Claudia Wong, NP
Nurse Practitioner · Santa Monica, CANPI 1003129925
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 161 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 31 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 16.4% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. 2025 is the largest year on record at $2,244, 9.7 times the $232 reported in 2021. Among nurse practitioner clinicians in CA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 161 payments — averaging $30.56 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- UCB, Inc.$806
- Lilly USA, LLC$364
- Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc$344
- Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.$338
- CSL Behring$312
- Biogen$298
- plus $2K from 25 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$4,920100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
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 |
|---|---|---|
| UCB, Inc. | 43 | $806 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 16 | $364 |
| Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc | 16 | $344 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 9 | $338 |
| CSL Behring | 11 | $312 |
| Biogen | 11 | $298 |
| Argenx US, Inc. | 7 | $184 |
| Eisai Inc. | 4 | $183 |
| Abbott | 2 | $179 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $168 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 1 | $150 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $147 |
| Neurelis, Inc. | 1 | $143 |
| AstraZeneca | 4 | $131 |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | 5 | $126 |
| Amgen | 1 | $124 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 1 | $103 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 3 | $92 |
| Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 3 | $91 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $90 |
| AbbVie | 3 | $88 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 3 | $88 |
| Scynexis, Inc. | 1 | $81 |
| Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $78 |
| MDD US Operations, LLC | 2 | $49 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 2 | $49 |
| Medtronic | 2 | $37 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $30 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Acorda Therapeutics, Inc | 1 | $16 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- Inspire$168
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve$150
- Aptima$147
- VALTOCO$143
- Rystiggo$138
- Leqembi$113
- Flexitouch Plus$103
- Nimbl$103
How this compares
$4,920 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 6,779 nurse practitioner providers in California.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Memantine Hcl ErMemantine Hcl | 192 | $23,396 |
| Rivastigmine | 15 | $4,666 |
| Memantine Hcl | 105 | $4,498 |
| Donepezil Hcl | 172 | $2,256 |
| Mirtazapine | 17 | $727 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | 57 | $591 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | 35 | $505 |
| Trazodone Hcl | 14 | $222 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other nurse practitioner in Santa Monica
- Debbie TaySanta Monica$642K
- Lidia LopezSanta Monica$73K
- Rhonda HewittStanford$917K
- Linda TrinhIrvine$884K
- Denise SinagaNorthridge$728K
- Joe GorelickCampbell$638K
- Lynsey LakinArcadia$540K
- Kelly ChoiRancho Cucamonga$483K
- Hamta ZareStanford$428K
- Shawna ChrismanRoseville$425K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.