Physician profile
Daniel Choi
NPI 1225337595
$119,324.62
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
36 companies · $3,712 in 2025
The $3,712 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $2,116).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $6,852 · 2020: $7,264 · 2021: $34K · 2022: $13K · 2023: $44K · 2024: $9,672 · 2025: $3,712.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $45K · Food and Beverage: $7,082 · Travel and Lodging: $4,191 · Consulting Fee: $1,200 · Education: $378.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $44,916.50 |
| Food and Beverage | $7,081.60 |
| Travel and Lodging | $4,190.73 |
| Consulting Fee | $1,200.00 |
| Education | $378.05 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, INC. | $96,980.90 | 2021-2025 | Cd Horizon Spinal System, Prestige Lp Cervical Disc System, Catalyft Pl Expandable Interbody System |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $9,599.48 | 2019-2020 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,791.34 | 2019-2025 | |
| Nuvasive, INC. | $1,753.67 | 2019-2021 | |
| Centinel Spine, LLC | $1,422.07 | 2023-2025 | Prodisc L, Prodisc C Vivo, Prodisc C Sk |
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,310.05 | 2019-2024 | Proclaim |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $833.92 | 2019-2025 | Evo Retrograde, Proximal Humerus Strut, Evo Antegrade |
| Djo, LLC | $810.98 | 2019-2025 | Cmf |
| Providence Medical Technology, INC. | $718.48 | 2024-2025 | |
| Atricure, INC. | $645.50 | 2023-2025 | Synergy Ablation System |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $523.13 | 2019-2025 | Teligen, Viper, Skyline |
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $494.87 | 2019-2025 | Spinal-Stim, Cervical-Stim, Physio-Stim |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $489.83 | 2019-2025 | |
| Polaris Technology Solutions LLC | $390.63 | 2025 | |
| Amplify Surgical, INC. | $273.50 | 2022-2023 | Dualx and Dualportal |
Show all 36 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $178.72 | 2021-2025 | Intracept, Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 |
| Alphatec Spine, INC | $154.18 | 2019-2025 | Other - Miscellaneous |
| 4web, INC. | $144.30 | 2024 | Spine Truss System |
| Spinefrontier, INC. | $137.23 | 2024 | Sijfuse |
| Amarin Pharma, INC. | $117.75 | 2020 | |
| Insmed, INC. | $81.68 | 2019 | |
| Zimvie INC. | $71.87 | 2022-2023 | |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $49.25 | 2022-2025 | |
| Radius Health, INC. | $40.21 | 2021 | |
| Highridge Medical LLC | $39.60 | 2024 | Biomet Spinalpak Non-Invasive Spine Fusion Stimulator System |
| Nevro Corp. | $35.63 | 2019-2024 | Senza |
| Royal Biologics, INC. | $31.67 | 2021 | |
| Bioventus LLC | $30.10 | 2025 | Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System |
| Lemaitre Vascular, INC. | $29.70 | 2023 | Anastoclip Gc 8cm (Medium) |
| Augmedics INC. | $29.40 | 2024 | Xvision |
| Spineology INC. | $22.68 | 2025 | |
| Spine Wave, INC. | $21.39 | 2025 | Annex Adjacent Level System |
| Heron Therapeutics, INC. | $20.97 | 2024 | Zynrelef |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, INC. | $18.17 | 2023 | Seglentis |
| Allergan, INC. | $16.04 | 2019 | |
| Baxter Healthcare | $15.73 | 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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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.