Physician profile
David Cheong
NPI 1457307183
$20,488.95
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
16 companies · $9,086 in 2025
The $9,086 reported for 2025 was more than what 87% of Orthopaedic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $2,112 · 2020: $436 · 2021: $2,279 · 2022: $1,597 · 2023: $1,875 · 2024: $3,105 · 2025: $9,086.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $12K · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $1,500 · Food and Beverage: $715.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $11,850.00 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $1,500.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $715.39 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimotion Implants, LLC | $13,350.00 | 2023-2025 | Optimotion Implants |
| Stryker Corporation | $2,638.75 | 2019-2025 | Mako, Pangea, Aequalis Perform Reversed |
| Mvp Orthopedics INC | $1,612.66 | 2019-2022 | |
| Arthrex, INC. | $1,502.00 | 2021 | |
| Innovation Technologies INC | $585.67 | 2020-2025 | Irrisept |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $199.19 | 2021-2024 | Mymobility Platform |
| Argentum Medical | $198.37 | 2022 | |
| Next Science LLC | $102.97 | 2023 | Xperience, Blastx, Surgx |
| Amgen INC. | $92.02 | 2019 | |
| Pacira Therapeutics, INC. | $61.86 | 2019 | |
| Coastal Medical Technologies LLC | $40.85 | 2023 | |
| Tactile Systems Technology INC | $25.78 | 2025 | Flexitouch Plus, Nimbl |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $24.39 | 2019 | |
| Onkos Surgical, INC. | $21.02 | 2019 | |
| Bioventus LLC | $19.08 | 2020 |
Show all 16 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $14.34 | 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.
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- "I saw David Cheong 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.