Joseph Maldonado Suarez
Internal Medicine · Sanjuan, PRNPI 1407303373
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 95.0% of the total across 195 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 17 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 24.2% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $2,386, 3.1 times the $781 reported in 2023. Among internal medicine clinicians in PR 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 195 payments — averaging $27.52 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$1K
- Boston Scientific$1K
- Abbott$963
- AstraZeneca$351
- ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp)$245
- PBG Puerto Rico LLC$220
- plus $1K from 11 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$5,10195%
- Education$2665%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic | 28 | $1,298 |
| Boston Scientific | 64 | $1,013 |
| Abbott | 32 | $963 |
| AstraZeneca | 11 | $351 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 8 | $245 |
| PBG Puerto Rico LLC | 13 | $220 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 5 | $215 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 5 | $197 |
| Bayer | 2 | $191 |
| Novartis | 8 | $169 |
| Bayer Puerto Rico Inc. | 6 | $138 |
| Merck | 2 | $98 |
| Amgen | 2 | $92 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 5 | $90 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | 2 | $45 |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | 1 | $24 |
| Abiomed | 1 | $17 |
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.
- ONYX FRONTIER$289
- GALLANT$266
- COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN$137
- Kerendia$125
- JARDIANCE$125
- AURORA EV-ICD MRI SURESCAN$117
- LifeVest$104
- LOKELMA$100
How this compares
$5,367 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,043 internal medicine providers in Puerto Rico.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Metoprolol Succinate | 15 | $347 |
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 16 | $264 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 12 | $219 |
| Losartan Potassium | 16 | $211 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other internal medicine in Sanjuan
- Nelson VallejoLas Piedras$621K
- Ricardo FernandezSan Juan$351K
- Ronald Collazo PaganManati$206K
- Angel VinuelaDorado$182K
- Julio JimenezSan Lorenzo$99K
- Luis Negron GarciaSan German$24K
- Jorge Torres OlmedaCoto Laurel$23K
- Norma SalgadoSan Juan$21K
- Victor Gordo GonzalezSan Juan$21K
- Luis Rivera ColonRio Piedras$21K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.