Total Payments
$571,032
2024 Payments
$174,504
Companies
25
Transactions
515
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$428,805 (75.1%)
Royalty/License$82,458 (14.4%)
Travel$35,122 (6.2%)
Food & Beverage$17,883 (3.1%)
Other$6,500 (1.1%)
Gifts$142.92 (0.0%)
Education$120.43 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $428,805 | 103 | 75.1% |
| Royalty or License | $82,458 | 2 | 14.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $35,122 | 118 | 6.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $17,883 | 287 | 3.1% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $5,500 | 2 | 1.0% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $1,000 | 1 | 0.2% |
| Gift | $142.92 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Education | $120.43 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| NuVasive, Inc. | $213,288 | 198 | $0 (2023) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $141,084 | 36 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $140,793 | 105 | $0 (2024) |
| OrthoPediatrics Corp. | $46,825 | 48 | $0 (2024) |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $16,510 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Biedermann Motech, Inc. | $3,301 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $2,283 | 26 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $2,210 | 27 | $0 (2024) |
| Prosidyan, Inc | $1,150 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $1,136 | 21 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $174,504 | 73 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($141,084) |
| 2023 | $47,308 | 55 | NuVasive, Inc. ($33,784) |
| 2022 | $18,728 | 46 | NuVasive, Inc. ($15,542) |
| 2021 | $49,912 | 69 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($27,750) |
| 2020 | $71,506 | 50 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($30,713) |
| 2019 | $44,893 | 60 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($35,276) |
| 2018 | $115,639 | 75 | NuVasive, Inc. ($92,777) |
| 2017 | $48,542 | 87 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($24,422) |
All Payment Transactions
515 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 21
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/27/2024 | OrthoPediatrics Corp. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $875.00 | General |
| 12/19/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,310.32 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,238.10 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | RELINE (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $700.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | RELINE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $10.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 12/16/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | RELINE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,651.96 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 12/16/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | RELINE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $5.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Exparel (Drug) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,800.00 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | OrthoPediatrics Corp. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $202.14 | General |
| 11/15/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | AttraX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.23 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Corbel (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.70 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | RELINE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.79 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | OrthoPediatrics Corp. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,700.00 | General |
| 10/30/2024 | OrthoPediatrics Corp. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $275.96 | General |
| 10/30/2024 | OrthoPediatrics Corp. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $53.99 | General |
| 10/11/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | RELINE (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $875.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | RELINE (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $100,000.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/08/2024 | OrthoPediatrics Corp. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $350.00 | General |
| 10/05/2024 | OrthoPediatrics Corp. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.79 | General |
| 10/04/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | RELINE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.56 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/03/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Colosseum (Device), X-CORE, RELINE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $106.43 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/03/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Hedron C (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.07 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Invictus OPEN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $151.31 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Invictus OPEN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.83 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | RELINE (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,700.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
About Dr. Robert Cho, M.D
Dr. Robert Cho, M.D is a Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Beverly Hills, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 01/13/2009. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1114164126.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Robert Cho, M.D has received a total of $571,032 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $174,504 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 515 transactions from 25 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($428,805).
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Practice Information
- Specialty Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Beverly Hills, CA
- Active Since 01/13/2009
- Last Updated 07/14/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207XP3100X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1114164126
Products in Payments
- RELINE (Device) $225,055
- EXPEDIUM (Device) $130,050
- MAGEC (Device) $30,279
- Exparel (Drug) $16,320
- TLIF (Device) $11,772
- PEDIATRICS (Device) $9,357
- XLIF (Device) $7,928
- Orthopediatric Implants (Device) $5,147
- MOSS VRS Spinal System (Device) $3,111
- ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) $2,548
- MAGEC Spinal Bracing and Distraction System (Device) $2,414
- The Tether (Device) $2,214
- SpheRx (Device) $1,375
- CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $1,007
- Fibergraft (Device) $1,000
- FIBERGRAFT (Device) $794.07
- MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) $613.74
- Invictus OPEN (Device) $441.53
- Pulse (Device) $282.58
- PRECICE (Device) $250.00
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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.