $45 |
| Illuminoss Medical, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
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.
- INFUSE BONE GRAFT$3,000
- MIDAS REX$1,500
- TENOGLIDE$296
- Stimulan$272
- Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc$174
- RELINE$174
- INDEPENDENCE$174
- MAKO$170
- O-ARM$145
- Mazor X Stealth Edition$139
- AQUAMANTYS$137
- EQUINOXE$133
- OsteoCentric 4.0 x 130mm LOCKING BONE SCREW FASTENER ST$128
- PANGEA$121
- DSUVIA$120
- PliaFX Flo$120
- OPMI PENTERO 800$120
- OVOMotion$101
- RevoMotion$101
- X-Twist$101
How this compares
$10,177 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 6,901 general practice providers in Florida.
Other general practice in Ocala
- Robert VogelPalm Beach Gardens$1M
- Bruce OuelletteWest Palm Beach$724K
- Caley CasteleinMiami Beach$586K
- Sarah JockinTampa$308K
- Mario RomeroSarasota$275K
- Robert RitterJupiter$233K
- Robert AltharPensacola$231K
- Florencia ZiemkeWest Palm Beach$208K
- Ausberto HidalgoPembroke Pines$171K
- Rickie FergusonPembroke Pines$170K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.