Joseph Chidi
Urology · Visalia, CANPI 1366448318
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 64 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 24 manufacturers reported payments, led by Astellas Pharma US Inc at 28.5% of the total. That places this record below the midpoint for urology clinicians in CA, where the typical reported total is $2,485.
Across 64 payments — averaging $14.43 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Astellas Pharma US Inc$263
- Johnson & Johnson$65
- KARL Storz Endoscopy-america$56
- Eisai Inc.$53
- AbbVie$51
- Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.$48
- plus $386 from 18 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$923100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 28 | $263 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 4 | $65 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 2 | $56 |
| Eisai Inc. | 3 | $53 |
| AbbVie | 3 | $51 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3 | $48 |
| Coloplast | 2 | $43 |
| Boston Scientific | 2 | $32 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $30 |
| 180 Medical, Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Sanofi | 1 | $22 |
| Photocure Inc | 1 | $22 |
| GSK | 1 | $22 |
| Amgen | 1 | $22 |
| Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp. | 1 | $21 |
| Livanova USA, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Rochester Medical Corporation | 1 | $19 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $19 |
| Tolmar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $16 |
| Bayer | 1 | $16 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $11 |
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $7 |
How this compares
$923 in reported general payments places this provider in the 30th percentile of 1,324 urology providers in California.
Other urology in Visalia
- Stephen FreedlandWest Hollywood$1.9M
- Arie BelldegrunLos Angeles$1.8M
- Mihir DesaiLos Angeles$1.5M
- Steven WilsonIndio$1.1M
- Stuart HoldenLos Angeles$1.1M
- Elward CrawfordSan Diego$849K
- Edward UchioOrange$849K
- Victor ChingUpland$809K
- Jaime LandmanOrange$657K
- William AronsonLos Angeles$540K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.