Physician profile

Shi Tze Lu

Internal Medicine · Houston, TX

NPI 1215932900

$3,761.53

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

36 companies · $109 in 2025

The $109 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Internal Medicine provider 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$614.68

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
Novo Nordisk INC $561.93 2019-2025 Rybelsus, Ozempic, Wegovy
Amarin Pharma, INC. $403.76 2019-2022
Astellas Pharma US INC $390.12 2019-2022
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $259.27 2019-2022
Abbott Laboratories $198.76 2019-2023 Freestyle Libre 3
Lilly USA, LLC $195.00 2019-2023 Mounjaro
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $154.58 2019-2022
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $137.65 2019-2021
Glaxosmithkline, LLC. $135.57 2019-2024 Shingrix, Arexvy
Vanda Pharmaceuticals INC. $133.56 2019-2023 Hetlioz
Abbvie INC. $121.04 2019-2024
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $101.64 2019-2021
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $101.13 2019-2021
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $98.00 2020
Dexcom, INC. $86.54 2024-2025 Dexcom G6 Transmitter
Show all 36 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Inspire Medical Systems, INC. $74.81 2023-2025 Inspire
Allergan, INC. $67.90 2019-2020
Gilead Sciences, INC. $64.90 2019-2023
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. $64.80 2019-2021
Pfizer INC. $50.67 2023-2024
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, INC. $41.88 2019-2020
Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $35.24 2019-2021
Genentech USA, INC. $30.50 2019-2021
Shire North American Group INC $29.73 2019
Amgen INC. $28.24 2019
Ironshore Pharmaceuticals INC. $26.69 2019
Titan Spine, LLC $24.22 2019
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $20.98 2021
Metuchen Pharmaceuticals $20.43 2019
Assertio Therapeutics, INC. $19.01 2020
Cardiovascular Systems INC. $16.93 2019
Eisai INC. $15.40 2022
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, INC. $14.06 2021
Exact Sciences Corporation $13.16 2023 Cologuard Collection Kit
Mylan Specialty L.P. $12.12 2021
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC $11.31 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Shi Tze Lu

$3,761.53

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Novo Nordisk INC
Context
The $109 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Internal Medicine provider 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.