Jasen Chi, MD
Rheumatology · Little Rock, ARNPI 1437141322
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 91.1% of the total across 1,498 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 35 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 21.0% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Among rheumatology clinicians in AR 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 1,498 payments — averaging $20.01 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Amgen$6K
- AbbVie$5K
- Johnson & Johnson$3K
- UCB, Inc.$3K
- AstraZeneca$2K
- GSK$1K
- plus $9K from 29 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$1,2504%
- Speaking & faculty fees$1,2004%
- Food & beverage$27,30591%
- Education$2261%
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(2 entities) | 319 | $6,290 |
| AbbVie | 311 | $5,025 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 127 | $3,460 |
| UCB, Inc. | 169 | $3,334 |
| AstraZeneca(2 entities) | 42 | $2,233 |
| GSK | 51 | $1,104 |
| Pfizer | 73 | $1,049 |
| Novartis | 47 | $921 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 57 | $814 |
| Organon | 40 | $758 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 42 | $725 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 37 | $703 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 24 | $671 |
| Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | 34 | $515 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 26 | $461 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | 18 | $365 |
| Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. | 15 | $333 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 12 | $157 |
| Merck | 9 | $157 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 2 | $143 |
| Sanofi | 8 | $139 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 6 | $95 |
| Zyla Life Sciences, Inc. | 5 | $75 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 3 | $74 |
| ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $71 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3 | $66 |
| Pacira Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $45 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 3 | $43 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $33 |
| Bioventus LLC | 2 | $32 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 2 | $25 |
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | 1 | $24 |
| Gilead | 1 | $18 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Sebela Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $12 |
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
$29,981 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 48 rheumatology providers in Arkansas.
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.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Enbrel SureclickEtanercept | 205 | $1,522,334 |
| Humira(Cf) PenAdalimumab | 102 | $878,264 |
| RinvoqUpadacitinib | 106 | $692,648 |
| Orencia ClickjectAbatacept | 67 | $373,335 |
| OtezlaApremilast | 71 | $339,352 |
| Cimzia (2 Pack)Certolizumab Pegol | 57 | $323,249 |
| BenlystaBelimumab | 59 | $258,460 |
| KevzaraSarilumab | 45 | $187,941 |
| Simponi AriaGolimumab | 26 | $186,141 |
| TremfyaGuselkumab | 12 | $158,518 |
| Enbrel MiniEtanercept | 21 | $151,456 |
| TruximaRituximab-Abbs | 16 | $146,781 |
| Humira PenAdalimumab | 21 | $134,309 |
| RuxienceRituximab-Pvvr | 16 | $130,241 |
| Xeljanz XrTofacitinib Citrate | 18 | $101,710 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVieRinvoq | $5,025 | $692,648106 claims |
| AmgenOtezla, Prolia | $6,290 | $388,02998 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonSimponi Aria, Tremfya | $3,460 | $344,65938 claims |
| UCB, Inc.Cimzia (2 Pack) | $3,334 | $323,24957 claims |
| PfizerRuxience, Xeljanz, Inflectra | $1,049 | $272,67547 claims |
| GSKBenlysta | $1,104 | $258,46059 claims |
| SanofiKevzara | $139 | $187,94145 claims |
| Lilly USA, LLCForteo | $725 | $93,07722 claims |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.Nucynta, Nucynta Er | $25 | $71,86383 claims |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.Orencia | $461 | $57,19312 claims |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.Colchicine | $66 | $54,976841 claims |
| OrganonRenflexis | $758 | $37,94414 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 48 rheumatology providers in Arkansas.
Other rheumatology in Little Rock
- Cummins LueLittle Rock$76K
- Richard HoukLittle Rock$25K
- Columbus BrownLittle Rock$18K
- Renee Peterkin-MccalmanLittle Rock$16K
- Daniel GonzalezLittle Rock$12K
- Safwan SakrLittle Rock$11K
- Alina VoineaLittle Rock$8K
- Tamer AlsebaiLittle Rock$6K
- Mavi Rivera PavonLittle Rock$5K
- Rina GuptaLittle Rock$1K
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.