Kenechukwu Mezue
Internal Medicine · New Haven, CTNPI 1831506716
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (59.9%), food and beverage and education — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 10 manufacturers reported payments, led by Abbott at 34.8% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $16,381, more than ten times the $468 reported in 2022. Among internal medicine clinicians in CT with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 247 payments — averaging $133.63 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Abbott$11K
- Medtronic$9K
- Boston Scientific$8K
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$3K
- Biotronik Inc.$427
- Amgen$332
- plus $347 from 4 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$19,75960%
- Food & beverage$11,51535%
- Education$1,7335%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott | 92 | $11,487 |
| Medtronic | 77 | $8,777 |
| Boston Scientific | 36 | $8,381 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 30 | $3,256 |
| Biotronik Inc. | 3 | $427 |
| Amgen | 3 | $332 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 3 | $163 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 1 | $100 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $43 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 1 | $42 |
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.
- GALLANT$3,897
- ENSITE$3,499
- Farapulse$3,480
- GENERAL - THERAPIES$3,409
- Carto 3$2,732
- Micra$1,045
- INGEVITY$683
- ENSITE PRECISION$679
- THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT$297
- Repatha$242
- ADVISA DR MRI SURESCAN$185
- GENERAL BRADY$179
- QUADRA ASSURA$139
- CARDIOMEMS$105
- LifeVest$101
How this compares
$33,008 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 2,067 internal medicine providers in Connecticut.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Metoprolol Succinate | 13 | $67 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 11 | $34 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other internal medicine in New Haven
- Nancy BrownNew Haven$1.6M
- Richard LiftonNew Haven$160K
- Wayne WarrenNew Haven$127K
- Marcella SmithNew Haven$66K
- Sanjay AggarwalNew Haven$54K
- Bubu BaniniNew Haven$39K
- Sandra SpringerNew Haven$39K
- Karen WangNew Haven$38K
- Michael SchilskyNew Haven$36K
- Yevgeniya FosterNew Haven$20K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.