Total Payments
$16,721
2024 Payments
$10,951
Companies
15
Transactions
51
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$10,000 (59.8%)
Food & Beverage$3,110 (18.6%)
Education$2,385 (14.3%)
Travel$1,226 (7.3%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | $10,000 | 1 | 59.8% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,110 | 37 | 18.6% |
| Education | $2,385 | 6 | 14.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,226 | 7 | 7.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthrex, Inc. | $10,791 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
| Peerless Surgical Inc. | $1,725 | 7 | $0 (2023) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $1,371 | 7 | $0 (2023) |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | $1,148 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS, INC. | $416.40 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $256.06 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $197.17 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Skeletal Dynamics Inc | $164.31 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $149.43 | 3 | $0 (2021) |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $141.08 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10,951 | 7 | Arthrex, Inc. ($10,000) |
| 2023 | $2,264 | 25 | Arthrex, Inc. ($790.69) |
| 2022 | $879.94 | 6 | Paragon 28, Inc. ($454.53) |
| 2021 | $2,202 | 11 | Peerless Surgical Inc. ($1,200) |
| 2020 | $299.99 | 1 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($299.99) |
| 2019 | $124.83 | 1 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($124.83) |
All Payment Transactions
51 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/22/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Grant | Cash or cash equivalent | $10,000.00 | General |
| 08/10/2024 | Paragon 28, Inc. | Additive Orthopedics (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $428.38 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE IMPLANTS | ||||||
| 08/10/2024 | Paragon 28, Inc. | Additive Orthopedics (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $154.64 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE IMPLANTS | ||||||
| 06/13/2024 | Skeletal Dynamics Inc | Geminus (Device), Align, IJS | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $31.19 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 03/19/2024 | TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS, INC. | LAPIPLASTY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $139.25 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE | ||||||
| 02/29/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $148.28 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Shoulder | ||||||
| 02/15/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | TANDEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.89 | General |
| Category: Recon, Hip Primary | ||||||
| 12/12/2023 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $349.99 | General |
| 12/03/2023 | Peerless Surgical Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $125.67 | General |
| 12/02/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.00 | General |
| 12/02/2023 | Peerless Surgical Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $14.04 | General |
| 12/02/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 12/02/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 12/01/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $234.08 | General |
| 12/01/2023 | Peerless Surgical Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $143.84 | General |
| 12/01/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.00 | General |
| 12/01/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.00 | General |
| 12/01/2023 | Peerless Surgical Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.26 | General |
| 12/01/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 12/01/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 11/30/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $234.08 | General |
| 11/30/2023 | Peerless Surgical Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $74.04 | General |
| 11/09/2023 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $118.56 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 11/01/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $149.64 | General |
| 11/01/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $39.89 | General |
About Dr. Caroline Chen, MD
Dr. Caroline Chen, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Woodbury, Minnesota. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/19/2019. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1700446960.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Caroline Chen, MD has received a total of $16,721 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $10,951 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 51 transactions from 15 companies. The most common payment nature is "Grant" ($10,000).
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Woodbury, MN
- Active Since 06/19/2019
- Last Updated 08/19/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1700446960
Products in Payments
- Additive Orthopedics (Device) $583.02
- PRODUCT PORTFOLIO (Device) $454.53
- LAPIPLASTY SYSTEM (Device) $265.23
- NA (Device) $234.93
- Geminus (Device) $164.31
- Lapiplasty System (Device) $151.17
- Stratum Foot Plating System (Device) $149.43
- Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium (Device) $148.28
- TrueLok (Device) $141.08
- ORTHOPEDIC CABLE / PERIPROSTHETIC SYSTEM (Device) $124.83
- VersaWrap (Device) $119.02
- Avance Nerve Graft (Device) $118.56
- Product Portfolio (Device) $110.02
- VA-LCP (Device) $82.42
- TANDEM (Device) $48.89
- MACI (Biological) $17.20
- Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose (Device) $10.33
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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