Rafael Garcia-Ocasio
Obstetrics & Gynecology · Hialeah, FLNPI 1356775530
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — education (49.7%), food and beverage and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 22 manufacturers reported payments, led by Intuitive Surgical at 52.2% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $2,718 and has fallen 82.1% since, to $487 in 2025.
Across 133 payments — averaging $34.65 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Intuitive Surgical$2K
- AbbVie$640
- Astellas Pharma US Inc$299
- Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC$173
- Pfizer$153
- Boston Scientific$134
- plus $802 from 16 others
Across 155 payments — averaging $13,049 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.
- Exeltis, USA Inc.$2M
- Pfizer$39K
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$2165%
- Food & beverage$2,10046%
- Education$2,29250%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical | 4 | $2,407 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 45 | $640 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 15 | $299 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 6 | $173 |
| Pfizer | 9 | $153 |
| Boston Scientific | 10 | $134 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 4 | $104 |
| Avion Pharmaceuticals | 7 | $97 |
| AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 4 | $84 |
| Coopersurgical, Inc. | 4 | $74 |
| Millicent US Inc | 3 | $65 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | 3 | $56 |
| Organon | 7 | $56 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $48 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $43 |
| Therapeuticsmd, Inc. | 2 | $42 |
| Merck | 3 | $39 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $24 |
| Vertex | 1 | $21 |
| Organogenesis Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Exeltis, USA Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Exact Sciences | 1 | $15 |
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.
- DAVINCI XI$1,500
- Da Vinci Surgical System$901
How this compares
$4,608 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 2,438 obstetrics & gynecology providers in Florida.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Estradiol | 18 | $865 |
| Clotrimazole-BetamethasoneClotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip | 11 | $138 |
| Ibuprofen | 20 | $79 |
| Misoprostol | 19 | $31 |
| Alendronate Sodium | 12 | $19 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other obstetrics & gynecology in Hialeah
- Steven McCarusCelebration$2.3M
- Elliot CazesTampa$725K
- Charles BloomWinter Park$652K
- Jay CohenPlantation$556K
- Omar ZwainWinter Park$531K
- Keith AquaWellington$473K
- Jeffrey KotzenPalm Beach Gardens$413K
- Glenn BankertCrestview$388K
- Erica StockwellCelebration$321K
- Scott JordanFort Lauderdale$316K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.