Physician profile
Kevin Chen
NPI 1982862918
$5,898.70
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
18 companies · $37.87 in 2025
The $37.87 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Hand Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $270).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $452 · 2020: $274 · 2021: $2,916 · 2022: $1,904 · 2023: $159 · 2024: $157 · 2025: $37.87.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $353.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $353.44 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medwest Associates | $2,413.16 | 2021 | |
| Exactech, INC. | $1,760.11 | 2022 | |
| Horizon Therapeutics Plc | $610.67 | 2019-2021 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $192.46 | 2019-2024 | Gamma |
| Acumed LLC | $150.00 | 2021 | |
| Abbott Laboratories | $143.87 | 2022 | |
| Arthrex, INC. | $140.37 | 2019 | |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $137.68 | 2024 | Bioinductive Implant With Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium, Lens 4k, Cap-Fix |
| Bioventus LLC | $71.66 | 2019 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $59.06 | 2021-2025 | Na, Va-Lcp, Tfn-Advance |
| Medartis INC. | $51.00 | 2021 | |
| Axogen | $40.41 | 2019-2020 | |
| Zyla Life Sciences, INC. | $33.02 | 2020 | |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $24.69 | 2023 | Trulance |
| Kci USA, INC. | $19.35 | 2019 |
Show all 18 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $18.16 | 2019 | |
| Pacira Therapeutics, INC. | $16.82 | 2021 | |
| Skeletal Dynamics INC | $16.21 | 2025 | Geminus, Ijs, Implate |
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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- "I saw Kevin Chen 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.