Karel Ortiz
Dermatology · Rio Rancho, NMNPI 1811935984
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 96.3% of the total across 129 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 21 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 38.0% of the total.
Across 129 payments — averaging $21.16 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$1K
- Sanofi$345
- Johnson & Johnson$263
- Amgen$230
- Pfizer$175
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.$139
- plus $541 from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,63096%
- Education$1004%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie | 45 | $1,038 |
| Sanofi | 14 | $345 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 13 | $263 |
| Amgen | 11 | $230 |
| Pfizer | 11 | $175 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 8 | $139 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 2 | $67 |
| Incyte Corporation | 3 | $58 |
| Dermira, Inc. | 3 | $49 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 2 | $49 |
| DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $45 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 3 | $40 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 2 | $40 |
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 2 | $34 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 2 | $34 |
| LEO Pharma Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Novartis | 1 | $24 |
| Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| VYNE Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| UCB, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
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
$2,730 in reported general payments places this provider in the 70th percentile of 52 dermatology providers in New Mexico.
Other dermatology in Rio Rancho
- Andrew OndoLas Cruces$215K
- John DurkinAlbuquerque$153K
- Barbara EinhornAlbuquerque$15K
- Carol PurcellAlbuquerque$9K
- Michaela JacobsAlbuquerque$7K
- Deeptej SinghAlbuquerque$5K
- James KernerLas Cruces$4K
- Tiffany AutryLas Cruces$4K
- Darren KemptonAlbuquerque$4K
- Catherine Tchanque-FossuoAlbuquerque$3K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.