Physician profile

Tan Chen

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine · Wilkes Barre, PA

NPI 1528603370

$30,253.46

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

11 companies · $1,983 in 2025

The $1,983 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $2,116).

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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)
Consulting Fee$16,600.00
Travel and Lodging$6,972.70
Food and Beverage$1,888.32

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
Medtronic, INC. $12,517.09 2021-2025 Catalyft Pl Expandable Interbody System, Pivox Oblique Lateral Spinal System, Unid_pass
Cerapedics INC. $8,598.99 2022-2023 I-Factor Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft
Globus Medical, INC. $6,955.94 2020-2025 Altera, Excelsiusgps Robotic Navigation System, Excelsius Gps
Si-Bone, INC. $979.44 2022-2025
Arthrex, INC. $462.45 2025
Novus Surgical Consultants $276.47 2025
Davol INC. $144.21 2023 Phasix Mesh
Stryker Corporation $118.97 2020
Vb Spine LLC $93.63 2025 Everest Spinal System
Supreme Orthopedic Systems, LLC $93.14 2025
Medtronic USA, INC. $13.13 2020

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Tan Chen

$30,253.46

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2020-2025
Top company
Medtronic, INC.
Context
The $1,983 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $2,116).

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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.