Physician profile

Lee C Drinkard

Hematology & Oncology · Edinburg, TX

NPI 1487757084

$11,963.96

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

49 companies · none reported in 2025

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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$2,087.59
Education$114.78

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
Sobi, INC $6,331.40 2022-2023
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $923.36 2019-2023 Lynparza
Pfizer INC. $444.49 2019-2023
Daiichi Sankyo INC. $378.57 2019-2024 Injectafer, Enhertu
Seagen INC. $283.69 2019-2023 Tivdak, Adcetris, Tukysa
Amgen INC. $246.09 2019-2022
Celgene Corporation $238.59 2019-2023 Pomalyst, Reblozyl
Janssen Biotech, INC. $222.82 2019-2023 Erleada
Astellas Pharma US INC $202.27 2019-2023 Padcev, Xtandi
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $170.45 2019-2023 Opdualag
Novocure INC. $166.79 2021-2022
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $161.91 2019-2024
Jazz Pharmaceuticals INC. $158.96 2022-2023
Incyte Corporation $152.69 2019
Genzyme Corporation $151.93 2019-2023
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Eisai INC. $149.31 2019-2023
Boston Scientific Corporation $130.48 2023 Therasphere Y90 Glass Microspheres 10 Gbq
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $126.43 2019-2023
Exact Sciences Corporation $124.91 2023
Lilly USA, LLC $123.94 2019-2023 Verzenio, Jaypirca, Retevmo
Genentech USA, INC. $121.24 2019-2023 Tecentriq
Gilead Sciences, INC. $94.76 2019-2023 Trodelvy
Genentech, INC. $87.50 2023 Columvi
Rigel Pharmaceuticals, INC. $72.26 2019-2020
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. $68.02 2019
Tesaro, INC. $56.87 2019
Puma Biotechnology, INC. $53.50 2019
Verastem, INC. $48.83 2019-2020
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $47.55 2019-2020
Array Biopharma INC $45.82 2019-2023 Mektovi, Lorbrena, Braftovi
Dova Pharmaceuticals $33.65 2019
Taiho Oncology, INC. $32.48 2019
Pharmaessentia USA Corporation $30.08 2022
Foundation Medicine, INC. $23.67 2019
Tolmar, INC. $22.92 2023
Glaxosmithkline, LLC. $22.08 2023 Ojjaara
Abbvie INC. $20.86 2019
Pharming Healthcare, INC. $20.66 2023 Ruconest
Ferring Pharmaceuticals INC. $20.30 2019
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $20.01 2019
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, INC. $18.30 2020
Exelixis INC. $15.14 2019
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $14.98 2019-2023 Xarelto
Emd Serono, INC. $14.85 2023 Bavencio
Pharmacyclics LLC, An Abbvie Company $14.57 2019
Heron Therapeutics, INC. $14.18 2019
Mylan Institutional INC. $13.72 2019
Aveo Pharmaceuticals, INC. $13.30 2023 Fotivda
Karyopharm Therapeutics INC. $12.78 2023 Xpovio

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Lee C Drinkard

$11,963.96

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2024
Top company
Sobi, INC

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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.