JAMES C KAO
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Gastroenterology MURRIETA, CA NPI 1760645121
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General Payments — all program years on this page
$7,901.24
- Category: General Payments
- Program years: PY2018–2024
- Record count: 277
- As of (CMS publication): 2026-01-23
Latest program year (PY2024): $2,343.53 across 85 records · disputed records: 0
Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.
How this figure is 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
Latest program year (PY2024) · sorted by reported total.
| Nature of payment | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $2,343.53 | 85 |
By paying entity
Latest program year (PY2024) · sorted by reported total.
| Paying entity | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| ABBVIE INC. | $711.12 | 34 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $330.82 | 7 |
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | $237.02 | 4 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $177.29 | 4 |
| PFIZER INC. | $176.43 | 9 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | $171.51 | 6 |
| Celgene Corporation | $150.48 | 9 |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $117.83 | 1 |
| IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | $57.85 | 2 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $52.80 | 3 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $50.09 | 2 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | $46.73 | 2 |
| GENZYME CORPORATION | $41.78 | 1 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | $21.78 | 1 |
By program year
Records — PY2024 (85)
Provenance & corrections
- Dataset: CMS Open Payments — General Payments
- Source: CMS Open Payments dataset (bulk file)
- Publisher of source data: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Generated from: OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv
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