Physician profile

Matthew Chung

Pain Medicine · Houston, TX

NPI 1821482993

$26,415.49

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

24 companies · $4,871 in 2025

The $4,871 reported for 2025 was more than what 91% of Pain Medicine providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $515).

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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)
Food and Beverage$11,426.94
Travel and Lodging$5,562.43
Consulting Fee$3,412.50
Education$152.11

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
Medtronic, INC. $8,406.58 2021-2025 Intellis Adaptivestim, Synchromedii, Inceptiv
Saluda Medical Americas, INC. $7,882.94 2023-2025 Evoke, Evoke Scs
Abbott Laboratories $5,246.20 2020-2025 Proclaim, Eterna, Octrode
Boston Scientific Corporation $1,897.29 2021-2025 Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16, Intracept, General - Pain Management
Spr Therapeutics, INC $617.94 2021-2025 Sprint Pns System
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $437.34 2024-2025
Nevro Corp. $241.60 2022-2023 Senza
Medtronic USA, INC. $218.06 2020
Globus Medical, INC. $201.42 2025 Senza, Quartex
Pacira Therapeutics, INC. $172.82 2021
Stratus Medical, LLC $165.29 2023 Nimbus
Medical Device Business Services, INC. $137.01 2024 Stratafix
Averitas Pharma INC. $135.00 2023 Qutenza
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $121.52 2024 Farxiga
Vertos Medical, INC. $114.12 2021-2023 Mild Device Kit
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Curonix LLC $97.95 2024 Pns Freedom-4a Permanent Neurostimulator Receiver Kit Channel A
Stimwave Technologies Incorporated $73.25 2021
Tersera Therapeutics LLC $71.80 2025 Prialt
Cardiovascular Systems INC. $51.08 2022
Nalu Medical, INC. $36.86 2022-2023 Nalu Neurostimulation System
Spinal Simplicity, LLC $35.75 2023 Ha Minuteman G3-R
Biotronik Nro, INC. $21.94 2024 Prospera
Abbvie INC. $15.87 2025
Stryker Corporation $15.86 2023 Spinejack

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

Matthew Chung

$26,415.49

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2020-2025
Top company
Medtronic, INC.
Context
The $4,871 reported for 2025 was more than what 91% of Pain Medicine providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $515).

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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.