Physician profile

Sung Gon Lee

Colon & Rectal Surgery · Knoxville, TN

NPI 1023499423

$1,322.08

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

13 companies · $49.11 in 2025

The $49.11 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Colon & Rectal Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $317).

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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)
Food and Beverage$478.14
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$250.00

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
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $681.17 2021-2024 Da Vinci Sp
Atricure, INC. $200.12 2023
Medtronic, INC. $135.11 2021-2024 Ligasure
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. $90.52 2022-2024 Gattex
W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. $49.11 2025 Gore Enform Preperitoneal Biomaterial
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company $44.92 2022
Ambu INC. $22.68 2022
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $22.19 2022
Thd America, INC. $16.81 2022-2023
Daiichi Sankyo INC. $16.79 2022
Braintree Laboratories, INC. $16.45 2022
Stryker Corporation $15.56 2024 Eikon Lt Adapt Smoke Evacuation, Eikon
Merit Medical Systems INC $10.65 2022

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Sung Gon Lee

$1,322.08

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2021-2025
Top company
Intuitive Surgical, INC.
Context
The $49.11 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Colon & Rectal Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $317).

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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.