Physician profile
John Chi
NPI 1649473000
$280,031.12
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
23 companies · $52K in 2025
The $52K reported for 2025 was more than what 95% of Neurological Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $604).
Payments by year
General and research payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $23K · 2020: $35K · 2021: $21K · 2022: $59K · 2023: $70K · 2024: $19K · 2025: $52K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $118K · Food and Beverage: $12K · Travel and Lodging: $11K.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $118,148.56 |
| Food and Beverage | $12,117.87 |
| Travel and Lodging | $11,460.11 |
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. Research payments are listed separately below. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $120,091.98 | 2019-2025 | Everest Spinal System, Capri Corpectomy Cage System, Cascadia Interbody System |
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $67,714.01 | 2019-2025 | M6-C, Northstar, Cervical-Stim |
| Vb Spine LLC | $24,221.45 | 2025 | Everest Spinal System, Na, Yukon Oct Spinal System |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $22,247.02 | 2020-2024 | Expedium, Spine & Trauma 3d Navigation |
| Spineology INC. | $15,213.47 | 2019-2023 | Optimesh Expandable Interbody Fusion System |
| Depuy Synthes Products, INC. | $9,195.88 | 2020 | |
| Nanohive Medical LLC | $5,137.69 | 2021-2024 | Cervical Sa, Hive Standalone Cervical System |
| Alphatec Spine, INC | $3,268.88 | 2019-2022 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $2,673.52 | 2019-2025 | Symphony, Conduit, Teligen |
| Premia Spine, LTD. | $2,366.00 | 2019-2021 | |
| Kuros Biosciences USA, INC | $2,217.21 | 2019-2023 | |
| Ctl Medical Corporation | $1,678.43 | 2021-2024 | Spinal |
| Icotec Medical INC. | $1,481.43 | 2024-2025 | Kong-Tl Vbr, End Plate, Round, L and Screw, 12 X 43 Mm, Kong-Tl Vbr, End Plate, Rectangular, M and Screw, 12 X 33 Mm, Vader Pedicle System, Rod, Carbon/Peek, Curved, 6.0 R450 X 200 Mm |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $813.54 | 2024 | Excelsiusgps Robotic Navigation System, Excelsius3d Imaging System, Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc |
| Carbofix Spine INC | $529.71 | 2022-2023 |
Show all 23 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intrinsic Therapeutics | $331.73 | 2020-2021 | |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $289.47 | 2023 | Exparel, Iovera, Zilretta |
| Carlsmed, INC. | $176.32 | 2024 | Aprevo |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $132.69 | 2023 | |
| Bioventus LLC | $97.30 | 2021-2024 | |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $63.34 | 2019 | |
| Misonix INC | $46.33 | 2021 | |
| Amgen INC. | $43.72 | 2022 |
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.
Research and ownership
$1,549.00 in research payments reported 2019-2025. Research payments are often institution-directed and tied to clinical trials: they are reported under a clinician's name but frequently go to a hospital or research organization, and usually reflect participation in medical research.
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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.