Juan Sotomonte Ariza, MD
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · San Juan, PRNPI 1740373455
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $12,420 of the $17,016 with a category attached, or 73.0%. 14 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 37.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $9,268 and has fallen 84.0% since, to $1,479 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for clinical cardiac electrophysiology clinicians in PR, where the typical reported total is $31,516.
Across 161 payments — averaging $105.69 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$6K
- ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp)$5K
- Abbott$3K
- Boston Scientific$981
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$710
- Johnson & Johnson$406
- plus $578 from 8 others
Across 35 payments — averaging $3477.87 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$70K
- Abbott$52K
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$4,50026%
- Travel & lodging$961%
- Food & beverage$12,42073%
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(2 entities) | 53 | $6,299 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 17 | $5,121 |
| Abbott | 50 | $2,921 |
| Boston Scientific | 11 | $981 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 11 | $710 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 6 | $406 |
| Amgen | 2 | $244 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 1 | $102 |
| Johnson And Johnson International | 3 | $70 |
| PBG Puerto Rico LLC | 3 | $65 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| CSL Behring | 1 | $25 |
| Biotronik Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Pfizer Pharmaceuticals LLC | 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.
- LifeVest$4,600
- Micra$1,533
- Amplia MRI$786
- CryoConsole$758
- AVEIR$601
- NA$395
- CAMZYOS$362
- COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN$331
- MyCareLink$287
- CARDIOSIGHT READER$279
- Reveal LINQ$271
- LINQ II$259
- Repatha$244
- Ensite Cardiac Mapping System$239
- XARELTO$226
- RESONATE$219
- Azure$188
- Advisa$170
- CareLink$163
- AMPLATZER AMULET$159
How this compares
$17,016 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 22 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in Puerto Rico.
See all clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in Puerto Rico →
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 | 143 | $91,159 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 38 | $26,016 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 19 | $11,734 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 13 | $8,984 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | 189 | $4,911 |
| Flecainide Acetate | 72 | $2,608 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 102 | $1,362 |
| Diltiazem Hcl | 18 | $787 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | 65 | $410 |
| SotalolSotalol Hcl | 11 | $347 |
| Fludrocortisone Acetate | 11 | $231 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl | 12 | $195 |
| Spironolactone | 16 | $132 |
| Carvedilol | 14 | $112 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $406 | $26,01638 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance | $102 | $11,73419 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 45th percentile of 22 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in Puerto Rico.
Other clinical cardiac electrophysiology in San Juan
- Richard Silva-CantilloSan Juan$101K
- Luarde Montano SotoSan Juan$29K
- Omar Nieves OrtizSan Juan$12K
- Hector ClaudioSan Juan$8K
- Miguel AbreuSan Juan$7K
- Jose Rivera RodriguezSan Juan$1K
- Francisco PerezPonce$202K
- Hector BanchsCarolina$132K
- Hilton Franqui-RiveraToa Alta$131K
- Leonell FreytesPonce$79K
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.