Total Payments
$8,784
2024 Payments
$419.70
Companies
43
Transactions
361
Medicare Patients
2,309
Medicare Billing
$630,874
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$7,935 (90.3%)
Other$500.00 (5.7%)
Travel$246.54 (2.8%)
Education$103.09 (1.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $7,935 | 329 | 90.3% |
| Honoraria | $500.00 | 1 | 5.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $246.54 | 3 | 2.8% |
| Education | $103.09 | 28 | 1.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $1,583 | 40 | $0 (2024) |
| Nuvectra Corporation | $1,241 | 20 | $0 (2018) |
| US WorldMeds, LLC | $748.58 | 16 | $0 (2020) |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $549.01 | 61 | $0 (2023) |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $527.52 | 37 | $0 (2020) |
| PFIZER INC. | $463.62 | 45 | $0 (2019) |
| Nevro Corp. | $368.94 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| SPR Therapeutics, Inc | $359.70 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | $303.32 | 20 | $0 (2019) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $262.99 | 8 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $419.70 | 13 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($226.11) |
| 2023 | $1,271 | 31 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($493.96) |
| 2022 | $627.30 | 29 | Nalu Medical, Inc. ($106.39) |
| 2021 | $588.09 | 29 | Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. ($156.68) |
| 2020 | $1,215 | 44 | US WorldMeds, LLC ($556.83) |
| 2019 | $1,664 | 88 | SPR Therapeutics, Inc ($327.03) |
| 2018 | $1,031 | 73 | ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. ($227.65) |
| 2017 | $1,969 | 54 | Nuvectra Corporation ($1,169) |
All Payment Transactions
361 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 15
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/20/2024 | SPR Therapeutics, Inc | SPRINT PNS System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.12 | General |
| Category: Pain management | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | SI-BONE, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.61 | General |
| 11/08/2024 | SPR Therapeutics, Inc | SPRINT PNS System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.55 | General |
| Category: Pain management | ||||||
| 09/06/2024 | BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. | Prospera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.18 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 08/31/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $61.50 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 07/22/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.92 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 06/26/2024 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.93 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 05/24/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.76 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 05/21/2024 | BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. | Prospera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.35 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 05/20/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.83 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 04/24/2024 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.85 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 02/14/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.91 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 02/02/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.19 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 12/15/2023 | SI-BONE, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.15 | General |
| 12/11/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $138.88 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 11/08/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.32 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 10/25/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.38 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 10/18/2023 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.90 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 09/13/2023 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.99 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 08/30/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.11 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 08/16/2023 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.76 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 08/15/2023 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.94 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 08/11/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.66 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 07/14/2023 | Nalu Medical, Inc. | Nalu Neurostimulation System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.11 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 07/10/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $153.41 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | 411 | 1,113 | $289,838 | $107,052 |
| 2022 | 13 | 625 | 1,767 | $461,737 | $174,749 |
| 2021 | 11 | 614 | 1,958 | $508,092 | $202,580 |
| 2020 | 11 | 659 | 1,695 | $416,367 | $146,492 |
Total Patients
2,309
Total Services
6,533
Medicare Billing
$630,874
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 | 147 | 688 | $178,744 | $72,470 | 40.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 98 | 211 | $30,384 | $15,108 | 49.7% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 34 | 34 | $16,320 | $5,662 | 34.7% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 40 | $22,800 | $4,317 | 18.9% |
| 64635 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 16 | $16,560 | $3,824 | 23.1% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 17 | 24 | $8,400 | $3,576 | 42.6% |
| 64484 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 33 | $7,920 | $1,449 | 18.3% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 48 | 67 | $8,710 | $645.38 | 7.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 187 | 1,067 | $277,420 | $117,010 | 42.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 100 | 243 | $35,108 | $18,796 | 53.5% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 66 | 82 | $28,700 | $12,558 | 43.8% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 42 | 42 | $20,160 | $8,001 | 39.7% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2022 | 36 | 50 | $28,500 | $5,487 | 19.3% |
| 64635 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 16 | $16,560 | $3,530 | 21.3% |
| 64484 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | Facility | 2022 | 28 | 42 | $10,080 | $1,910 | 18.9% |
| 64493 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $7,310 | $1,841 | 25.2% |
| 27096 | Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $3,409 | $1,635 | 48.0% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 84 | 137 | $17,810 | $1,430 | 8.0% |
| 64479 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into upper or middle spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 12 | $7,320 | $1,422 | 19.4% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 11 | 18 | $7,200 | $1,108 | 15.4% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2022 | 11 | 24 | $2,160 | $21.72 | 1.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 216 | 1,314 | $341,640 | $148,469 | 43.5% |
| 99215 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes | Office | 2021 | 82 | 138 | $48,300 | $21,971 | 45.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 100 | 207 | $22,592 | $15,671 | 69.4% |
| 64483 | Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2021 | 35 | 44 | $25,080 | $4,793 | 19.1% |
About Dr. David Chow, M.D
Dr. David Chow, M.D is a Pain Medicine healthcare provider based in Walnut Creek, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/31/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1700823762.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. David Chow, M.D has received a total of $8,784 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $419.70 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 361 transactions from 43 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($7,935).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Chow has provided services to 2,309 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 6,533 services with total Medicare billing of $630,874. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 43 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Pain Medicine
- Other Specialties Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Location Walnut Creek, CA
- Active Since 05/31/2006
- Last Updated 07/30/2012
- Taxonomy Code 2081P2900X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1700823762
Products in Payments
- Algovita (Device) $1,241
- Horizant (Drug) $470.77
- LYRICA (Drug) $452.12
- WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) $371.26
- SPRINT PNS System (Device) $359.70
- XTAMPZA (Drug) $329.47
- SPECTRA SYSTEM (Device) $307.69
- Morphabond ER (Drug) $303.32
- Lucemyra/Lofexidine (Drug) $248.58
- PAINTEQ (Device) $236.52
- Senza (Device) $224.01
- RELISTOR (Drug) $168.49
- GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT (Device) $162.88
- COOLIEF* COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY (Device) $158.86
- mild Device Kit (Device) $145.11
- Nalu Neurostimulation System (Device) $137.50
- MIGRANAL (Drug) $136.84
- PROLATE (Drug) $131.51
- PROCLAIM (Device) $125.56
- GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT (Device) $122.62
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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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