Official source Data mirrored from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Open Payments · General Payments · as published 2026-01-23 View official record Methodology

Covered recipient · General Payments record

GEORGE J CHANG

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Colon & Rectal Surgery

NPI
1295820496
CMS profile
104664
Location
HOUSTON, TX

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$30,895.22

  • Reported across 56 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$15,551.44

32 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.

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Medtronic, Inc. $6,879.44 18
Tempus AI, Inc $5,031.92 6
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $1,600.00 1
MEDICAROID, INC. $1,186.34 2
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $631.55 4
Guard Medical Inc. $222.19 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $216.04 4
PY2019 $186.27 4
PY2021 $4,868.23 3
PY2022 $5,104.27 3
PY2023 $4,968.97 10
PY2024 $15,551.44 32

Payment records · PY2024 (32)

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

Program year 2024 20182019202120222023 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
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $1,600.00 01/22/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1116390380 CMS
Guard Medical Inc. $222.19 06/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154467143 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $19.00 01/26/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137139828 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $346.05 01/26/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137196955 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $133.25 02/20/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137086475 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $133.25 02/20/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137223376 CMS
MEDICAROID, INC. $1,125.00 02/23/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1091175924 CMS
MEDICAROID, INC. $61.34 02/23/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1091175926 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $0.63 01/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117149994 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $401.52 01/10/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117150004 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $67.42 01/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117150002 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $68.27 01/11/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117150006 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $68.27 01/11/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117150008 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $319.70 01/11/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117150010 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $14.18 01/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117150016 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $88.09 01/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117150018 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $19.03 01/12/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112049414 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $41.77 01/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117150000 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $10.39 01/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117150024 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $52.13 01/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117149996 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $14.31 01/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117150012 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $5.81 01/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117150014 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $227.00 01/18/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117150020 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $28.79 01/18/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117150022 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $5,400.00 01/19/2024 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 1112049416 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $52.13 01/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117149998 CMS
Tempus AI, Inc $31.84 04/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150162334 CMS
Tempus AI, Inc $4,000.00 07/02/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150162336 CMS
Tempus AI, Inc $25.00 07/02/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150162342 CMS
Tempus AI, Inc $81.80 07/02/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150162344 CMS
Tempus AI, Inc $508.21 07/02/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152524873 CMS
Tempus AI, Inc $385.07 07/02/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152524875 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, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018 , PY2019 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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