Richard Lee, MD
Medical Oncology · Cleveland, OHNPI 1255503850
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 13 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 4 manufacturers reported payments, led by Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. at 41.4% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $117 and has fallen 78.5% since, to $25 in 2024. That places this record below the midpoint for medical oncology clinicians in OH, where the typical reported total is $2,659.
Across 13 payments — averaging $17.33 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$93
- Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.$90
- Davol Inc.$27
- Eisai Inc.$15
Across 75 payments — averaging $1839.60 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Merck$110K
- Incyte Corporation$28K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$225100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 7 | $93 |
| Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. | 4 | $90 |
| Davol Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Eisai Inc. | 1 | $15 |
How this compares
$225 in reported general payments places this provider in the 20th percentile of 157 medical oncology providers in Ohio.
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.
Other medical oncology in Cleveland
- Moshe OrnsteinCleveland$249K
- Suneel KamathCleveland$120K
- William TseCleveland$56K
- Amanda NizamCleveland$46K
- Melinda HsuCleveland$41K
- Jack KhouriCleveland$39K
- Jessica GeigerCleveland$33K
- Thach-Giao TruongCleveland$31K
- David PeereboomCleveland$23K
- George BuddCleveland$22K
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.