Javier Mendez Ruiz
Allergy & Immunology · Mayaguez, PRNPI 1205086410
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 98.5% of the total across 111 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 17 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 23.5% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. 2025 is the largest year on record at $827, 5.2 times the $159 reported in 2019.
Across 111 payments — averaging $29.88 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$778
- Sanofi$438
- AstraZeneca$380
- GSK$277
- PBG Puerto Rico LLC$242
- Amgen$216
- plus $986 from 11 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,26698%
- Education$502%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie | 29 | $778 |
| Sanofi | 13 | $438 |
| AstraZeneca | 11 | $380 |
| GSK | 13 | $277 |
| PBG Puerto Rico LLC | 12 | $242 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 8 | $216 |
| Biocryst US Sales Co., LLC | 7 | $200 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $168 |
| Genentech, Inc. | 2 | $163 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $120 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 5 | $109 |
| Novartis | 1 | $74 |
| Eli Lilly Export S.A. Puerto Rico Branch | 2 | $60 |
| Blueprint Medicines Corporation | 1 | $27 |
| Pharming Healthcare, Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Pfizer Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $25 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $14 |
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
$3,316 in reported general payments places this provider in the 55th percentile of 25 allergy & immunology providers in Puerto Rico.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Dupixent SyringeDupilumab | 192 | $732,305 |
| RinvoqUpadacitinib | 27 | $173,034 |
| XolairOmalizumab | 29 | $77,171 |
| Dupixent PenDupilumab | 13 | $49,685 |
| Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 36 | $24,195 |
| Breo ElliptaFluticasone/Vilanterol | 32 | $13,290 |
| Wixela InhubFluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 51 | $12,076 |
| Epinephrine | 30 | $8,511 |
| Spiriva RespimatTiotropium Bromide | 14 | $7,477 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 327 | $7,101 |
| Betamethasone Valerate | 195 | $6,111 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 168 | $5,732 |
| Clobetasol Propionate | 67 | $5,418 |
| Metronidazole | 46 | $5,276 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 250 | $3,817 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVieRinvoq | $778 | $173,03427 claims |
| Genentech, Inc.Xolair | $163 | $77,17129 claims |
| GSKTrelegy Ellipta, Breo Ellipta | $277 | $37,48568 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 55th percentile of 25 allergy & immunology providers in Puerto Rico.
Other allergy & immunology in Mayaguez
- Cristina RamosSan Juan$441K
- Jose MorenoSan Juan$93K
- Wilfredo Cosme BlancoAguadilla$53K
- Anardi Agosto-MujicaCayey$42K
- Erving Arroyo FloresBayamon$6K
- Giannina Coppola-FasickCarolina$5K
- Veronica Diaz VidalCaguas$5K
- Jose Zaragoza BuxoArecibo$4K
- Sybelle Serrano SantiagoHato Rey$4K
- Yanira Benitez OrtizSan Juan$4K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.