Physician profile
Daniel C Lu
NPI 1457585903
$243,469.24
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
21 companies · $82K in 2025
The $82K reported for 2025 was more than what 97% of Neurological Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $604).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $3,309 · 2020: $3,604 · 2021: $5,531 · 2022: $31K · 2023: $54K · 2024: $64K · 2025: $82K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Royalty Or License: $189K · Food and Beverage: $4,639 · Travel and Lodging: $4,089 · Consulting Fee: $2,700.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Royalty Or License | $188,901.02 |
| Food and Beverage | $4,639.28 |
| Travel and Lodging | $4,088.72 |
| Consulting Fee | $2,700.00 |
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.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $188,950.84 | 2023-2025 | Northstar, Physio-Stim, Forza |
| Seaspine Orthopedics Corporation | $34,333.31 | 2019-2022 | |
| Nuvasive, INC. | $7,323.58 | 2021-2023 | Modulus, Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc, Xlif |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $4,780.04 | 2019-2025 | Sable, Excelsiusgps Robotic Navigation System, Reline |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $3,380.15 | 2019-2021 | |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $1,705.98 | 2019-2025 | General - Pain Management, Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $1,043.68 | 2019-2023 | C-Tek Maxan |
| Zimvie INC. | $453.04 | 2022-2023 | |
| Cerapedics INC. | $420.98 | 2023-2024 | I-Factor Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft |
| Abbott Laboratories | $363.60 | 2019-2025 | Eterna, Prodigy, Proclaim |
| Intrinsic Therapeutics | $176.30 | 2023 | Barricaid Acd (Annular Closure Device) |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $115.68 | 2019 | |
| Augmedics INC. | $100.93 | 2021 | |
| Ebi, LLC | $75.82 | 2025 | Biomet Spinalpak Non-Invasive Spine Fusion Stimulator System |
| Gs Solutions, INC. | $65.84 | 2023 |
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| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, INC. | $60.75 | 2023 | Pivox Oblique Lateral Spinal System |
| Spineart USA INC | $49.06 | 2020 | |
| Nalu Medical, INC. | $34.21 | 2020 | |
| Icotec Medical INC. | $23.09 | 2021 | |
| Providence Medical Technology, INC. | $12.36 | 2021 |
1 company reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.
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.
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- "I saw Daniel Lu listed in the CMS Open Payments database. Can you tell me about your work with those companies?"
- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
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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.