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Soka Yu, DNP

Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers|Nurse Practitioner|Adult Health · NEW YORK, NY · NPI 1073989869

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 Soka Yu, DNP received $3,619.42 in general payments during 2025 across 64 reported records.

LivaNova USA, Inc. accounted for 47.1% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 13 associated products.

A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Briviact, Epidiolex, Nayzilam.

JAZZ 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 EPIDIOLEX as an associated drug or biological on 10990 records involving 3626 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 47 claims for Epidiolex by this doctor in 2024.

SK Life Science, 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 XCOPRI as an associated drug or biological on 1992 records involving 782 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 168 claims for Xcopri by this doctor in 2024.

UCB, 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 Briviact as an associated drug or biological on 13595 records involving 4444 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 156 claims for Briviact by this doctor in 2024.

UCB, 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 Nayzilam as an associated drug or biological on 9542 records involving 3826 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 16 claims for Nayzilam by this doctor in 2024.

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

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$3,619.42

64 reported records · 10 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
LivaNova USA, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $1,705.4647.1%72025
UCB, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $589.7716.3%112025
Neurelis, Inc. Neurelis, Inc.
exact · evidence 2025-02-20
$371.9710.3%232025
Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $347.319.6%22025
SK Life Science, Inc. SK Life Science, Inc.
exact · evidence 2025-04-03
$315.158.7%152025
MDD US Operations, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $144.484.0%12025
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $51.071.4%22025
Integra LifeSciences Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $47.851.3%12025
Aucta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $28.230.8%12025
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $18.130.5%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$2,359.5860
Travel and Lodging$1,259.844

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
VNS Therapy
Normalized: vns therapy
Device LivaNova USA, Inc. $1,705.46 7 2025
Source payment records
Fintepla
Normalized: fintepla
Drug UCB, Inc. $372.40 3 2025
Source payment records
VALTOCO
Normalized: valtoco
Drug Neurelis, Inc. $371.97 23 2025
Source payment records
INGREZZA
Normalized: ingrezza
Drug Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. $347.31 2 2025
Source payment records
Nayzilam
Normalized: nayzilam
Drug UCB, Inc. $147.76 5 2025
Source payment records
Briviact
Normalized: briviact
Drug UCB, Inc. $69.61 3 2025
Source payment records
EPIDIOLEX
Normalized: epidiolex
Drug JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC. $51.07 2 2025
Source payment records
CODMAN CERTAS
Normalized: codman certas
Device Integra LifeSciences Corporation $47.85 1 2025
Source payment records
CODMAN HAKIM
Normalized: codman hakim
Device Integra LifeSciences Corporation $47.85 1 2025
Source payment records
CUSA CLARITY
Normalized: cusa clarity
Device Integra LifeSciences Corporation $47.85 1 2025
Source payment records
DuraSeal Exact Spinal Sealant System
Normalized: duraseal exact spinal sealant system
Device Integra LifeSciences Corporation $47.85 1 2025
Source payment records
Motpoly XR
Normalized: motpoly xr
Drug Aucta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $28.23 1 2025
Source payment records
DAYBUE
Normalized: daybue
Drug ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc $18.13 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
Briviact
briviact
2025 Briviact 2024 156 exact normalized Medicare Part D
EPIDIOLEX
epidiolex
2025 Epidiolex 2024 47 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Nayzilam
nayzilam
2025 Nayzilam 2024 16 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
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 EPIDIOLEX
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
10990 supporting records · 3626 recipient NPIs · example record 1234297758
Epidiolex · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
47 11
SK Life Science, Inc.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 XCOPRI
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
1992 supporting records · 782 recipient NPIs · example record 1252276115
Xcopri · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
168 21
UCB, Inc.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 Briviact
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
13595 supporting records · 4444 recipient NPIs · example record 1224348489
Briviact · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
156 23
UCB, Inc.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 Nayzilam
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
9542 supporting records · 3826 recipient NPIs · example record 1224348539
Nayzilam · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
16 11

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
LevetiracetamLevetiracetam30578
LacosamideLacosamide29650
ClobazamClobazam27245
LamotrigineLamotrigine21141
XcopriCenobamate16821
BriviactBrivaracetam15623
Lamotrigine ErLamotrigine15332
Levetiracetam ErLevetiracetam14131
ClonazepamClonazepam11637
OxcarbazepineOxcarbazepine8518
GabapentinGabapentin7815
PhenobarbitalPhenobarbital77suppressed
ZonisamideZonisamide7217
Divalproex Sodium ErDivalproex Sodium63suppressed
Divalproex SodiumDivalproex Sodium61suppressed
OnfiClobazam48suppressed
EpidiolexCannabidiol (Cbd)4711
DilantinPhenytoin Sodium Extended46suppressed
TopiramateTopiramate45suppressed
Lamictal XrLamotrigine43suppressed
AptiomEslicarbazepine Acetate41suppressed
Keppra XrLevetiracetam35suppressed
LamictalLamotrigine28suppressed
Oxtellar XrOxcarbazepine28suppressed
VimpatLacosamide24suppressed
KeppraLevetiracetam23suppressed
Quetiapine FumarateQuetiapine Fumarate22suppressed
PregabalinPregabalin19suppressed
FycompaPerampanel18suppressed
PrimidonePrimidone18suppressed
TegretolCarbamazepine18suppressed
Carbamazepine ErCarbamazepine17suppressed
NayzilamMidazolam1611
Ajovy SyringeFremanezumab-Vfrm14suppressed
LevocarnitineLevocarnitine13suppressed
EszopicloneEszopiclone12suppressed
AvodartDutasteride11suppressed
CarbatrolCarbamazepine11suppressed
Depakote SprinkleDivalproex Sodium11suppressed
Valproic AcidValproic Acid (As Sodium Salt)11suppressed

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 $3,619.42 · 64 records LivaNova USA, Inc. Briviact, CODMAN CERTAS, CODMAN HAKIM, CUSA CLARITY, DAYBUE, DuraSeal Exact Spinal Sealant System, EPIDIOLEX, Fintepla, INGREZZA, Motpoly XR, Nayzilam, VALTOCO, VNS Therapy 4
2024 Complete

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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

Methodology version: 2.1

Editorial template version: 2.4

Product contract version: 2.0

Schema version: 0.7.0

Page data build: 2026-08-12T23:34:59.370714+00:00

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