Total Payments
$560,495
2024 Payments
$124.94
Companies
20
Transactions
933
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$403,559 (72.0%)
Travel$79,233 (14.1%)
Consulting$55,441 (9.9%)
Food & Beverage$22,242 (4.0%)
Education$19.19 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $392,704 | 171 | 70.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $79,233 | 345 | 14.1% |
| Consulting Fee | $55,441 | 17 | 9.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $22,242 | 389 | 4.0% |
| Honoraria | $7,855 | 5 | 1.4% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $3,000 | 1 | 0.5% |
| Education | $19.19 | 5 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | $287,601 | 331 | $0 (2021) |
| Depomed, Inc. | $82,101 | 185 | $0 (2017) |
| PFIZER INC. | $77,914 | 155 | $0 (2023) |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $32,049 | 72 | $0 (2018) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $27,539 | 31 | $0 (2019) |
| Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. | $21,099 | 46 | $0 (2018) |
| Purdue Pharma L.P. | $13,252 | 28 | $0 (2018) |
| BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. | $6,834 | 12 | $0 (2018) |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $5,529 | 13 | $0 (2021) |
| Exact Sciences Corporation | $2,370 | 21 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $124.94 | 1 | Exact Sciences Corporation ($124.94) |
| 2023 | $2,412 | 22 | Exact Sciences Corporation ($2,245) |
| 2021 | $5,270 | 6 | PFIZER INC. ($5,000) |
| 2020 | $9,435 | 15 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC ($5,301) |
| 2019 | $81,485 | 90 | Daiichi Sankyo Inc. ($69,637) |
| 2018 | $181,232 | 271 | Daiichi Sankyo Inc. ($109,105) |
| 2017 | $280,535 | 528 | Daiichi Sankyo Inc. ($108,257) |
All Payment Transactions
933 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 38
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/18/2024 | Exact Sciences Corporation | Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.94 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 09/20/2023 | Bausch Health US, LLC | APLENZIN (Drug), WELLBUTRIN | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.10 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 07/31/2023 | PFIZER INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $149.50 | General |
| 02/22/2023 | Exact Sciences Corporation | Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $77.97 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 02/21/2023 | Exact Sciences Corporation | Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $100.53 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 02/21/2023 | Exact Sciences Corporation | Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $44.53 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 02/21/2023 | Exact Sciences Corporation | Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.63 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 02/21/2023 | Exact Sciences Corporation | Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.28 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 02/21/2023 | Exact Sciences Corporation | Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.62 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 02/21/2023 | Exact Sciences Corporation | Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $23.46 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 02/21/2023 | Exact Sciences Corporation | Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $14.91 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 02/21/2023 | Exact Sciences Corporation | Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.79 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 02/21/2023 | Exact Sciences Corporation | Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.29 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 02/21/2023 | Exact Sciences Corporation | Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $6.94 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 02/16/2023 | Exact Sciences Corporation | Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $757.19 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 02/16/2023 | Exact Sciences Corporation | Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $387.30 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 02/16/2023 | Exact Sciences Corporation | Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $337.66 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 02/16/2023 | Exact Sciences Corporation | Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $182.85 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 02/16/2023 | Exact Sciences Corporation | Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $129.00 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 02/16/2023 | Exact Sciences Corporation | Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 02/16/2023 | Exact Sciences Corporation | Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 01/27/2023 | Exact Sciences Corporation | Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.43 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 01/27/2023 | Exact Sciences Corporation | Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.35 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 06/23/2021 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | RELISTOR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $75.00 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 04/19/2021 | PFIZER INC. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,000.00 | General |
About Dr. Paul Choi, M.D
Dr. Paul Choi, M.D is a Pain Medicine healthcare provider based in Irvine, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/27/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1962652875.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Paul Choi, M.D has received a total of $560,495 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $124.94 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 933 transactions from 20 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($392,704).
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Practice Information
- Specialty Pain Medicine
- Location Irvine, CA
- Active Since 09/27/2008
- Last Updated 01/18/2026
- Taxonomy Code 207LP2900X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1962652875
Products in Payments
- Morphabond ER (Drug) $142,644
- Nucynta (Drug) $73,955
- Movantik (Drug) $36,949
- LYRICA (Drug) $31,343
- MOVANTIK (Drug) $27,530
- Xtampza ER (Drug) $25,140
- ZOHYDRO ER (Drug) $21,099
- EMBEDA (Drug) $18,511
- Gralise (Drug) $8,146
- HYSINGLA ER (Drug) $8,095
- BELBUCA (Drug) $6,726
- XtampzaER (Drug) $6,702
- RELISTOR (Drug) $5,529
- RoxyBond (Drug) $5,458
- SYMPROIC (Drug) $5,034
- CL-108 (Drug) $3,444
- Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) $2,370
- BUTRANS (Drug) $1,869
- MORPHABOND (Drug) $195.25
- ARYMO ER (Drug) $159.52
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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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