Total Payments
$6.2M
2024 Payments
$1.1M
Companies
19
Transactions
984
Medicare Patients
1,631
Medicare Billing
$508,649
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$5.0M (81.1%)
Other$650,342 (10.6%)
Consulting$389,128 (6.3%)
Travel$97,441 (1.6%)
Food & Beverage$23,314 (0.4%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $5.0M | 67 | 81.1% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $650,342 | 265 | 10.6% |
| Consulting Fee | $389,128 | 114 | 6.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $97,441 | 168 | 1.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $23,314 | 370 | 0.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| MicroPort Orthopedics Inc | $4.5M | 312 | $0 (2024) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $1.6M | 622 | $0 (2024) |
| ORTHOSENSOR INC. | $9,506 | 18 | $0 (2020) |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,287 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Davol Inc. | $493.18 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $284.33 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Maxx Orthopedics, Inc. | $166.42 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Radlink, Inc | $154.15 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Next Science LLC | $139.75 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $136.74 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | 133 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($574,549) |
| 2023 | $911,162 | 128 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc ($547,453) |
| 2022 | $767,208 | 109 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc ($576,226) |
| 2021 | $802,562 | 67 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc ($722,981) |
| 2020 | $794,827 | 49 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc ($729,188) |
| 2019 | $742,906 | 174 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc ($537,270) |
| 2018 | $561,285 | 170 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc ($435,837) |
| 2017 | $468,447 | 154 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc ($425,066) |
All Payment Transactions
984 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 40
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | LEGION (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $13,475.00 | General |
| Category: Recon Knees | ||||||
| 12/16/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), K-15 PORK | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.49 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 12/16/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), K-15 PORK | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.86 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | JOURNEY II (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,475.00 | General |
| Category: Recon Knees | ||||||
| 12/07/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | JOURNEY II (Device), LEGION, JOURNEY | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $175.00 | General |
| Category: Recon Knees | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.42 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $74.45 | General |
| 12/05/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.71 | General |
| 12/04/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Navio (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $58,286.85 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Navio (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $56,023.03 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $82.79 | General |
| 12/04/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $77.69 | General |
| 12/03/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $852.19 | General |
| 12/03/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $592.90 | General |
| 12/03/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $379.47 | General |
| 12/03/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $307.30 | General |
| 12/03/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $103.34 | General |
| 12/03/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $55.40 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.71 | General |
| 11/20/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), Legion Revision | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,500.00 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc | MPO Hip System (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $121,954.39 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Product | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $61.55 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc | MPO Hip System (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $812.50 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Product | ||||||
| 11/02/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), JOURNEY II, JOURNEY II | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $20,300.00 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 10/25/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), JOURNEY II, JOURNEY II | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $107.08 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | 742 | 799 | $874,437 | $255,522 |
| 2020 | 14 | 889 | 985 | $843,172 | $253,126 |
Total Patients
1,631
Total Services
1,784
Medicare Billing
$508,649
Procedure Codes
27
All Medicare Procedures & Services
27 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint prosthesis | Facility | 2021 | 86 | 92 | $324,300 | $92,528 | 28.5% |
| 27447 | Repair of knee joint, lower or upper part of joint, inside and outside area | Facility | 2021 | 61 | 65 | $235,820 | $66,160 | 28.1% |
| 27446 | Repair of knee joint, lower or upper part of joint, inside or outside area | Facility | 2021 | 32 | 33 | $99,363 | $30,151 | 30.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 216 | 241 | $66,034 | $21,922 | 33.2% |
| 27486 | Revision of one component of total knee joint prosthesis | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 15 | $54,810 | $16,969 | 31.0% |
| 20985 | Computer-assisted surgical navigational procedure for bone procedures | Facility | 2021 | 97 | 104 | $39,936 | $11,986 | 30.0% |
| 15002 | Preparation of graft site at trunk, arms, or legs (first 100 sq cm or 1% body area infants and children) | Facility | 2021 | 25 | 25 | $14,700 | $4,370 | 29.7% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 40 | 40 | $16,760 | $4,370 | 26.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 46 | 48 | $8,928 | $2,826 | 31.6% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip with pelvis, 2-3 views | Office | 2021 | 50 | 59 | $6,254 | $1,933 | 30.9% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2021 | 32 | 32 | $3,392 | $1,003 | 29.6% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2021 | 29 | 31 | $2,852 | $914.08 | 32.1% |
| 73565 | X-ray of both knees, standing, front to back view | Office | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $1,288 | $390.49 | 30.3% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint prosthesis | Facility | 2020 | 77 | 81 | $285,525 | $88,774 | 31.1% |
| 27447 | Repair of knee joint | Facility | 2020 | 57 | 60 | $217,680 | $65,457 | 30.1% |
| 27446 | Repair of knee joint | Facility | 2020 | 47 | 52 | $156,572 | $48,784 | 31.2% |
| 20985 | Computer-assisted surgical navigational procedure for bone procedures | Facility | 2020 | 107 | 117 | $44,928 | $14,014 | 31.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 199 | 230 | $42,780 | $13,087 | 30.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 121 | 129 | $35,346 | $7,181 | 20.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 47 | 47 | $12,925 | $3,548 | 27.4% |
| 15002 | Preparation of graft site at trunk, arms, or legs (first 100 sq cm or 1% body area infants and children) | Facility | 2020 | 18 | 18 | $10,584 | $3,157 | 29.8% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip with pelvis, 2-3 views | Office | 2020 | 81 | 97 | $10,282 | $2,955 | 28.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 34 | 34 | $14,246 | $2,783 | 19.5% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2020 | 49 | 62 | $6,572 | $1,704 | 25.9% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2020 | 25 | 30 | $2,760 | $820.60 | 29.7% |
About Dr. James Chow, M.D
Dr. James Chow, M.D is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Phoenix, Arizona. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/09/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1184765257.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. James Chow, M.D has received a total of $6.2M in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1.1M received in 2024. These payments were reported across 984 transactions from 19 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($5.0M).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Chow has provided services to 1,631 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,784 services with total Medicare billing of $508,649. Data is available for 2 years (2020–2021), covering 27 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Phoenix, AZ
- Active Since 02/09/2007
- Last Updated 02/19/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1184765257
Products in Payments
- MPO Hip System (Device) $4.5M
- REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) $493,972
- Navio (Device) $363,868
- Navio Surgical System (Device) $183,146
- JOURNEY (Device) $161,073
- NAVIO (Device) $103,867
- Journey II BCS (Device) $57,114
- JOURNEY II (Device) $50,496
- VISIONAIRE Cutting Guides (Device) $36,073
- Journey Uni (Device) $22,955
- Legion (Device) $14,840
- LEGION (Device) $13,779
- JOURNEY II BCS (Device) $11,275
- Journey II XR (Device) $11,060
- Journey PFJ (Device) $10,625
- Journey II Uni (Device) $10,610
- Verasense (Device) $9,281
- JOURNEY II UK (Device) $8,250
- LEGION TKS (Device) $7,878
- ANTHEM (Device) $6,910
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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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