Francisco Munoz
Internal Medicine · Elizabeth, NJNPI 1164484291
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 93.2% of the total across 1,067 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 55 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 16.1% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $4,691 and has fallen 65.3% since, to $1,628 in 2025. Among internal medicine clinicians in NJ 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 1,067 payments — averaging $17.39 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$3K
- Amgen$2K
- GSK$2K
- Novo Nordisk$1K
- AstraZeneca$1K
- Boehringer Ingelheim$1K
- plus $8K from 49 others
Across 87 payments — averaging $3282.56 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.
- AbbVie$259K
- Pfizer$25K
- Amgen$2K
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,2217%
- Food & beverage$17,29193%
- Education$390%
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.
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.
How this compares
$18,551 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 4,032 internal medicine providers in New Jersey.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 216 | $288,018 |
| LinzessLinaclotide | 191 | $201,880 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 178 | $194,080 |
| EliquisApixaban | 173 | $185,960 |
| JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate | 99 | $106,348 |
| OzempicSemaglutide | 86 | $105,530 |
| ProliaDenosumab | 45 | $78,333 |
| RybelsusSemaglutide | 50 | $74,220 |
| Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 115 | $73,456 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 44 | $68,481 |
| Repatha SureclickEvolocumab | 54 | $48,958 |
| XifaxanRifaximin | 15 | $48,216 |
| VraylarCariprazine Hcl | 33 | $46,509 |
| Toujeo Max SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 51 | $42,702 |
| TradjentaLinagliptin | 28 | $41,906 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance, Tradjenta | $1,093 | $329,924244 claims |
| AbbVieLinzess, Vraylar | $2,983 | $248,389224 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga, Lokelma, Brilinta | $1,259 | $225,941230 claims |
| PfizerEliquis | $909 | $185,960173 claims |
| Novo NordiskOzempic, Rybelsus | $1,291 | $179,750136 claims |
| MerckJanuvia, Janumet | $433 | $140,360140 claims |
| GSKTrelegy Ellipta, Breo Ellipta | $1,534 | $101,695159 claims |
| AmgenProlia | $2,104 | $78,33345 claims |
| NovartisEntresto | $497 | $68,48144 claims |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLCXifaxan | $244 | $48,21615 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $434 | $37,41242 claims |
| BayerKerendia | $472 | $20,18918 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 95th percentile of 4,032 internal medicine providers in New Jersey.
Other internal medicine in Elizabeth
- Sanjay BattaElizabeth$28K
- David ShulkinMorristown$1.7M
- Howard UdermanLakewood$955K
- Darshi SunderamEast Orange$530K
- Annika DrongeEmerson$401K
- Stephen MarcellaNew Brunswick$331K
- Viju VijaysadanKinnelon$325K
- Mark MonaneWoodcliff Lake$268K
- Martin BedigianLivingston$240K
- Rameck HuntPlainsboro$217K
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.