Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Charles Cho, M.D.

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Nephrology · LOS ANGELES, CA · NPI 1053512566

Profile state: payments and partd Open Payments: 2025 Medicare Part D: 2024 Last identity check: 2026-08-10 Page data build: 2026-08-12

Verified facts

What the public records show

CMS Open Payments records show Charles Cho, M.D. received $929.10 in general payments during 2025 across 34 reported records.

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation accounted for 29.1% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 11 associated products.

A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Farxiga, Jardiance, Trelegy Ellipta, Zenpep.

Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported ZENPEP as an associated drug or biological on 32144 records involving 12432 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 21 claims for Zenpep by this doctor in 2024.

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported FARXIGA as an associated drug or biological on 106133 records involving 42906 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 138 claims for Farxiga by this doctor in 2024.

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported LOKELMA as an associated drug or biological on 6897 records involving 4326 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 15 claims for Lokelma by this doctor in 2024.

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported SYMBICORT as an associated drug or biological on 71 records involving 51 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 16 claims for Symbicort by this doctor in 2024.

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported JARDIANCE as an associated drug or biological on 123636 records involving 49438 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 699 claims for Jardiance by this doctor in 2024.

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported SYNJARDY as an associated drug or biological on 33 records involving 33 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 18 claims for Synjardy by this doctor in 2024.

GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported SHINGRIX as an associated drug or biological on 43515 records involving 26794 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 33 claims for Shingrix by this doctor in 2024.

GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported TRELEGY ELLIPTA as an associated drug or biological on 131532 records involving 37148 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 18 claims for Trelegy Ellipta by this doctor in 2024.

These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$929.10

34 reported records · 11 companies

Separate record types

Research & Ownership

Research Payments (direct recipient): not present in the loaded data

Associated Research Funding (for example, named PI): not present in the loaded data

Ownership / Investment: not present in the loaded data

These categories are never added into the General Payments headline. Associated research funding must not be described as money the doctor personally received unless the source record supports that conclusion.

Who paid this doctor?

Companies in 2025 General Payments

Reported companyCanonical companyAmountShareRecordsYear
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $270.1429.1%82025
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $118.2012.7%52025
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $117.0812.6%42025
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $80.598.7%22025
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $69.537.5%32025
Ardelyx, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $67.467.3%32025
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $52.135.6%22025
AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $46.825.0%22025
Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $46.785.0%22025
Abbott Laboratories Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $46.315.0%22025
Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $14.061.5%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$929.1034

A meal, consulting fee, royalty, and travel payment describe different kinds of reported relationships and should not be interpreted as equivalent.

Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products

Products named in Open Payments records

Reported productTypeReported companyRelated amount*RecordsYear
FARXIGA
Normalized: farxiga
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $118.20 5 2025
Source payment records
JARDIANCE
Normalized: jardiance
Drug Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $117.08 4 2025
Source payment records
DAYBUE
Normalized: daybue
Drug ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc $80.59 2 2025
Source payment records
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
Normalized: trelegy ellipta
Drug GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $69.53 3 2025
Source payment records
IBSRELA
Normalized: ibsrela
Drug Ardelyx, Inc. $67.46 3 2025
Source payment records
Vafseo
Normalized: vafseo
Drug AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC $46.82 2 2025
Source payment records
TARPEYO
Normalized: tarpeyo
Drug Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. $46.78 2 2025
Source payment records
FREESTYLE LIBRE 3
Normalized: freestyle libre 3
Device Abbott Laboratories $46.31 2 2025
Source payment records
JYNARQUE
Normalized: jynarque
Drug Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $30.00 1 2025
Source payment records
REXULTI
Normalized: rexulti
Drug Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $22.13 1 2025
Source payment records
ZENPEP
Normalized: zenpep
Drug Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. $14.06 1 2025
Source payment records

* Product-associated amounts are non-additive because one payment record may name more than one product.

These products were named on specific Open Payments records. A named product does not show that the payment influenced treatment or prescribing.

Public prescribing for products named in payments

Open Payments productPayment yearPart D brandPart D yearClaimsMatch methodSource
FARXIGA
farxiga
2025 Farxiga 2024 138 exact normalized Medicare Part D
JARDIANCE
jardiance
2025 Jardiance 2024 699 exact normalized Medicare Part D
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
trelegy ellipta
2025 Trelegy Ellipta 2024 18
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
ZENPEP
zenpep
2025 Zenpep 2024 21
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D

The presence of the same drug in both datasets does not show that a payment caused or influenced a prescription.

