Joseph Garcia, MD
Internal Medicine · Orem, UTNPI 1841496338
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 365 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 50 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 18.0% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. 2025 is the largest year on record at $1,742, more than ten times the $18 reported in 2019. Among internal medicine clinicians in UT 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 365 payments — averaging $17.43 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$1K
- Amgen$565
- Lilly USA, LLC$393
- Pfizer$386
- Astellas Pharma US Inc$369
- GSK$336
- plus $3K from 44 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$6,361100%
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.
How this compares
$6,361 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 496 internal medicine providers in Utah.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 147 | $196,984 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 93 | $123,001 |
| OzempicSemaglutide | 75 | $113,470 |
| EliquisApixaban | 91 | $102,329 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 65 | $80,299 |
| TrulicityDulaglutide | 37 | $48,423 |
| JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate | 29 | $35,280 |
| TradjentaLinagliptin | 25 | $34,900 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 34 | $33,717 |
| ProliaDenosumab | 17 | $29,560 |
| Toujeo Max SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 23 | $28,419 |
| GemtesaVibegron | 24 | $20,172 |
| CreonLipase/Protease/Amylase | 13 | $19,436 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 755 | $9,950 |
| DapagliflozinDapagliflozin Propanediol | 13 | $8,817 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lilly USA, LLCMounjaro, Trulicity | $393 | $245,407184 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance, Tradjenta | $310 | $157,902118 claims |
| Novo NordiskOzempic | $159 | $113,47075 claims |
| PfizerEliquis | $386 | $102,32991 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga, Symbicort | $245 | $83,01977 claims |
| MerckJanuvia | $80 | $35,28029 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $32 | $33,71734 claims |
| AmgenProlia | $565 | $29,56017 claims |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.Gemtesa | $149 | $20,17224 claims |
| AbbVieCreon | $1,146 | $19,43613 claims |
| GSKTrelegy Ellipta | $336 | $8,27413 claims |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLCLantus | $93 | $3,03217 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 496 internal medicine providers in Utah.
Other internal medicine in Orem
- Sean CurzonOrem$9K
- Peter DurosOrem$8K
- Willard DereSalt Lake City$4.7M
- Kenneth SchaecherWest Valley City$333K
- Steven CallSpringville$178K
- James ChamberlainSalt Lake City$106K
- Alexander PastuszakSalt Lake City$87K
- Zameer AbedinSalt Lake City$83K
- Kashif MemonVernal$73K
- Barbara RizzardiSandy$30K
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.