Melissa Chang
Family · New York, NYNPI 1720638745
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 143 payments — averaging $34.94 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AstraZeneca$1K
- Amgen$946
- Johnson & Johnson$804
- Medtronic$624
- Novartis$431
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$353
- plus $809 from 9 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$4,996100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca | 14 | $1,029 |
| Amgen | 40 | $946 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 19 | $804 |
| Medtronic | 5 | $624 |
| Novartis | 23 | $431 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 19 | $353 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | 3 | $236 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | 6 | $136 |
| Abiomed | 1 | $118 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 3 | $92 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | 4 | $81 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $59 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 1 | $45 |
| Cardiva Medical, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, PLC | 1 | $19 |
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
$4,996 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 8,883 family providers in New York.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Repatha SureclickEvolocumab | 80 | $84,644 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 37 | $37,807 |
| EliquisApixaban | 28 | $27,280 |
| Praluent PenAlirocumab | 34 | $22,168 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 12 | $14,304 |
| Prasugrel Hcl | 36 | $3,555 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 147 | $2,389 |
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 96 | $1,451 |
| Nebivolol Hcl | 16 | $1,157 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 134 | $1,106 |
| Ranolazine ErRanolazine | 19 | $891 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 71 | $707 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (La)Diltiazem Hcl | 11 | $670 |
| Ezetimibe | 18 | $564 |
| Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 37 | $538 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| NovartisEntresto | $431 | $37,80737 claims |
| PfizerEliquis | $59 | $27,28028 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $804 | $14,30412 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 8,883 family providers in New York.
Other family in New York
- Christina NalboneNew York$197K
- Casey GrilloNew York$191K
- Mary Sullivan-WhalenNew York$137K
- Leslie WoronaNew York$77K
- Thomas SaglimbeniNew York$48K
- Kathryn JohnsonNew York$48K
- Derek PinedaNew York$38K
- Rebecca SchoriNew York$32K
- Evangelia NezisNew York$22K
- Colette NelsonNew York$21K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.