Total Payments
$25,931
2024 Payments
$8,035
Companies
53
Transactions
560
Medicare Patients
2,475
Medicare Billing
$203,731
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$14,056 (54.2%)
Food & Beverage$11,638 (44.9%)
Travel$234.37 (0.9%)
Education$2.32 (0.0%)
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 | $14,056 | 8 | 54.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $11,638 | 544 | 44.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $234.37 | 7 | 0.9% |
| Education | $2.32 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABBVIE INC. | $15,830 | 96 | $0 (2024) |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | $1,963 | 82 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,429 | 61 | $0 (2024) |
| Lundbeck LLC | $930.48 | 42 | $0 (2024) |
| Nevro Corp. | $528.84 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $463.07 | 16 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $449.61 | 31 | $0 (2018) |
| Eisai Inc. | $405.47 | 21 | $0 (2024) |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | $346.95 | 13 | $0 (2022) |
| Merz North America, Inc. | $303.55 | 10 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8,035 | 107 | ABBVIE INC. ($5,688) |
| 2023 | $10,731 | 101 | ABBVIE INC. ($9,336) |
| 2022 | $2,294 | 89 | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. ($557.25) |
| 2021 | $941.78 | 36 | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. ($357.99) |
| 2020 | $430.69 | 26 | Lundbeck LLC ($91.35) |
| 2019 | $70.27 | 6 | Allergan Inc. ($22.11) |
| 2018 | $1,150 | 62 | Abbott Laboratories ($426.84) |
| 2017 | $2,279 | 133 | Abbott Laboratories ($440.82) |
All Payment Transactions
560 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 23
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.87 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | Austedo XR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.61 | General |
| Category: Central Nervous System | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | QULIPTA (Drug), UBRELVY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.74 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.32 | General |
| Category: BOTOX THERAPEUTIC | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | Lundbeck LLC | VYEPTI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $26.78 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | Austedo XR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.18 | General |
| Category: Central Nervous System | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | EMGALITY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.24 | General |
| Category: Neuroscience | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | KISUNLA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $120.89 | General |
| Category: Neuroscience | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | Austedo XR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.77 | General |
| Category: Central Nervous System | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | AJOVY (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.65 | General |
| Category: Central Nervous System | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | UBRELVY (Drug) | 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 | $2,625.00 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | Austedo XR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.55 | General |
| Category: Central Nervous System | ||||||
| 10/26/2024 | Lundbeck LLC | VYEPTI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $33.07 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 10/25/2024 | ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc | NUPLAZID (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $88.55 | General |
| Category: PARKINSONS DISEASE PSYCHOSIS | ||||||
| 10/14/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | QULIPTA (Drug), UBRELVY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.16 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | UBRELVY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.01 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | UBRELVY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.10 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 10/09/2024 | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | AJOVY (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.01 | General |
| Category: Central Nervous System | ||||||
| 10/09/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | EMGALITY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.18 | General |
| Category: Neuroscience | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | Austedo XR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.00 | General |
| Category: Central Nervous System | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | Austedo XR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $115.87 | General |
| Category: Central Nervous System | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Eisai Inc. | Leqembi (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.42 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | Lundbeck LLC | VYEPTI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $29.92 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 09/14/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $89.16 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | AJOVY (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.31 | General |
| Category: Central Nervous System | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 176 | 333 | $58,801 | $33,453 |
| 2022 | 11 | 291 | 786 | $85,969 | $42,014 |
| 2021 | 4 | 132 | 495 | $24,735 | $9,370 |
| 2020 | 17 | 1,876 | 3,323 | $378,601 | $118,894 |
Total Patients
2,475
Total Services
4,937
Medicare Billing
$203,731
Procedure Codes
38
All Medicare Procedures & Services
38 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 58 | 192 | $31,149 | $18,162 | 58.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 46 | 46 | $9,615 | $5,098 | 53.0% |
| 62323 | Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Office | 2023 | 16 | 21 | $6,195 | $3,977 | 64.2% |
| 77002 | Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | Office | 2023 | 25 | 37 | $5,516 | $3,125 | 56.7% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $4,457 | $2,534 | 56.9% |
| 20552 | Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles | Office | 2023 | 15 | 21 | $1,869 | $557.10 | 29.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 60 | 155 | $28,231 | $14,947 | 52.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 50 | 50 | $10,088 | $5,319 | 52.7% |
| 77002 | Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | Office | 2022 | 37 | 56 | $9,581 | $4,823 | 50.3% |
| 62323 | Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Office | 2022 | 14 | 16 | $5,046 | $3,200 | 63.4% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $4,956 | $2,973 | 60.0% |
| 95886 | Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study | Office | 2022 | 20 | 38 | $10,024 | $2,939 | 29.3% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Office | 2022 | 12 | 13 | $4,243 | $2,508 | 59.1% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 16 | 19 | $6,114 | $2,503 | 40.9% |
| 64484 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | Office | 2022 | 12 | 20 | $4,190 | $1,758 | 42.0% |
| 20552 | Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles | Office | 2022 | 27 | 36 | $3,408 | $1,011 | 29.7% |
| J1100 | Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | Office | 2022 | 23 | 363 | $88.80 | $33.67 | 37.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 73 | 97 | $17,910 | $6,381 | 35.6% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 25 | 25 | $6,491 | $2,911 | 44.8% |
| J1100 | Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | Office | 2021 | 21 | 360 | $139.35 | $39.60 | 28.4% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $195.00 | $39.00 | 20.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 378 | 679 | $127,960 | $53,879 | 42.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 265 | 265 | $75,431 | $30,813 | 40.8% |
| 64450 | Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other peripheral nerve or branch | Office | 2020 | 39 | 470 | $82,250 | $15,417 | 18.7% |
| 64405 | Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into greater occipital nerve of upper neck and back of head | Office | 2020 | 37 | 60 | $23,800 | $3,261 | 13.7% |
About Dr. Zhicheng Li, MD
Dr. Zhicheng Li, MD is a Pain Medicine healthcare provider based in Cary, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/26/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1740365063.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Zhicheng Li, MD has received a total of $25,931 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $8,035 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 560 transactions from 53 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" ($14,056).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Li has provided services to 2,475 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,937 services with total Medicare billing of $203,731. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 38 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Pain Medicine
- Other Specialties Neurology
- Location Cary, NC
- Active Since 10/26/2006
- Last Updated 04/07/2021
- Taxonomy Code 208VP0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1740365063
Products in Payments
- QULIPTA (Drug) $12,289
- UBRELVY (Drug) $3,492
- AJOVY (Biological) $826.25
- VYEPTI (Biological) $764.72
- Austedo XR (Drug) $736.35
- PROCLAIM (Device) $488.97
- NURTEC ODT (Drug) $476.87
- Senza (Device) $453.33
- SCS IPGs (Device) $452.34
- AUSTEDO (Drug) $400.58
- Xeomin (Biological) $287.76
- Trudhesa (Drug) $284.24
- Aimovig (Biological) $243.40
- Leqembi (Drug) $215.36
- EMGALITY (Drug) $196.44
- BELSOMRA (Drug) $191.97
- Fycompa (Drug) $190.11
- SCS leads (Device) $184.30
- SPRIX (Drug) $179.89
- RESTORE (Device) $178.28
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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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