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Covered recipient · General Payments record

CHINEDU MMEJE

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Urology

NPI
1245467489
CMS profile
968305
Location
HOUSTON, TX

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$47,712.31

  • Reported across 97 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$43,036.29

53 records · 0 disputed

Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.

How these totals are calculated
  • The total is the sum of the General Payments records CMS published for the labeled program year(s), exactly as published. Nothing is estimated, weighted, or combined across categories.
  • General Payments only. Research and Ownership/Investment are separate datasets and are never summed with these figures; amounts are kept separate per program year.
  • Featured-page threshold (a presentation gate, not a judgment): records>=3 OR total>=100 (all years).
  • Methodology & Data — sourcing, labeling, and limitations.

Related groups: Urology TX All categories

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $30,870.00 7
Travel and Lodging $5,957.49 24
Education $5,263.19 4
Food and Beverage $945.61 18

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $35,016.53 33
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $7,899.19 18
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $100.34 1
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $20.23 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $3,866.06 30
PY2019 $333.81 7
PY2022 $251.55 4
PY2023 $224.60 3
PY2024 $43,036.29 53

Payment records · PY2024 (53)

Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS

Program year 2024 2018201920222023 Record-level detail is published for PY2024; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.
Paying entity Amount Date Nature of payment Dispute status Published Record ID Source
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $100.34 05/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086155574 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $20.23 06/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092620668 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $13.19 04/09/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137496191 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $17.26 05/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137496195 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $2,940.00 05/02/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137496200 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $115.48 06/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137496204 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $3,307.50 06/27/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137496209 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $297.53 07/25/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137496213 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $460.40 07/25/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137496217 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $125.01 07/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137496221 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $6.32 07/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137496225 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $15.00 07/26/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137496230 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $5,880.00 08/01/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137496234 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $15.44 08/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137496238 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $18.33 09/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137496243 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $54.10 09/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137496247 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $625.92 09/24/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137496251 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $593.96 09/24/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137496256 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $180.47 09/24/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137496260 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $23.53 09/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137496264 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $386.10 09/25/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137496269 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $24.23 09/25/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137496273 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $5,880.00 10/10/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137496277 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $1,470.00 10/24/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137496281 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $12.86 11/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137496285 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $288.95 11/12/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137496290 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $159.22 11/12/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137496294 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $41.54 11/12/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137496298 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $69.66 11/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137496302 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $121.81 11/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137496306 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $303.38 12/04/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137496310 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $3,307.50 12/05/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137496315 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $8,085.00 12/05/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137496319 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $123.49 12/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137496323 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $53.35 12/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137496328 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $278.10 04/03/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137105265 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $25.00 04/03/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137228293 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $25.00 04/03/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137245462 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $243.44 04/03/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137280548 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $265.71 04/25/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137194623 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $217.47 04/26/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137164766 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $271.59 05/01/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137284047 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $22.79 06/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137073201 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $523.47 09/10/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137119338 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $30.00 09/10/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137280256 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $1,500.00 09/20/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137140758 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $88.90 09/20/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137171328 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $16.00 09/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137199352 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $518.76 09/22/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137193671 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $1,500.00 09/23/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137217507 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $93.35 09/23/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137262935 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $2,250.00 09/27/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137092723 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $29.61 11/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137161155 CMS

Source & provenance

Dataset
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
Publisher of source data
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS publication date
2026-01-23
Program years on this page
2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018 , PY2019 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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