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This database was last updated in October 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. Newer data is available at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments site.

LEI CHEN
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LEI CHEN

Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
200 OAK ST NE STE 7, KIDNEY SPECIALISTS OF NEW MEXICO, P.C., ALBUQUERQUE, NM, 87106-4353
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DR. LEI CHEN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

33

payments

$739

payment total

7

companies paid this doctor

Payment Calendar in 2018

This doctor received a payment on days in 2018.

Each box below represents a single day during the disclosure period. A gray box indicates no payments. The darker the color, the more payments a doctor received that day.

2018

Types of Payments in 2018

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 33 $739

Drugs & Devices in 2018

Totals listed below account for all payments from that mention this product. Beginning in 2016, the government began classifying products as drugs, devices, biologics or medical supplies. Below, you will see drugs (drugs and biologics) and devices (devices and medical supplies). If a payment record mentions more than one product, the entire value will be included in each of those products. When no products are listed, they are not included in the list below.

Product Name Product Type Payments†
RAYALDEE (OLD)

drug

 $142
AURYXIA

drug

 $138
RAYALDEE

drug

 $130
VELTASSA

drug

 $119
ACTHAR

drug

 $84
PARSABIV

drug

 $69
JYNARQUE

drug

 $41
VELPHORO

drug

 $15
† May not add up to dollar total at top of page, since a payment record may not be associated with any product or can be associated with several products.

Payment Details in 2018

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Feb 6, 2018 $126 RAYALDEE (OLD) Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
May 31, 2018 $33 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Apr 5, 2018 $29 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Jul 16, 2018 $28 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
May 10, 2018 $25 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $23 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Dec 6, 2018 $23 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Dec 4, 2018 $23 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
May 23, 2018 $23 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Aug 27, 2018 $22 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Sep 4, 2018 $22 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $22 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $22 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Jan 22, 2018 $21 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Aug 29, 2018 $21 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $21 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
May 9, 2018 $21 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Feb 14, 2018 $20 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $20 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Aug 7, 2018 $20 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $19 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Dec 3, 2018 $19 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Sep 25, 2018 $19 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 29, 2018 $18 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Feb 12, 2018 $16 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jan 30, 2018 $16 RAYALDEE (OLD) Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Feb 27, 2018 $15 VELPHORO Food and Beverage FRESENIUS USA MARKETING, INC.
Feb 5, 2018 $14 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $13 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Apr 9, 2018 $10 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $8 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Aug 10, 2018 $6 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Oct 4, 2018 $2 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.