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

PAUL J CHOONG

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Hospitalist

NPI
1639183395
CMS profile
666291
Location
WINSTON SALEM, NC

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$6,083.78

  • Reported across 347 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$836.83

42 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
Food and Beverage $836.83 42

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $804.41 46
PY2019 $1,062.22 60
PY2020 $468.34 29
PY2021 $1,035.45 67
PY2022 $970.61 54
PY2023 $905.92 49
PY2024 $836.83 42

Payment records · PY2024 (42)

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

Program year 2024 201820192020202120222023 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
ABBVIE INC. $27.04 01/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103466238 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $27.43 02/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103466240 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $24.97 05/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103466242 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $19.18 06/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103466244 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $26.75 08/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103466246 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $16.62 09/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103466248 CMS
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $18.86 02/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1094010778 CMS
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $14.45 05/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1093987070 CMS
Amgen Inc. $17.11 11/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115505279 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $15.75 04/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105207381 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $26.17 06/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104334796 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $21.20 05/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086212903 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $31.52 05/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118089550 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $21.35 10/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118089548 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $42.32 06/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092353615 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $18.71 05/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101497031 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $14.94 06/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101497038 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $17.23 09/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101497084 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $13.60 03/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078084140 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $15.51 04/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078084780 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $16.18 05/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078084626 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $14.81 01/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141664122 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $15.28 03/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141859622 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $19.90 07/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141859620 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $23.05 08/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141664124 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $17.36 11/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141664120 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $19.41 12/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141926006 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $16.66 01/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086676835 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $15.51 02/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086676837 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $16.86 04/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086676839 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $16.98 06/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086676847 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $16.57 09/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086676861 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $17.04 12/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086676867 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $18.99 04/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1096950927 CMS
PFIZER INC. $18.77 01/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131652930 CMS
PFIZER INC. $18.77 02/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131652934 CMS
PFIZER INC. $18.37 04/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131652938 CMS
PFIZER INC. $22.36 05/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131525770 CMS
PFIZER INC. $19.60 07/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131652942 CMS
PFIZER INC. $19.52 11/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131652946 CMS
PFIZER INC. $19.65 12/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131653181 CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $24.48 10/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153521258 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, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018 , PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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