Juan Rico
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology · Tampa, FLNPI 1790912665
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Novartis accounts for 66.5% of it on its own, with 4 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $989 and has fallen 61.9% since, to $377 in 2023.
Across 9 payments — averaging $165.42 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novartis$989
- Heartflow, Inc.$191
- Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc.$140
- Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.$122
- Abbott$47
Across 207 payments — averaging $2356.02 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.
- Novartis$146K
- Pfizer$141K
- Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.$137K
- Astrazeneca UK Limited$32K
- Daiichi Sankyo Inc.$32K
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$85457%
- Food & beverage$63443%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis | 4 | $989 |
| Heartflow, Inc. | 2 | $191 |
| Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | 1 | $140 |
| Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $122 |
| Abbott | 1 | $47 |
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.
How this compares
$1,489 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 132 pediatric hematology-oncology providers in Florida.
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Other pediatric hematology-oncology in Tampa
- Erin CockrellTampa$260K
- Dana ObzutTampa$93K
- Damon ReedTampa$9K
- Don EslinTampa$5K
- Trisha LarkinTampa$4K
- Simone ChangTampa$2K
- Deepakbabu ChellapandianTampa$1K
- Diana LoneTampa$1K
- Guillermo DeanguloMiami$929K
- Shveta GuptaOrlando$714K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.