Physician profile
Darwin D Chen
NPI 1295993517
$365,917.90
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
8 companies · $117K in 2025
The $117K reported for 2025 was more than what 97% 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: $38K · 2020: $4,834 · 2021: $9,087 · 2022: $35K · 2023: $73K · 2024: $88K · 2025: $117K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $224K · Travel and Lodging: $43K · Debt Forgiveness: $7,275 · Food and Beverage: $3,744.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $224,487.50 |
| Travel and Lodging | $42,948.41 |
| Debt Forgiveness | $7,275.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $3,743.55 |
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 | $309,436.84 | 2019-2025 | Mako, Aequalis, Insignia |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $29,447.91 | 2019-2022 | |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $11,050.92 | 2019-2023 | Actis, Attune |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $8,038.21 | 2019-2025 | Arcos |
| Depuy Synthes Products, INC. | $7,549.66 | 2019 | |
| Innovation Technologies INC | $154.92 | 2023 | Irrisept |
| Medtronic, INC. | $128.87 | 2023 | Cd Horizon Spinal System |
| Djo, LLC | $110.57 | 2024 | Cmf |
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.
If you want to bring it up
Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:
- "I saw Darwin Chen 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.