Meliza Martinez Rodriguez, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · San Juan, PRNPI 1619143542
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $69,750 of the $79,732 with a category attached, or 87.5%. Amgen accounts for 61.8% of it on its own, with 19 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $31,968 and has fallen 87.4% since, to $4,035 in 2025. Among endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism 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 359 payments — averaging $222.09 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Amgen$49K
- Johnson & Johnson$11K
- Merck$5K
- Boehringer Ingelheim$4K
- Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC$3K
- Lilly USA, LLC$3K
- plus $3K from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$1,2382%
- Speaking & faculty fees$69,75087%
- Travel & lodging$1380%
- Food & beverage$8,60111%
- Education$50%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen | 89 | $49,272 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 25 | $11,454 |
| Merck | 13 | $4,956 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 43 | $4,443 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 20 | $3,349 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 9 | $2,813 |
| Novo Nordisk | 46 | $918 |
| Abbott | 22 | $454 |
| Eli Lilly Export S.A. Puerto Rico Branch | 19 | $437 |
| AstraZeneca | 17 | $340 |
| PBG Puerto Rico LLC | 15 | $308 |
| Bayer | 8 | $276 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 10 | $190 |
| AbbVie | 8 | $184 |
| Bayer Puerto Rico Inc. | 5 | $104 |
| Medtronic | 5 | $83 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $49 |
| Novartis | 2 | $44 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | 1 | $35 |
| Pfizer Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $25 |
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.
- Repatha$47,732
- INVOKANA$10,985
- JARDIANCE$6,038
- STEGLATRO$3,100
- TOUJEO$2,044
- JANUMET$1,500
- SOLIQUA 100/33$676
- SOTAGLIFLOZIN$300
- Kerendia$122
- RYBELSUS$113
How this compares
$79,732 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 143 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in Puerto Rico.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| TrulicityDulaglutide | 312 | $441,357 |
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 187 | $241,737 |
| OzempicSemaglutide | 162 | $196,435 |
| Janumet XrSitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl | 189 | $187,908 |
| ForteoTeriparatide | 20 | $104,364 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 60 | $82,458 |
| JanumetSitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl | 80 | $74,169 |
| Synjardy XrEmpagliflozin/Metformin Hcl | 51 | $64,086 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 55 | $63,258 |
| JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate | 52 | $58,370 |
| SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium | 433 | $46,404 |
| Repatha SureclickEvolocumab | 48 | $37,644 |
| ProliaDenosumab | 17 | $31,248 |
| Xigduo XrDapaglifloz Propaned/Metformin | 19 | $27,302 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-200Insulin Degludec | 28 | $24,852 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lilly USA, LLCTrulicity, Mounjaro, Forteo, Humalog | $2,813 | $798,960557 claims |
| MerckJanumet Xr, Janumet, Januvia | $4,956 | $320,447321 claims |
| Novo NordiskOzempic | $918 | $196,435162 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance, Synjardy Xr, Synjardy, Jentadueto Xr | $4,443 | $167,010138 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga | $340 | $63,25855 claims |
| AbbVieSynthroid | $184 | $46,404433 claims |
| AmgenProlia | $49,272 | $31,24817 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $11,454 | $10,71913 claims |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLCLantus | $3,349 | $7,46457 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 143 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in Puerto Rico.
Other endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism in San Juan
- Manuel Alegre-HernandezSan Juan$156K
- Monica Ortiz-RiveraSan Juan$148K
- Alex Gonzalez BossoloSan Juan$110K
- Michelle Mangual GarciaSan Juan$87K
- Jorge de Jesus MirandaSan Juan$30K
- Zahira Lugo LopezSan Juan$29K
- Oscar Ruiz BermudezSan Juan$27K
- Margarita Ramirez-VickSan Juan$15K
- Yanira Marrero McFalineSan Juan$14K
- Alfredo Sanchez CruzSan Juan$13K
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.