Total Payments
$18,632
2024 Payments
$932.85
Companies
25
Transactions
182
Medicare Patients
1,894
Medicare Billing
$141,964
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$8,458 (45.4%)
Food & Beverage$7,799 (41.9%)
Education$1,874 (10.1%)
Other$500.00 (2.7%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $8,458 | 33 | 45.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $7,799 | 142 | 41.9% |
| Education | $1,874 | 6 | 10.1% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $500.00 | 1 | 2.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACUMED LLC | $3,114 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $2,859 | 50 | $0 (2024) |
| Medinc of Texas | $2,651 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $2,164 | 26 | $0 (2023) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $1,996 | 22 | $0 (2018) |
| AXOGEN | $1,334 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $1,326 | 12 | $0 (2023) |
| Skeletal Dynamics Inc | $765.88 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $596.47 | 7 | $0 (2022) |
| Synthes GmbH | $500.00 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $932.85 | 13 | ACUMED LLC ($282.99) |
| 2023 | $1,755 | 15 | Arthrex, Inc. ($886.96) |
| 2022 | $2,095 | 18 | Medinc of Texas ($1,299) |
| 2021 | $999.26 | 13 | Synthes GmbH ($500.00) |
| 2020 | $1,734 | 22 | Arthrex, Inc. ($542.10) |
| 2019 | $3,473 | 41 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation ($1,305) |
| 2018 | $4,873 | 40 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($1,611) |
| 2017 | $2,770 | 20 | ACUMED LLC ($1,347) |
All Payment Transactions
182 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 8
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/17/2024 | Medinc of Texas | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.50 | General |
| 08/20/2024 | ACUMED LLC | ACUMED (Device), OsteoMed | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $122.40 | General |
| Category: Screw & Pin | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | Solventum Corporation | ACTIV.A.C. (Device), PREVENA | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.25 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Systems & Dressings | ||||||
| 07/16/2024 | ACUMED LLC | ACUMED (Device), OsteoMed | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.00 | General |
| Category: Hand & Wrist | ||||||
| 07/16/2024 | ACUMED LLC | ACUMED (Device), OsteoMed | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.25 | General |
| Category: Hand & Wrist | ||||||
| 07/16/2024 | ACUMED LLC | ACUMED (Device), OsteoMed | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.34 | General |
| Category: Hand & Wrist | ||||||
| 06/27/2024 | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | ZYNRELEF (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.04 | General |
| Category: POST SURGICAL PAIN RELIEF | ||||||
| 05/09/2024 | Medinc of Texas | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $159.65 | General |
| 04/30/2024 | Endo USA, Inc. | XIAFLEX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $129.87 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC | ||||||
| 03/09/2024 | Medinc of Texas | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.24 | General |
| 03/09/2024 | Medinc of Texas | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.65 | General |
| 03/01/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $178.08 | General |
| Category: JOINT REPLACEMENT HIPS, KNEES | ||||||
| 02/12/2024 | Skeletal Dynamics Inc | Geminus (Device), Align, IJS | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $45.58 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 10/12/2023 | Medinc of Texas | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $143.60 | General |
| 10/05/2023 | Stryker Corporation | EVOLVE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $160.88 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 07/20/2023 | Medinc of Texas | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.16 | General |
| 06/27/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | MONOVISC (Device), ORTHOVISC | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.35 | General |
| Category: Sports Early Intervention | ||||||
| 06/19/2023 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | Integra (Device), Integra, Integra | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.97 | General |
| Category: Recon-Skin and Wound | ||||||
| 04/17/2023 | Medinc of Texas | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.00 | General |
| 04/17/2023 | Medinc of Texas | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.04 | General |
| 03/29/2023 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.61 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 03/24/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $424.48 | General |
| 03/24/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.00 | General |
| 03/24/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 03/24/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 | 672 | 905 | $296,813 | $61,963 |
