Physician profile
David Q Chen
NPI 1700184934
$7,785.75
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
17 companies · $1,285 in 2025
The $1,285 reported for 2025 was more 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: $1,684 · 2020: $935 · 2021: $1,758 · 2022: $652 · 2023: $980 · 2024: $493 · 2025: $1,285.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $2,411 · Travel and Lodging: $347.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $2,410.74 |
| Travel and Lodging | $347.28 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Globus Medical, INC. | $2,561.87 | 2019-2025 | Coalition Agx, Excelsiusgps Robotic Navigation System, Sable |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $2,211.94 | 2019-2025 | Confidence Spinal Cement System, Expedium |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $565.55 | 2019-2022 | |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $511.86 | 2019-2021 | |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $396.51 | 2019-2020 | |
| Nuvasive, INC. | $325.27 | 2019-2023 | Alif |
| Medtronic, INC. | $299.05 | 2021-2025 | Osteocool Rf Ablation System |
| Abbott Laboratories | $244.29 | 2019-2021 | |
| Alphatec Spine, INC | $169.79 | 2023 | Battalion Tlif - Pc |
| Nevro Corp. | $166.78 | 2021 | |
| Esperion Therapeutics, INC. | $125.00 | 2021 | |
| Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $83.23 | 2019-2022 | |
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $53.97 | 2019 | |
| Spineology INC. | $22.18 | 2019 | |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC | $20.00 | 2020 |
Show all 17 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgalign Spine Technologies, INC. | $15.09 | 2019 | |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $13.37 | 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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- "I saw David Chen 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.