Physician profile
Stephen M Lu
NPI 1952745697
$16,711.07
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
29 companies · $762 in 2025
The $762 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Plastic Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $380).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $2,466 · 2020: $3,691 · 2021: $737 · 2022: $3,209 · 2023: $4,298 · 2024: $1,549 · 2025: $762.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $3,454 · Travel and Lodging: $3,154.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $3,453.86 |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,154.47 |
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 | $3,318.73 | 2019-2023 | Spy-Phi System |
| Abbvie INC. | $2,948.29 | 2023-2024 | |
| Axogen | $2,580.54 | 2019-2025 | Avance Nerve Graft, Axoguard Nerve Protector, Axoguard Nerve Cap |
| Trice Medical, INC. | $1,676.51 | 2020 | |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation INC. | $1,643.33 | 2020-2025 | |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $1,048.31 | 2019 | |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | $703.99 | 2019-2024 | Integra, Integra Dermal Regeneration Template, Omnigraft |
| Mentor Worldwide LLC | $586.54 | 2020-2025 | Mentor Memorygel Resterilizable Gel Sizer, Artoura Breast Tissue Expander |
| Kls-Martin L.P. | $541.07 | 2020-2024 | |
| Davol INC. | $306.80 | 2021-2024 | Phasix Mesh |
| Allergan, INC. | $201.97 | 2019-2022 | |
| Tela Bio, INC. | $123.08 | 2019 | |
| Polarityte, INC. | $121.84 | 2020 | |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $114.77 | 2022 | |
| Baxter Healthcare | $105.87 | 2021-2025 | Hillrom - Cardiac Ambulatory Monitor |
Show all 29 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covidien LP | $97.56 | 2020 | |
| Checkpoint Surgical, INC | $97.11 | 2022-2023 | Checkpoint Stimulators |
| Linvatec Corporation | $86.67 | 2022 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $73.28 | 2020-2022 | |
| Kci USA, INC. | $65.16 | 2020-2023 | Prevena |
| Lifenet Health | $63.36 | 2023-2024 | Theragenesis Wound Matrix |
| Kerecis Limited | $44.75 | 2023 | Kerecis Omega3 Surgiclose, Kerecis Omega3 Marigen, Kerecis Omega3 Graftguide |
| Sientra, INC. | $42.22 | 2022 | |
| Rti Surgical, INC | $33.10 | 2024 | |
| Sonex Health, INC. | $21.94 | 2022 | |
| Bioventus LLC | $19.43 | 2022 | |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, INC. | $16.83 | 2021 | |
| Solventum Corporation | $14.39 | 2025 | Prevena, Activ.A.C. |
| Medela LLC | $13.63 | 2020 |
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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- "I saw Stephen 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.