Physician profile

David G Lucas

Surgery · Charleston, SC

NPI 1326096496

$8,417.55

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

26 companies · $5,691 in 2025

The $5,691 reported for 2025 was more than what 91% of Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).

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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)
Education$5,500.00
Travel and Lodging$611.27
Food and Beverage$576.86

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
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $6,237.56 2024-2025
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation INC. $701.63 2020
Allergan, INC. $353.48 2019-2022
Tela Bio, INC. $164.19 2021-2022
Stryker Corporation $155.62 2021
Avita Medical Americas, LLC $140.14 2023-2025 Recell, Cohealyx, Permeaderm
Medtronic, INC. $93.83 2021-2025 Pteye Parathyroid Detection System, Progrip
Access Pro Medical, LLC $55.36 2023 Matriderm
Smith+Nephew, INC. $52.86 2022-2023 Grafix Pl
Abbott Laboratories $50.00 2019-2022
Asensus Surgical, INC. $48.55 2019
Heron Therapeutics, INC. $44.57 2021-2023 Zynrelef
Davol INC. $41.70 2022-2025 Phasix Mesh
Sanara Medtech INC. $39.64 2023-2024 Celleraterx
Integra Lifesciences Corporation $39.09 2020-2021
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Covidien LP $25.18 2019
Ethicon US, LLC $23.41 2023 Stratafix, Enseal X1
Innocoll Pharmaceuticals Limited $23.13 2021
Boston Scientific Corporation $22.15 2024 Watchman Flx
Bioventus LLC $16.69 2022
Checkpoint Surgical, INC $16.37 2022
Tei Biosciences INC $15.49 2019
Olympus America INC. $14.91 2021
Hologic Sales and Service, LLC $14.80 2023 Coolseal Generator
Teleflex LLC $14.77 2023 Deknatel
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $12.43 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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Payment summary

David G Lucas

$8,417.55

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Intuitive Surgical, INC.
Context
The $5,691 reported for 2025 was more than what 91% of Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).

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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.