Official source Data mirrored from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Open Payments · General Payments · as published 2026-01-23 View official record Methodology

Covered recipient · General Payments record

JAMIE A KU

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Otolaryngology Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery

NPI
1508187576
CMS profile
1396873
Location
HOUSTON, TX

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$16,046.57

  • Reported across 27 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$9,657.55

10 records · 0 disputed

Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.

How these totals are calculated
  • The total is the sum of the General Payments records CMS published for the labeled program year(s), exactly as published. Nothing is estimated, weighted, or combined across categories.
  • General Payments only. Research and Ownership/Investment are separate datasets and are never summed with these figures; amounts are kept separate per program year.
  • Featured-page threshold (a presentation gate, not a judgment): records>=3 OR total>=100 (all years).
  • Methodology & Data — sourcing, labeling, and limitations.

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Consulting Fee $8,400.00 1
Travel and Lodging $949.85 4
Food and Beverage $307.70 5

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
EMD Serono, Inc. $8,400.00 1
Stryker Corporation $1,257.55 9

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $54.87 1
PY2019 $277.22 3
PY2020 $5,422.06 9
PY2022 $314.57 2
PY2023 $320.30 2
PY2024 $9,657.55 10

Payment records · PY2024 (10)

Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS

Program year 2024 20182019202020222023 Record-level detail is published for PY2024; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.
Paying entity Amount Date Nature of payment Dispute status Published Record ID Source
EMD Serono, Inc. $8,400.00 03/27/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120279994 CMS
Stryker Corporation $496.40 05/15/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119884010 CMS
Stryker Corporation $101.36 07/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119884012 CMS
Stryker Corporation $51.20 07/13/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119884014 CMS
Stryker Corporation $46.34 07/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119884016 CMS
Stryker Corporation $63.00 07/14/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119884018 CMS
Stryker Corporation $339.25 08/17/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119884020 CMS
Stryker Corporation $50.00 08/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119884022 CMS
Stryker Corporation $50.00 08/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119884024 CMS
Stryker Corporation $60.00 08/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119884026 CMS

Source & provenance

Dataset
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
Publisher of source data
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS publication date
2026-01-23
Program years on this page
2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018 , PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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