Total Payments
$31,361
2024 Payments
$6,164
Companies
47
Transactions
837
Medicare Patients
16,008
Medicare Billing
$3.0M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$21,911 (69.9%)
Consulting$9,064 (28.9%)
Travel$382.96 (1.2%)
Education$2.56 (0.0%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $21,911 | 829 | 69.9% |
| Consulting Fee | $9,064 | 4 | 28.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $382.96 | 3 | 1.2% |
| Education | $2.56 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nutech Spine, Inc. | $7,446 | 5 | $0 (2021) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $4,076 | 204 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $2,881 | 87 | $0 (2024) |
| OrthoFundamentals, LLC | $2,500 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Nevro Corp. | $2,370 | 98 | $0 (2024) |
| Nuvectra Corporation | $1,798 | 21 | $0 (2018) |
| Vertos Medical, Inc. | $1,606 | 45 | $0 (2024) |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | $1,373 | 35 | $0 (2023) |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $1,050 | 68 | $0 (2024) |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $1,012 | 58 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6,164 | 119 | OrthoFundamentals, LLC ($2,500) |
| 2023 | $4,276 | 137 | Abbott Laboratories ($1,133) |
| 2022 | $3,395 | 133 | Relievant Medsystems, Inc. ($1,036) |
| 2021 | $9,779 | 113 | Nutech Spine, Inc. ($7,446) |
| 2020 | $2,166 | 110 | Nevro Corp. ($1,039) |
| 2019 | $1,635 | 93 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($398.09) |
| 2018 | $1,769 | 72 | Nuvectra Corporation ($643.98) |
| 2017 | $2,176 | 60 | Nuvectra Corporation ($1,154) |
All Payment Transactions
837 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 34
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.10 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 12/16/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.43 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Curonix LLC | PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.64 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | QULIPTA (Drug), UBRELVY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.08 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Curonix LLC | PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $91.45 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.19 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | RELISTOR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.44 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | XTAMPZA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.84 | General |
| Category: Opioid Analgesic | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MILD DEVICE KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.59 | General |
| Category: INSTRUMENTS | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Fixate (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $139.69 | General |
| Category: Fixate_NMD | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.45 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Curonix LLC | PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $116.32 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Forte Bio-Pharma LLC | NALOCET (Drug), PROLATE, PROLATE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.68 | General |
| Category: PAIN | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.10 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Curonix LLC | PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $87.63 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | UBRELVY (Drug), QULIPTA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.35 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | Curonix LLC | PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.63 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | QULIPTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.57 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.00 | General |
| 10/16/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.47 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 10/14/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $120.00 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 10/14/2024 | Forte Bio-Pharma LLC | NALOCET (Drug), PROLATE, PROLATE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.50 | General |
| Category: PAIN | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.61 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 09/23/2024 | Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | Belbuca (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.98 | General |
| Category: Opioid Analgesic | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | Vertos Medical, Inc. | mild Device Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $136.60 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 31 | 3,442 | 8,155 | $2.4M | $791,085 |
| 2022 | 28 | 3,842 | 8,400 | $2.6M | $713,685 |
| 2021 | 27 | 3,810 | 8,584 | $2.6M | $821,382 |
| 2020 | 45 | 4,914 | 9,246 | $2.1M | $681,587 |
Total Patients
16,008
Total Services
34,385
Medicare Billing
$3.0M
Procedure Codes
142
All Medicare Procedures & Services
142 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 6
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 572 | 3,149 | $646,091 | $317,589 | 49.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 472 | 1,491 | $164,050 | $103,717 | 63.2% |
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 49 | 51 | $112,200 | $64,137 | 57.2% |
| 63650 | Insertion of spinal neurostimulator electrode array through skin | Facility | 2023 | 46 | 142 | $263,160 | $36,125 | 13.7% |
| 22840 | Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Facility | 2023 | 47 | 49 | $129,850 | $28,931 | 22.3% |
| 22867 | Placement of device to stabilize or reduce pressure in lower spine in 1 disc space | Facility | 2023 | 33 | 33 | $72,600 | $28,153 | 38.8% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 168 | 194 | $75,621 | $23,497 | 31.1% |
| 27279 | Fusion of pelvic joint using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 30 | $36,000 | $19,479 | 54.1% |
| 0275T | Removal of bone from lower spine for decompression of nerve tissue using imaging guidance, accessed through the skin | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 36 | $234,000 | $16,780 | 7.2% |
| 27096 | Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 97 | 171 | $128,250 | $16,144 | 12.6% |
| 63030 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc | Facility | 2023 | 41 | 41 | $123,000 | $15,484 | 12.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 106 | 106 | $25,504 | $13,079 | 51.3% |
| 64628 | Heat destruction of intraosseous basivertebral nerve in bones of spine in lower back, first two bones | Facility | 2023 | 34 | 35 | $23,730 | $12,467 | 52.5% |
| 20611 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2023 | 112 | 155 | $17,067 | $12,290 | 72.0% |
| 64493 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 59 | 96 | $96,000 | $10,010 | 10.4% |
| 80305 | Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | Office | 2023 | 420 | 727 | $36,350 | $8,957 | 24.6% |
| 62321 | Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 87 | 101 | $50,500 | $8,411 | 16.7% |
| 64635 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 37 | 56 | $35,968 | $8,137 | 22.6% |
| 63685 | Insertion of spinal neurostimulator generator or receiver | Facility | 2023 | 45 | 46 | $26,352 | $8,105 | 30.8% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 355 | 692 | $51,817 | $6,603 | 12.7% |
| 64415 | Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle (brachial plexus) | Facility | 2023 | 86 | 120 | $33,088 | $5,895 | 17.8% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | Office | 2023 | 91 | 114 | $9,151 | $5,621 | 61.4% |
| 64450 | Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch | Office | 2023 | 67 | 82 | $7,551 | $5,211 | 69.0% |
| 64494 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Facility | 2023 | 60 | 97 | $13,655 | $3,951 | 28.9% |
| 64484 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | Facility | 2023 | 81 | 92 | $12,932 | $3,715 | 28.7% |
About Paul Ky
Paul Ky is a Pain Medicine healthcare provider based in Fresno, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 12/21/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1043374028.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Paul Ky has received a total of $31,361 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $6,164 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 837 transactions from 47 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($21,911).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ky has provided services to 16,008 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 34,385 services with total Medicare billing of $3.0M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 142 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Pain Medicine
- Other Specialties Interventional Pain Medicine
- Location Fresno, CA
- Active Since 12/21/2006
- Last Updated 12/13/2024
- Taxonomy Code 2081P2900X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1043374028
Products in Payments
- Sifix (Device) $7,446
- PROCLAIM (Device) $2,162
- Algovita (Device) $1,798
- mild Device Kit (Device) $1,606
- Intracept (Device) $1,505
- Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System (Device) $1,293
- RELISTOR (Drug) $967.53
- XTAMPZA (Drug) $950.45
- WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) $914.97
- Omnia (Device) $830.31
- Superion Indirect Decompression System (Device) $703.18
- PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) $593.54
- Superion ISS (Device) $564.03
- UBRELVY (Drug) $503.21
- PAINTEQ (Device) $480.50
- SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (Device) $407.14
- Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) $370.71
- INFINION (Device) $331.71
- Senza (Device) $246.77
- Nalu Neurostimulation System (Device) $239.74
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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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