Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$190,373.80
174 reported records · 11 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Joseph William Ray, M.D.
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Medical Genetics|Clinical Genetics (M.D.) · GALVESTON, TX · NPI 1083960884
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Joseph William Ray, M.D. received $190,373.80 in general payments during 2025 across 174 reported records.
GENZYME CORPORATION accounted for 55.9% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 14 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Fabrazyme, Palynziq.
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported Palynziq as an associated drug or biological on 570 records involving 115 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 26 claims for Palynziq by this doctor in 2024.
GENZYME CORPORATION reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported FABRAZYME as an associated drug or biological on 2306 records involving 1640 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 25 claims for Fabrazyme by this doctor in 2024.
These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.
Separate record types
Research & Ownership
Research Payments (direct recipient): not present in the loaded data
Associated Research Funding (for example, named PI): not present in the loaded data
Ownership / Investment: not present in the loaded data
These categories are never added into the General Payments headline. Associated research funding must not be described as money the doctor personally received unless the source record supports that conclusion.
Who paid this doctor?
Companies in 2025 General Payments
| Reported company | Canonical company | Amount | Share | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GENZYME CORPORATION | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $106,347.11 | 55.9% | 74 | 2025 |
| Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $55,021.37 | 28.9% | 59 | 2025 |
| BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $25,652.98 | 13.5% | 27 | 2025 |
| ITF Therapeutics LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $2,650.00 | 1.4% | 2 | 2025 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $209.29 | 0.1% | 2 | 2025 |
| PTC Therapeutics, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $175.35 | 0.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $172.49 | 0.1% | 4 | 2025 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $76.06 | 0.0% | 2 | 2025 |
| Cycle Pharmaceuticals Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $26.27 | 0.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| SANOFI US SERVICES INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $21.83 | 0.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| KYOWA KIRIN, INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $21.05 | 0.0% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $114,659.00 | 37 |
| Consulting Fee | $41,975.00 | 20 |
| Travel and Lodging | $26,006.20 | 53 |
| Food and Beverage | $4,299.86 | 60 |
| Honoraria | $2,650.00 | 2 |
| Education | $783.74 | 2 |
A meal, consulting fee, royalty, and travel payment describe different kinds of reported relationships and should not be interpreted as equivalent.
Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products
Products named in Open Payments records
| Reported product | Type | Reported company | Related amount* | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FABRAZYME Normalized: fabrazyme |
Biological | GENZYME CORPORATION | $67,795.16 | 48 | 2025 |
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| CHOLBAM Normalized: cholbam |
Drug | Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $48,818.25 | 51 | 2025 |
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| CEREZYME Normalized: cerezyme |
Biological | GENZYME CORPORATION | $33,744.07 | 24 | 2025 |
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| CERDELGA Normalized: cerdelga |
Drug | GENZYME CORPORATION | $26,750.09 | 19 | 2025 |
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| CTEXLI Normalized: ctexli |
Drug | Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $24,478.06 | 6 | 2025 |
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| Palynziq Normalized: palynziq |
Drug | BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | $14,668.30 | 12 | 2025 |
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| Livmarli Normalized: livmarli |
Drug | Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $4,720.03 | 8 | 2025 |
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| ZOLGENSMA Normalized: zolgensma |
Drug | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $181.67 | 1 | 2025 |
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| SEPHIENCE Normalized: sephience |
Drug | PTC Therapeutics, Inc. | $175.35 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Chenodal Normalized: chenodal |
Drug | Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $141.91 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Elevidys Normalized: elevidys |
Drug | Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. | $56.87 | 3 | 2025 |
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| VOXZOGO 1.2mg Normalized: voxzogo 1 2mg |
Drug | BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | $42.40 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Javygtor Normalized: javygtor |
Drug | Cycle Pharmaceuticals Inc | $26.27 | 1 | 2025 |
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| CRYSVITA Normalized: crysvita |
Drug | KYOWA KIRIN, INC. | $21.05 | 1 | 2025 |
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* Product-associated amounts are non-additive because one payment record may name more than one product.
These products were named on specific Open Payments records. A named product does not show that the payment influenced treatment or prescribing.
Public prescribing for products named in payments
| Open Payments product | Payment year | Part D brand | Part D year | Claims | Match method | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FABRAZYME fabrazyme |
2025 | Fabrazyme | 2024 | 25 Beneficiary count suppressed |
exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
| Palynziq palynziq |
2025 | Palynziq | 2024 | 26 Beneficiary count suppressed |
exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
The presence of the same drug in both datasets does not show that a payment caused or influenced a prescription.
Analysis 2 · Same-company prescribing overlap
Drugs reported in other payments from the same company that also appear in Medicare Part D
This analysis is independent from products named on this doctor’s individual payment records. A row appears only when the exact Open Payments reporting entity paid this doctor, that same reporting entity reported the drug or biological on at least 10 loaded General Payment records involving at least 2 distinct recipient NPIs, and this doctor has the same non-generic brand in public Part D data. This does not mean the company owns or manufactures the drug.
| Paying company | Payment year | Drug reported by same entity | Open Payments evidence | Part D | Claims | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | Palynziq open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 570 supporting records · 115 recipient NPIs · example record 1249725031 |
Palynziq · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
26 | suppressed by CMS |
| GENZYME CORPORATION Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | FABRAZYME open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 2306 supporting records · 1640 recipient NPIs · example record 1233194894 |
Fabrazyme · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
25 | suppressed by CMS |
These facts do not show that a payment was for the drug, that the company owns or manufactures the drug, or that a payment caused or influenced prescribing.
Public Medicare Part D data
Provider-and-drug rows loaded for 2024
| Brand | Generic | Claims | Beneficiaries |
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| Palynziq | Pegvaliase-Pqpz | 26 | suppressed |
| Fabrazyme | Agalsidase Beta | 25 | suppressed |
Timeline
Payment and prescribing data by year
Open Payments and Medicare Part D may refer to different years. They are shown separately rather than aligned as if they describe the same period.
| Year | General Payments | Main payer | Explicit products | Company overlaps | Part D coverage |
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| 2025 | $190,373.80 · 174 records | GENZYME CORPORATION | CERDELGA, CEREZYME, CHOLBAM, CRYSVITA, CTEXLI, Chenodal, Elevidys, FABRAZYME, Javygtor, Livmarli, Palynziq, SEPHIENCE, VOXZOGO 1.2mg, ZOLGENSMA | 2 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Fabrazyme play in your treatment recommendations for me?
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.?
- Are there reasonable alternatives I should understand when we discuss treatment options?
- How should I interpret the industry-payment records shown here in the context of my care?
These are general questions generated from reviewed templates. They are not personalized medical advice.
Sources and limitations
How to read this page
- Payment and Medicare prescribing data can cover different years; every comparison shows both years explicitly.
- Part D does not represent a doctor’s entire practice; it excludes many patients and is subject to CMS public-release thresholds.
- Company–drug relationships must have an auditable source, a precise relationship type, and a valid evidence period. Unresolved mappings are not published.
- Generic drug claims are not attributed to a specific manufacturer without manufacturer-level evidence.
- When a source extract is incomplete, missing rows are never treated as proof of no payments or no prescriptions.
Loaded source releases
| Dataset | Year | Publication | Source |
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| CMS Open Payments — General Payments | 2025 | 2026-06-30 | Original source |
| Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug | 2024 | 2026-05-06 | Original source |
| NPPES Data Dissemination V2 | current / reference data | 2026-08-10 | Original source |
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