Physician profile

Christopher Romero

Internal Medicine · Houston, TX

NPI 1053671263

$11,384.57

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

18 companies · $944 in 2025

The $944 reported for 2025 was more than what 84% of Internal Medicine providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $156).

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Payments by year

General and research 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)
Travel and Lodging$8,551.78
Food and Beverage$2,767.30

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. Research payments are listed separately below. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Eli Lilly and Company $4,520.00 2021-2025
Modernatx, INC. $3,400.98 2024
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $1,907.58 2024
Boehringer Ingelheim International Gmbh $1,340.73 2023
Novo Nordisk INC $100.27 2024
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $65.49 2022
Genentech, INC. $49.52 2025

11 companies reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.

Research and ownership

$32,946.92 in research payments reported 2019-2025. Research payments are often institution-directed and tied to clinical trials: they are reported under a clinician's name but frequently go to a hospital or research organization, and usually reflect participation in medical research.

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Payment summary

Christopher Romero

$11,384.57

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2021-2025
Top company
Eli Lilly and Company
Context
The $944 reported for 2025 was more than what 84% 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.