Paul Schalch, MD
Otolaryngology · Chula Vista, CANPI 1558550053
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 458 payments — averaging $1251.42 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Livanova USA, Inc.$530K
- Aerin Medical Inc.$26K
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$5K
- Stryker$4K
- Intersect ENT, Inc.$2K
- Cook Incorporated$2K
- plus $5K from 22 others
Across 2 payments — averaging $3825.00 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.
- Aerin Medical Inc.$8K
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Livanova USA, Inc. | 133 | $529,638 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 71 | $25,873 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 49 | $4,885 |
| Stryker | 76 | $3,534 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 13 | $1,994 |
| Cook Incorporated | 1 | $1,935 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 32 | $1,030 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 7 | $843 |
| Neurent Medical Limited | 16 | $669 |
| GSK | 27 | $613 |
| Olympus Corporation Of The Americas | 2 | $518 |
| Smith+Nephew | 3 | $466 |
| ZOLL Medical Corporation | 1 | $305 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $123 |
| Itamar Medical Inc | 3 | $112 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 3 | $96 |
| Endogastric Solutions, Inc | 1 | $88 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 4 | $80 |
| Cook Medical LLC | 2 | $68 |
| Hospira, Inc. | 2 | $54 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 3 | $54 |
| Sanofi | 2 | $46 |
| Merck | 1 | $33 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 1 | $25 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $21 |
| Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $18 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $14 |
| Acelrx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$573,148 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th 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.
Other otolaryngology in Chula Vista
- Linda WooChula Vista$106K
- Randall OwRoseville$4.3M
- Amir MoradiVista$2.6M
- Brian WeeksSan Diego$1.6M
- Charles LimbSan Francisco$1.5M
- Andrew BerosSan Diego$688K
- Steven DavisTorrance$544K
- Arnaud BewleySacramento$541K
- Keith BlackwellLos Angeles$349K
- Kalpna DurairajSun Valley$348K
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.