Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $248,250 | 25 | 90.0% |
| Consulting Fee | $11,500 | 6 | 4.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $11,380 | 228 | 4.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,454 | 13 | 1.3% |
| Honoraria | $1,200 | 1 | 0.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sirtex Medical Inc | $245,594 | 45 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $13,365 | 42 | $0 (2024) |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | $7,108 | 30 | $0 (2023) |
| TriSalus Life Sciences, Inc. | $2,260 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | $1,482 | 27 | $0 (2024) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $700.12 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| AngioDynamics, Inc. | $479.35 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Route 92 Medical, Inc. | $455.62 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Instylla, Inc. | $418.20 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Penumbra, Inc. | $411.59 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $31,544 | 70 | Sirtex Medical Inc ($28,457) |
| 2023 | $9,359 | 31 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($7,240) |
| 2022 | $198,254 | 49 | Sirtex Medical Inc ($192,274) |
| 2021 | $27,345 | 17 | Sirtex Medical Inc ($23,000) |
| 2020 | $253.22 | 4 | AngioDynamics, Inc. ($211.12) |
| 2019 | $4,638 | 21 | Terumo Medical Corporation ($3,667) |
| 2018 | $2,279 | 42 | Terumo Medical Corporation ($1,178) |
| 2017 | $2,112 | 39 | Biocompatibles, Inc. ($267.47) |
All Payment Transactions
273 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 11
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17/2024 | Sirtex Medical Inc | SIR-Spheres Microspheres (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,450.00 | General |
| Category: Interventional Oncology | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | Sirtex Medical Inc | SIR-Spheres Microspheres (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,600.00 | General |
| Category: Interventional Oncology | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | TheraSphere Y90 Glass Microspheres 7.0 GBq (US Commercial) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.37 | General |
| Category: TheraSphere Y90 Glass Microspheres 7.0 GBq (US Commercial)_PI | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $95.78 | General |
| Category: General - Embolics_PI | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.76 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 11/27/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | EMBOLD Fibered (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.07 | General |
| Category: Embold_PI | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Sirtex Medical Inc | SIR-Spheres Microspheres (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $4.39 | General |
| Category: Interventional Oncology | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Sirtex Medical Inc | SIR-Spheres Microspheres (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $133.35 | General |
| Category: Interventional Oncology | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $159.14 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $141.50 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 10/08/2024 | Imperative Care, Inc | SYMPHONY CATHETER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.48 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | Sirtex Medical Inc | SIR-Spheres Microspheres (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.96 | General |
| Category: Interventional Oncology | ||||||
| 09/16/2024 | AngioDynamics, Inc. | ALPHAVAC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $76.49 | General |
| Category: VIT | ||||||
| 09/10/2024 | Sirtex Medical Inc | LAVA LES (Liquid Embolic System) (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $131.28 | General |
| Category: Endovascular Embolization | ||||||
| 08/26/2024 | Penumbra, Inc. | Indigo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 08/21/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Direxion (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.30 | General |
| Category: Direxion_PI | ||||||
| 08/19/2024 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.19 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 08/13/2024 | Okami Medical, Inc. | LOBO (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.19 | General |
| Category: Peripheral vascular intervention | ||||||
| 08/12/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | TRUFILL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.38 | General |
| Category: Neurovascular | ||||||
| 07/30/2024 | Sirtex Medical Inc | SIR-Spheres Microspheres (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $5.31 | General |
| Category: Interventional Oncology | ||||||
| 07/28/2024 | Penumbra, Inc. | Penumbra System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $135.39 | General |
| Category: Neurointervention | ||||||
| 07/25/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Direxion (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.06 | General |
| Category: Direxion_PI | ||||||
| 07/24/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | EMBOLD Fibered (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $82.98 | General |
| Category: Embold_PI | ||||||
| 07/17/2024 | CORDIS US CORP. | MYNX CONTROL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.67 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 07/15/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | EMBOLD Fibered (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.27 | General |
| Category: Embold_PI | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | 498 | 1,490 | $355,128 | $39,452 |
| 2022 | 20 | 576 | 699 | $388,854 | $46,531 |
| 2021 | 17 | 473 | 600 | $153,031 | $41,461 |
