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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

CHIMA C NWAUKWA

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology

NPI
1477657807
CMS profile
293420
Location
BEAUMONT, TX

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$34,740.46

  • Reported across 428 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$5,456.17

75 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: Interventional Cardiology 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 $2,660.00 1
Food and Beverage $1,524.13 71
Travel and Lodging $1,272.04 3

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation $4,242.23 14
ShockWave Medical, Inc $443.18 26
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $290.23 12
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $128.53 6
PFIZER INC. $76.77 3
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $60.63 3
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $47.94 2
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION $37.88 2
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. $32.18 2
AngioDynamics, Inc. $26.69 1
Medtronic, Inc. $25.39 1
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $17.01 1
Acerta Pharma LLC $14.18 1
Novo Nordisk AS $13.33 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $1,359.56 64
PY2019 $2,533.75 59
PY2020 $1,315.91 48
PY2021 $1,387.46 59
PY2022 $895.57 43
PY2023 $21,792.04 80
PY2024 $5,456.17 75

Payment records · PY2024 (75)

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

Program year 2024 201820192020202120222023 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
AngioDynamics, Inc. $26.69 06/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095089527 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $14.18 04/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104558340 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $27.37 01/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092632651 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $14.85 02/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092632641 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $22.75 04/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092632647 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $18.09 07/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092632643 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $18.75 10/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092632645 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $26.72 11/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092632649 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $17.01 07/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101392680 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $12.77 02/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138810461 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $20.74 04/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138810465 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $14.39 04/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138810467 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $15.02 06/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138810479 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $15.88 07/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138810481 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $106.20 07/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138810517 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $19.31 08/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138810513 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $16.33 10/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138810549 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $16.33 11/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138810551 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $21.01 11/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138810557 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $16.90 12/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138810559 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $15.35 12/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138810691 CMS
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. $14.58 05/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1129448938 CMS
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. $17.60 07/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1129448940 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $20.62 03/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078193809 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $21.15 05/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078193891 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $18.86 09/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078193843 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $25.39 10/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119336501 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $545.20 02/22/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141637033 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $92.00 02/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141850926 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $576.84 02/22/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141923242 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $2,660.00 03/08/2024 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 1141850520 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $150.00 03/11/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141850518 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $23.48 04/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141637047 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $20.75 05/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141637049 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $23.01 06/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141637045 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $30.98 07/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141637051 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $27.72 08/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141637043 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $24.59 09/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141637035 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $24.27 10/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141637167 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $27.12 11/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141920446 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $16.27 12/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141637053 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $17.69 05/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087048712 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $20.19 10/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087048748 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $13.33 04/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1096710518 CMS
PFIZER INC. $25.87 02/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131054122 CMS
PFIZER INC. $26.70 10/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1130882750 CMS
PFIZER INC. $24.20 11/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131155070 CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc $22.97 01/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152975983 CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc $20.00 04/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152980798 CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc $8.48 04/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152980796 CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc $24.38 05/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152978613 CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc $21.02 05/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152978615 CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc $16.66 05/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152978611 CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc $15.71 05/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152978617 CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc $27.77 06/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152978573 CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc $20.00 06/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152991689 CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc $1.15 07/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153002446 CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc $4.83 07/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152997829 CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc $26.87 07/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152997827 CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc $23.49 08/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152998555 CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc $27.25 09/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152998945 CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc $22.11 09/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152998943 CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc $15.83 10/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152993063 CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc $0.66 11/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152993065 CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc $2.85 11/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152971399 CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc $23.66 11/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152971477 CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc $20.35 11/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152971491 CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc $12.01 12/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152971271 CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc $33.26 12/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152971419 CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc $5.41 12/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152971707 CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc $1.79 12/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152971825 CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc $15.64 12/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152971895 CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc $29.03 12/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152970697 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $20.32 06/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080581267 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $27.62 09/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080581269 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, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018 , PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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