Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $384.92 | 14 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $218.88 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $100.96 | 8 | $0 (2022) |
| ABIOMED | $33.44 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Mindray DS USA, Inc. | $17.91 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Masimo Corporation | $13.73 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $13.73 | 1 | Masimo Corporation ($13.73) |
| 2022 | $295.80 | 8 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($190.42) |
| 2021 | $75.39 | 5 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation ($46.93) |
All Payment Transactions
14 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/23/2023 | Masimo Corporation | SET and rainbow SET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.73 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 12/02/2022 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.18 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 09/29/2022 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.97 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 09/01/2022 | Mindray DS USA, Inc. | A9 , N1, N17 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.91 | General |
| Category: Anesthesia Equipment | ||||||
| 06/30/2022 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.73 | General |
| 06/23/2022 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.41 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 03/25/2022 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.44 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 03/23/2022 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.47 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 03/12/2022 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $146.69 | General |
| 11/16/2021 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.28 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 10/20/2021 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.46 | General |
| 06/26/2021 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.09 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 04/09/2021 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.80 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 01/27/2021 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.76 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 23 | 23 | $37,155 | $3,532 |
| 2021 | 4 | 70 | 70 | $73,536 | $7,211 |
| 2020 | 3 | 52 | 53 | $69,498 | $6,950 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
9 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00670 | Anesthesia for extensive surgery on spine | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $28,678 | $2,751 | 9.6% |
| 00731 | Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $8,477 | $781.22 | 9.2% |
| 00670 | Anesthesia for procedure on spine and spinal cord | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $30,980 | $3,100 | 10.0% |
| 01922 | Anesthesia for x-ray or radiation therapy | Facility | 2021 | 27 | 27 | $21,477 | $2,077 | 9.7% |
| 00731 | Anesthesia for procedure on esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 20 | 20 | $13,534 | $1,308 | 9.7% |
| 00910 | Anesthesia for procedure on urinary system including use of an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $7,546 | $725.92 | 9.6% |
| 00670 | Anesthesia for procedure on spine and spinal cord | Facility | 2020 | 19 | 19 | $46,332 | $4,604 | 9.9% |
| 00731 | Anesthesia for procedure on esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 22 | 22 | $13,608 | $1,372 | 10.1% |
| 01922 | Anesthesia for x-ray or radiation therapy | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 12 | $9,558 | $974.29 | 10.2% |
About Meng Chen, CAA
Meng Chen, CAA is a Anesthesiologist Assistant healthcare provider based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/16/2016. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1043667470.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Meng Chen, CAA has received a total of $384.92 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $13.73 received in 2023. These payments were reported across 14 transactions from 5 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($384.92).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Chen has provided services to 145 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 146 services with total Medicare billing of $17,693. Data is available for 3 years (2020–2022), covering 9 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Anesthesiologist Assistant
- Location Chapel Hill, NC
- Active Since 05/16/2016
- Last Updated 05/02/2024
- Taxonomy Code 367H00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1043667470
Products in Payments
- BRIDION (Drug) $100.96
- Impella (Device) $33.44
- A9 , N1, N17 (Device) $17.91
- SET and rainbow SET (Device) $13.73
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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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