Michael Ortiz
Pediatrics · Washington, DCNPI 1659697647
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 3 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 3 manufacturers reported payments, led by Johnson & Johnson at 53.7% of the total.
Across 3 payments — averaging $92.91 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Johnson & Johnson$150
- Laborie Medical Technologies Corp.$104
- Profound Medical Corp.$25
Across 6 payments — averaging $126,609 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.
- Amgen$760K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$279100%
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $150 |
| Laborie Medical Technologies Corp. | 1 | $104 |
| Profound Medical Corp. | 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.
- Velys$150
How this compares
$279 in reported general payments places this provider in the 70th percentile of 288 pediatrics providers in District of Columbia.
Other pediatrics in Washington
- Helen ThackrayWashington$4.6M
- Brenda MartinWashington$156K
- David NelsonWashington$71K
- Christina GrantWashington$56K
- Ariel LevyWashington$49K
- Maia McCuistonWashington$23K
- Craig SableWashington$22K
- Caroline van VleckWashington$18K
- Barbara Speller BrownWashington$16K
- Hemant SharmaWashington$13K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.