Cheryl Lee, MD
Urology · Columbus, OHNPI 1003907312
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (44.5%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 6 manufacturers reported payments, led by Merck at 47.7% of the total. Among urology clinicians in OH with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 32 payments — averaging $702.31 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Merck$11K
- Boston Scientific$7K
- Urogen Pharma, Inc.$5K
- Photocure Inc$113
- Laborie Medical Technologies Corp.$47
- Johnson & Johnson$39
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$10,00044%
- Speaking & faculty fees$9,40042%
- Travel & lodging$1,9919%
- Food & beverage$1,0835%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Merck | 7 | $10,730 |
| Boston Scientific | 16 | $6,934 |
| Urogen Pharma, Inc. | 5 | $4,611 |
| Photocure Inc | 2 | $113 |
| Laborie Medical Technologies Corp. | 1 | $47 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $39 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- GENERAL ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION$5,400
- GENERAL - THERAPIES$1,110
- Advantage System$118
How this compares
$22,474 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 485 urology providers in Ohio.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Other urology in Columbus
- Bodo KnudsenColumbus$108K
- Gregory LoweColumbus$106K
- George HoColumbus$72K
- Hiren PatelColumbus$54K
- Michael FarrellColumbus$52K
- Nicholas TadrosColumbus$32K
- Eric RiedingerColumbus$27K
- Eric SingerColumbus$25K
- Matthew LeeColumbus$16K
- Lawrence GervasiMiddleburg Heights$1.1M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.