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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.

BRIGHT CHEN
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BRIGHT CHEN

Listed Specialty: Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery
9889 BELLAIRE BLVD STE 219A, HOUSTON, TX, 77036-3591
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DR. BRIGHT CHEN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

7

payments

$1,089

payment total

3

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
Travel and Lodging
 3 $855
Food and Beverage
 4 $234

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†
VERSAJET II

device

 $1,055
ALLEVYN

device

 $593
ALLEVYN LIFE

device

 $593
RENASYS

device

 $593
GRAVITY

device

 $20
HEMICAP MTP RESURFACING

device

 $14
† 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
Apr 20, 2018 $462 VERSAJET II Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $247 ALLEVYN RENASYS VERSAJET II ALLEVYN LIFE Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $147 ALLEVYN RENASYS VERSAJET II ALLEVYN LIFE Travel and Lodging SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $116 ALLEVYN RENASYS VERSAJET II ALLEVYN LIFE Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 21, 2018 $83 ALLEVYN RENASYS VERSAJET II ALLEVYN LIFE Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $20 GRAVITY Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $14 HEMICAP MTP RESURFACING Food and Beverage ARTHROSURFACE INCORPORATED
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.