Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $19,389 | 52 | 71.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $7,708 | 125 | 28.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $13,843 | 64 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $2,716 | 18 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $2,467 | 23 | $0 (2020) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $1,505 | 25 | $0 (2024) |
| SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION | $1,312 | 8 | $0 (2019) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $989.81 | 9 | $0 (2019) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $908.03 | 7 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $849.39 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Synaptive Medical Inc. | $844.90 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $833.11 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6,636 | 39 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($5,479) |
| 2023 | $1,871 | 18 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($833.11) |
| 2022 | $195.16 | 2 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($195.16) |
| 2021 | $1,648 | 14 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($1,243) |
| 2020 | $364.41 | 4 | NuVasive, Inc. ($352.02) |
| 2019 | $2,282 | 26 | SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION ($1,189) |
| 2018 | $6,457 | 41 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($2,295) |
| 2017 | $7,643 | 33 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($4,506) |
All Payment Transactions
177 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 8
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | RELINE (Device), X-CORE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.15 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | RELINE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.47 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 12/07/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | SYMPHONY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $74.52 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | COALITION AGX / AGX RP (Device), Excelsius Deformity | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.86 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | COALITION AGX / AGX RP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $51.10 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $147.59 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.68 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.70 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 09/10/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | SYMPHONY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $152.26 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 08/30/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | RELINE (Device), QUARTEX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.69 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 08/26/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $123.06 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 08/14/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $159.63 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 06/28/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius3D Imaging System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $76.37 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 05/18/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | XLIF (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $826.10 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 05/18/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $84.05 | General |
| 05/17/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ALTERA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $173.95 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 05/17/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $32.79 | General |
| 05/17/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $27.83 | General |
| 05/16/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $123.69 | General |
| 05/16/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | CREO 5.5 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.82 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 05/08/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | XLIF (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,738.45 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 05/08/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | XLIF (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $27.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 05/08/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | XLIF (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $5.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 04/24/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | SYNFLATE (Device), SYMPHONY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $104.62 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 04/23/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | COALITION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.90 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
About Dr. Chong Lee, MD
Dr. Chong Lee, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Seattle, Washington. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/12/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1548272271.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Chong Lee, MD has received a total of $27,097 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $6,636 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 177 transactions from 15 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($19,389).
Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Seattle, WA
- Active Since 08/12/2006
- Last Updated 04/26/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1548272271
Products in Payments
- XLIF (Device) $4,153
- RISE (Device) $2,272
- Excelsius - GPS (Device) $2,205
- SI-LOK (Device) $1,633
- RISE-L (Device) $1,224
- CD HORIZON (Device) $1,070
- Teligen (Device) $1,005
- AccuLIF (Device) $935.61
- Brightmatter Guide/Modus V (Device) $844.90
- ACCULIF (Device) $729.37
- DIVERGENCE-L (Device) $625.30
- XIA (Device) $567.46
- CREO MIS (Device) $561.60
- CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $558.79
- ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) $533.82
- Timberline (Device) $522.38
- Shoreline (Device) $478.60
- Atoll (Device) $454.60
- Virage (Device) $383.41
- SYMPHONY (Device) $358.05
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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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