Jose Baez-Escudero, MD
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Fort Lauderdale, FLNPI 1497742225
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (38.7%), speaking fees and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 33 manufacturers reported payments, led by Abbott at 45.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $49,190 and has fallen 78.3% since, to $10,672 in 2025. Among clinical cardiac electrophysiology 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 859 payments — averaging $227.63 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Abbott$90K
- Elutia, Inc.$38K
- Pfizer$26K
- Boston Scientific$13K
- Medtronic$11K
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$6K
- plus $11K from 27 others
Across 1 payment — averaging $4950.00 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.
- Medtronic$5K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$75,60539%
- Speaking & faculty fees$66,50734%
- Travel & lodging$18,82210%
- Food & beverage$34,47218%
- Education$1290%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott | 196 | $89,600 |
| Elutia, Inc. | 85 | $38,053 |
| Pfizer | 31 | $26,304 |
| Boston Scientific | 114 | $12,711 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 166 | $11,317 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 18 | $6,239 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | 87 | $2,790 |
| Cardiva Medical, Inc. | 31 | $2,143 |
| Cardiofocus, Inc. | 12 | $886 |
| Acutus Medical, Inc. | 10 | $651 |
| Biotronik Inc. | 8 | $622 |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | 7 | $582 |
| Novartis | 35 | $570 |
| Preventice Services, LLC | 1 | $400 |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | 2 | $370 |
| Philips North America LLC | 4 | $331 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 7 | $289 |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | 6 | $259 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 12 | $207 |
| Circa Scientific, Inc. | 1 | $200 |
| Cordis US CORP. | 3 | $190 |
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | 2 | $177 |
| Heartflow, Inc. | 2 | $124 |
| Abiomed | 1 | $115 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 3 | $75 |
| Vital Connect, Inc | 2 | $74 |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, PLC | 2 | $66 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 3 | $55 |
| Bayer | 2 | $40 |
| Cook Medical LLC | 3 | $32 |
| Amgen | 1 | $23 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $20 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $20 |
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.
- ENSITE$43,030
- ECM Patch,Pouch$36,346
- ELIQUIS$31,085
- Ensite Cardiac Mapping System$13,236
- EnSite Precision Cardiac Mapping System$10,076
- ENSITE PRECISION$8,505
- GENERAL - THERAPIES$3,784
- FIRMAP$3,731
- RHYTHMIA$2,931
- GENERAL CATHETERS$2,753
- Arctic Front$2,697
- TACTICATH ABLATION CATHETER, SENSOR ENABLED$2,344
- Assurity Pacemaker$2,072
- AVEIR$1,712
- Carto 3$1,088
- ARCTIC FRONT ADVANCE$1,015
- Vascular Closure Device$672
- Cardiva VASCADE MVP VVCS 6-12F$630
- COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN$508
- HeartLight System$440
How this compares
$195,535 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 249 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in Florida.
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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 | 391 | $492,622 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 111 | $119,103 |
| Dofetilide | 79 | $31,670 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 23 | $30,379 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 174 | $2,460 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl | 22 | $1,224 |
| Flecainide Acetate | 40 | $1,222 |
| Digoxin | 23 | $944 |
| SotalolSotalol Hcl | 33 | $925 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | 51 | $727 |
| Propafenone Hcl | 11 | $542 |
| Losartan Potassium | 47 | $518 |
| Valsartan | 20 | $452 |
| Bisoprolol Fumarate | 12 | $405 |
| Warfarin Sodium | 34 | $294 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| PfizerEliquis | $26,304 | $492,622391 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $207 | $119,103111 claims |
| NovartisEntresto | $570 | $30,37923 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 90th percentile of 249 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in Florida.
Other clinical cardiac electrophysiology in Fort Lauderdale
- David KenigsbergFort Lauderdale$1M
- Ahmed OsmanFort Lauderdale$137K
- Esteban KloostermanFort Lauderdale$116K
- Usman SiddiquiWinter Park$1.2M
- Jose Osorio FilhoMiami$1.2M
- Raul WeissMiami Beach$887K
- Naushad ShaikKissimmee$691K
- Parikshit SharmaWeston$462K
- Saumil OzaJacksonville$462K
- Brian BetenskySarasota$412K
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.