Pedro Whatts, MD
Anesthesiology · Ponce, PRNPI 1407816309
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $2,242 of the $3,010 with a category attached, or 74.5%. 7 manufacturers reported payments, led by Merck at 32.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $1,526 and has fallen 93.8% since, to $95 in 2025. Among anesthesiology clinicians in PR with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 82 payments — averaging $36.71 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Merck$964
- Edwards Lifesciences$768
- Johnson & Johnson$505
- Boston Scientific$294
- Medtronic$289
- Chiesi USA, Inc.$105
- plus $85 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$75025%
- Food & beverage$2,24274%
- Education$181%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Merck | 13 | $964 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 20 | $768 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 11 | $505 |
| Boston Scientific | 18 | $294 |
| Medtronic | 13 | $289 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | 6 | $105 |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | 1 | $85 |
How this compares
$3,010 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 174 anesthesiology providers in Puerto Rico.
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.
Other anesthesiology in Ponce
- Manuel Santiago CummingsPonce$4K
- Alejandro Rodriguez-HernandezPonce$3K
- Lisselle Villarrubia OcasioPonce$888
- Ricardo CruzPonce$738
- Quintin Gonzalez KeelanPonce$491
- Hilda N Lopez FloresPonce$400
- Carlos EstradaBayamon$18K
- Hector TorresSan Juan$11K
- Javier TorresMoca$8K
- Myrna Morales-FranquiSan Juan$8K
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.