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ALEXANDER K CHOI
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ALEXANDER K CHOI

Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
38-34 PARSONS BLVD., SUITE #1D, FLUSHING, NY, 11354-6101
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DR. ALEXANDER CHOI,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

57

payments

$1,532

payment total

17

companies paid this doctor

Payment Calendar in 2018

This doctor received a payment on days in 2018.

Each box below represents a single day during the disclosure period. A gray box indicates no payments. The darker the color, the more payments a doctor received that day.

2018

Types of Payments in 2018

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 56 $1,507
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $25

Drugs & Devices in 2018

Totals listed below account for all payments from that mention this product. Beginning in 2016, the government began classifying products as drugs, devices, biologics or medical supplies. Below, you will see drugs (drugs and biologics) and devices (devices and medical supplies). If a payment record mentions more than one product, the entire value will be included in each of those products. When no products are listed, they are not included in the list below.

Product Name Product Type Payments†
PROLIA

drug

 $297
LYRICA

drug

 $176
TOVIAZ

drug

 $142
INVOKANA

drug

 $126
REVLIMID

drug

 $124
CREON

drug

 $124
STEGLATRO

drug

 $122
JANUVIA

drug

 $113
VASCEPA

drug

 $101
REPATHA

drug

 $90
MYRBETRIQ

drug

 $67
JARDIANCE

drug

 $61
XARELTO

drug

 $39
LINZESS

drug

 $35
EUCRISA

drug

 $29
NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED

drug

 $25
BOOSTRIX

drug

 $22
SHINGRIX

drug

 $22
FLUAD

drug

 $19
FLUCELVAX

drug

 $19
FLUZONE HIGH-DOSE

drug

 $19
FLUZONE QUADRIVALENT

drug

 $19
ZENPEP

drug

 $18
TRADJENTA

drug

 $17
JANUMET

drug

 $17
JANUMET XR

drug

 $17
PENNSAID

drug

 $16
CHANTIX

drug

 $15
COLOGUARD

device

 $14
TRESIBA

drug

 $13
GARDASIL

drug

 $9
PNEUMOVAX 23

drug

 $9
† May not add up to dollar total at top of page, since a payment record may not be associated with any product or can be associated with several products.

Payment Details in 2018

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Apr 19, 2018 $125 PROLIA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Feb 5, 2018 $124 REVLIMID Food and Beverage CELGENE CORPORATION
Aug 6, 2018 $108 PROLIA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
May 7, 2018 $106 STEGLATRO Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Mar 5, 2018 $96 JANUVIA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Apr 2, 2018 $87 INVOKANA Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jun 1, 2018 $27 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Aug 7, 2018 $25 NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED Promotional Speaking/Other SANOFI PASTEUR INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $25 PROLIA REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $24 JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 26, 2018 $22 SHINGRIX BOOSTRIX Food and Beverage GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
May 18, 2018 $21 INVOKANA XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jul 16, 2018 $21 TOVIAZ LYRICA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $21 PROLIA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $20 TOVIAZ LYRICA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $20 JARDIANCE Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Apr 19, 2018 $20 TOVIAZ LYRICA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $20 VASCEPA Food and Beverage AMARIN PHARMA INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $20 MYRBETRIQ Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
May 14, 2018 $20 LYRICA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $20 PROLIA REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Mar 28, 2018 $19 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $19 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Nov 21, 2018 $19 FLUAD FLUCELVAX Food and Beverage SEQIRUS USA INC
Jun 13, 2018 $19 FLUZONE HIGH-DOSE FLUZONE QUADRIVALENT Food and Beverage SANOFI PASTEUR INC.
May 30, 2018 $19 MYRBETRIQ Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Mar 7, 2018 $18 XARELTO INVOKANA Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Apr 11, 2018 $18 VASCEPA Food and Beverage AMARIN PHARMA INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $18 ZENPEP Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $17 VASCEPA Food and Beverage AMARIN PHARMA INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $17 TRADJENTA JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jul 20, 2018 $17 VASCEPA Food and Beverage AMARIN PHARMA INC.
May 4, 2018 $17 JANUVIA JANUMET JANUMET XR STEGLATRO Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Sep 22, 2018 $17 TOVIAZ LYRICA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Nov 17, 2018 $17 TOVIAZ LYRICA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $17 TOVIAZ LYRICA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $17 TOVIAZ LYRICA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $16 PENNSAID Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Mar 16, 2018 $16 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $16 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
May 2, 2018 $16 VASCEPA Food and Beverage AMARIN PHARMA INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $16 MYRBETRIQ Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Jan 3, 2018 $15 CHANTIX LYRICA EUCRISA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $15 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
May 16, 2018 $15 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $14 EUCRISA COLOGUARD Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $14 TOVIAZ LYRICA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Feb 14, 2018 $14 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 10, 2018 $14 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $14 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $13 VASCEPA Food and Beverage KOWA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $13 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $13 MYRBETRIQ Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Mar 14, 2018 $13 TRESIBA Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Oct 12, 2018 $12 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $11 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $9 PNEUMOVAX 23 GARDASIL Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.