Colleen Insook Lee
Internal Medicine · New York, NYNPI 1710078993
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.9% of the total across 279 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 14 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 19.9% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Among internal medicine clinicians in NY 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 279 payments — averaging $37.59 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Amgen$2K
- AbbVie$2K
- Boehringer Ingelheim$2K
- Gilead$963
- Novo Nordisk$942
- AstraZeneca$806
- plus $2K from 8 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$10,476100%
- Education$120%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen | 41 | $2,086 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 50 | $1,701 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 49 | $1,539 |
| Gilead | 9 | $963 |
| Novo Nordisk | 33 | $942 |
| AstraZeneca | 16 | $806 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 23 | $577 |
| Bayer | 28 | $530 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 18 | $396 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 4 | $280 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $262 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | 2 | $245 |
| Exact Sciences | 2 | $135 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $26 |
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.
How this compares
$10,488 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 9,771 internal medicine providers in New York.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 249 | $305,182 |
| ProliaDenosumab | 67 | $115,617 |
| VascepaIcosapent Ethyl | 136 | $79,834 |
| OzempicSemaglutide | 39 | $64,882 |
| CreonLipase/Protease/Amylase | 38 | $64,757 |
| EliquisApixaban | 57 | $64,094 |
| VemlidyTenofovir Alafenamide | 39 | $59,152 |
| MyrbetriqMirabegron | 44 | $34,428 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 22 | $34,281 |
| ZenpepLipase/Protease/Amylase | 15 | $26,687 |
| RybelsusSemaglutide | 13 | $22,176 |
| Diclofenac Epolamine | 28 | $21,237 |
| JentaduetoLinagliptin/Metformin Hcl | 13 | $10,922 |
| LinzessLinaclotide | 11 | $10,906 |
| Toujeo SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 17 | $7,570 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance, Jentadueto | $1,539 | $316,104262 claims |
| AmgenProlia | $2,086 | $115,61767 claims |
| Novo NordiskOzempic, Rybelsus | $942 | $87,05852 claims |
| AbbVieCreon, Linzess, Synthroid | $1,701 | $78,05878 claims |
| GileadVemlidy | $963 | $59,15239 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga, Breztri Aerosphere | $806 | $41,19433 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 90th percentile of 9,771 internal medicine providers in New York.
Other internal medicine in New York
- Stephen SaletanNew York$2.6M
- Ziad AliNew York$2M
- Ricky HsuNew York$1M
- James UnderbergNew York$953K
- Terry PlasseNew York$883K
- Krisczar BungayNew York$554K
- Eytan SteinNew York$496K
- Larry NeumanNew York$457K
- Wuhua JingNew York$338K
- Harvey SchneienNew York$334K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.