Christopher Koch
Physician Assistant · Houston, TXNPI 1336686674
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
20 manufacturers reported payments, led by AstraZeneca at 56.4% of the total.
$3,528in general payments, 2019–2025
Across 82 payments — averaging $43.02 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AstraZeneca$2K
- Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.$356
- Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.$304
- Alkermes, Inc.$135
- Corium, LLC$135
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$85
- plus $524 from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$1,80051%
- Food & beverage$1,72849%
General payments by program year
21
23
25
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca | 4 | $1,988 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 13 | $356 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 16 | $304 |
| Alkermes, Inc. | 11 | $135 |
| Corium, LLC | 7 | $135 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 4 | $85 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3 | $72 |
| GSK | 4 | $67 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 3 | $62 |
| Grifols USA, LLC | 3 | $50 |
| Indivior Inc. | 2 | $46 |
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc.) | 2 | $39 |
| AbbVie | 2 | $32 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 2 | $32 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $30 |
| CSL Behring | 1 | $24 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $16 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 1 | $16 |
How this compares
$3,528 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 8,308 physician assistant providers in Texas.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Trazodone Hcl | 13 | $79 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
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- Julie Huynh-LuHouston$64K
- Jennifer FalconeHouston$48K
- Jacqueline WeatherlyHouston$47K
- Samantha SalvatoraHouston$45K
- Virginia SchneiderHouston$43K
- Jill MillerHouston$32K
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Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.