Physician profile
Yi Lu
NPI 1598932154
$20,242.31
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
15 companies · $334 in 2025
The $334 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Neurological Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $604).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $581 · 2020: $4,646 · 2021: $999 · 2022: $2,317 · 2023: $9,529 · 2024: $1,835 · 2025: $334.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $7,975 · Travel and Lodging: $2,273 · Food and Beverage: $1,451.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $7,975.00 |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,272.67 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,450.70 |
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. | $9,790.60 | 2022-2023 | O-Arm |
| Surgalign Spine Technologies, INC. | $4,500.00 | 2020 | |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $3,121.95 | 2019-2025 | Teligen, Symphony, Conduit |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $1,416.69 | 2019-2025 | Teligen, Trialtis, Expedium |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $703.07 | 2023-2025 | Excelsiusgps Robotic Navigation System, Proven Gen-Flex Ps Knee System, Alif |
| Nuvasive, INC. | $172.58 | 2023 | Vuepoint, Xlif, Reline |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $158.80 | 2019 | |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $132.86 | 2019 | |
| Bioventus LLC | $66.27 | 2021 | |
| Spine Wave, INC. | $58.34 | 2019 | |
| Riwospine, INC. | $45.00 | 2022 | |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $44.82 | 2022 | |
| Depuy Synthes Products, INC. | $31.33 | 2020 |
2 companies reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.
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.
Research and ownership
$400,000.00 in ownership or investment interests, as reported to CMS. These are holdings a clinician or an immediate family member has in a company, not payments received.
If you want to bring it up
Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:
- "I saw Yi Lu 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.