| 2022 | 14 | 577 | 755 | $176,833 | $40,841 |
| 2021 | 7 | 390 | 465 | $96,342 | $24,329 |
| 2020 | 8 | 255 | 341 | $59,406 | $14,832 |
Total Patients
1,894
Total Services
2,466
Medicare Billing
$141,964
Procedure Codes
43
All Medicare Procedures & Services
43 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 136 | 169 | $53,066 | $15,531 | 29.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 110 | 110 | $53,130 | $12,408 | 23.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 91 | 125 | $26,500 | $8,526 | 32.2% |
| 64721 | Release and/or relocation of hand nerve | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 25 | $54,137 | $8,062 | 14.9% |
| 26055 | Incision of tendon covering of finger | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 35 | $53,725 | $6,130 | 11.4% |
| 73110 | X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 52 | 85 | $11,122 | $2,672 | 24.0% |
| 73130 | X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 46 | 69 | $7,134 | $1,924 | 27.0% |
| 20550 | Injection into tendon or ligament | Office | 2023 | 32 | 48 | $14,063 | $1,899 | 13.5% |
| 20600 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | Office | 2023 | 23 | 27 | $7,888 | $1,159 | 14.7% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $4,438 | $1,107 | 24.9% |
| 73140 | X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 25 | 31 | $3,570 | $846.45 | 23.7% |
| J0702 | Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg | Office | 2023 | 70 | 138 | $2,070 | $698.09 | 33.7% |
| 20605 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | Office | 2023 | 11 | 13 | $4,018 | $596.11 | 14.8% |
| 73080 | X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 12 | 16 | $1,952 | $404.70 | 20.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 99 | 146 | $36,815 | $9,985 | 27.1% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 90 | 90 | $28,090 | $6,566 | 23.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 48 | 57 | $18,612 | $5,683 | 30.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 33 | 33 | $15,939 | $4,430 | 27.8% |
| 64721 | Release and/or relocation of hand nerve | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $29,032 | $4,331 | 14.9% |
| 73130 | X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2022 | 58 | 70 | $7,400 | $1,987 | 26.9% |
| 20550 | Injection into tendon or ligament | Office | 2022 | 36 | 49 | $15,021 | $1,961 | 13.1% |
| 73110 | X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2022 | 38 | 57 | $6,905 | $1,812 | 26.2% |
| 20600 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | Office | 2022 | 23 | 23 | $7,037 | $1,094 | 15.5% |
| 73140 | X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2022 | 26 | 35 | $3,830 | $995.30 | 26.0% |
| 73120 | X-ray of hand, 2 views | Office | 2022 | 14 | 25 | $2,225 | $643.71 | 28.9% |
About Dr. Chia Wu, MD
Dr. Chia Wu, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Baytown, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/10/2013. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1124464680.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Chia Wu, MD has received a total of $18,632 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $932.85 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 182 transactions from 25 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($8,458).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Wu has provided services to 1,894 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,466 services with total Medicare billing of $141,964. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 43 distinct procedure/service records.
Ad
Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Hand Surgery
- Location Baytown, TX
- Active Since 05/10/2013
- Last Updated 06/26/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1124464680
Products in Payments
- Acu-Loc Wrist Plating System (Device) $1,469
- VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS (Device) $1,387
- Hand Fracture System (Device) $897.72
- FREEDOM WRIST (Device) $871.13
- Geminus (Device) $765.88
- AxoGuard Nerve Protector (Device) $754.64
- AxoGuard Nerve Connector (Device) $557.51
- PRIME SERIES (Device) $483.07
- EXTERNAL FIXATION SYSTEM (Device) $433.80
- EVOS (Device) $350.48
- VARIAX (Device) $349.59
- TRAUMA (Device) $308.75
- ACUMED (Device) $282.99
- ANCHORAGE (Device) $270.13
- VA-LCP (Device) $236.27
- HOFFMANN (Device) $207.01
- Triathlon (Device) $199.49
- MAKO (Device) $197.48
- EVOLVE (Device) $160.88
- Elbow Plating System (Device) $160.59
Explore
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.
Orthopaedic Surgery Doctors in Baytown
Michael Hopson
Orthopaedic Surgery — Payments: $19,589
Orthopaedic Surgery $19,589
Mark Franklin, M.d, M.D
Orthopaedic Surgery — Payments: $1,720
Orthopaedic Surgery $1,720
James Horn, M.d, M.D
Orthopaedic Surgery — Payments: $723.96
Orthopaedic Surgery $723.96
Dr. James Pyle
Orthopaedic Surgery — Payments: $372.19
Orthopaedic Surgery $372.19