Paul Wizman, MD
General Surgery · Boca Raton, FLNPI 1164430716
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (40.9%), speaking fees and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 20 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 58.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $12,331 and has fallen 96.8% since, to $390 in 2025. Among general surgery clinicians in FL 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 167 payments — averaging $239.51 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$24K
- Olympus Corporation Of The Americas$8K
- Lexington Medical, Inc.$3K
- Applied Medical Resources Corporation$1K
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$1K
- Covidien LP$701
- plus $2K from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$16,37341%
- Speaking & faculty fees$13,18033%
- Travel & lodging$3,1478%
- Food & beverage$7,18618%
- Education$670%
- Gifts$450%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic | 68 | $23,508 |
| Olympus Corporation Of The Americas | 8 | $8,337 |
| Lexington Medical, Inc. | 7 | $2,911 |
| Applied Medical Resources Corporation | 4 | $1,080 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 7 | $1,067 |
| Covidien LP | 11 | $701 |
| Intuitive Surgical | 16 | $640 |
| Novo Nordisk | 9 | $472 |
| Davol Inc. | 5 | $375 |
| Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 12 | $325 |
| Johnson & Johnson(3 entities) | 8 | $314 |
| Teleflex LLC | 2 | $58 |
| Intra-sana Laboratories | 3 | $55 |
| Reshape Lifesciences Inc. | 1 | $38 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 1 | $21 |
| Acell, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $18 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $17 |
| Acelrx Pharmaceuticals, 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.
- EVIS EXERA$7,457
- Aeon Endostapler$2,500
- Signia$1,473
- 4K Cable 8.5M$880
- Endo GIA$422
- Phasix Mesh$307
- Sonicision$232
- Aeon Endostapler & Echelon Flex Powered Stapler$217
- Saxenda$125
- Wegovy$124
- LigaSure$115
- Da Vinci Surgical System$103
How this compares
$39,998 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 54 general surgery providers in Florida.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cyanocobalamin InjectionCyanocobalamin (Vitamin B-12) | 29 | $267 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 25 | $106 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other general surgery in Boca Raton
- Rachel SlotcavageBoca Raton$0
- Nhean CheaBoca Raton$0
- Mauricio HernandezMiami$20K
- Braulio SabatesCoral Gables$13K
- Michael BaptistaJacksonville$9K
- Juan SalazarCoral Gables$3K
- Roberto ComperatoreHialeah$3K
- Edgar RodasFort Lauderdale$2K
- Orlando PuenteMiami$1K
- Carlos BustamanteFort Myers$881
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.