Jose Baez
Internal Medicine · Naples, FLNPI 1235218397
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (57.3%), consulting fees and speaking fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 35 manufacturers reported payments, led by Abbott at 38.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $4,804 and has fallen 79.8% since, to $972 in 2025. Among internal medicine clinicians in FL 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 158 payments — averaging $77.16 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Abbott$5K
- Cardiva Medical, Inc.$2K
- Boston Scientific$792
- AstraZeneca$703
- Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.$617
- Medtronic$517
- plus $3K from 29 others
Across 3 payments — averaging $4100.00 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.
- Boston Scientific$12K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$3,12526%
- Speaking & faculty fees$1,50012%
- Travel & lodging$5835%
- Food & beverage$6,98457%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott | 25 | $4,634 |
| Cardiva Medical, Inc. | 6 | $1,615 |
| Boston Scientific | 8 | $792 |
| AstraZeneca | 18 | $703 |
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | 5 | $617 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 9 | $517 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 13 | $349 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | 2 | $315 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 3 | $292 |
| Amgen | 3 | $259 |
| Novo Nordisk | 9 | $237 |
| GSK | 5 | $191 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 4 | $161 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 6 | $155 |
| Elutia, Inc. | 2 | $148 |
| Novartis | 7 | $140 |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | 1 | $133 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $115 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $107 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 5 | $103 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $97 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 4 | $72 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $64 |
| Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3 | $60 |
| Stryker | 2 | $53 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 2 | $47 |
| Arthrex | 1 | $45 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 2 | $28 |
| Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | 1 | $27 |
| Scpharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Aytu Biopharma, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Exact Sciences | 1 | $20 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Innovation Technologies Inc | 1 | $16 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $12 |
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$3,719
- Vascular Closure Device$1,500
- OPTIMIZER$932
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System$275
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve$262
- FARXIGA$242
- BREZTRI$237
- AMPLATZER AMULET$198
- Carto 3$197
- EXPRESS$168
- Endurant$134
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent$133
- AIMOVIG$125
- GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION$125
- Repatha$122
- TRULICITY$119
- Carto 3 System$118
- ECM Patch,Pouch$118
- TRELEGY ELLIPTA$116
- NA$115
How this compares
$12,191 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 8,530 internal medicine providers in Florida.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 17 | $489 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 23 | $310 |
| Eszopiclone | 12 | $233 |
| Celecoxib | 13 | $215 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 23 | $163 |
| Paroxetine Hcl | 11 | $103 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 13 | $76 |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | 13 | $61 |
| Alprazolam | 11 | $56 |
| Lorazepam | 23 | $54 |
| Amoxicillin | 12 | $50 |
| Carisoprodol | 12 | $49 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other internal medicine in Naples
- Eric SalataNaples$71K
- Alejandro Blanco-FrancoNaples$64K
- Haytham ElgammalMiami$2.2M
- Keith RubinFort Lauderdale$2M
- Michael SensionFort Lauderdale$1M
- Quang NguyenOcala$434K
- Luis Correa LunaSanford$412K
- Michael OleksykFort Myers$365K
- Andrew KuykendallTampa$322K
- Howard FederoffCoconut Grove$302K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.