Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $608.61 | 17 | 90.3% |
| Education | $65.63 | 2 | 9.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nestle HealthCare Nutrition Inc. | $198.58 | 5 | $0 (2021) |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $140.98 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $89.85 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Celltrion USA Inc. | $65.63 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| CONMED Corporation | $53.37 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $26.95 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $23.67 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $21.72 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $21.25 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | $19.10 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $309.60 | 7 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. ($140.98) |
| 2022 | $53.37 | 2 | CONMED Corporation ($53.37) |
| 2021 | $238.93 | 7 | Nestle HealthCare Nutrition Inc. ($198.58) |
| 2020 | $21.72 | 1 | Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($21.72) |
| 2019 | $50.62 | 2 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($26.95) |
All Payment Transactions
19 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20/2024 | Janssen Biotech, Inc. | TREMFYA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | Janssen Biotech, Inc. | TREMFYA (Drug), SIMPONI, SIMPONI ARIA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.15 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 10/08/2024 | Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | SUTAB (Drug), SUFLAVE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.14 | General |
| Category: GI COLON PREP | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | Janssen Biotech, Inc. | TREMFYA (Drug), SIMPONI, SIMPONI ARIA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.70 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 07/09/2024 | Celltrion USA Inc. | ZYMFENTRA (Biological) | Education | In-kind items and services | $35.01 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 07/08/2024 | Celltrion USA Inc. | ZYMFENTRA (Biological) | Education | In-kind items and services | $30.62 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 02/22/2024 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | REBYOTA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $140.98 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 09/28/2022 | CONMED Corporation | CONMED HEMOSTASIS (Device), CONMED DILATION, CONMED BIOPSY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.36 | General |
| Category: GENERAL SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/02/2022 | CONMED Corporation | CONMED HEMOSTASIS (Device), CONMED DILATION, CONMED BIOPSY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.01 | General |
| Category: GENERAL SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/29/2021 | Nestle HealthCare Nutrition Inc. | ZENPEP (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $109.26 | General |
| Category: ENDOCRINE PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY | ||||||
| 04/27/2021 | Nestle HealthCare Nutrition Inc. | ZENPEP (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.08 | General |
| Category: ENDOCRINE PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY | ||||||
| 03/17/2021 | Nestle HealthCare Nutrition Inc. | ZENPEP (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.29 | General |
| Category: ENDOCRINE PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY | ||||||
| 03/12/2021 | Nestle HealthCare Nutrition Inc. | ZENPEP (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.60 | General |
| Category: ENDOCRINE PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY | ||||||
| 03/12/2021 | Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | INJECTAFER (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.10 | General |
| Category: Iron Deficiency Anemia | ||||||
| 03/08/2021 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | XIFAXAN (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.25 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 01/12/2021 | Nestle HealthCare Nutrition Inc. | ZENPEP (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.35 | General |
| Category: ENDOCRINE PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY | ||||||
| 11/10/2020 | Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | OCALIVA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.72 | General |
| Category: HEPATOLOGY GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 12/17/2019 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | Melody (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.67 | General |
| Category: Heart Valves | ||||||
| 05/16/2019 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | SPRAVATO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.95 | General |
| Category: Neuroscience | ||||||
About Dr. James Chou, MD
Dr. James Chou, MD is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Panorama City, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 12/08/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1023177623.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. James Chou, MD has received a total of $674.24 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $309.60 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 19 transactions from 11 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($608.61).
Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Location Panorama City, CA
- Active Since 12/08/2006
- Last Updated 11/30/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1023177623
Products in Payments
- ZENPEP (Drug) $198.58
- REBYOTA (Biological) $140.98
- TREMFYA (Drug) $89.85
- ZYMFENTRA (Biological) $65.63
- CONMED HEMOSTASIS (Device) $53.37
- SPRAVATO (Drug) $26.95
- Melody (Device) $23.67
- OCALIVA (Drug) $21.72
- XIFAXAN (Drug) $21.25
- INJECTAFER (Drug) $19.10
- SUTAB (Drug) $13.14
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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