Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $521.99 | 15 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| GENZYME CORPORATION | $130.73 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $113.27 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Allergan Inc. | $97.33 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | $47.90 | 3 | $0 (2017) |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $41.36 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| PFIZER INC. | $26.22 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Corcept Therapeutics | $17.70 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $17.62 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $17.10 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $12.76 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $130.73 | 1 | GENZYME CORPORATION ($130.73) |
| 2019 | $97.33 | 1 | Allergan Inc. ($97.33) |
| 2018 | $176.94 | 6 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($113.27) |
| 2017 | $116.99 | 7 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation ($47.90) |
All Payment Transactions
15 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/30/2024 | GENZYME CORPORATION | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $130.73 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 03/02/2019 | Allergan Inc. | BOTOX COSMETIC | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $97.33 | General |
| 05/23/2018 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $95.09 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 04/09/2018 | Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | SAMSCA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.36 | General |
| Category: NEPHROLOGY | ||||||
| 03/20/2018 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.18 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 01/25/2018 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.62 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 01/17/2018 | PFIZER INC. | CHANTIX (Drug), ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.93 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE;TOBACCO DEPENDENCE | ||||||
| 01/16/2018 | Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | Xtampza ER (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $12.76 | General |
| Category: Opioid Analgesic | ||||||
| 12/21/2017 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.10 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 11/08/2017 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | PNEUMOVAX 23 (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.71 | General |
| Category: VACCINE | ||||||
| 10/31/2017 | PFIZER INC. | CHANTIX (Drug), ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.29 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE;TOBACCO DEPENDENCE | ||||||
| 09/29/2017 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | PNEUMOVAX 23 (Biological), DULERA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.86 | General |
| Category: VACCINE | ||||||
| 07/18/2017 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | PNEUMOVAX 23 (Biological), DULERA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.33 | General |
| Category: VACCINE | ||||||
| 07/12/2017 | Corcept Therapeutics | Korlym (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.70 | General |
| Category: Endocrinology | ||||||
| 07/10/2017 | Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | SAMSCA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.00 | General |
| Category: NEPHROLOGY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 36 | 1,399 | $65,917 | $8,955 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
2 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95044 | Test for allergy using skin patch | Office | 2023 | 16 | 1,366 | $52,092 | $5,576 | 10.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 20 | 33 | $13,825 | $3,379 | 24.4% |
About Dr. Wei-Che Ko, MD
Dr. Wei-Che Ko, MD is a Dermatology healthcare provider based in Worcester, Massachusetts. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/28/2017. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1821523606.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Wei-Che Ko, MD has received a total of $521.99 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $130.73 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 15 transactions from 10 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($521.99).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ko has provided services to 36 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,399 services with total Medicare billing of $8,955. Data is available for 1 year (2023–2023), covering 2 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Dermatology
- Location Worcester, MA
- Active Since 04/28/2017
- Last Updated 08/05/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207N00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1821523606
Products in Payments
- DUPIXENT (Biological) $130.73
- JARDIANCE (Drug) $113.27
- PNEUMOVAX 23 (Biological) $47.90
- SAMSCA (Drug) $41.36
- CHANTIX (Drug) $26.22
- Korlym (Drug) $17.70
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $17.62
- XARELTO (Drug) $17.10
- Xtampza ER (Drug) $12.76
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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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