Paul Lee, MD
Interventional Pain Medicine · Fullerton, CANPI 1003078981
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 90.1% of the total across 142 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 18 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 56.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $2,633 and has fallen 77.7% since, to $587 in 2025.
Across 142 payments — averaging $54.13 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$4K
- Boston Scientific$718
- Nalu Medical, Inc.$556
- Abbott$502
- Merz North America, Inc.$304
- Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC$287
- plus $1K from 12 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$76010%
- Food & beverage$6,92690%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 72 | $4,313 |
| Boston Scientific | 11 | $718 |
| Nalu Medical, Inc. | 9 | $556 |
| Abbott | 14 | $502 |
| Merz North America, Inc. | 9 | $304 |
| Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 9 | $287 |
| Nevro Corp. | 3 | $192 |
| Spinesmith Holdings, LLC | 2 | $182 |
| MML US, Inc. | 1 | $155 |
| Avanos Medical | 1 | $141 |
| Globus Medical | 1 | $134 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 3 | $60 |
| Vertex | 1 | $30 |
| SPR Therapeutics, Inc | 1 | $27 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 2 | $26 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $25 |
| ERMI LLC | 1 | $18 |
| Metacel Pharmaceuticals LLC | 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.
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM$1,081
- Accurian$390
- SYNCHROMEDII$302
- WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16$291
- Nalu Neurostimulation System$259
- RESTORE$229
- VANTA ADAPTIVESTIM$200
- Senza$174
- INTELLIS$173
- INCEPTIV$171
- ReActiv8$155
- PNB AND ACCESSORIES$141
- Excelsius - GPS$134
- Vanta$128
- Proclaim IPG$108
How this compares
$7,686 in reported general payments places this provider in the 70th percentile of 188 interventional pain medicine 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Xtampza ErOxycodone Myristate | 25 | $11,358 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 142 | $2,370 |
| Gabapentin | 119 | $1,737 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 67 | $1,028 |
| Baclofen | 58 | $774 |
| Morphine Sulfate ErMorphine Sulfate | 37 | $599 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 33 | $510 |
| Pregabalin | 37 | $283 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 11 | $262 |
| Acetaminophen-CodeineAcetaminophen With Codeine | 25 | $255 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 40 | $184 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 23 | $159 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 21 | $154 |
| Celecoxib | 25 | $145 |
| Meloxicam | 33 | $115 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other interventional pain medicine in Fullerton
- Joseph HoFullerton$10K
- Michael Verdolinla Mesa$507K
- Tim LeierRancho Mirage$449K
- Jonathan GrossmanVisalia$404K
- Kasra MaasumiRancho Santa Margarita$388K
- Andrew GermanovichRancho Mirage$333K
- David LeeYorba Linda$257K
- Standiford HelmOrange$254K
- Patrick BuchananCamarillo$219K
- Chau VuSanta Rosa$141K
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.