Gene Cheng
Neurology · Peoria, ILNPI 1417920232
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 98.7% of the total across 103 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 24 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 50.4% of the total.
Across 103 payments — averaging $16.02 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$832
- Avion Pharmaceuticals$150
- UCB, Inc.$106
- Pfizer$72
- CSL Behring$49
- Novartis$49
- plus $392 from 18 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$221%
- Food & beverage$1,62899%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 60 | $832 |
| Avion Pharmaceuticals | 8 | $150 |
| UCB, Inc. | 6 | $106 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $72 |
| CSL Behring | 3 | $49 |
| Novartis | 2 | $49 |
| Biogen | 3 | $48 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 3 | $43 |
| AstraZeneca | 2 | $25 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $23 |
| Merz North America, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Acorda Therapeutics, Inc | 1 | $22 |
| SK Life Science, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Corium, LLC | 1 | $20 |
| MDD US Operations, LLC | 1 | $19 |
| Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 1 | $19 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| EMD Serono, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc | 1 | $15 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$1,650 in reported general payments places this provider in the 60th percentile of 790 neurology providers in Illinois.
Other neurology in Peoria
- Reuben ValenzuelaPeoria$590K
- Augusto MiravalleChicago$1.4M
- Lori GuytonHerrin$1.1M
- Daniel WynnNorthbrook$812K
- Arthur ItkinPalos Heights$808K
- Andrew GordonLake Barrington$765K
- Martha McGrawWinfield$625K
- Adil JavedChicago$584K
- Tyler KaplanMaywood$549K
- Danny BegaChicago$442K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.