Total Payments
$8,677
2024 Payments
$242.32
Companies
36
Transactions
191
Medicare Patients
8,430
Medicare Billing
$259,298
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$4,363 (50.3%)
Other$2,500 (28.8%)
Travel$1,814 (20.9%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $4,363 | 178 | 50.3% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $2,500 | 1 | 28.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,814 | 12 | 20.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biocompatibles, Inc. | $3,239 | 3 | $0 (2017) |
| Cook Incorporated | $1,853 | 29 | $0 (2017) |
| Cook Medical LLC | $1,005 | 24 | $0 (2020) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $747.31 | 38 | $0 (2023) |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | $358.08 | 25 | $0 (2020) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $224.38 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | $208.33 | 5 | $0 (2020) |
| Penumbra, Inc. | $120.78 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $101.38 | 7 | $0 (2018) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $86.20 | 5 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $242.32 | 9 | Penumbra, Inc. ($120.78) |
| 2023 | $254.04 | 14 | Abbott Laboratories ($173.51) |
| 2022 | $171.43 | 10 | Abbott Laboratories ($171.43) |
| 2021 | $402.37 | 19 | Abbott Laboratories ($402.37) |
| 2020 | $151.49 | 11 | Cardiovascular Systems Inc. ($102.98) |
| 2019 | $455.83 | 21 | Cook Medical LLC ($161.48) |
| 2018 | $1,469 | 50 | Cook Medical LLC ($831.23) |
| 2017 | $5,531 | 57 | Biocompatibles, Inc. ($3,239) |
All Payment Transactions
191 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 8
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/12/2024 | Penumbra, Inc. | Indigo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $38.50 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Penumbra, Inc. | Indigo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.96 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | EMBOLD Fibered (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.77 | General |
| Category: Embold_PI | ||||||
| 08/12/2024 | Penumbra, Inc. | Indigo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.83 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 07/31/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | EMPRINT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.45 | General |
| Category: Ablation | ||||||
| 07/30/2024 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.92 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 07/20/2024 | Penumbra, Inc. | Indigo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $34.49 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 03/19/2024 | Teleflex LLC | SUPERCROSS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.57 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL ACCESS | ||||||
| 01/03/2024 | Exelixis Inc. | CABOMETYX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.83 | General |
| Category: Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (DTC) | ||||||
| 12/26/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | ULTREON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.27 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 10/31/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | EMPRINT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.72 | General |
| Category: Ablation | ||||||
| 09/26/2023 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | Venovo (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.33 | General |
| Category: Vascular/Oncology | ||||||
| 09/25/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | XIENCE SKYPOINT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.65 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 09/25/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | XIENCE SKYPOINT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.30 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 08/28/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | XIENCE SKYPOINT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.42 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 08/28/2023 | Stryker Corporation | TARGET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.91 | General |
| Category: DETACHABLE COIL | ||||||
| 06/22/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | XIENCE SKYPOINT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.72 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 05/30/2023 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | Venovo (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.06 | General |
| Category: Vascular/Oncology | ||||||
| 05/29/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | PRESSUREWIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.66 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 03/19/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | XIENCE SKYPOINT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.40 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 02/23/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | XIENCE SIERRA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.55 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 02/10/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.51 | General |
| Category: General - Embolics_PI | ||||||
