Physician profile

Paul Choi

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) · Laguna Hills, CA

NPI 1962652875

$98,852.65

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

9 companies · $125 in 2025

The $125 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $458).

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.

View as a table
Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Travel and Lodging$1,889.31
Food and Beverage$772.96

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
Daiichi Sankyo INC. $70,239.07 2019-2021
Pfizer INC. $15,986.80 2019-2023
Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $5,529.37 2019-2021
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $2,950.00 2019
Exact Sciences Corporation $2,494.67 2023-2025 Cologuard Collection Kit
Lilly USA, LLC $1,500.00 2020
Novo Nordisk INC $120.78 2019
Bausch Health US, LLC $18.10 2023 Aplenzin, Wellbutrin
Sentynl Therapeutics, INC. $13.86 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.

If you want to bring it up

Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:

These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.

Share this page

Payment summary

Paul Choi

$98,852.65

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Daiichi Sankyo INC.
Context
The $125 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $458).

https://glasscript.com/doctor/1272816/paul-choi

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

Keep an eye on this page

Get an email when the next June refresh changes this page. No account needed.

Watch this doctor

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.