Jorge Zarate
Medical · San Diego, CANPI 1891899837
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 186 payments — averaging $20.52 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$885
- Novo Nordisk$479
- AstraZeneca$332
- Boehringer Ingelheim$282
- Johnson & Johnson$281
- Boston Scientific$238
- plus $1K from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,804100%
- Education$130%
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 | 43 | $885 |
| Novo Nordisk | 23 | $479 |
| AstraZeneca | 9 | $332 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 12 | $282 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 29 | $281 |
| Boston Scientific | 5 | $238 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 11 | $186 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 10 | $178 |
| Bayer | 4 | $168 |
| Novartis | 9 | $161 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 5 | $104 |
| GSK | 5 | $87 |
| Merck | 3 | $63 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 3 | $60 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 3 | $59 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | 2 | $50 |
| Abbott | 2 | $47 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $43 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 2 | $43 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 1 | $22 |
| Eisai Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Mannkind Corporation | 1 | $14 |
| Biotronik 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.
- VRAYLAR$250
- GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT$158
- Ozempic$122
- FASENRA$115
- FARXIGA$106
How this compares
$3,817 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 2,087 medical providers in California.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| OzempicSemaglutide | 65 | $60,040 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 28 | $37,272 |
| EliquisApixaban | 15 | $17,714 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 20 | $15,525 |
| Spiriva HandihalerTiotropium Bromide | 15 | $7,669 |
| PremarinEstrogens, Conjugated | 11 | $6,080 |
| Lubiprostone | 17 | $2,776 |
| Pregabalin | 19 | $2,601 |
| Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 27 | $2,366 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 210 | $2,065 |
| Metformin Hcl | 154 | $1,419 |
| Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate | 39 | $1,311 |
| Losartan Potassium | 108 | $1,217 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 71 | $1,170 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 34 | $1,100 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novo NordiskOzempic | $479 | $60,04065 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance | $282 | $37,27228 claims |
| PfizerEliquis, Premarin | $43 | $23,79426 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga | $332 | $15,52520 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 80th percentile of 2,087 medical providers in California.
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Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.