Physician profile

Ricardo Salinas

Physician Assistant · Elsa, TX

NPI 1811511876

$2,559.57

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

19 companies · $504 in 2025

The $504 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Physician Assistant provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $183).

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Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Food and Beverage$1,867.53

Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.

Who reported paying

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Lilly USA, LLC $633.30 2021-2025 Mounjaro, Zepbound, Jardiance
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $380.84 2022-2025 Farxiga, Andexxa
Novo Nordisk INC $286.61 2022-2025 Ozempic, Rybelsus
Abbvie INC. $241.89 2022-2024
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $140.17 2022-2024 Jardiance
Abbott Laboratories $129.73 2024-2025 Freestyle Libre 3
Amgen INC. $126.19 2021-2025 Repatha, Otezla, Evenity
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $121.82 2023-2024 Xarelto
Dexcom, INC. $115.54 2025 Dexcom G6 Transmitter
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $81.69 2022-2025
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $66.93 2021-2022
Genentech USA, INC. $55.96 2021
Astellas Pharma US INC $36.81 2021
Sumitomo Pharma America, INC. $32.08 2025 Gemtesa
Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $28.17 2021-2024 Xifaxan
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Inspire Medical Systems, INC. $25.59 2024 Inspire
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, INC. $21.40 2023 Rexulti
Allergan, INC. $18.88 2021
Nestle Healthcare Nutrition INC. $15.97 2023

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Ricardo Salinas

$2,559.57

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2021-2025
Top company
Lilly USA, LLC
Context
The $504 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Physician Assistant provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $183).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.