Erol Brenes, CRNA
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered · Palm Beach Gardens, FLNPI 1205370491
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (53.8%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 20 manufacturers reported payments, led by La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company at 44.5% of the total. Among nurse anesthetist, certified registered 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 76 payments — averaging $80.62 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company$3K
- BD$778
- Edwards Lifesciences$653
- Intuitive Surgical$257
- Medtronic$229
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated$189
- plus $1K from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$1,86030%
- Travel & lodging$97016%
- Food & beverage$3,29854%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company | 11 | $2,728 |
| BD | 7 | $778 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 7 | $653 |
| Intuitive Surgical | 1 | $257 |
| Medtronic | 7 | $229 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 5 | $189 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 2 | $180 |
| Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 4 | $173 |
| Acacia Pharma Inc | 3 | $146 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | 2 | $134 |
| Masimo Corporation | 4 | $130 |
| Abiomed | 4 | $88 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 3 | $87 |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | 3 | $80 |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $73 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | 5 | $68 |
| Merck | 3 | $63 |
| Vertex | 1 | $31 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 1 | $30 |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | 1 | $9 |
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.
- GIAPREZA$2,465
- INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve$277
- Da Vinci Surgical System$257
- SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA$159
- EXPAREL$125
- BYFAVO$125
- Penditure$109
- BARHEMSYS$107
How this compares
$6,127 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 4,234 nurse anesthetist, certified registered providers in Florida.
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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.
Other nurse anesthetist, certified registered in Palm Beach Gardens
- Vicky JohnsonSarasota$382K
- Jonathan KlineWesley Chapel$218K
- Erik RauchSt Petersburg$83K
- Ryann LaveniaFort Myers$71K
- John YoungTampa$56K
- Michelle AlleMiami$54K
- Nicholas AngelisPensacola$28K
- Laura GallagherFort Lauderdale$25K
- Mary MartinSt Augustine$25K
- John McDonoughJacksonville$18K
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.