Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $4,877 | 52 | 54.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,774 | 9 | 42.3% |
| Education | $262.99 | 1 | 3.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Synthes GmbH | $2,766 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $2,258 | 20 | $0 (2024) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $1,288 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $1,041 | 14 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $597.63 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $269.02 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $262.99 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $188.87 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| SI-BONE, INC. | $184.00 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $31.60 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6,898 | 46 | Synthes GmbH ($1,985) |
| 2023 | $2,016 | 16 | Synthes GmbH ($780.71) |
All Payment Transactions
62 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17/2024 | Fidia Pharma USA Inc. | HYMOVIS (Device), HYALGAN, TRILURON | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.38 | General |
| Category: OSTEOARTHRITIS | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | Stryker Corporation | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $166.26 | General |
| Category: NAVIGATION | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.50 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | SI-BONE, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $184.00 | General |
| 10/01/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | VIVIGEN MIS DELIVERY SYSTEM (Device), FIBERGRAFT BG MORSELS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $119.85 | General |
| Category: Spine Trauma | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | Stryker Corporation | VITOSS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.43 | General |
| Category: BONE SUBSTITUTES | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | Stryker Corporation | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $153.17 | General |
| Category: NAVIGATION | ||||||
| 08/13/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | EXPEDIUM (Device), SYMPHONY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $82.60 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 07/31/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $161.80 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 07/26/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.77 | General |
| Category: Cervicothoracic | ||||||
| 07/25/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $84.00 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 07/19/2024 | Stryker Corporation | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $143.27 | General |
| Category: NAVIGATION | ||||||
| 07/16/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | VIVIGEN MIS DELIVERY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.63 | General |
| Category: Spine Trauma | ||||||
| 07/02/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $199.89 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 06/27/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.90 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 06/26/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | Expedium VERSE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.22 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 06/25/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | EXPEDIUM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $114.70 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 06/25/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | SYMPHONY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.06 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Fortify (Device), CREO MIS Stabilization System, MARS Anterior Retractor | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $168.97 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 06/13/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | VIVIGEN MIS DELIVERY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $115.73 | General |
| Category: Spine Trauma | ||||||
| 06/12/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | VIVIGEN MIS DELIVERY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.32 | General |
| Category: Spine Trauma | ||||||
| 06/11/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | VIVIGEN MIS DELIVERY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.54 | General |
| Category: Spine Trauma | ||||||
| 06/06/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Invictus OPEN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $169.02 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 05/17/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ALIF (Device), ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.40 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 05/15/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | SYMPHONY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $54.56 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 22 | 41 | $240,000 | $2,278 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
2 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| 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 | 11 | 11 | $177,600 | $1,299 | 0.7% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 30 | $62,400 | $979.82 | 1.6% |
About Dr. Samuel Li, MD
Dr. Samuel Li, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Arlington, Virginia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/19/2018. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1902300643.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Samuel Li, MD has received a total of $8,914 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $6,898 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 62 transactions from 11 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($4,877).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Li has provided services to 22 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 41 services with total Medicare billing of $2,278. Data is available for 1 year (2023–2023), covering 2 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Location Arlington, VA
- Active Since 03/19/2018
- Last Updated 07/14/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1902300643
Products in Payments
- Invictus OPEN (Device) $1,147
- Other - Miscellaneous (Device) $893.89
- Captivate VL (Device) $471.98
- N/A (Device) $462.70
- ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) $425.66
- EXPEDIUM (Device) $364.81
- Teligen (Device) $305.90
- VIVIGEN MIS DELIVERY SYSTEM (Device) $273.07
- CREO ONE Robotic Screw (Device) $170.35
- Fortify (Device) $168.97
- MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) $162.52
- TLIF (Device) $144.80
- EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $110.50
- IdentiTi (Device) $102.38
- CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $84.00
- SYMPHONY (Device) $75.62
- Invictus MIS (Device) $69.16
- Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc (Device) $52.22
- Battalion TLIF - PC (Device) $45.34
- Cervical-Stim (Device) $31.60
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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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