| 01/03/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | XIENCE SIERRA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.54 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 10/28/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | XIENCE SIERRA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.14 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 09/08/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | OPTIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.87 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 45 | 2,182 | 2,554 | $1.5M | $71,203 |
| 2022 | 40 | 1,928 | 2,242 | $1.0M | $52,350 |
| 2021 | 43 | 2,236 | 2,795 | $1.2M | $66,987 |
| 2020 | 34 | 2,084 | 2,497 | $681,541 | $68,757 |
Total Patients
8,430
Total Services
10,088
Medicare Billing
$259,298
Procedure Codes
162
All Medicare Procedures & Services
162 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 7
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74177 | Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | Facility | 2023 | 100 | 104 | $139,048 | $6,777 | 4.9% |
| 74176 | Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast | Facility | 2023 | 100 | 104 | $132,912 | $6,517 | 4.9% |
| 70450 | Ct scan head or brain without contrast | Facility | 2023 | 194 | 201 | $101,304 | $5,827 | 5.8% |
| 49083 | Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 68 | $119,340 | $5,430 | 4.5% |
| 71250 | Ct scan of chest without contrast | Facility | 2023 | 100 | 106 | $67,098 | $4,091 | 6.1% |
| 32555 | Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 47 | $100,439 | $3,819 | 3.8% |
| 71045 | X-ray of chest, 1 view | Facility | 2023 | 385 | 576 | $80,064 | $3,758 | 4.7% |
| 36558 | Insertion of tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 19 | $90,535 | $3,585 | 4.0% |
| 36561 | Insertion of central venous tube with port (5 years or older) | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $67,914 | $2,756 | 4.1% |
| 74178 | Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis before and after contrast | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 32 | $45,152 | $2,164 | 4.8% |
| 71275 | Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 30 | $39,480 | $1,993 | 5.0% |
| 71260 | Ct scan of chest with contrast | Facility | 2023 | 42 | 45 | $31,725 | $1,778 | 5.6% |
| 73700 | Ct scan of leg without contrast | Facility | 2023 | 36 | 41 | $24,780 | $1,517 | 6.1% |
| 71046 | X-ray of chest, 2 views | Facility | 2023 | 186 | 193 | $31,266 | $1,410 | 4.5% |
| 77012 | Review by radiologist of ct guidance for needle placement | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 26 | $21,892 | $1,376 | 6.3% |
| 72125 | Ct scan of upper spine without contrast | Facility | 2023 | 38 | 38 | $23,750 | $1,366 | 5.8% |
| 74230 | Imaging for evaluation of swallowing function | Facility | 2023 | 59 | 65 | $16,575 | $1,280 | 7.7% |
| 76770 | Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | Facility | 2023 | 47 | 48 | $22,512 | $1,241 | 5.5% |
| 36556 | Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 20 | $32,940 | $1,205 | 3.7% |
| 78815 | Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with ct scan | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $21,798 | $1,178 | 5.4% |
| 70498 | Ct scan of blood vessels of neck with contrast | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $23,332 | $1,158 | 5.0% |
| 36589 | Removal of tunneled central venous tube | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $27,907 | $1,136 | 4.1% |
| 76700 | Complete ultrasound scan of abdomen | Facility | 2023 | 42 | 42 | $20,160 | $1,118 | 5.5% |
| 77080 | Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine | Facility | 2023 | 114 | 114 | $21,090 | $1,027 | 4.9% |
| 93971 | Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Facility | 2023 | 59 | 59 | $24,662 | $945.40 | 3.8% |
About Dr. Kevin Ching, MD
Dr. Kevin Ching, MD is a Vascular & Interventional Radiology healthcare provider based in Corpus Christi, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/09/2010. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1760702914.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Kevin Ching, MD has received a total of $8,677 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $242.32 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 191 transactions from 36 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($4,363).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ching has provided services to 8,430 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 10,088 services with total Medicare billing of $259,298. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 162 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Vascular & Interventional Radiology
- Other Specialties Diagnostic Radiology
- Location Corpus Christi, TX
- Active Since 06/09/2010
- Last Updated 06/06/2016
- Taxonomy Code 2085R0204X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1760702914
Products in Payments
- THERASPHERE - BIO (Device) $3,239
- Cook Medical IAA (Device) $715.55
- COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX (Device) $620.09
- Cook Medical Peripheral Intervention (Device) $607.08
- Cook Medical Zilver PTX (Device) $594.69
- Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System (Device) $317.62
- Dragonfly OCT (Device) $310.98
- COOK MEDICAL BEACON (Device) $152.16
- XIENCE SIERRA (Device) $123.41
- Indigo System (Device) $120.78
- AZUR (Device) $104.12
- XIENCE SKYPOINT (Device) $103.49
- DIREXION (Device) $80.66
- JADENU (Drug) $68.92
- COOK MEDICAL CATHETERS (Device) $58.98
- Xience Sierra Coronary Stent System (Device) $57.47
- CYRAMZA (Drug) $57.43
- Cabometyx (Drug) $53.34
- KEYTRUDA (Biological) $46.81
- GlideWire (Device) $46.35
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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