Michael Habib, MD
Cardiology · East Brunswick, NJNPI 1376678276
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 179 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 24 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 17.9% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations.
Across 179 payments — averaging $15.79 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Amgen$505
- Novartis$483
- Merck$301
- Novo Nordisk$216
- AstraZeneca$197
- Boehringer Ingelheim$170
- plus $954 from 18 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,826100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen | 34 | $505 |
| Novartis | 34 | $483 |
| Merck | 20 | $301 |
| Novo Nordisk | 13 | $216 |
| AstraZeneca | 15 | $197 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 12 | $170 |
| Pfizer | 11 | $160 |
| Bayer | 7 | $156 |
| Medtronic | 2 | $110 |
| Cardiva Medical, Inc. | 4 | $98 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 7 | $92 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 3 | $43 |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | 2 | $43 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 3 | $40 |
| Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $39 |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | 2 | $33 |
| Stryker | 1 | $29 |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| GSK | 1 | $17 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $17 |
| Biotronik Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Viatris Specialty LLC | 1 | $17 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$2,826 in reported general payments places this provider in the 60th percentile of 31 cardiology 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 |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 170 | $182,516 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 143 | $168,401 |
| OzempicSemaglutide | 76 | $100,840 |
| LinzessLinaclotide | 109 | $84,540 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 82 | $79,817 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 53 | $59,888 |
| CreonLipase/Protease/Amylase | 28 | $58,535 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 47 | $57,486 |
| BrilintaTicagrelor | 78 | $56,003 |
| MeloxicamMeloxicam, Submicronized | 20 | $53,490 |
| VascepaIcosapent Ethyl | 89 | $50,228 |
| Metformin Er GastricMetformin Hcl | 46 | $43,468 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 30 | $41,627 |
| JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate | 42 | $39,688 |
| MyrbetriqMirabegron | 44 | $38,730 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| PfizerEliquis | $160 | $182,516170 claims |
| NovartisEntresto | $483 | $168,401143 claims |
| AbbVieLinzess, Creon, Restasis | $17 | $165,202158 claims |
| Novo NordiskOzempic, Rybelsus | $216 | $126,27887 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga, Brilinta, Lokelma | $197 | $125,473144 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance, Tradjenta, Combivent Respimat | $170 | $106,259114 claims |
| MerckJanuvia, Janumet, Janumet Xr | $301 | $67,92670 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $92 | $41,62730 claims |
| GSKBreo Ellipta | $17 | $17,45334 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 60th percentile of 31 cardiology providers in New Jersey.
Other cardiology in East Brunswick
- Michael SchwarzRutherford$40K
- Beverly DemchukOcean$12K
- Lei XuBrown Hills$10K
- Sarika SharmaRochelle Park$9K
- Vasant Paul KateBrick$7K
- Pragnesh GadhviUnion City$7K
- Ebrahim IssaTeaneck$5K
- Ricardo CalvoEdison$5K
- Marc ColmerNeptune$5K
- Ian MolkEdison$4K
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.