| 2020 | 19 | 538 | 688 | $197,668 | $53,474 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
76 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36247 | Insertion of tube into abdominal, pelvic, or leg artery, initial third order branch | Office | 2023 | 11 | 19 | $66,481 | $11,137 | 16.8% |
| 36561 | Insertion of central venous tube with port (5 years or older) | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $34,006 | $3,609 | 10.6% |
| 36558 | Insertion of tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $34,901 | $3,287 | 9.4% |
| 36248 | Insertion of tube into abdominal, pelvic, or leg artery, additional second, third, and beyond | Office | 2023 | 11 | 34 | $9,792 | $3,121 | 31.9% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 27 | $8,640 | $2,752 | 31.9% |
| 32557 | Drainage of fluid from chest cavity with insertion of indwelling tube using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 21 | $42,087 | $2,682 | 6.4% |
| 36247 | Insertion of tube into abdominal, pelvic, or leg artery, initial third order branch | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 17 | $59,319 | $2,061 | 3.5% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 134 | 142 | $17,413 | $1,383 | 7.9% |
| 50200 | Needle biopsy of kidney | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $17,850 | $1,373 | 7.7% |
| 77012 | Review by radiologist of ct guidance for needle placement | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $7,700 | $1,215 | 15.8% |
| 36589 | Removal of tunneled central venous tube | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $4,872 | $1,090 | 22.4% |
| 38222 | Biopsy and aspiration of bone marrow sample for diagnosis | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $7,739 | $1,017 | 13.1% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | Facility | 2023 | 34 | 35 | $5,032 | $837.20 | 16.6% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $2,529 | $806.13 | 31.9% |
| 47000 | Needle biopsy of liver through skin | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $8,952 | $786.72 | 8.8% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Office | 2023 | 17 | 20 | $1,940 | $596.67 | 30.8% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Facility | 2023 | 50 | 52 | $5,039 | $569.55 | 11.3% |
| 77001 | Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion or removal of central vein access device | Facility | 2023 | 38 | 40 | $9,870 | $552.10 | 5.6% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $1,476 | $469.08 | 31.8% |
| Q9967 | Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml | Office | 2023 | 12 | 949 | $9,490 | $107.34 | 1.1% |
| 37243 | Occlusion of growths or obstructed vessels with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 16 | $109,960 | $7,068 | 6.4% |
| 36247 | Insertion of tube into abdominal, pelvic, or leg artery, initial third order branch | Facility | 2022 | 23 | 31 | $51,255 | $4,545 | 8.9% |
| 36558 | Insertion of tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $26,422 | $4,118 | 15.6% |
| 50200 | Needle biopsy of kidney | Facility | 2022 | 40 | 42 | $23,099 | $3,780 | 16.4% |
| 32557 | Drainage of fluid from chest cavity with insertion of indwelling tube using imaging guidance | Facility | 2022 | 28 | 29 | $31,565 | $3,677 | 11.6% |
About Dr. Steve Chen, MD
Dr. Steve Chen, MD is a Vascular & Interventional Radiology healthcare provider based in Seattle, Washington. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 12/29/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1316924533.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Steve Chen, MD has received a total of $275,784 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $31,544 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 273 transactions from 44 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($248,250).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Chen has provided services to 2,085 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,477 services with total Medicare billing of $180,917. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 76 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Vascular & Interventional Radiology
- Other Specialties Diagnostic Radiology
- Location Seattle, WA
- Active Since 12/29/2005
- Last Updated 01/20/2026
- Taxonomy Code 2085R0204X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1316924533
Products in Payments
- SIR-Spheres Microspheres (Device) $245,437
- Navicross (Device) $4,600
- TheraSphere Y90 Glass Microspheres 10 GBq (Device) $2,700
- TRINAV INFUSION SYSTEM (Device) $2,260
- GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT (Device) $2,250
- Azur CX Detachable (Device) $1,750
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device) $1,448
- 8F BASE CAMP SHEATH SYSTEM (Device) $455.62
- VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis (Device) $397.35
- THERASPHERE - BIO (Device) $311.72
- Solitaire (Device) $271.99
- Nexavar (Drug) $252.51
- Product in Development (Device) $250.00
- INSTYLLA DELIVERY KIT (Device) $205.77
- CONCERTOTM (Device) $184.51
- General - Embolics (Device) $172.46
- Penumbra System (Device) $171.80
- TR Band (Device) $171.09
- Viz.AI LVO (Device) $167.65
- LAVA LES (Liquid Embolic System) (Device) $157.05
Explore
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.
Vascular & Interventional Radiology Doctors in Seattle
Dr. Jeffrey Chick, M.d, M.D
Vascular & Interventional Radiology — Payments: $211,077
Dr. Sanjiv Parikh, Md, MD
Vascular & Interventional Radiology — Payments: $159,034
Dr. Avik Som, Md, Phd, MD, PHD
Vascular & Interventional Radiology — Payments: $30,887
Dr. Kevin Koo, M D, M D
Vascular & Interventional Radiology — Payments: $25,679
Dr. Karim Valji
Vascular & Interventional Radiology — Payments: $21,449
Matthew Kogut, Md, MD
Vascular & Interventional Radiology — Payments: $5,017