Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$5,035.80
108 reported records · 12 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Jose A Suarez, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Interventional Cardiology · LUBBOCK, TX · NPI 1669470332
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Jose A Suarez, MD received $5,035.80 in general payments during 2025 across 108 reported records.
Medtronic, Inc. accounted for 25.5% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 31 associated products.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Medtronic, Inc. exact · evidence 2025-07-22 |
$1,282.03 | 25.5% | 20 | 2025 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $696.31 | 13.8% | 6 | 2025 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $659.17 | 13.1% | 8 | 2025 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $561.82 | 11.2% | 10 | 2025 |
| Philips North America LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $442.64 | 8.8% | 11 | 2025 |
| Stryker Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $431.84 | 8.6% | 14 | 2025 |
| ABIOMED | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $303.93 | 6.0% | 29 | 2025 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $205.04 | 4.1% | 5 | 2025 |
| Teleflex LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $180.55 | 3.6% | 2 | 2025 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $137.55 | 2.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| BIOTRONIK INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $120.51 | 2.4% | 1 | 2025 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $14.41 | 0.3% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $5,035.80 | 108 |
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 |
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| HAWKONE Normalized: hawkone |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $462.87 | 5 | 2025 |
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| Indigo System Normalized: indigo system |
Device | Penumbra, Inc. | $457.95 | 8 | 2025 |
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| CARDIOMEMS Normalized: cardiomems |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $349.65 | 2 | 2025 |
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| SYMPLICITY G3 Normalized: symplicity g3 |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $276.32 | 3 | 2025 |
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| IV Other Normalized: iv other |
Device | Philips North America LLC | $269.59 | 5 | 2025 |
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| ESPRIT Normalized: esprit |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $180.63 | 2 | 2025 |
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| CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT Normalized: ct thrombectomy system kit |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $172.54 | 5 | 2025 |
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| FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S Normalized: flowtriever catheter s |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $172.54 | 5 | 2025 |
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| SPIDERFX Normalized: spiderfx |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $159.84 | 3 | 2025 |
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| General - Balloon Catheters Normalized: general balloon catheters |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $154.91 | 2 | 2025 |
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| FLOWTRIEVER Normalized: flowtriever |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $150.12 | 3 | 2025 |
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| ORSIRO MISSION Normalized: orsiro mission |
Device | Teleflex LLC | $142.15 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter Normalized: shockwave ivl system with the shockwave c2 coronary ivl catheter |
Device | Shockwave Medical, Inc | $137.55 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ABRE Normalized: abre |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $136.12 | 4 | 2025 |
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| PERCLOSE PROSTYLE Normalized: perclose prostyle |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $127.10 | 1 | 2025 |
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| AZURE XT DR MRI SURESCAN Normalized: azure xt dr mri surescan |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $126.29 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ARTIX MT Normalized: artix mt |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $109.18 | 6 | 2025 |
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| Penumbra System Normalized: penumbra system |
Device | Penumbra, Inc. | $103.87 | 2 | 2025 |
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| LAUNCHER Normalized: launcher |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $78.06 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Labosys Normalized: labosys |
Device | Philips North America LLC | $69.17 | 2 | 2025 |
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| COROFLOW Normalized: coroflow |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $38.93 | 1 | 2025 |
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| MANTA Normalized: manta |
Device | Teleflex LLC | $38.40 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Turbo Elite Normalized: turbo elite |
Device | Philips North America LLC | $33.41 | 1 | 2025 |
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| BodyGuardian Normalized: bodyguardian |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $31.07 | 2 | 2025 |
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| COREVALVE EVOLUT R Normalized: corevalve evolut r |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $28.60 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Visions 014 Normalized: visions 014 |
Device | Philips North America LLC | $27.63 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Other Rental Normalized: other rental |
Device | Philips North America LLC | $24.87 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ROTAPRO Normalized: rotapro |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $19.06 | 1 | 2025 |
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| HT Bilevel Pro Core Normalized: ht bilevel pro core |
Device | Philips North America LLC | $17.97 | 1 | 2025 |
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| FARXIGA Normalized: farxiga |
Drug | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $14.41 | 1 | 2025 |
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| IN.PACT ADMIRAL Normalized: in pact admiral |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $13.93 | 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
No exact normalized or approved-alias overlap was found in the loaded Part D year. This does not mean the doctor never prescribed the product.
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.
No publishable same-company prescribing overlap was found in the loaded Part D year. This does not mean the doctor never prescribed a drug reported elsewhere by a paying company.
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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| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 92 | 45 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 76 | 34 |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate Er | Isosorbide Mononitrate | 58 | 25 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 56 | 27 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 54 | 25 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 53 | 34 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 45 | 21 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 44 | 21 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 39 | 16 |
| Chlorthalidone | Chlorthalidone | 36 | 13 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 34 | 18 |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 34 | 12 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 33 | 17 |
| Ranolazine Er | Ranolazine | 28 | suppressed |
| Clonidine Hcl | Clonidine Hcl | 27 | 12 |
| Nifedipine Er | Nifedipine | 27 | 15 |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 27 | 14 |
| Entresto | Sacubitril/Valsartan | 26 | 11 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 25 | 15 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 25 | 12 |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | Amitriptyline Hcl | 22 | suppressed |
| Olmesartan Medoxomil | Olmesartan Medoxomil | 20 | 13 |
| Warfarin Sodium | Warfarin Sodium | 17 | suppressed |
| Amiodarone Hcl | Amiodarone Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Nitroglycerin | Nitroglycerin | 14 | suppressed |
| Vascepa | Icosapent Ethyl | 12 | suppressed |
| Prasugrel Hcl | Prasugrel Hcl | 11 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,035.80 · 108 records | Medtronic, Inc. | ABRE, ARTIX MT, AZURE XT DR MRI SURESCAN, BodyGuardian, CARDIOMEMS, COREVALVE EVOLUT R, COROFLOW, CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT, ESPRIT, FARXIGA, FLOWTRIEVER, FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S, General - Balloon Catheters, HAWKONE, HT Bilevel Pro Core, IN.PACT ADMIRAL, IV Other, Indigo System, LAUNCHER, Labosys, MANTA, ORSIRO MISSION, Other Rental, PERCLOSE PROSTYLE, Penumbra System, ROTAPRO, SPIDERFX, SYMPLICITY G3, Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter, Turbo Elite, Visions 014 | — | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- 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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