Total Payments
$523,563
2024 Payments
$35,741
Companies
22
Transactions
253
Medicare Patients
1,177
Medicare Billing
$545,523
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$315,193 (60.2%)
Other$96,139 (18.4%)
Consulting$50,882 (9.7%)
Travel$39,741 (7.6%)
Food & Beverage$15,921 (3.0%)
Research$5,688 (1.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $315,193 | 38 | 60.2% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $90,639 | 19 | 17.3% |
| Consulting Fee | $50,882 | 18 | 9.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $39,741 | 50 | 7.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $15,921 | 124 | 3.0% |
| Unspecified | $5,688 | 1 | 1.1% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for an accredited or certified continuing education program | $5,000 | 2 | 1.0% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $500.00 | 1 | 0.1% |
Payments by Type
General
$517,875
252 transactions
Research
$5,688
1 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $434,911 | 107 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $33,263 | 28 | $0 (2020) |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $23,188 | 21 | $0 (2023) |
| Spineart USA Inc | $13,478 | 25 | $0 (2023) |
| Synthes GmbH | $7,444 | 5 | $0 (2021) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $4,528 | 20 | $0 (2024) |
| Arteriocyte Medical Systems, Inc. | $1,228 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $1,204 | 9 | $0 (2023) |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $894.77 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $855.17 | 10 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $35,741 | 12 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($33,781) |
| 2023 | $48,134 | 24 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($43,206) |
| 2022 | $59,701 | 43 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($40,751) |
| 2021 | $51,204 | 27 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($40,859) |
| 2020 | $37,785 | 13 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($36,421) |
| 2019 | $88,026 | 32 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($75,955) |
| 2018 | $101,991 | 48 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($80,045) |
| 2017 | $100,980 | 54 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($83,894) |
All Payment Transactions
253 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 11
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17/2024 | 4WEB, Inc. | SPINE TRUSS SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $85.67 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | COALITION AGX / AGX RP (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $10,671.41 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/21/2024 | Arteriocyte Medical Systems, Inc. | Magellan (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,227.58 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 08/12/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $220.00 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 07/30/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | COALITION AGX / AGX RP (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $11,515.67 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 07/12/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | CREO Threaded (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $174.97 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 05/09/2024 | Carbofix Spine Inc | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $34.84 | General |
| 04/30/2024 | Curiteva, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.36 | General |
| 04/27/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | COALITION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.87 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 04/26/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | COALITION AGX / AGX RP (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $11,395.91 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 04/08/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $327.59 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 03/26/2024 | Spineology Inc. | OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $46.40 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 12/31/2023 | Globus Medical, Inc. | COALITION AGX / AGX RP (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $11,369.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 12/14/2023 | NuVasive, Inc. | RELINE (Device), XLIF | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $89.40 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/15/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $385.00 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 11/15/2023 | NuVasive, Inc. | RELINE (Device), ALIF | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $88.86 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 09/30/2023 | Globus Medical, Inc. | COALITION AGX / AGX RP (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $9,872.10 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 09/29/2023 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.26 | General |
| Category: Robotics | ||||||
| 09/13/2023 | Spineart USA Inc | PERLA TL (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $148.02 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 09/13/2023 | Spineart USA Inc | PERLA TL (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $148.02 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 08/29/2023 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | IdentiTi (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $136.53 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/29/2023 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | SafeOp (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.03 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/22/2023 | DJO, LLC | CMF (Device), CMF | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $86.34 | General |
| Category: Osteogenesis Stimulators | ||||||
| 07/28/2023 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | IdentiTi (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $185.50 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 06/30/2023 | Globus Medical, Inc. | COALITION AGX / AGX RP (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $10,195.50 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 296 | 328 | $2.4M | $101,922 |
| 2022 | 8 | 146 | 184 | $554,596 | $50,799 |
| 2021 | 15 | 472 | 659 | $1.7M | $249,818 |
| 2020 | 11 | 263 | 375 | $1.0M | $142,985 |
Total Patients
1,177
Total Services
1,546
Medicare Billing
$545,523
Procedure Codes
44
All Medicare Procedures & Services
44 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 31 | $877,083 | $26,840 | 3.1% |
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $476,011 | $21,184 | 4.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 130 | 130 | $132,600 | $18,085 | 13.6% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 30 | $298,980 | $11,551 | 3.9% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $205,557 | $8,262 | 4.0% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 28 | $256,928 | $5,787 | 2.3% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 19 | $166,250 | $4,390 | 2.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 28 | 30 | $18,420 | $3,103 | 16.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 32 | 35 | $14,070 | $2,720 | 19.3% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 45 | $106,729 | $12,798 | 12.0% |
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $155,010 | $12,376 | 8.0% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $155,776 | $11,153 | 7.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 25 | 25 | $25,500 | $3,874 | 15.2% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 19 | $52,904 | $3,535 | 6.7% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $24,558 | $2,770 | 11.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $18,207 | $2,340 | 12.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $9,232 | $1,113 | 12.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $6,681 | $839.44 | 12.6% |
| 22614 | Fusion of spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach | Facility | 2021 | 49 | 185 | $365,674 | $54,962 | 15.0% |
| 22612 | Fusion of lower spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach | Facility | 2021 | 44 | 44 | $354,163 | $54,739 | 15.5% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, lower back (lumbar) area | Facility | 2021 | 51 | 53 | $303,854 | $34,863 | 11.5% |
| 63051 | Reconstruction of bone around spinal canal with release of spinal cord, with bone reconstruction | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $94,281 | $16,577 | 17.6% |
| 22842 | Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation for spinal stabilization, 3 to 6 vertebral segments | Facility | 2021 | 25 | 25 | $95,396 | $15,819 | 16.6% |
| 22843 | Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation for spinal stabilization, 7 to 12 vertebral segments | Facility | 2021 | 23 | 23 | $93,886 | $15,536 | 16.5% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves | Facility | 2021 | 49 | 81 | $83,895 | $14,031 | 16.7% |
About Dr. Dean Chou, MD
Dr. Dean Chou, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in New York, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/04/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1023066834.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Dean Chou, MD has received a total of $523,563 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $35,741 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 253 transactions from 22 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($315,193).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Chou has provided services to 1,177 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,546 services with total Medicare billing of $545,523. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 44 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Other Specialties Neurological Surgery
- Location New York, NY
- Active Since 05/04/2006
- Last Updated 07/14/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1023066834
Products in Payments
- COALITION AGX (Device) $216,668
- COALITION AGX / AGX RP (Device) $76,632
- CREO (Device) $37,844
- ALTERA (Device) $30,153
- RISE (Device) $20,794
- FORTIFY (Device) $15,059
- SECURE-C (Device) $11,755
- QUARTEX (Device) $9,688
- INTERCONTINENTAL (Device) $9,458
- O-ARM-ST (Device) $8,051
- CD HORIZON (Device) $6,741
- PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System (Device) $4,565
- PERLA TL (Device) $4,063
- O-ARM-Spine (Device) $3,294
- REFLECT (Device) $2,944
- CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $2,587
- ELSA ATP (Device) $2,231
- ASCENT (Device) $1,273
- Magellan (Device) $1,228
- T2 ALTITUDE (Device) $978.00
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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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