Physician profile

Lei Zhu

Physician Assistant · Long Beach, CA

NPI 1316392939

$167.43

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

7 companies · $101 in 2025

The $101 reported for 2025 was less 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$148.46

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
Cipher Pharmaceuticals US LLC $32.44 2025 Spinosad, Natroba
Tersera Therapeutics LLC $28.85 2024 Quzyttir
Emd Serono, INC. $28.13 2025
Lilly USA, LLC $23.01 2025 Mounjaro, Zepbound
Sanofi Pasteur INC. $18.97 2022
Exact Sciences Corporation $18.43 2024 Cologuard Collection Kit
Cranial Technologies, INC $17.60 2025 Doc Band

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Lei Zhu

$167.43

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2022-2025
Top company
Cipher Pharmaceuticals US LLC
Context
The $101 reported for 2025 was less 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.