Kim Thu Chu
Obstetrics & Gynecology · Houston, TXNPI 1316090392
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 97.3% of the total across 186 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 25 manufacturers reported payments, led by Shield Therapeutics Inc at 25.9% of the total.
Across 186 payments — averaging $19.81 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Shield Therapeutics Inc$953
- Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.$360
- Astellas Pharma US Inc$251
- AbbVie$250
- Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC$238
- Evofem Biosciences, Inc.$234
- plus $1K from 19 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,58597%
- Education$1003%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Shield Therapeutics Inc | 78 | $953 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | 12 | $360 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 8 | $251 |
| AbbVie | 11 | $250 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 6 | $238 |
| Evofem Biosciences, Inc. | 14 | $234 |
| Exeltis, USA Inc. | 8 | $170 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $125 |
| Myovant Sciences Inc. | 6 | $123 |
| Lupin Inc. | 9 | $123 |
| Gilead | 1 | $116 |
| Mission Pharmacal Company | 5 | $95 |
| Pfizer | 4 | $91 |
| Avion Pharmaceuticals | 6 | $75 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 3 | $74 |
| Caldera Medical, Inc | 1 | $72 |
| Coopersurgical, Inc. | 2 | $69 |
| Roche Diagnostics Corporation | 2 | $50 |
| Exact Sciences | 2 | $49 |
| Aspira Women's Health Inc | 2 | $44 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $35 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $33 |
| Bayer | 1 | $22 |
| Amgen | 1 | $21 |
| Organon | 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.
- MYFEMBREE$125
- DUPIXENT$125
- NEXTSTELLIS$122
How this compares
$3,685 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 3,099 obstetrics & gynecology providers in Texas.
Other obstetrics & gynecology in Houston
- George KuhnHouston$244K
- Daisy AyimHouston$188K
- Shannon WestinHouston$176K
- Asha BhalwalHouston$151K
- Nicole TranHouston$133K
- Sandra HurtadoHouston$123K
- Alvaro MontealegreHouston$92K
- Patti RossHouston$72K
- Damla KarsanHouston$58K
- Christopher JayneHouston$52K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.