Total Payments
$60,704
2024 Payments
$11,441
Companies
8
Transactions
185
Medicare Patients
2,638
Medicare Billing
$514,786
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$22,080 (36.4%)
Travel$21,795 (35.9%)
Food & Beverage$7,229 (11.9%)
Other$5,500 (9.1%)
Education$3,385 (5.6%)
Gifts$715.65 (1.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $22,080 | 9 | 36.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $21,795 | 67 | 35.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $7,229 | 103 | 11.9% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $5,500 | 1 | 9.1% |
| Education | $3,385 | 4 | 5.6% |
| Gift | $715.65 | 1 | 1.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $34,180 | 62 | $0 (2024) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $11,659 | 29 | $0 (2023) |
| Stryker Corporation | $9,720 | 65 | $0 (2024) |
| Summit Surgical Corp. | $3,334 | 8 | $0 (2023) |
| Wright Medical Technology, Inc. | $770.43 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $490.04 | 11 | $0 (2023) |
| ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | $481.81 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| Bioventus LLC | $69.98 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11,441 | 11 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($11,285) |
| 2023 | $4,860 | 23 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($2,365) |
| 2022 | $20,103 | 55 | Arthrex, Inc. ($9,284) |
| 2021 | $13,398 | 29 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($13,032) |
| 2020 | $208.92 | 2 | Stryker Corporation ($208.92) |
| 2019 | $5,117 | 34 | Stryker Corporation ($3,866) |
| 2018 | $1,949 | 12 | Arthrex, Inc. ($990.86) |
| 2017 | $3,629 | 19 | Stryker Corporation ($1,757) |
All Payment Transactions
185 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 8
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/29/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), JOURNEY II, JOURNEY II | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,060.00 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 06/29/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), JOURNEY II, JOURNEY II | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,910.00 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 06/29/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), JOURNEY II, JOURNEY II | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $77.32 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 06/29/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), JOURNEY II, JOURNEY II | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $8.00 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 06/21/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | JOURNEY II (Device), REAL INTELLIGENCE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $110.23 | General |
| Category: Recon Knees | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | JOURNEY II (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $899.20 | General |
| Category: Recon Knees | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | JOURNEY II (Device), REAL INTELLIGENCE | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $421.76 | General |
| Category: Recon Knees | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | JOURNEY II (Device), REAL INTELLIGENCE | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $370.00 | General |
| Category: Recon Knees | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | JOURNEY II (Device), REAL INTELLIGENCE | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $306.66 | General |
| Category: Recon Knees | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | JOURNEY II (Device), REAL INTELLIGENCE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $122.11 | General |
| Category: Recon Knees | ||||||
| 04/12/2024 | Stryker Corporation | BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $155.43 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 10/20/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $234.08 | General |
| 10/20/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.00 | General |
| 10/10/2023 | Summit Surgical Corp. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $987.80 | General |
| 10/04/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | Arthrex (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $140.72 | General |
| Category: Arthroplasty - Implants - Revers Total Shoulder - Revers | ||||||
| 09/27/2023 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | ROSA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.99 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 05/26/2023 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $116.11 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 05/25/2023 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $53.09 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 04/28/2023 | Stryker Corporation | SALVATION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $117.53 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 04/22/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | OR3O Dual Mobility (Device), POLARSTEM, RI Hip Navigation | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $192.30 | General |
| Category: Recon Hips | ||||||
| 04/22/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | OR3O Dual Mobility (Device), POLARSTEM, RI Hip Navigation | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $147.73 | General |
| Category: Recon Hips | ||||||
