Physician profile

Sonwoo Lee

Rheumatology · Los Angeles, CA

NPI 1336168616

$3,462.40

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

22 companies · $83.82 in 2025

The $83.82 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Rheumatology provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $894).

Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Food and Beverage$406.25

Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.

Who reported paying

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Amarin Pharma, INC. $1,013.28 2019-2022
Abbvie INC. $584.60 2019-2025
Amgen INC. $562.91 2019-2024 Evenity, Prolia
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $264.85 2019-2021
Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $256.49 2019
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, INC $140.87 2021-2023 Linzess
Novo Nordisk INC $125.74 2019-2021
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $125.00 2021
Nestle Healthcare Nutrition INC. $45.97 2021-2022
Pfizer INC. $43.53 2019-2022
Vivus LLC $42.31 2022
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $40.40 2020-2024 Jardiance
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $28.41 2021
Radius Health, INC. $27.36 2020
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, INC. $24.58 2023 Strensiq
Show all 22 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Esperion Therapeutics, INC. $22.19 2021
Allergan, INC. $21.67 2019
Boston Scientific Corporation $21.17 2022
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $19.83 2022
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $19.51 2019
Glaxosmithkline, LLC. $17.34 2022
Gilead Sciences, INC. $14.39 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Sonwoo Lee

$3,462.40

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Amarin Pharma, INC.
Context
The $83.82 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Rheumatology provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $894).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.