Physician profile

Christopher Lee

Orthopaedic Trauma · Los Angeles, CA

NPI 1942566443

$475,078.79

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

22 companies · $125K in 2025

The $125K reported for 2025 was more than what 96% of Orthopaedic Trauma providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $1,227).

See the full distribution for Orthopaedic Trauma

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.

View as a table
Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Consulting Fee$154,513.51
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$87,950.00
Travel and Lodging$39,935.83
Food and Beverage$26,076.10
Royalty Or License$16,504.61
Compensation For Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker For A Medical Education Program$5,000.00

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
Globus Medical, INC. $178,010.09 2020-2025 Autobahn, Autobahn, Troch Nail
Stryker Corporation $155,059.19 2019-2025 Axsos, Gamma, Variax
Mimedx Group, INC. $56,309.53 2024-2025
Smith+Nephew, INC. $54,471.32 2019-2024 Evos, Evos Mini, Trigen Intertan
Synthes Gmbh $16,772.46 2021-2025
Medical Device Business Services, INC. $8,145.36 2020-2022
Becton, Dickinson and Company $2,788.51 2024
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $931.17 2019-2024 Na, Tfn-Advance
Linvatec Corporation $659.17 2020-2023 Livatec Knee Preservation System
Saxum Surgical, INC. $480.40 2023-2024
Acumed LLC $368.64 2023-2024 Acumed
Inquis Medical, INC. $325.76 2025 Aventus
Djo, LLC $215.10 2020-2023 Cmf
Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, INC $130.61 2022
Dynasplint Systems INC. $130.00 2021-2022
Show all 22 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $125.00 2024 Edwards Sapien 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Thv)
Bard Peripheral Vascular, INC. $55.13 2020-2024 Fluency Endovascular Stent Graft
Skeletal Dynamics INC $26.40 2024 Ijs, Geminus, Implate
Acera Surgical, INC. $24.96 2024 Restrata Wound Matrix
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $20.00 2024 Affixus
Biocomposites INC $17.88 2024
My01 INC. $12.11 2024 My01 Continuous Compartmental Pressure Monitor

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.

If you want to bring it up

Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:

These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.

Share this page

Payment summary

Christopher Lee

$475,078.79

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Globus Medical, INC.
Context
The $125K reported for 2025 was more than what 96% of Orthopaedic Trauma providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $1,227).

https://glasscript.com/doctor/1397512/christopher-lee

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

Keep an eye on this page

Get an email when the next June refresh changes this page. No account needed.

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.