Analysis 2 · Same-company prescribing overlap

Drugs reported in other payments from the same company that also appear in Medicare Part D

This analysis is independent from products named on this doctor’s individual payment records. A row appears only when the exact Open Payments reporting entity paid this doctor, that same reporting entity reported the drug or biological on at least 10 loaded General Payment records involving at least 2 distinct recipient NPIs, and this doctor has the same non-generic brand in public Part D data. This does not mean the company owns or manufactures the drug.

Paying companyPayment yearDrug reported by same entityOpen Payments evidencePart DClaimsBeneficiaries
Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 ZENPEP
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
32144 supporting records · 12432 recipient NPIs · example record 1249641927
Zenpep · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
21 suppressed by CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 FARXIGA
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
106133 supporting records · 42906 recipient NPIs · example record 1206131362
Farxiga · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
138 34
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 LOKELMA
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
6897 supporting records · 4326 recipient NPIs · example record 1206131624
Lokelma · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
15 suppressed by CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 SYMBICORT
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
71 supporting records · 51 recipient NPIs · example record 1206132610
Symbicort · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
16 suppressed by CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 JARDIANCE
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
123636 supporting records · 49438 recipient NPIs · example record 1221811583
Jardiance · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
699 142
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 SYNJARDY
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
33 supporting records · 33 recipient NPIs · example record 1222725005
Synjardy · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
18 suppressed by CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 SHINGRIX
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
43515 supporting records · 26794 recipient NPIs · example record 1190332452
Shingrix · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
33 23
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 TRELEGY ELLIPTA
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
131532 supporting records · 37148 recipient NPIs · example record 1190332369
Trelegy Ellipta · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
18 suppressed by CMS

These facts do not show that a payment was for the drug, that the company owns or manufactures the drug, or that a payment caused or influenced prescribing.

