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Covered recipient · General Payments record

RICHARD Z CHOATE

Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers Nurse Practitioner Acute Care

NPI: 1770012478
CMS profile: 10988374
Location: SHREVEPORT, LA

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General Payments · PY2021–2025

CMS publication 2026-06-30

Latest program year · PY2025

$2,823.65

104 records · 0 disputed

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How these totals are calculated

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By nature of payment

PY2025 · sorted by reported total

Nature of payment	Amount	Records
Food and Beverage	$2,180.66	98
Travel and Lodging	$642.99	6

By paying entity

PY2025 · sorted by reported total

Paying entity	Amount	Records
Medtronic, Inc.	$1,104.18	22
Stryker Corporation	$192.84	11
Terumo Medical Corporation	$186.73	1
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$150.05	9
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$141.55	9
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$137.32	7
Abbott Laboratories	$114.42	3
ShockWave Medical, Inc	$110.52	5
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$107.48	7
ABIOMED	$105.14	4
BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.	$83.24	4
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$72.74	3
Novo Nordisk AS	$69.58	4
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$53.10	3
Acerta Pharma LLC	$50.73	3
Itamar Medical Inc	$24.65	1
PFIZER INC.	$22.01	1
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)	$21.02	2
Recor Medical Inc	$16.39	1
Inari Medical, Inc.	$16.38	1
Philips Electronics North America Corporation	$14.88	1
Lilly USA, LLC	$14.73	1
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.	$13.97	1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program year	Amount	Records
PY2021	$143.91	2
PY2022	$439.22	20
PY2023	$2,510.00	85
PY2024	$1,351.31	85
PY2025	$2,823.65	104

Payment records · PY2025 (104)

Ordering applied by this site (date, newest first, then paying entity) · record values are shown as CMS published them

Program year 2025 2021 2022 2023 2024 Record-level detail is published for PY2025; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.

