Physician profile
Michael T Lu
NPI 1851532600
$12,076.68
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
17 companies · $505 in 2025
The $505 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: $2,582 · 2020: $1,338 · 2021: $2,908 · 2022: $1,783 · 2023: $1,880 · 2024: $1,082 · 2025: $505.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Travel and Lodging: $2,673 · Food and Beverage: $793.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $2,673.11 |
| Food and Beverage | $793.30 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Encore Medical, Lp | $4,689.34 | 2019-2023 | Djo Surgical |
| Seapearl East, INC | $3,526.92 | 2020-2025 | |
| Arthrex, INC. | $2,403.12 | 2020-2021 | |
| Skeletal Dynamics INC | $833.39 | 2021-2024 | Implate, Geminus, Align |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $194.65 | 2023-2024 | Bioinductive Implant With Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium, Evos, Trigen Intertan |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $75.06 | 2019-2022 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $74.39 | 2019-2024 | Variax |
| Horizon Therapeutics Plc | $63.70 | 2019-2021 | |
| Pfizer INC. | $55.15 | 2020-2021 | |
| Bioventus LLC | $38.51 | 2019 | |
| Pacira Therapeutics, INC. | $27.14 | 2019 | |
| Olympus America INC. | $20.62 | 2022 | |
| Saluda Medical Americas, INC. | $19.41 | 2025 | Evoke |
| Wright Medical Technology, INC. | $15.32 | 2019 | |
| Ermi LLC | $14.39 | 2019 |
Show all 17 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $13.62 | 2019 | |
| Daiichi Sankyo INC. | $11.95 | 2019 |
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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- "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.