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See L Chin

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) · Houston, TX

NPI 1255646006

$5,687.25

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

25 companies · $944 in 2025

The $944 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $458).

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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$2,076.82

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
Medtronic, INC. $967.30 2021-2025 Intellis Adaptivestim, Accurian, Inceptiv
Relievant Medsystems, INC. $887.14 2021-2023 Intracept
Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $687.76 2019-2024 Relistor
Saluda Medical Americas, INC. $610.20 2023-2025 Evoke, Evoke Scs
Pfizer INC. $344.63 2019-2023
Spr Therapeutics, INC $290.22 2022-2025 Sprint Pns System
Mdd US Operations, LLC $270.41 2019-2020
Medtronic USA, INC. $257.82 2019-2020
Boston Scientific Corporation $257.20 2022-2024
Horizon Therapeutics Plc $208.06 2019-2022
Scilex Pharmaceuticals INC. $191.80 2019-2023 Ztlido
Abbvie INC. $132.18 2024-2025
Nevro Corp. $122.70 2024 Senza
Vertos Medical, INC. $101.10 2021-2024 Mild Device Kit
Biotronik Nro, INC. $69.07 2025 Prospera
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, INC. $54.22 2019-2020
Pacira Therapeutics, INC. $42.94 2019
Abbott Laboratories $41.32 2019-2025 Proclaim
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company LTD. $31.98 2022
Si-Bone, INC. $24.90 2020
Elutia, INC. $23.11 2019
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare INC $22.75 2025 Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
Painteq LLC $19.93 2022
Bioventus LLC $15.57 2020
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $12.94 2020

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

See L Chin

$5,687.25

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Medtronic, INC.
Context
The $944 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $458).

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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.