William Chey, MD
Gastroenterology · Ann Arbor, MINPI 1487736906
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $66,140 of the $89,940 with a category attached, or 73.5%. 19 manufacturers reported payments, led by Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. at 29.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $29,426 and has fallen 89.9% since, to $2,984 in 2025. Among gastroenterology clinicians in MI 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 89 payments — averaging $1010.56 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.$26K
- Redhill Biopharma Inc.$10K
- Shire North American Group Inc$10K
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$7K
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$7K
- Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.$6K
- plus $23K from 13 others
Across 11 payments — averaging $21,573 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.
- Bausch Health US, LLC$235K
- Atmo Biosciences Inc$2K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$66,14074%
- Speaking & faculty fees$18,12220%
- Travel & lodging$1,3131%
- Food & beverage$4,3645%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 15 | $26,133 |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc. | 9 | $10,366 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 2 | $9,669 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 3 | $7,339 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 23 | $7,229 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3 | $6,478 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 2 | $5,131 |
| Alfasigma USA, Inc. | 2 | $4,200 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 4 | $3,820 |
| Eli Lilly | 2 | $2,250 |
| Blueprint Medicines Corporation | 2 | $2,145 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | 13 | $2,072 |
| GI Supply, Inc. | 1 | $1,350 |
| Mauna Kea Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Anx Robotica Corp | 2 | $361 |
| Neuraxis, Inc. | 1 | $161 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $141 |
| Sanofi | 2 | $59 |
| Vibrant Gastro, Inc. | 1 | $36 |
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
$89,940 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 497 gastroenterology providers in Michigan.
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.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| LinzessLinaclotide | 36 | $50,010 |
| MotegrityPrucalopride Succinate | 11 | $13,511 |
| Octreotide Acetate | 16 | $4,697 |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium | 13 | $2,683 |
| Scopolamine | 21 | $1,952 |
| Colesevelam Hcl | 55 | $1,402 |
| Omeprazole | 42 | $1,142 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 19 | $822 |
| Mercaptopurine | 13 | $694 |
| Peg 3350-ElectrolyteSodium Chloride/Nahco3/Kcl/Peg | 16 | $587 |
| Diphenoxylate-AtropineDiphenoxylate Hcl/Atropine | 14 | $269 |
| Famotidine | 13 | $222 |
| Lactulose | 12 | $221 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 11 | $204 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVieLinzess | $141 | $50,01036 claims |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.Motegrity | $7,339 | $13,51111 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 95th percentile of 497 gastroenterology providers in Michigan.
Other gastroenterology in Ann Arbor
- Philip SchoenfeldAnn Arbor$539K
- Michelle Muza-MoonsAnn Arbor$481K
- Allison SchulmanAnn Arbor$124K
- Eric ShahAnn Arbor$120K
- Peter HigginsAnn Arbor$111K
- Neehar ParikhAnn Arbor$101K
- Ryan StidhamAnn Arbor$83K
- Elliot TapperAnn Arbor$69K
- Michael RiceAnn Arbor$48K
- Joy ChangAnn Arbor$43K
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.