Frances Hernandez, MD
Dermatology · San Juan, PRNPI 1073716122
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 95.4% of the total across 223 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 33 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 14.4% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations.
Across 223 payments — averaging $20.55 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.$660
- Novartis$508
- Johnson & Johnson$417
- Sanofi$367
- Lilly USA, LLC$352
- AbbVie$330
- plus $2K from 27 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$4,36995%
- Education$2135%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 30 | $660 |
| Novartis | 27 | $508 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 21 | $417 |
| Sanofi | 13 | $367 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 17 | $352 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 17 | $330 |
| Pfizer | 15 | $254 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 7 | $202 |
| LEO Pharma Inc. | 7 | $199 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 17 | $190 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $149 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 7 | $126 |
| DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 6 | $96 |
| Amgen | 4 | $88 |
| Incyte Corporation | 4 | $85 |
| Revance Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $69 |
| Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. | 4 | $67 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 3 | $55 |
| Biofrontera Inc. | 3 | $52 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 2 | $47 |
| Dermavant Sciences, Inc. | 2 | $35 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 2 | $30 |
| Melinta Therapeutics, LLC | 1 | $26 |
| Helsinn Therapeutics (U.S.), Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Almirall LLC | 1 | $24 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 1 | $20 |
| LNHC, Inc | 1 | $20 |
| Dermira, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Strata Skin Sciences, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| VYNE Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Merz North America, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
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.
- BIOFIX$149
- BIODRESTORE$149
- BIODFACTOR$149
- BIODOPTIX$149
- MEDIHONEY$149
How this compares
$4,582 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 108 dermatology providers in Puerto Rico.
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.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Ketoconazole | 297 | $4,894 |
| Fluorouracil | 78 | $4,813 |
| Betamethasone Dipropionate | 152 | $4,801 |
| Clobetasol Propionate | 96 | $3,679 |
| Metronidazole | 56 | $2,897 |
| Ciclopirox | 65 | $1,797 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 155 | $1,762 |
| Imiquimod | 30 | $766 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 51 | $755 |
| Alclometasone Dipropionate | 16 | $562 |
| Minocycline Hcl | 12 | $541 |
| Finasteride | 27 | $483 |
| Nystatin | 26 | $415 |
| Mupirocin | 59 | $388 |
| Betamethasone Valerate | 20 | $383 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other dermatology in San Juan
- Jose Gonzalez ChavezSan Juan$248K
- Rafael Martin GarciaSan Juan$199K
- Noelani Gonzalez-OrtizSan Juan$154K
- Elena Montalvan MiroSan Juan$20K
- Damaris Torres PaoliSan Juan$6K
- Maria Martinez ColonSan Juan$6K
- Natalia Pelet del ToroSan Juan$5K
- Karina Cancel ArtauSan Juan$4K
- Eduardo Michelen GomezSan Juan$4K
- Andrea CaroSan Juan$3K
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.