Physician profile
Chika Obele
NPI 1639478837
$1,501.41
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
14 companies · $20.75 in 2025
The $20.75 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Vascular & Interventional Radiology provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $537).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2020: $689 · 2021: $125 · 2022: $213 · 2023: $234 · 2024: $219 · 2025: $20.75.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $474.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $474.14 |
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.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Incorporated | $389.47 | 2020 | |
| Sirtex Medical INC | $374.21 | 2022-2024 | Sir-Spheres Microspheres |
| Cook Medical LLC | $299.93 | 2020 | |
| Genzyme Corporation | $130.58 | 2023 | |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. | $59.72 | 2023-2024 | |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $49.23 | 2021-2022 | |
| Telix Pharmaceuticals | $44.51 | 2023-2024 | Illuccix |
| Blue Earth Diagnostics | $36.14 | 2021-2022 | |
| Angiodynamics, INC. | $27.81 | 2021-2024 | Solero |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $24.60 | 2021 | |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | $20.75 | 2025 | Pleurx |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, INC. | $15.80 | 2021 | |
| Medtronic, INC. | $15.15 | 2021 | |
| Argon Medical Devices, INC. | $13.51 | 2023 | Cleaner |
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.
If you want to bring it up
Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:
- "I saw Chika Obele listed in the CMS Open Payments database. Can you tell me about your work with those companies?"
- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.
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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.