Carlos Jorge
Family Medicine · Charlotte, NCNPI 1013925486
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.7% of the total across 161 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 42 manufacturers reported payments, led by Novo Nordisk at 32.2% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $992 and has fallen 78.6% since, to $213 in 2025.
Across 161 payments — averaging $17.95 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novo Nordisk$931
- AstraZeneca$261
- Lilly USA, LLC$233
- Pfizer$144
- Novartis$109
- Cleerly, Inc.$105
- plus $1K from 36 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,882100%
- Education$80%
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.
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.
- Wegovy$125
- RYBELSUS$112
- Saxenda$109
- Cleerly Ischemia$105
- Cleerly Labs$105
How this compares
$2,890 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 3,444 family medicine providers in North Carolina.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Losartan Potassium | 13 | $212 |
| Omeprazole | 12 | $199 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 17 | $120 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other family medicine in Charlotte
- Kevin SodenCharlotte$558K
- Joseph KonenCharlotte$322K
- Richard RachimaCharlotte$294K
- Dimitrios HondrosCharlotte$275K
- Thomas BarringerCharlotte$138K
- William LarsenCharlotte$74K
- William LongCharlotte$66K
- Steven BauerCharlotte$22K
- Tagbo EkwonuCharlotte$20K
- Rhett BrownCharlotte$18K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.