Physician profile

David Long-I Lin

Orthopaedic Surgery · Kingwood, TX

NPI 1306936752

$11,542.79

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

31 companies · $3,695 in 2025

The $3,695 reported for 2025 was more than what 79% of Orthopaedic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).

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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)
Consulting Fee$2,200.00
Food and Beverage$2,097.76
Travel and Lodging$581.58
Education$46.78

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
Abbott Laboratories $2,647.22 2019-2025 Ensite, Tacticath Ablation Catheter, Sensor Enabled, Eterna
Stryker Corporation $2,498.07 2019-2025 Mako, Insignia, Reunion
Smith+Nephew, INC. $1,861.69 2019-2024 Real Intelligence, K-15 Pork, Journey II
Orthofix Medical, INC. $1,551.12 2021
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $940.48 2019-2025 Oxford, Gel-One Cross-Linked Hyaluronate
Horizon Therapeutics Plc $278.65 2019-2022
Radius Health, INC. $266.08 2019-2024 Tymlos
Bioventus LLC $251.00 2020-2025 Supartz Fx Sodium Hyaluronate, Xcell, Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System
Heron Therapeutics, INC. $223.86 2021-2025 Zynrelef
Next Science LLC $145.57 2025 Xperience, Blastx
Miach Orthopaedics, INC. $134.62 2022
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $79.49 2019-2023 Orthovisc, Monovisc
Medinc of Texas $76.85 2022-2025
Nalu Medical, INC. $66.28 2025 Nalu Neurostimulation System
Ermi LLC $59.81 2020-2025
Show all 31 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Catalyst Orthoscience $51.58 2021
Ethicon US, LLC $50.43 2020-2021
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $46.72 2024-2025
Vericel Corporation $45.43 2020-2023 Maci
Acell, INC. $36.17 2020
Carbofix Orthopedics INC $33.83 2025
Becton, Dickinson and Company $32.42 2023 Channel Drain
Innovation Technologies INC $31.20 2022
Pacira Therapeutics, INC. $29.51 2021
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $24.30 2022
Amgen INC. $18.57 2022
Biocomposites INC $17.75 2025 Stimulan
Davol INC. $12.76 2020
Intellijoint Surgical INC. $12.50 2020
Assertio Therapeutics, INC. $11.87 2019
Electronic Waveform Lab, INC. $6.96 2021

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

David Long-I Lin

$11,542.79

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Abbott Laboratories
Context
The $3,695 reported for 2025 was more than what 79% of Orthopaedic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).

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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.