Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $9,074 | 267 | 72.4% |
| Consulting Fee | $2,500 | 1 | 20.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $839.64 | 3 | 6.7% |
| Education | $116.29 | 2 | 0.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $3,817 | 31 | $0 (2023) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $1,381 | 49 | $0 (2022) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $1,353 | 24 | $0 (2023) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $1,200 | 26 | $0 (2024) |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | $386.20 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Spineart USA Inc | $259.70 | 7 | $0 (2023) |
| Integrity Implants Inc. | $229.52 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Amgen Inc. | $223.84 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $221.70 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $204.63 | 5 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $775.47 | 19 | Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus ($190.43) |
| 2023 | $1,163 | 30 | Integrity Implants Inc. ($229.52) |
| 2022 | $1,033 | 22 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($328.05) |
| 2021 | $1,522 | 45 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($516.36) |
| 2020 | $1,169 | 20 | Relievant Medsystems, Inc. ($386.20) |
| 2019 | $3,937 | 44 | Stryker Corporation ($2,852) |
| 2018 | $1,818 | 46 | NuVasive, Inc. ($634.19) |
| 2017 | $1,112 | 47 | NUVASIVE, INC. ($204.98) |
All Payment Transactions
273 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 11
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/15/2024 | Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $169.71 | General |
| 12/15/2024 | Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.72 | General |
| 12/03/2024 | SPR Therapeutics, Inc | SPRINT PNS System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $8.88 | General |
| Category: Pain management | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | MIS Lumbar Discectomy Instruments (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.57 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY (Biological), Prolia | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.12 | General |
| Category: Bone Health | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | RELINE (Device), XLIF | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.69 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | Baxter Healthcare | FLOSEAL (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $61.22 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 10/07/2024 | Bioventus LLC | BONESCALPEL & SONICONE (O.R.) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.77 | General |
| Category: NOT APPLICABLE | ||||||
| 09/27/2024 | XTANT MEDICAL INC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $29.59 | General |
| 09/12/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.88 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | Radius Health, Inc. | Tymlos (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.30 | General |
| Category: Endocrinology | ||||||
| 07/01/2024 | SI-BONE, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $30.66 | General |
| 06/18/2024 | BIOCOMPOSITES INC | STIMULAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $29.73 | General |
| Category: BONE VOID FILLER | ||||||
| 05/16/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | SURGIFLO Hemostatic Matrix (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.50 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 05/10/2024 | BIOCOMPOSITES INC | STIMULAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $27.93 | General |
| Category: BONE VOID FILLER | ||||||
| 05/01/2024 | Neo Spine USA, Inc. | Neo Pedicle Screw System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $73.59 | General |
| Category: Spinal Surgery | ||||||
| 04/26/2024 | Neo Spine USA, Inc. | Neo Pedicle Screw System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $73.59 | General |
| Category: Spinal Surgery | ||||||
| 03/21/2024 | Carbofix Spine Inc | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.69 | General |
| 01/12/2024 | BIOCOMPOSITES INC | STIMULAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.33 | General |
| Category: BONE VOID FILLER | ||||||
| 12/20/2023 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Strand (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.61 | General |
| Category: OrthoBiologics | ||||||
| 12/09/2023 | Integrity Implants Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $142.85 | General |
| 12/07/2023 | NuVasive, Inc. | TLX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.78 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 12/07/2023 | Bioventus LLC | Bonescalpel (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.58 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 12/05/2023 | NuVasive, Inc. | XLIF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.07 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 12/01/2023 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | NorthStar (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $148.43 | General |
| Category: Bone-screw internal spinal fixation system, non-sterile | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 | 555 | 1,462 | $425,056 | $149,256 |
| 2022 | 10 | 417 | 496 | $224,569 | $84,260 |
| 2021 | 12 | 447 | 577 | $324,228 | $116,735 |
| 2020 | 12 | 413 | 530 | $288,679 | $107,472 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
48 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $72,702 | $27,707 | 38.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 134 | 188 | $45,496 | $19,559 | 43.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 143 | 143 | $51,909 | $19,064 | 36.7% |
| 62323 | Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Office | 2023 | 51 | 68 | $39,508 | $15,315 | 38.8% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 42 | $35,364 | $13,353 | 37.8% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $43,290 | $9,796 | 22.6% |
| 22840 | Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $24,555 | $9,256 | 37.7% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $21,385 | $8,070 | 37.7% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 37 | $20,609 | $7,610 | 36.9% |
| 22558 | Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $40,080 | $7,174 | 17.9% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Office | 2023 | 18 | 25 | $13,100 | $6,162 | 47.0% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 35 | $15,925 | $5,992 | 37.6% |
| J1040 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $300.00 | $114.72 | 38.2% |
| J1100 | Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 60 | 833 | $833.00 | $81.68 | 9.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 115 | 167 | $40,412 | $17,763 | 44.0% |
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $45,006 | $17,613 | 39.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 127 | 127 | $46,101 | $16,258 | 35.3% |
| 62323 | Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Office | 2022 | 43 | 49 | $28,469 | $11,655 | 40.9% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $36,075 | $9,502 | 26.3% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 24 | $10,920 | $4,217 | 38.6% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Office | 2022 | 13 | 15 | $8,384 | $3,759 | 44.8% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 14 | $7,798 | $2,997 | 38.4% |
| J1040 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | Office | 2022 | 37 | 39 | $975.00 | $333.52 | 34.2% |
| J1030 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | Office | 2022 | 27 | 33 | $429.00 | $162.43 | 37.9% |
| 22612 | Fusion of lower spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach | Facility | 2021 | 16 | 16 | $55,392 | $20,706 | 37.4% |
About Dr. Eric Lin, MD
Dr. Eric Lin, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine healthcare provider based in Fullerton, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/11/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1053510099.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Eric Lin, MD has received a total of $12,530 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $775.47 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 273 transactions from 64 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($9,074).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Lin has provided services to 1,832 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,065 services with total Medicare billing of $457,722. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 48 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Location Fullerton, CA
- Active Since 07/11/2007
- Last Updated 11/05/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0117X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1053510099
Products in Payments
- TRITANIUM (Device) $2,707
- SPINEJACK (Device) $609.42
- SYMPHONY (Device) $399.88
- Intracept (Device) $386.20
- COHERE (Device) $361.09
- VIPER (Device) $327.29
- Excelsius Robotics System (Device) $286.46
- INDEPENDENCE (Device) $239.06
- EXCELSIUS GPS (Device) $225.73
- EVENITY (Biological) $223.84
- XLIF (Device) $194.06
- Neo Pedicle Screw System (Device) $189.76
- Archon (Device) $187.93
- I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) $182.89
- RELINE (Device) $180.44
- SKYLINE (Device) $169.14
- BASE (Device) $167.65
- NorthStar (Device) $148.43
- RISE (Device) $144.75
- NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (Device) $142.21
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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.