Ray Fernandez
Independent Medical Examiner · Corpus Christi, TXNPI 1407303068
Payments from drug & device makers
$1,400,440in general payments, 2019–2025
Across 700 payments — averaging $2000.63 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- CSL Behring$763K
- CSL Plasma Inc.$637K
- Boehringer Ingelheim$150
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$1,400,290100%
- Travel & lodging$1500%
General payments by program year
19
20
21
22
23
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25
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 |
|---|---|---|
| CSL Behring | 386 | $763,430 |
| CSL Plasma Inc. | 313 | $636,860 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 1 | $150 |
How this compares
Too few independent medical examiner providers in Texasto place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
Other independent medical examiner in Corpus Christi
- Mark MasonSan Antonio$1K
- Stephen SmithFredericksburg$310
- Shahram ShakeriHouston$29
- Cecil SmithDallas$26
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.