Paying entity	Amount	Date	Nature of payment	Dispute status	Published	Record ID	Source
BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.	$15.14	12/31/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1250450842	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$67.17	12/27/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1240625697	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$22.01	12/22/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1231167441	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$8.87	12/19/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1219836192	CMS
Stryker Corporation	$16.04	12/05/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228059524	CMS
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$16.40	12/04/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1212751413	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$16.83	12/03/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188507631	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$14.14	12/02/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1206462371	CMS
Stryker Corporation	$16.23	11/26/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228059520	CMS
BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.	$21.84	11/25/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1250450838	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$19.54	11/18/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1240627436	CMS
Philips North America LLC	$14.88	11/13/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1232626582	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$18.25	11/11/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225495467	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$14.23	11/10/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1222962969	CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$8.76	11/10/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1238201384	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$11.22	10/29/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1219836186	CMS
Stryker Corporation	$20.27	10/21/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228059516	CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$19.13	10/20/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1184727715	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$24.39	10/15/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1222962967	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$10.93	10/15/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1219836188	CMS
Shockwave Medical, Inc	$22.43	10/15/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1173908506	CMS
Recor Medical Inc	$16.39	10/14/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1245914175	CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$20.32	10/13/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1238068894	CMS
Shockwave Medical, Inc	$19.64	10/13/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1173907906	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$23.29	10/08/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225495463	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$18.36	10/08/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225495465	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$16.66	10/06/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188473793	CMS
Stryker Corporation	$14.85	10/01/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228059511	CMS
Stryker Corporation	$16.25	09/24/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228059508	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$12.60	09/22/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1222962965	CMS
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$18.24	09/18/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1174232530	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$7.91	09/17/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1219836190	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$6.44	09/14/2025	Travel and Lodging	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1219836166	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$60.37	09/14/2025	Travel and Lodging	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1219836168	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$134.15	09/14/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1219836182	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$6.39	09/14/2025	Travel and Lodging	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1219836184	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$4.01	09/13/2025	Travel and Lodging	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1219836164	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$62.31	09/13/2025	Travel and Lodging	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1219836170	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$31.81	09/13/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1219836172	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$17.66	09/12/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1219836174	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$14.71	09/12/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1219836176	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$141.47	09/12/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1219836180	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$17.54	09/10/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225495461	CMS
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$16.52	09/04/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1212751393	CMS
BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.	$31.90	09/03/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1250450840	CMS
Stryker Corporation	$16.06	09/03/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228059504	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$13.84	08/27/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1219836178	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$22.21	08/26/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1207069227	CMS
Shockwave Medical, Inc	$18.99	08/26/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1173908326	CMS
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.	$13.97	08/19/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228195885	CMS
Shockwave Medical, Inc	$24.56	08/19/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1173907595	CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$12.86	08/18/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1238111496	CMS
Stryker Corporation	$15.41	08/08/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228059499	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$503.47	08/07/2025	Travel and Lodging	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1219836162	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$15.57	08/04/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1222962963	CMS
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$15.85	07/31/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1212751387	CMS
Shockwave Medical, Inc	$24.90	07/18/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1173909211	CMS
Stryker Corporation	$15.19	07/18/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228059495	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$16.68	07/17/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1219836158	CMS
BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.	$14.36	07/09/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1250450836	CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$20.71	07/03/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1238013674	CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$15.24	07/02/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1184727673	CMS
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$15.85	06/25/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1212751375	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$14.73	06/19/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1187311244	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$19.67	06/18/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225495459	CMS
Stryker Corporation	$17.66	06/13/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228059491	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$16.76	06/04/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1222962961	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$13.42	06/04/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1219836156	CMS
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$27.75	05/29/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1174232108	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$17.70	05/29/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225495457	CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$20.03	05/27/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1238111498	CMS
ABIOMED	$25.27	05/21/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1174655153	CMS
Stryker Corporation	$23.52	05/21/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1249045826	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$9.17	05/13/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1222962959	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$16.70	05/08/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188612521	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$7.49	05/07/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1219836160	CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$18.73	04/29/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1184727645	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$5.41	04/23/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1219836154	CMS
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$13.84	04/22/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1212751355	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$14.38	04/22/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1207123510	CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$16.23	04/21/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1238157475	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$22.51	04/17/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225495469	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$14.09	04/14/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1222962957	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$27.71	03/21/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1240648143	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$18.10	03/20/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1222962955	CMS
Stryker Corporation	$21.36	03/19/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1249045824	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$19.39	03/12/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188784519	CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$17.20	03/11/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1238334605	CMS
Itamar Medical Inc	$24.65	03/10/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1254933603	CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)	$6.61	03/07/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1173740932	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$15.75	02/26/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1219836152	CMS
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$14.81	02/25/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1212751309	CMS
ABIOMED	$21.37	02/13/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1174658230	CMS
ABIOMED	$18.89	02/12/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1174657780	CMS
Inari Medical, Inc.	$16.38	02/07/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1248576307	CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$19.63	02/07/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1238015241	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$16.64	02/03/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1222962953	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$9.87	01/31/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1219836150	CMS
ABIOMED	$39.61	01/27/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1174655535	CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)	$14.41	01/24/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1173740930	CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$14.31	01/23/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1238068896	CMS
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$26.75	01/21/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1174232766	CMS
Terumo Medical Corporation	$186.73	01/16/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1244578919	CMS
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$14.21	01/14/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1212751287	CMS

Source & provenance

Dataset: CMS Open Payments — General Payments
Publisher of source data: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS publication date: 2026-06-30
Program years on this page: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Source files: Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024 , PY2025
Generated from: OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2025_P06302026_06032026.csv

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Plain: RICHARD Z CHOATE, NPI 1770012478. IndustryPayments, data edition 2026-07-26T04:22:22Z. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1770012478.
APA 7: IndustryPayments. (2026). RICHARD Z CHOATE, NPI 1770012478 (Data edition 2026-07-26T04:22:22Z) [Data set]. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1770012478
Bluebook: RICHARD Z CHOATE, NPI 1770012478, IndustryPayments (data edition 2026-07-26T04:22:22Z), https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1770012478.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Open Payments.