Moraima Batista
General Practice · Tampa, FLNPI 1346890704
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 Hologic Sales And Service, LLC at 47.2% of the total. That places this record below the midpoint for general practice clinicians in FL, where the typical reported total is $253.
Across 3 payments — averaging $18.01 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Hologic Sales And Service, LLC$25
- Exact Sciences$15
- Amgen$14
Across 150 payments — averaging $3130.41 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.
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC$283K
- Chiesi USA, Inc.$140K
- Sanofi US Services Inc.$46K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$54100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $25 |
| Exact Sciences | 1 | $15 |
| Amgen | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$54 in reported general payments places this provider in the 15th percentile of 6,901 general practice providers in Florida.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate | 113 | $150,614 |
| EliquisApixaban | 59 | $80,068 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 20 | $28,864 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 31 | $26,413 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 26 | $25,728 |
| Ketoprofen | 12 | $21,612 |
| Pioglitazone-GlimepiridePioglitazone Hcl/Glimepiride | 39 | $16,533 |
| TradjentaLinagliptin | 15 | $15,252 |
| Breo ElliptaFluticasone/Vilanterol | 26 | $14,409 |
| Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 69 | $11,237 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 12 | $10,511 |
| Breztri AerosphereBudesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol | 13 | $8,571 |
| Acyclovir | 14 | $6,796 |
| Alcohol PadsAlcohol Antiseptic Pads | 47 | $6,632 |
| Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate | 271 | $6,158 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other general practice in Tampa
- Sarah JockinTampa$308K
- Jeffrey HuntTampa$78K
- Robert VogelPalm Beach Gardens$1M
- Bruce OuelletteWest Palm Beach$724K
- Caley CasteleinMiami Beach$586K
- Mario RomeroSarasota$275K
- Robert RitterJupiter$233K
- Robert AltharPensacola$231K
- Florencia ZiemkeWest Palm Beach$208K
- Ausberto HidalgoPembroke Pines$171K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.