Physician profile

Cheng Chen

Internal Medicine · Houston, TX

NPI 1396803474

$9,799.89

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

20 companies · $1,981 in 2025

The $1,981 reported for 2025 was more than what 93% of Internal Medicine providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $156).

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$4,730.93
Travel and Lodging$224.63

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
Gilead Sciences, INC. $2,670.00 2019-2025 Livdelzi, Vemlidy
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp $2,486.06 2019-2025 Farxiga, Airsupra, Breztri
Lilly USA, LLC $675.36 2019-2024 Mounjaro, Jardiance
Amgen INC. $577.24 2019-2020
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $470.74 2024-2025
Novo Nordisk INC $440.62 2019-2020
Astrazeneca Uk Limited $420.24 2024
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals $392.05 2024-2025 Rezdiffra
Amarin Pharma, INC. $261.90 2019
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $241.75 2019
Abiomed $180.51 2025
Glaxosmithkline, LLC. $150.89 2023-2024 Shingrix, Arexvy, Fluarix Quadrivalent
Abbott Laboratories $146.75 2025 Proclaim
Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, INC $139.79 2025 Iqirvo
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $136.67 2023-2025 Jardiance
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Stryker Corporation $123.63 2025 Mako, Flowtriever
Shionogi INC $100.05 2019
Allergan, INC. $92.85 2020
Horizon Therapeutics Plc $76.56 2019-2022
Rigel Pharmaceuticals, INC. $16.23 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.

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Payment summary

Cheng Chen

$9,799.89

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Gilead Sciences, INC.
Context
The $1,981 reported for 2025 was more than what 93% of Internal Medicine providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $156).

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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.