Dr. Darwin Chen, MD

NPI: 1295993517
Total Payments
$260,278
2024 Payments
$88,028
Companies
9
Transactions
238
Medicare Patients
5,813
Medicare Billing
$1.1M

Payment Breakdown by Category

Consulting$189,452 (72.8%)
Travel$43,707 (16.8%)
Other$20,625 (7.9%)
Food & Beverage$6,494 (2.5%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Consulting Fee $189,452 45 72.8%
Travel and Lodging $43,707 107 16.8%
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $20,625 2 7.9%
Food and Beverage $6,494 84 2.5%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Stryker Corporation $201,032 188 $0 (2024)
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $29,968 16 $0 (2022)
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $16,676 10 $0 (2023)
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. $7,550 9 $0 (2019)
Conformis, Inc. $3,776 4 $0 (2018)
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $882.93 8 $0 (2023)
Innovation Technologies Inc $154.92 1 $0 (2023)
Medtronic, Inc. $128.87 1 $0 (2023)
DJO, LLC $110.57 1 $0 (2024)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $88,028 70 Stryker Corporation ($87,917)
2023 $73,391 66 Stryker Corporation ($69,635)
2022 $35,423 32 Stryker Corporation ($32,079)
2021 $9,087 16 Stryker Corporation ($8,769)
2020 $4,834 3 Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($4,834)
2019 $38,119 28 Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($28,938)
2018 $10,836 19 Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($5,625)
2017 $560.23 4 Stryker Corporation ($289.44)

All Payment Transactions

238 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 10

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
11/29/2024 Stryker Corporation MAKO (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $310.15 General
Category: KNEES, HIPS
11/29/2024 Stryker Corporation MAKO (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $249.09 General
Category: KNEES, HIPS
11/26/2024 Stryker Corporation MAKO (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $229.92 General
Category: KNEES, HIPS
11/25/2024 Stryker Corporation MAKO (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $216.87 General
Category: KNEES, HIPS
11/25/2024 Stryker Corporation MAKO (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $190.81 General
Category: KNEES, HIPS
11/21/2024 Stryker Corporation TRIDENT (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $41.78 General
Category: HIPS
11/15/2024 Stryker Corporation TRIDENT (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $30.90 General
Category: HIPS
10/14/2024 Stryker Corporation MAKO (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $1,110.77 General
Category: KNEES, HIPS
10/13/2024 DJO, LLC CMF (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $110.57 General
Category: Osteogenesis Stimulators
10/04/2024 Stryker Corporation TRIDENT (Device) Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $412.50 General
Category: HIPS
08/28/2024 Stryker Corporation MAKO (Device), INSIGNIA Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $8,800.00 General
Category: KNEES, HIPS
08/28/2024 Stryker Corporation MAKO (Device), INSIGNIA Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $4,675.00 General
Category: KNEES, HIPS
08/28/2024 Stryker Corporation MAKO (Device), INSIGNIA Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $192.10 General
Category: KNEES, HIPS
08/23/2024 Stryker Corporation AEQUALIS (Device), MAKO Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $12,650.00 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES
08/23/2024 Stryker Corporation MAKO (Device), AEQUALIS Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $17.94 General
Category: KNEES, HIPS
08/22/2024 Stryker Corporation MAKO (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $301.00 General
Category: KNEES, HIPS
08/22/2024 Stryker Corporation MAKO (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $252.16 General
Category: KNEES, HIPS
08/19/2024 Stryker Corporation MAKO (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $242.19 General
Category: KNEES, HIPS
08/19/2024 Stryker Corporation MAKO (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $225.04 General
Category: KNEES, HIPS
08/19/2024 Stryker Corporation MAKO (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $195.70 General
Category: KNEES, HIPS
08/19/2024 Stryker Corporation MAKO (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $182.56 General
Category: KNEES, HIPS
08/19/2024 Stryker Corporation MAKO (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $139.60 General
Category: KNEES, HIPS
08/19/2024 Stryker Corporation MAKO (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $79.88 General
Category: KNEES, HIPS
08/19/2024 Stryker Corporation MAKO (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.08 General
Category: KNEES, HIPS
08/08/2024 Stryker Corporation MAKO (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $151.43 General
Category: KNEES, HIPS

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 15 1,914 3,424 $4.5M $345,816
2022 15 1,579 2,717 $3.9M $317,894
2021 15 1,337 2,397 $3.4M $284,231
2020 13 983 1,335 $1.4M $175,219
Total Patients
5,813
Total Services
9,873
Medicare Billing
$1.1M
Procedure Codes
58

All Medicare Procedures & Services

58 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee Facility 2023 80 85 $2.1M $103,103 4.9%
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis Facility 2023 59 60 $1.5M $72,353 4.8%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 430 566 $164,140 $42,693 26.0%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 243 243 $160,380 $33,487 20.9%
J7326 Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose Office 2023 47 70 $111,648 $28,404 25.4%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 128 136 $58,480 $14,753 25.2%
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views Office 2023 223 234 $78,649 $14,525 18.5%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Office 2023 130 149 $83,750 $9,434 11.3%
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views Office 2023 137 165 $40,425 $6,989 17.3%
20611 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance Office 2023 56 59 $93,331 $5,786 6.2%
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views Office 2023 83 103 $25,725 $4,823 18.7%
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views Office 2023 102 142 $27,122 $3,538 13.0%
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes Office 2023 37 37 $16,280 $3,497 21.5%
73522 X-ray of both hips, 3-4 views Office 2023 27 27 $4,590 $1,333 29.0%
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg Office 2023 132 1,348 $20,220 $1,098 5.4%
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis Facility 2022 64 68 $1.7M $87,134 5.1%
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee Facility 2022 54 58 $1.5M $74,099 5.1%
J7326 Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose Office 2022 38 55 $87,723 $35,192 40.1%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2022 236 236 $155,760 $34,986 22.5%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2022 325 433 $125,570 $32,962 26.2%
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views Office 2022 185 204 $55,080 $12,259 22.3%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2022 89 97 $41,710 $10,462 25.1%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Office 2022 107 129 $75,000 $8,771 11.7%
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views Office 2022 107 127 $31,115 $5,468 17.6%
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views Office 2022 79 101 $23,205 $4,543 19.6%

About Dr. Darwin Chen, MD

Dr. Darwin Chen, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in New York, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/23/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1295993517.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Darwin Chen, MD has received a total of $260,278 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $88,028 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 238 transactions from 9 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($189,452).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Chen has provided services to 5,813 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 9,873 services with total Medicare billing of $1.1M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 58 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Location New York, NY
  • Active Since 05/23/2008
  • Last Updated 07/03/2023
  • Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1295993517

Products in Payments

  • MAKO (Device) $127,729
  • ACCOLADE (Device) $23,927
  • AEQUALIS (Device) $18,851
  • POLARSTEM (Device) $17,364
  • INSIGNIA (Device) $11,509
  • ACTIS (Device) $10,875
  • POLARCUP (Device) $10,719
  • TRIDENT (Device) $6,292
  • Hip (Device) $3,505
  • EZOUT (Device) $2,940
  • PINNACLE (Device) $1,199
  • GMRS (Device) $750.00
  • Anthology (Device) $672.76
  • REDAPT (Device) $510.08
  • Avenir (Device) $377.99
  • ASCENTIAL ACP 1 (Device) $250.00
  • REDAPT Revision Hip System (Device) $198.06
  • Legion Revision (Device) $168.94
  • IRRISEPT (Device) $154.92
  • iTotal CR (Device) $151.07

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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