Frances Robles-Pena
Gastroenterology · Miami, FLNPI 1033180633
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 137 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 11 manufacturers reported payments, led by Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC at 29.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,033 and has fallen 78.0% since, to $227 in 2021. That places this record below the midpoint for gastroenterology clinicians in FL, where the typical reported total is $3,025.
Across 137 payments — averaging $13.54 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$555
- AbbVie$491
- Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.$237
- Gilead$227
- Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc$91
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$84
- plus $170 from 5 others
Across 35 payments — averaging $47,446 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.
- Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc$1.7M
- Pfizer$1K
- UCB Biosciences Inc.$400
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,855100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 53 | $555 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 36 | $491 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 16 | $237 |
| Gilead | 12 | $227 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 5 | $91 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 5 | $84 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 4 | $72 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $41 |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | 2 | $24 |
| Evoke Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc. | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$1,855 in reported general payments places this provider in the 35th percentile of 1,388 gastroenterology providers in Florida.
Other gastroenterology in Miami
- Lukasz KwapiszMiami$1.2M
- Joanna LopezMiami$670K
- Jerry MartelMiami$511K
- Andres GelrudMiami$208K
- Maria HernandezMiami$197K
- George SanchezMiami$117K
- Jodie BarkinMiami$101K
- Javier ParraMiami$68K
- Samuel GidayOrlando$2M
- Jennifer Seminerio-DiehlOrlando$1.1M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.