Francesca Barbera, APRN
Gerontology · Fort Myers, FLNPI 1922534338
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (52.6%), food and beverage and education — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Medtronic accounts for 91.2% of it on its own, with 4 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $4,570 and has fallen 99.8% since, to $9 in 2025. Among gerontology clinicians in FL with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 65 payments — averaging $79.45 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$5K
- Boston Scientific$237
- Scpharmaceuticals Inc.$114
- ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp)$83
- Abbott$19
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$2,71453%
- Food & beverage$2,43247%
- Education$180%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic | 54 | $4,710 |
| Boston Scientific | 2 | $237 |
| Scpharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $114 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 7 | $83 |
| Abbott | 1 | $19 |
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.
- COREVALVE EVOLUT R$3,277
- WATCHMAN FLX$141
- FUROSCIX$114
How this compares
$5,164 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 714 gerontology providers in Florida.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 139 | $215,059 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 32 | $45,465 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 27 | $39,702 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 27 | $36,061 |
| Repatha SureclickEvolocumab | 13 | $18,013 |
| Praluent PenAlirocumab | 11 | $11,716 |
| Dofetilide | 34 | $6,646 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 208 | $2,987 |
| Flecainide Acetate | 38 | $1,542 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | 60 | $1,078 |
| Ranolazine ErRanolazine | 13 | $1,035 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 100 | $874 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 73 | $722 |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate ErIsosorbide Mononitrate | 40 | $709 |
| Losartan Potassium | 65 | $663 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other gerontology in Fort Myers
- Deetta DebaultFort Myers$14K
- Heidi PapeshFort Myers$9K
- Johnny IqbalFort Myers$8K
- Flavius NascimentoCoral Springs$226K
- Michelle HartogWinter Park$90K
- Alejandra Rosales-CohenOrange City$88K
- Jennifer PacilettiAtlantis$66K
- Tatiana ClarkBradenton$34K
- Brandi LigonWinter Park$27K
- Boni MayOrlando$22K
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.