---
title: What industry pays physicians in Puerto Rico (CMS Open Payments 2024)
state: Puerto Rico
program_year: 2024
general_payments: 7524815
physicians: 6454
source: CMS — Open Payments (Physician Payments Sunshine Act), program year 2024
sourceId: src:cms:open-payments:py2024
---

# Industry payments to physicians — Puerto Rico (2024)

In Puerto Rico, drug and device makers reported **$7,524,815** in general payments to **6,454** covered recipients (physicians and other clinicians) for program year 2024 (mean $1,166 each), plus $34,820,232 tied to research and $0 in ownership interests.

**A payment is a disclosed financial tie, not proof of wrongdoing** — many are research grants, consulting fees, or device royalties. Transparency, not a verdict.

## Top specialties

| Specialty | Total | Physicians | Mean per physician |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Practice | $643,523 | 1,692 | $380 |
| Hematology & Oncology | $563,782 | 112 | $5,034 |
| Neurology | $548,929 | 92 | $5,967 |
| Internal Medicine | $524,938 | 607 | $865 |
| Interventional Cardiology | $347,811 | 35 | $9,937 |
| Nephrology | $345,343 | 131 | $2,636 |
| Pulmonary Disease | $344,014 | 116 | $2,966 |
| Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | $315,561 | 115 | $2,744 |
| Ophthalmology | $293,007 | 171 | $1,713 |
| Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | $279,755 | 11 | $25,432 |
| Cardiovascular Disease | $244,093 | 209 | $1,168 |
| Urology | $234,340 | 82 | $2,858 |

## Highest-paid physicians (general payments)

| Physician | Specialty | Total | Top payer |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fernando Villamil | Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | $272,370 | L&K BIOMED CO. , LTD. |
| Angel Chinea | Neurology | $238,746 | EMD Serono, Inc. |
| Eddie Rodriguez Castro | Nephrology | $192,436 | Amgen Inc. |
| Damian Grovas Abad | Interventional Cardiology | $169,588 | Abbott Laboratories |
| Alvaro Aranda Rodriguez | Pulmonary Disease | $159,368 | Genzyme Corporation |
| Nelson Vallejo | Internal Medicine | $141,059 | ViiV Healthcare Company |
| Jose Garcia Mateo | Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | $120,116 | Lilly USA, LLC |
| Jose Avila Ornelas | Neurology | $118,010 | Biogen, Inc. |
| Jose Montes | Ophthalmology | $105,476 | AbbVie Inc. |
| Soria Diaz Baez | General Practice | $95,725 | CSL Plasma Inc. |
| Wilfredo Cuevas | General Practice | $90,913 | ViiV Healthcare Company |
| Maria Berrocal Fernandez | Ophthalmology | $88,047 | Genentech USA, Inc. |
| Cristina Ramos | Allergy & Immunology | $81,435 | Genzyme Corporation |
| Alberto Santiago Cornier | Clinical Genetics (M.D.) | $74,241 | Genzyme Corporation |
| Janice Rodriguez Hernandez | Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | $70,554 | Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
| Marisel Bosques Rosado | Infectious Disease | $66,880 | ViiV Healthcare Company |
| Cristian Rodriguez Arocho | Hematology & Oncology | $64,335 | Genmab U.S., Inc. |
| Alexis Cruz Chacon | Hematology & Oncology | $64,132 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
| Ronald Collazo Pagan | Internal Medicine | $61,467 | ViiV Healthcare Company |
| William Hurtado-Santiago | Nephrology | $60,246 | Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. |
| Tania Gonzalez Santiago | Dermatopathology | $60,039 | Genzyme Corporation |
| Franchesca Fiorito-Torres | Neurology | $59,922 | AbbVie Inc. |
| Ricardo Fernandez | Internal Medicine | $56,829 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
| Noelani Gonzalez-Ortiz | Dermatology | $53,085 | AbbVie Inc. |
| Ahmed Morales Jorge | Gastroenterology | $52,673 | Lilly USA, LLC |

RECORDED CMS Open Payments amounts/counts; totals, means, and rankings are DERIVED. A disclosure record — not evidence of improper influence, not a measure of physician quality, not advice. To verify a physician, search openpaymentsdata.cms.gov. Source: https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/

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