Edward Zbella
Reproductive Endocrinology · Clearwater, FLNPI 1538145339
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 9 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 3 manufacturers reported payments, led by Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. at 50.4% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $94 and has fallen 85.1% since, to $14 in 2021. That places this record below the midpoint for reproductive endocrinology clinicians in FL, where the typical reported total is $709.
Across 9 payments — averaging $18.40 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.$83
- AbbVie$63
- Merck$19
Across 82 payments — averaging $18,850 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Ferring International Pharmascience Center US$1.5M
- Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.$37K
- Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Development America, Inc.$25K
- Ferring Pharmaceuticals AS$20K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$166100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 5 | $83 |
| AbbVie | 3 | $63 |
| Merck | 1 | $19 |
How this compares
$166 in reported general payments places this provider in the 10th percentile of 89 reproductive endocrinology providers in Florida.
Other reproductive endocrinology in Clearwater
- Armando Hernandez-ReyCoral Gables$28K
- Laurel StadtmauerWinter Park$21K
- Daniel ChristieMargate$15K
- Celso Silva FilhoTampa$10K
- Gregory ChristmanGainesville$10K
- Anthony ImudiaWesley Chapel$7K
- Pasquale PatrizioMiami$7K
- Luis Hoyos MartinezMargate$5K
- Mick AbaePlantation$4K
- Maurice PeressBoca Raton$4K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.