Physician profile
Tom Chao
NPI 1710117163
$3,738.19
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
17 companies · $379 in 2025
The $379 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $299 · 2020: $896 · 2021: $239 · 2022: $523 · 2023: $682 · 2024: $721 · 2025: $379.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $1,782.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,781.73 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $2,168.69 | 2019-2025 | Gamma, T2 Alpha, Pangea |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $560.46 | 2022-2023 | Evo Retrograde, Tibial Nail, Distal Femur Plate System |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $226.01 | 2024-2025 | Comprehensive Shoulder System, Timberline Mpf Lateral Modular Plate Fixation System |
| Miach Orthopaedics, INC. | $162.82 | 2024 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $141.07 | 2023-2024 | Dynacord, Na, Monovisc |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $123.41 | 2019 | |
| Micromed INC | $102.73 | 2021 | |
| Saxum Surgical, INC. | $59.61 | 2022 | |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals INC. | $37.10 | 2020-2021 | |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $35.67 | 2023 | Firstpass, Bioinductive Implant With Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium, Spatial Frame |
| Ermi LLC | $23.73 | 2019 | |
| Acell, INC. | $23.19 | 2020 | |
| Painteq LLC | $19.21 | 2023 | Painteq |
| Glaxosmithkline, LLC. | $18.68 | 2024 | Pediarix, Shingrix |
| Bioventus LLC | $16.68 | 2022 |
Show all 17 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fidia Pharma USA INC. | $11.80 | 2022 | |
| Precision Medical Products INC. | $7.33 | 2021 |
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 Tom Chao 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?"
These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.
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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.