Public Medicare Part D data

Provider-and-drug rows loaded for 2024

BrandGenericClaimsBeneficiaries
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium2264672
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium1159334
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl894255
JardianceEmpagliflozin699142
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate630182
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl552169
OmeprazoleOmeprazole527195
VascepaIcosapent Ethyl41684
FinasterideFinasteride32090
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide31195
MeloxicamMeloxicam262151
OzempicSemaglutide25861
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium22857
AllopurinolAllopurinol22065
GlipizideGlipizide20972
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide20459
JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate20240
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium19160
Omega-3 Acid Ethyl EstersOmega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters18654
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog16852
ProliaDenosumab16698
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate15341
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium14956
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol13834
Sildenafil CitrateSildenafil Citrate13335
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate11844
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate11053
Levocetirizine DihydrochlorideLevocetirizine Dihydrochloride10551
CarvedilolCarvedilol10128
TrulicityDulaglutide10020
PregabalinPregabalin9456
CreonLipase/Protease/Amylase9037
Olmesartan MedoxomilOlmesartan Medoxomil8721
Sevelamer CarbonateSevelamer Carbonate8627
FurosemideFurosemide8529
LisinoprilLisinopril8226
CiclopiroxCiclopirox7835
Donepezil HclDonepezil Hcl7724
Ciprofloxacin HclCiprofloxacin Hcl7464
LidocaineLidocaine7417
GabapentinGabapentin7229
CelecoxibCelecoxib6938
LinzessLinaclotide6921
Humalog Kwikpen U-100Insulin Lispro6718
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac Sodium6622
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium6524
KetoconazoleKetoconazole6431
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate6121
Fluticasone-SalmeterolFluticasone Propion/Salmeterol6116
TradjentaLinagliptin59suppressed
Icosapent EthylIcosapent Ethyl5531
TadalafilTadalafil5511
AzithromycinAzithromycin5452
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate5223
Benazepril HclBenazepril Hcl5116
AtenololAtenolol5017
Comfort Ez Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic4912
Nano 2nd Gen Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic4818
Repatha SureclickEvolocumab45suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate Nanocrystallized4314
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl4314
Memantine HclMemantine Hcl4112
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate4014
Betamethasone DipropionateBetamethasone Dipropionate3934
UrsodiolUrsodiol3917
PrednisonePrednisone3826
FamotidineFamotidine35suppressed
Semglee (Yfgn) PenInsulin Glargine-Yfgn3511
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium3413
ShingrixVaricella-Zoster Ge/As01b/Pf3323
JanumetSitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl32suppressed
Diclofenac EpolamineDiclofenac Epolamine31suppressed
Novolog FlexpenInsulin Aspart3012
SimvastatinSimvastatin30suppressed
ValsartanValsartan30suppressed
Memantine Hcl ErMemantine Hcl29suppressed
Doxazosin MesylateDoxazosin Mesylate27suppressed
Glipizide ErGlipizide27suppressed
Triamcinolone AcetonideTriamcinolone Acetonide2614
Esomeprazole MagnesiumEsomeprazole Magnesium25suppressed
Clotrimazole-BetamethasoneClotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip24suppressed
FebuxostatFebuxostat23suppressed
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium23suppressed
Tenofovir Disoproxil FumarateTenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate23suppressed
MinoxidilMinoxidil22suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride ErOxybutynin Chloride2212
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl22suppressed
AmoxicillinAmoxicillin2120
Insulin Lispro Kwikpen U-100Insulin Lispro21suppressed
Meclizine HclMeclizine Hcl2118
Nifedipine ErNifedipine21suppressed
Toujeo SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog21suppressed
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl21suppressed
ZenpepLipase/Protease/Amylase21suppressed
Alcohol SwabsAlcohol Antiseptic Pads20suppressed
ChlorthalidoneChlorthalidone20suppressed
SpironolactoneSpironolactone20suppressed
Tresiba Flextouch U-100Insulin Degludec20suppressed
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog19suppressed
Insulin Aspart FlexpenInsulin Aspart19suppressed
InvokanaCanagliflozin19suppressed
Olmesartan-HydrochlorothiazideOlmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide19suppressed
Ultra-Fine Mini Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic19suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate ErIsosorbide Mononitrate18suppressed
SynjardyEmpagliflozin/Metformin Hcl18suppressed
Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter18suppressed
Ultra-Fine Nano Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic18suppressed
Acetaminophen-CodeineAcetaminophen With Codeine1714
Breztri AerosphereBudesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol17suppressed
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl17suppressed
Fluoxetine HclFluoxetine Hcl17suppressed
LoperamideLoperamide Hcl17suppressed
Amiodarone HclAmiodarone Hcl16suppressed
JubliaEfinaconazole16suppressed
SymbicortBudesonide/Formoterol Fumarate16suppressed
AcarboseAcarbose15suppressed
Alcohol Prep PadsAlcohol Antiseptic Pads15suppressed
Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl15suppressed
Cinacalcet HclCinacalcet Hcl15suppressed
LokelmaSodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate15suppressed
RestasisCyclosporine15suppressed
Valsartan-HydrochlorothiazideValsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide15suppressed
AlprazolamAlprazolam14suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav1414
Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic14suppressed
Clonidine HclClonidine Hcl13suppressed
EliquisApixaban13suppressed
Labetalol HclLabetalol Hcl13suppressed
Amlodipine-ValsartanAmlodipine Besylate/Valsartan12suppressed
Azelastine HclAzelastine Hcl12suppressed
Budesonide-Formoterol FumarateBudesonide/Formoterol Fumarate12suppressed
GemfibrozilGemfibrozil12suppressed
HydrocortisoneHydrocortisone12suppressed
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride12suppressed
DapagliflozinDapagliflozin Propanediol11suppressed
EzetimibeEzetimibe11suppressed
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl11suppressed
MethotrexateMethotrexate Sodium11suppressed
MetolazoneMetolazone11suppressed
ProcritEpoetin Alfa11suppressed

Timeline

Payment and prescribing data by year

Open Payments and Medicare Part D may refer to different years. They are shown separately rather than aligned as if they describe the same period.

YearGeneral PaymentsMain payerExplicit productsCompany overlapsPart D coverage
2025 $929.10 · 34 records Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation DAYBUE, FARXIGA, FREESTYLE LIBRE 3, IBSRELA, JARDIANCE, JYNARQUE, REXULTI, TARPEYO, TRELEGY ELLIPTA, Vafseo, ZENPEP 8
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Loaded source releases

DatasetYearPublicationSource
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 2025 2026-06-30 Original source
Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug 2024 2026-05-06 Original source
NPPES Data Dissemination V2 current / reference data 2026-08-10 Original source

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