Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | $15,000 | 1 | 42.7% |
| Education | $14,283 | 8 | 40.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,415 | 9 | 9.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,436 | 55 | 6.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthrex, Inc. | $16,827 | 30 | $0 (2024) |
| Mid-Atlantic Surgical Systems, LLC | $9,181 | 26 | $0 (2024) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $7,126 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Vericel Corporation | $951.16 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $516.22 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| Linvatec Corporation | $181.15 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $144.69 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| MEDACTA USA, INC. | $138.77 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Radius Health, Inc. | $67.56 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4,873 | 44 | Arthrex, Inc. ($1,827) |
| 2023 | $3,916 | 12 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($3,585) |
| 2022 | $26,344 | 17 | Arthrex, Inc. ($15,000) |
All Payment Transactions
73 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/11/2024 | Mid-Atlantic Surgical Systems, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.55 | General |
| 11/02/2024 | Vericel Corporation | MACI (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $181.26 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 11/02/2024 | Vericel Corporation | MACI (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $64.55 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 11/02/2024 | Vericel Corporation | MACI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $50.96 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 11/02/2024 | Vericel Corporation | MACI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.81 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | Vericel Corporation | MACI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $241.64 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | Mid-Atlantic Surgical Systems, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.03 | General |
| 10/18/2024 | MEDACTA USA, INC. | GMK Sphere Revision System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $138.77 | General |
| Category: knee | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | Vericel Corporation | MACI (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $389.94 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Radius Health, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.63 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $241.56 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $79.47 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $73.31 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $68.00 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $55.87 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $55.25 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.13 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.88 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.25 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.25 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.25 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.25 | General |
| 04/11/2024 | Mid-Atlantic Surgical Systems, LLC | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $427.35 | General |
| 03/29/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.00 | General |
| 03/29/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
About Guang-Ting Cong
Guang-Ting Cong is a Sports Medicine healthcare provider based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/21/2017. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1831620947.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Guang-Ting Cong has received a total of $35,134 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $4,873 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 73 transactions from 9 companies. The most common payment nature is "Grant" ($15,000).
Practice Information
- Specialty Sports Medicine
- Location Pittsburgh, PA
- Active Since 03/21/2017
- Last Updated 08/21/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207XX0005X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1831620947
Products in Payments
- MACI (Biological) $951.16
- INSPACE (Device) $399.38
- BIOBRACE 23MM (Device) $181.15
- TRUESPAN ORTHOCORD (Device) $144.69
- GMK Sphere Revision System (Device) $138.77
- BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) $116.84
- SPATIAL FRAME (Device) $43.14
- Tymlos (Drug) $33.93
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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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