Physician profile

Wilson Lai

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) · Santa Cruz, CA

NPI 1689231425

$32,150.83

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

10 companies · $6,670 in 2025

The $6,670 reported for 2025 was more than what 84% of Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $686).

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Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Grant$23,333.34
Travel and Lodging$4,455.82
Food and Beverage$3,671.68
Education$689.99

Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.

Who reported paying

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Arthrex, INC. $21,429.32 2024-2025
Smith+Nephew, INC. $3,402.79 2024-2025 Bioinductive Implant With Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium, Bone Anchors With Arthroscopic Delivery System
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $2,903.00 2024-2025 Avenir, Persona, Juggerknotless Soft Anchor
Medical Device Business Services, INC. $2,424.69 2024-2025 Rigidloop, Velys
Stryker Corporation $1,487.93 2023-2025 Hoffmann, Variax, Alphavent
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $253.47 2024 Speedtrap, Truespan Orthocord, Rigidloop
Vericel Corporation $116.62 2023 Maci
Globus Medical, INC. $61.50 2024 Evo Antegrade
Lifenet Health $51.89 2025 Lateral Ankle, Quadlink, Graftlink Ts
Saxum Surgical, INC. $19.62 2023

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Wilson Lai

$32,150.83

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2023-2025
Top company
Arthrex, INC.
Context
The $6,670 reported for 2025 was more than what 84% of Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $686).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.