Linda Woo, MD
Otolaryngology · Chula Vista, CANPI 1467720656
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 36 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 12 manufacturers reported payments, led by Stryker at 28.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $473 and has fallen 60.6% since, to $186 in 2025.
Across 36 payments — averaging $40.86 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Stryker$420
- Medtronic$381
- Optinose US, Inc.$157
- AbbVie$126
- Intersect ENT, Inc.$117
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$73
- plus $197 from 6 others
Across 4 payments — averaging $62,869 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Hill Dermaceuticals, Inc.$251K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,471100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Stryker | 7 | $420 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 6 | $381 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 9 | $157 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $126 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 2 | $117 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 2 | $73 |
| Boston Scientific | 3 | $64 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 2 | $61 |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, PLC | 1 | $21 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 1 | $19 |
| VBI Vaccine (delaware) Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 1 | $15 |
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.
- VRAYLAR$126
- SCOPIS ENT$121
- AURORA EV-ICD MRI SURESCAN$107
- ENTELLUS - FIAGON SINUS NAVIGATION SYSTEM CONSUMABLES$101
- LINQ II$100
How this compares
$1,471 in reported general payments places this provider in the 55th percentile of 1,021 otolaryngology 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fluticasone Propionate | 307 | $7,723 |
| Ofloxacin | 92 | $4,190 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 116 | $3,714 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 124 | $2,969 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 26 | $1,616 |
| Clotrimazole | 22 | $872 |
| Omeprazole | 50 | $805 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 48 | $397 |
| Mupirocin | 16 | $162 |
| Famotidine | 13 | $140 |
| Prednisone | 42 | $74 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Chula Vista
- Paul SchalchChula Vista$47K
- Brian WeeksSan Diego$924K
- Randall OwRoseville$613K
- Amir MoradiVista$389K
- Keith BlackwellLos Angeles$349K
- Kalpna DurairajSun Valley$348K
- Todd MillerNewport Beach$259K
- Jeffrey SuhLos Angeles$223K
- Dennis TangLos Angeles$209K
- Jeffrey FeinfieldThousand Oaks$160K
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.