Laine Koch, MD
Dermatology · Newport News, VANPI 1528228319
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 96.5% of the total across 755 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 35 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 22.8% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Among dermatology clinicians in VA 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 755 payments — averaging $21.05 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$4K
- UCB, Inc.$1K
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$1K
- Amgen$1K
- Johnson & Johnson$1K
- Pfizer$846
- plus $6K from 29 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$15,33796%
- Education$5574%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 160 | $3,623 |
| UCB, Inc. | 94 | $1,385 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 60 | $1,290 |
| Amgen | 49 | $1,176 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 58 | $1,122 |
| Pfizer | 42 | $846 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 43 | $833 |
| LEO Pharma Inc. | 34 | $734 |
| Novartis | 35 | $718 |
| Sanofi | 32 | $637 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 32 | $576 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 16 | $368 |
| Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. | 18 | $362 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 15 | $321 |
| Biofrontera Inc. | 10 | $259 |
| Merz North America, Inc. | 2 | $250 |
| Incyte Corporation | 11 | $222 |
| Hill Dermaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $221 |
| Organon | 4 | $158 |
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 6 | $132 |
| VYNE Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 5 | $101 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 5 | $100 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 3 | $67 |
| EPI Health, LLC | 2 | $66 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 4 | $63 |
| Dermira, Inc. | 3 | $52 |
| Dermavant Sciences, Inc. | 2 | $44 |
| Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $41 |
| Almirall LLC | 1 | $34 |
| Revance Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Biocon Biologics Inc | 1 | $19 |
| Merck | 1 | $16 |
| Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | 1 | $13 |
| Helsinn Therapeutics (U.S.), Inc. | 1 | $12 |
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.
- Tolak$221
- BOTOX$149
- BOTOX COSMETIC$103
How this compares
$15,894 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 396 dermatology providers in Virginia.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| OtezlaApremilast | 41 | $166,228 |
| TremfyaGuselkumab | 11 | $156,346 |
| Dupixent SyringeDupilumab | 36 | $146,415 |
| Dupixent PenDupilumab | 27 | $136,147 |
| Cosentyx Sensoready (2 Pens)Secukinumab | 12 | $85,742 |
| Pimecrolimus | 28 | $13,752 |
| Clobetasol Propionate | 98 | $4,449 |
| Fluorouracil | 40 | $3,536 |
| Clindamycin Phosphate | 52 | $3,100 |
| Metronidazole | 31 | $1,807 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 136 | $1,581 |
| Betamethasone Diprop AugmentedBetamethasone/Propylene Glyc | 16 | $1,442 |
| Ketoconazole | 112 | $1,246 |
| Fluocinonide | 18 | $959 |
| Nystatin | 38 | $845 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| AmgenOtezla | $1,176 | $166,22841 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonTremfya | $1,122 | $156,34611 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 90th percentile of 396 dermatology providers in Virginia.
Other dermatology in Newport News
- Valerie HarveyNewport News$26K
- Anna ClarkNewport News$17K
- Naiem IssaVienna$2M
- Saurabh SinghFairfax$1.7M
- Diego DasilvaVirginia Beach$1.1M
- Vishal PatelLeesburg$719K
- Cyndi Torosky TommasoVirginia Beach$717K
- Daniel HurdBlacksburg$545K
- Jonathan SchreiberNorfolk$330K
- Robert BaerSuffolk$303K
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.