Kue Choi, MD
Anesthesiology · Providence, RINPI 1942253927
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 19 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 7 manufacturers reported payments, led by Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. at 31.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $242 and has fallen 73.7% since, to $63 in 2025.
Across 19 payments — averaging $29.05 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$174
- QOL Medical, LLC$161
- Sanofi$88
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$56
- Johnson & Johnson$28
- Ardelyx, Inc.$23
- plus $22 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$552100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 5 | $174 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 5 | $161 |
| Sanofi | 3 | $88 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 3 | $56 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $28 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
How this compares
$552 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 122 anesthesiology providers in Rhode Island.
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.
Other anesthesiology in Providence
- Harish LecamwasamProvidence$436K
- William YelleProvidence$5K
- Andrew MaslowProvidence$5K
- Keith ScarfoProvidence$4K
- Derek KellerProvidence$1K
- Ann Marie Gonzalez MunozProvidence$1K
- Nina JiProvidence$1K
- Marina GarasProvidence$1K
- Colin FoleyProvidence$774
- Scott MackinnonProvidence$690
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.