| 04/21/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | OR3O Dual Mobility (Device), POLARSTEM, RI Hip Navigation | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $149.50 | General |
| Category: Recon Hips | ||||||
| 04/20/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | OR3O Dual Mobility (Device), POLARSTEM, RI Hip Navigation | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1,188.27 | General |
| Category: Recon Hips | ||||||
| 04/20/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | OR3O Dual Mobility (Device), TANDEM, RI Hip Navigation | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $531.70 | General |
| Category: Recon Hips | ||||||
| 04/20/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | OR3O Dual Mobility (Device), POLARSTEM, RI Hip Navigation | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $82.52 | General |
| Category: Recon Hips | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | 664 | 1,053 | $403,493 | $142,709 |
| 2022 | 14 | 722 | 1,087 | $459,614 | $154,648 |
| 2021 | 14 | 671 | 962 | $441,423 | $143,598 |
| 2020 | 13 | 581 | 790 | $221,808 | $73,832 |
Total Patients
2,638
Total Services
3,892
Medicare Billing
$514,786
Procedure Codes
53
All Medicare Procedures & Services
53 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 285 | 585 | $85,545 | $40,767 | 47.7% |
| 23472 | Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 29 | $90,150 | $33,007 | 36.6% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $51,538 | $18,057 | 35.0% |
| 29827 | Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 19 | $42,758 | $16,227 | 38.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 108 | 108 | $18,542 | $9,479 | 51.1% |
| 29828 | Release of tendon connecting biceps muscle and shoulder using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 17 | $32,164 | $6,431 | 20.0% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 86 | 169 | $20,340 | $6,247 | 30.7% |
| 29824 | Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 20 | $27,820 | $3,459 | 12.4% |
| 29826 | Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 20 | $7,260 | $2,720 | 37.5% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $6,672 | $2,411 | 36.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 32 | $5,188 | $2,333 | 45.0% |
| 29823 | Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $15,516 | $1,571 | 10.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 277 | 552 | $80,793 | $39,811 | 49.3% |
| 23472 | Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | Facility | 2022 | 24 | 26 | $79,933 | $29,838 | 37.3% |
| 29827 | Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $44,080 | $17,040 | 38.7% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 15 | $42,015 | $15,421 | 36.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 138 | 138 | $23,612 | $13,022 | 55.2% |
| 29828 | Release of tendon connecting biceps muscle and shoulder using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 27 | $51,084 | $12,059 | 23.6% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 82 | 161 | $18,180 | $6,110 | 33.6% |
| 23430 | Anchoring of biceps tendon | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 17 | $26,129 | $5,263 | 20.1% |
| 29824 | Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 27 | $37,557 | $4,570 | 12.2% |
| 29823 | Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 28 | 28 | $36,204 | $3,854 | 10.6% |
| 29826 | Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 27 | $9,801 | $3,738 | 38.1% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $5,282 | $1,941 | 36.7% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $2,460 | $1,173 | 47.7% |
About Dr. Christopher Sheu, MD
Dr. Christopher Sheu, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Mount Vernon, Washington. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/21/2009. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1659508299.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Sheu, MD has received a total of $60,704 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $11,441 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 185 transactions from 8 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($22,080).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Sheu has provided services to 2,638 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,892 services with total Medicare billing of $514,786. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 53 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Sports Medicine
- Location Mount Vernon, WA
- Active Since 06/21/2009
- Last Updated 10/18/2016
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1659508299
Products in Payments
- REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) $9,391
- TITAN Shoulder (Device) $2,937
- MAKO (Device) $2,807
- OR3O Dual Mobility (Device) $2,292
- JOURNEY II (Device) $2,230
- BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) $1,234
- Hip Arthroscopy Access & Instrumentation Set (Device) $1,193
- REUNION (Device) $825.17
- SOLAR (Device) $808.57
- AEQUALIS (Device) $715.65
- Anthology (Device) $596.06
- NANOTACK FLEX (Device) $582.28
- CORI (Device) $560.70
- SALVATION (Device) $545.49
- INSPACE (Device) $510.12
- DJO Surgical AltiVate Anatomic System (Device) $481.81
- ICONIX (Device) $385.39
- CinchLock SS (Device) $369.82
- EVOS (Device) $350.78
- REDAPT Revision Hip System (Device) $331.58
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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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