Tien Nguyen
Dermatology · Seattle, WANPI 1841626546
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (40.0%), food and beverage and speaking fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 21 manufacturers reported payments, led by Novartis at 58.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $6,447 and has fallen 99.1% since, to $59 in 2023. Among dermatology clinicians in WA 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 221 payments — averaging $57.96 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novartis$8K
- Pfizer$3K
- AbbVie$494
- UCB, Inc.$493
- Johnson & Johnson$383
- Amgen$235
- plus $1K from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$5,12040%
- Speaking & faculty fees$2,52520%
- Travel & lodging$9497%
- Food & beverage$4,21633%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis | 89 | $7,531 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $2,525 |
| AbbVie | 20 | $494 |
| UCB, Inc. | 23 | $493 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 26 | $383 |
| Amgen | 10 | $235 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 5 | $212 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 12 | $198 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 3 | $137 |
| Prugen, Inc. Pharmaceuticals | 11 | $133 |
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 5 | $89 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 2 | $80 |
| Almirall LLC | 3 | $70 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 3 | $66 |
| Sanofi | 2 | $42 |
| LEO Pharma Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 1 | $23 |
| Dermira, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Biofrontera Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| VYNE Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
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.
- COSENTYX$6,526
- CIBINQO$2,525
- ILUMYA$122
- ABSORICA LD$122
How this compares
$12,810 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 323 dermatology providers in Washington.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Clobetasol Propionate | 50 | $1,264 |
| Ketoconazole | 18 | $370 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other dermatology in Seattle
- Vivian ShiSeattle$971K
- James CollyerSeattle$115K
- Alison YoungSeattle$53K
- Paul NghiemSeattle$32K
- Andrew LinSeattle$19K
- John ScopettaSeattle$15K
- Paula ZookSeattle$12K
- Cory SimpsonSeattle$12K
- James HuSeattle$11K
- Courtney GwinnSeattle$6K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.