Maria Ramirez
Adult Health · Newark, NJNPI 1194109819
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 282 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 22 manufacturers reported payments, led by GSK at 24.4% of the total. Among adult health clinicians in NJ 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 282 payments — averaging $25.43 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- GSK$2K
- Braeburn Inc.$1K
- Indivior Inc.$1K
- AstraZeneca$804
- AbbVie$501
- Gilead$316
- plus $1K from 16 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$7,168100%
- Education$20%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| GSK | 45 | $1,749 |
| Braeburn Inc. | 57 | $1,293 |
| Indivior Inc. | 86 | $1,150 |
| AstraZeneca | 11 | $804 |
| AbbVie | 12 | $501 |
| Gilead | 7 | $316 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 23 | $258 |
| Alkermes, Inc. | 9 | $226 |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | 2 | $165 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 9 | $126 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $123 |
| Mannkind Corporation | 1 | $113 |
| Stryker | 4 | $95 |
| Althera Pharmaceuticals LLC | 5 | $62 |
| Amgen | 2 | $50 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 2 | $35 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $28 |
| EMD Serono, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| SK Life Science, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $15 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Phadia US Inc. | 1 | $13 |
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.
- BRIXADI$594
- BREZTRI$373
- TRELEGY ELLIPTA$372
- AREXVY$362
- Epclusa$250
- Mavyret$242
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S$133
- CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT$133
- Enhertu$125
- Creon$125
- SHINGRIX$125
- RYBELSUS$123
- AFREZZA$113
- AIRSUPRA$104
How this compares
$7,171 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,135 adult health providers in New Jersey.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| VascepaIcosapent Ethyl | 170 | $124,725 |
| Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 83 | $98,250 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 56 | $63,583 |
| TrulicityDulaglutide | 31 | $54,620 |
| TradjentaLinagliptin | 53 | $50,357 |
| Metformin Er GastricMetformin Hcl | 19 | $40,036 |
| BrixadiBuprenorphine | 17 | $30,834 |
| Icosapent Ethyl | 78 | $27,723 |
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 22 | $24,236 |
| ZtlidoLidocaine | 17 | $17,247 |
| OzempicSemaglutide | 12 | $15,519 |
| EliquisApixaban | 13 | $14,729 |
| Buprenorphine-NaloxoneBuprenorphine Hcl/Naloxone Hcl | 91 | $14,019 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 104 | $11,019 |
| ShingrixVaricella-Zoster Ge/As01b/Pf | 25 | $4,966 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| GSKTrelegy Ellipta, Shingrix, Arexvy | $1,749 | $106,241119 claims |
| Lilly USA, LLCTrulicity, Mounjaro, Humalog | $35 | $79,53564 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga | $804 | $63,58356 claims |
| Braeburn Inc.Brixadi | $1,293 | $30,83417 claims |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.Ztlido, Colchicine | $126 | $17,91629 claims |
| Novo NordiskOzempic | $123 | $15,51912 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 95th percentile of 1,135 adult health providers in New Jersey.
Other adult health in Newark
- Scott StewartNewark$10K
- Angela McCall BrownNewark$7K
- June HalperHackensack$358K
- Kara SaggiomoCamden$127K
- Entela AhmetiPomona$75K
- Phyllis McKiernanHackensack$72K
- Denise ForceMiddletown$71K
- Kathleen SenecaHillsborough$64K
- Diane AndresenNorthvale$60K
- Dana BeenstockFreehold$51K
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.