Physician profile

Tianzan Zhou

Neurological Surgery · Torrance, CA

NPI 1760845044

$13,963.78

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

19 companies · $2,207 in 2025

The $2,207 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Neurological Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $604).

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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)
Travel and Lodging$6,350.19
Food and Beverage$5,380.63

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
Penumbra, INC. $5,909.31 2023-2025 Penumbra System, Red 72, Penumbra Coil 400
Stryker Corporation $2,822.33 2021-2025 Target, Trevo, Evolve
Medical Device Business Services, INC. $1,753.17 2022
Balt USA, LLC $1,621.31 2024-2025 Optima Coil System, Raptor Aspiration Catheter, Prestige Coil System
Baxter Healthcare $403.93 2023-2025 Floseal
Medtronic, INC. $382.30 2025 Mazor X System, Aquamantys(Tm), Solitaire X
Carlsmed, INC. $215.22 2023 Aprevo
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $175.30 2022-2024 Embotrap, Cerebase
Kuros Biosciences USA, INC $156.96 2021
Imperative Care, INC $153.55 2025 Zoom 88-T Large Distal Platform
Ucb, INC. $77.28 2025 Nayzilam
Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC $54.53 2021
Nuvasive, INC. $54.31 2021
Integra Lifesciences Corporation $43.27 2025 Duraseal Exact Spinal Sealant System, Cusa Clarity, Codman Hakim
Janssen Biotech, INC. $39.64 2025
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Globus Medical, INC. $39.31 2023 Creo 5.5, Elsa, Elsa Al/Atp
Microvention, INC. $22.37 2025 Web Aneurysm Embolization System
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, INC. $21.32 2025 Austedo Xr
Sk Life Science, INC. $18.37 2025

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Tianzan Zhou

$13,963.78

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2021-2025
Top company
Penumbra, INC.
Context
The $2,207 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Neurological Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $604).

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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.