Physician profile

Tony J Choi

Orthopaedic Surgery · Sycamore, IL

NPI 1144336074

$21,742.57

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

23 companies · $1,264 in 2025

The $1,264 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).

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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$6,250.00
Food and Beverage$1,372.23
Travel and Lodging$997.91

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
Catalyst Orthoscience $8,076.58 2021-2025 Catalyst Csr Shoulder System, Catalyst Total Csr, R1 Reverse Shoulder System
Depuy Synthes Products, INC. $6,528.68 2020
Lima USA, INC. $3,832.75 2019-2020
Exactech, INC. $1,122.37 2025
Vgi Medical, LLC $346.19 2022
Medical Device Business Services, INC. $210.48 2019
Amplify Surgical, INC. $193.18 2023 Dualx and Dualportal
Arthrosurface Incorporated $175.78 2019-2020
Hydrocision, INC. $140.18 2023 Tenjet
Oak Med, INC. $133.23 2024
Gs Solutions, INC. $131.23 2023
Abbott Laboratories $130.43 2021
Nuvasive, INC. $130.03 2022
Integrity Orthopaedics, INC. $121.30 2024 Integrity Orthopaedics
Smith+Nephew, INC. $120.95 2019-2020
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $87.13 2021
Wright Medical Technology, INC. $80.27 2020
Stryker Corporation $75.92 2019-2021
Limacorporate S.P.A. $28.71 2020
Medwest Associates $25.65 2021
Alphatec Spine, INC $23.44 2023
Zimvie INC. $14.58 2022
Ferring Pharmaceuticals INC. $13.51 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Tony J Choi

$21,742.57

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Catalyst Orthoscience
Context
The $1,264 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).

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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.