Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $12,355 | 594 | 96.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $416.25 | 2 | 3.2% |
| Education | $84.86 | 3 | 0.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $1,550 | 97 | $0 (2024) |
| BIOTRONIK INC. | $1,515 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $1,493 | 93 | $0 (2024) |
| Amgen Inc. | $1,090 | 67 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $981.37 | 8 | $0 (2018) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $933.34 | 42 | $0 (2024) |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $928.90 | 45 | $0 (2024) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $875.23 | 51 | $0 (2024) |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $565.05 | 33 | $0 (2019) |
| PFIZER INC. | $442.54 | 25 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,758 | 67 | BIOTRONIK INC. ($265.85) |
| 2023 | $1,355 | 58 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC ($235.23) |
| 2022 | $1,154 | 60 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC ($214.22) |
| 2021 | $1,338 | 78 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($259.46) |
| 2020 | $991.60 | 52 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($270.48) |
| 2019 | $1,539 | 74 | BIOTRONIK INC. ($383.27) |
| 2018 | $2,881 | 109 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($981.37) |
| 2017 | $1,839 | 101 | BIOTRONIK INC. ($288.38) |
All Payment Transactions
599 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 24
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/12/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.32 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | OPSUMIT (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.34 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 11/29/2024 | BIOTRONIK INC. | Acticor 7 VR-T DX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $107.55 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.06 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug), VERQUVO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.98 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.76 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC. | FUROSCIX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.37 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | BIOTRONIK INC. | Acticor 7 VR-T DX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $122.38 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.87 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 11/04/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug), ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.41 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug), VERQUVO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.86 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | OPSUMIT (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.32 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.52 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 10/21/2024 | HEARTFLOW, INC. | FFRct (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.22 | General |
| Category: Coronary | ||||||
| 10/07/2024 | Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | OPSUMIT (Drug), UPTRAVI | Education | In-kind items and services | $69.99 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 10/03/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug), VERQUVO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.55 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.65 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/23/2024 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug), NURTEC ODT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.43 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | OPSUMIT (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.12 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 09/17/2024 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.06 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | BIOTRONIK INC. | Acticor 7 VR-T DX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.92 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.90 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 09/10/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug), VERQUVO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.30 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/09/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.69 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 08/30/2024 | HEARTFLOW, INC. | FFRct (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.84 | General |
| Category: Coronary | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 19 | 2,448 | 4,100 | $696,461 | $398,987 |
| 2022 | 21 | 2,416 | 3,890 | $587,068 | $355,243 |
| 2021 | 21 | 2,805 | 5,543 | $659,134 | $420,594 |
| 2020 | 22 | 2,336 | 5,020 | $502,389 | $328,555 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
83 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93229 | Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | Office | 2023 | 133 | 133 | $187,400 | $107,247 | 57.2% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Office | 2023 | 186 | 186 | $117,825 | $76,871 | 65.2% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2023 | 263 | 266 | $95,710 | $40,998 | 42.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 210 | 339 | $44,200 | $27,919 | 63.2% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Office | 2023 | 124 | 124 | $35,165 | $22,379 | 63.6% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2023 | 101 | 102 | $30,570 | $18,123 | 59.3% |
| A9500 | Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | Office | 2023 | 186 | 372 | $22,320 | $17,499 | 78.4% |
| 93978 | Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | Office | 2023 | 102 | 102 | $27,470 | $16,547 | 60.2% |
| 93925 | Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | Office | 2023 | 68 | 68 | $24,120 | $15,181 | 62.9% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 126 | 126 | $19,050 | $12,661 | 66.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 102 | 103 | $18,055 | $11,889 | 65.8% |
| 93015 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | Office | 2023 | 187 | 187 | $24,950 | $10,618 | 42.6% |
| 93224 | Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional | Office | 2023 | 138 | 138 | $18,150 | $8,822 | 48.6% |
| 99441 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | Office | 2023 | 57 | 87 | $6,960 | $4,433 | 63.7% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 273 | 310 | $9,550 | $3,779 | 39.6% |
| 93228 | Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | Office | 2023 | 133 | 133 | $8,660 | $3,076 | 35.5% |
| J0153 | Injection, adenosine, 1 mg (not to be used to report any adenosine phosphate compounds) | Office | 2023 | 31 | 1,294 | $5,176 | $526.22 | 10.2% |
| 93325 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | Office | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $950.00 | $267.12 | 28.1% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2023 | 17 | 18 | $180.00 | $151.20 | 84.0% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Office | 2022 | 186 | 186 | $118,400 | $82,518 | 69.7% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2022 | 286 | 288 | $103,410 | $46,522 | 45.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 240 | 385 | $50,110 | $32,682 | 65.2% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Office | 2022 | 155 | 155 | $43,335 | $29,746 | 68.6% |
| 93229 | Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | Office | 2022 | 33 | 33 | $47,400 | $29,099 | 61.4% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2022 | 140 | 143 | $42,790 | $26,947 | 63.0% |
About Dr. Thomas Chen, M.D
Dr. Thomas Chen, M.D is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Flushing, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/29/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1164415899.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Thomas Chen, M.D has received a total of $12,856 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,758 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 599 transactions from 33 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($12,355).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Chen has provided services to 10,005 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 18,553 services with total Medicare billing of $1.5M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 83 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Location Flushing, NY
- Active Since 08/29/2005
- Last Updated 07/08/2007
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1164415899
Products in Payments
- XARELTO (Drug) $1,434
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $1,029
- ClosureFast (Device) $981.37
- VERQUVO (Drug) $893.86
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $647.77
- JARDIANCE (Drug) $645.01
- Corlanor (Drug) $610.66
- BRILINTA (Drug) $553.91
- LEQVIO (Drug) $502.12
- Repatha (Biological) $456.32
- Vascepa (Drug) $324.05
- PRADAXA (Drug) $310.79
- FARXIGA (Drug) $302.54
- Acticor 7 VR-T DX (Device) $296.92
- OPSUMIT (Drug) $197.67
- NURTEC ODT (Drug) $168.83
- ZONTIVITY (Drug) $147.83
- YOSPRALA (Drug) $95.38
- SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) $92.47
- AVEIR (Device) $91.93
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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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