Michael Kuo, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · Fullerton, CANPI 1033593744
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 255 payments — averaging $21.13 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Lilly USA, LLC$1K
- Dexcom, Inc.$925
- Pfizer$768
- Novo Nordisk$566
- Amgen$283
- AstraZeneca$260
- plus $2K from 29 others
What the payments were for
- Grants$75014%
- Food & beverage$4,55385%
- Education$250%
- Gifts$591%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lilly USA, LLC | 74 | $1,061 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 44 | $925 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $768 |
| Novo Nordisk | 43 | $566 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 12 | $283 |
| AstraZeneca | 15 | $260 |
| AbbVie | 8 | $147 |
| Embecta Corp. | 4 | $126 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 5 | $122 |
| BD | 2 | $110 |
| Ascensia Diabetes Care US Inc. | 4 | $87 |
| Mannkind Corporation | 3 | $85 |
| Corcept Therapeutics | 3 | $79 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | 3 | $73 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 3 | $58 |
| Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $57 |
| GRT US Holding, Inc. | 2 | $55 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 2 | $50 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 2 | $48 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $46 |
| Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC | 2 | $39 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $34 |
| Bayer | 2 | $33 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | 1 | $31 |
| IBSA Pharma Inc. | 2 | $28 |
| Recordati_rare_diseases_inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $25 |
| Lifescan, Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Cequr Corporation | 1 | $24 |
| Bigfoot Biomedical Inc | 1 | $21 |
| Zealand Pharma US, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Antares Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Insulet Corporation | 1 | $17 |
| Abbott | 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.
How this compares
$5,387 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 952 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in California.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| OzempicSemaglutide | 58 | $108,748 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 52 | $64,425 |
| TrulicityDulaglutide | 28 | $40,577 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 39 | $35,284 |
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 23 | $29,260 |
| JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate | 21 | $24,794 |
| Humalog Kwikpen U-100Insulin Lispro | 21 | $6,271 |
| SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium | 60 | $5,546 |
| Basaglar Kwikpen U-100Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 11 | $4,750 |
| Nano 2nd Gen Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic | 28 | $4,115 |
| Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 30 | $3,588 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 199 | $2,545 |
| Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl | 71 | $1,297 |
| Easy Comfort Pen NeedlesPen Needle, Diabetic | 12 | $1,055 |
| Metformin Hcl | 95 | $1,021 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novo NordiskOzempic | $566 | $108,74858 claims |
| Lilly USA, LLCTrulicity, Mounjaro, Insulin Lispro | $1,061 | $70,33963 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance | $122 | $64,42552 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga | $260 | $35,28439 claims |
| AbbVieSynthroid | $147 | $5,54660 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 65th percentile of 952 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in California.
Other endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism in Fullerton
- John GilbertFullerton$1.1M
- Jerrold OlefskySan Diego$26.5M
- Mark ChristiansenWalnut Creek$22.9M
- Timothy BaileyEscondido$22.3M
- Stanley HsiaLos Angeles$19.8M
- Juan FriasSan Diego$14.1M
- Paul NorwoodFresno$6.2M
- Athena Philis-Tsimikasla Jolla$6M
- David AhnNewport Beach$5.8M
- Shlomo MelmedLos Angeles$3.3M
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.