Total Payments
$1.2M
2024 Payments
$208,861
Companies
46
Transactions
483
Medicare Patients
11,217
Medicare Billing
$1.5M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$565,098 (47.8%)
Royalty/License$472,353 (39.9%)
Other$72,000 (6.1%)
Research$25,000 (2.1%)
Food & Beverage$23,697 (2.0%)
Travel$19,907 (1.7%)
Education$5,354 (0.5%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $565,098 | 111 | 47.8% |
| Royalty or License | $472,353 | 65 | 39.9% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $70,500 | 11 | 6.0% |
| Unspecified | $25,000 | 6 | 2.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $23,697 | 216 | 2.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $19,907 | 67 | 1.7% |
| Education | $5,354 | 6 | 0.5% |
| Honoraria | $1,500 | 1 | 0.1% |
Payments by Type
General
$1.2M
477 transactions
Research
$25,000
1 transactions
Ownership
$0
5 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic Spine | $768,554 | 104 | $0 (2024) |
| Life Spine, Inc. | $116,230 | 77 | $0 (2024) |
| PRECISION SPINE, INC. | $42,768 | 17 | $0 (2020) |
| SurGenTec | $38,288 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. | $29,566 | 33 | $0 (2022) |
| Integrity Implants Inc. | $27,523 | 12 | $0 (2023) |
| Arteriocyte Medical Systems, Inc. | $26,334 | 6 | $0 (2022) |
| Sanara MedTech Inc. | $25,000 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Osseus Fusion Systems, LLC | $19,080 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| SI-BONE, INC. | $18,823 | 35 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $208,861 | 79 | Republic Spine ($119,176) |
| 2023 | $192,386 | 52 | Republic Spine ($123,541) |
| 2022 | $216,795 | 107 | Republic Spine ($139,384) |
| 2021 | $175,050 | 94 | Republic Spine ($104,563) |
| 2020 | $95,381 | 38 | Republic Spine, LLC ($85,204) |
| 2019 | $97,682 | 38 | Republic Spine, LLC ($78,030) |
| 2018 | $87,910 | 43 | Republic Spine, LLC ($45,359) |
| 2017 | $109,343 | 32 | Republic Spine, LLC ($73,297) |
All Payment Transactions
483 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 20
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus | FlareHawk (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,579.80 | General |
| Category: THORACOLUMBAR SPINE | ||||||
| 12/31/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $169.64 | General |
| 12/18/2024 | Curiteva, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $532.34 | General |
| 12/11/2024 | Captiva Spine Inc | EquiLOX (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Implant | ||||||
| 12/07/2024 | Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | MAGNETOS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $66.84 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 12/07/2024 | Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | MAGNETOS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.03 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 12/07/2024 | Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | MAGNETOS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.18 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | MAGNETOS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $472.70 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | MAGNETOS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $168.47 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 12/01/2024 | Republic Spine | Dark Star MIS (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $40,411.00 | General |
| Category: Spine Fusion | ||||||
| 11/27/2024 | Captiva Spine Inc | EquiLOX (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,400.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Implant | ||||||
| 11/27/2024 | Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | MAGNETOS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1,020.39 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 11/27/2024 | Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | MAGNETOS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $30.00 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 11/27/2024 | Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | MAGNETOS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $24.00 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 11/27/2024 | Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | MAGNETOS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $24.00 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | Life Spine, Inc. | ProLift (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,252.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Surgery | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | MAGNETOS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $133.47 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Captiva Spine Inc | TowerLOX EXT (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $9,200.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Implant | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.85 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | Republic Spine | Dark Star MIS (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $15,600.00 | General |
| Category: Spine Fusion | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | Life Spine, Inc. | PROLIFT LATERAL FIXATED (Device), ProLift, Dyna-Link TI | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $163.07 | General |
| Category: Spinal Surgery | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.23 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $137.43 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 09/30/2024 | Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus | FlareHawk (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,330.03 | General |
| Category: THORACOLUMBAR SPINE | ||||||
| 09/29/2024 | Republic Spine | Dark Star (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $172.58 | General |
| Category: Spine Fusion | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrolyzed Bovine Type 1 Collagen* use in adult lumbar spine surgery wounds | Sanara MedTech Inc. | $25,000 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 40 | 2,763 | 3,757 | $3.8M | $340,189 |
| 2022 | 42 | 3,365 | 5,121 | $4.9M | $446,059 |
| 2021 | 36 | 2,891 | 4,223 | $4.7M | $417,805 |
| 2020 | 33 | 2,198 | 2,906 | $2.1M | $259,897 |
Total Patients
11,217
Total Services
16,007
Medicare Billing
$1.5M
Procedure Codes
151
All Medicare Procedures & Services
151 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 7
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 130 | $468,000 | $40,109 | 8.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 371 | 536 | $122,051 | $35,339 | 29.0% |
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $300,000 | $28,186 | 9.4% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2023 | 466 | 486 | $114,171 | $18,600 | 16.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 139 | 185 | $61,933 | $16,912 | 27.3% |
| 22214 | Incision or removal of lower spine bone segment | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $198,000 | $14,440 | 7.3% |
| 22224 | Incision or removal of lower spine bone segment and removal of disc | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $99,000 | $14,060 | 14.2% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $147,000 | $12,649 | 8.6% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 42 | 64 | $256,000 | $12,627 | 4.9% |
| 15769 | Self soft tissue graft | Facility | 2023 | 52 | 59 | $118,000 | $11,476 | 9.7% |
| 22845 | Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $120,000 | $11,466 | 9.6% |
| 72170 | X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views | Office | 2023 | 445 | 516 | $65,480 | $10,599 | 16.2% |
| 72050 | X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | Office | 2023 | 206 | 246 | $50,370 | $9,292 | 18.4% |
| 72148 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2023 | 90 | 93 | $165,819 | $8,898 | 5.4% |
| 22840 | Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $84,000 | $7,779 | 9.3% |
| 22212 | Incision or removal of middle spine bone segment | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $94,600 | $7,326 | 7.7% |
| 20902 | Harvest of graft from large bone | Facility | 2023 | 54 | 62 | $142,600 | $7,074 | 5.0% |
| 22558 | Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $144,000 | $6,353 | 4.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 77 | 77 | $25,335 | $6,242 | 24.6% |
| 72141 | Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2023 | 73 | 77 | $143,605 | $6,220 | 4.3% |
| 22216 | Incision or removal of spine bone segment, each additional segment | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 21 | $80,850 | $6,016 | 7.4% |
| 22600 | Fusion of spine in neck by posterior approach | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $110,000 | $5,778 | 5.3% |
| 72158 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast | Office | 2023 | 26 | 27 | $76,140 | $4,823 | 6.3% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 116 | 177 | $26,853 | $4,686 | 17.5% |
| 63053 | Partial removal of bone of additional segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 25 | $25,000 | $4,516 | 18.1% |
About Dr. Simon Chao, MD
Dr. Simon Chao, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in North Easton, Massachusetts. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/19/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1144481532.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Simon Chao, MD has received a total of $1.2M in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $208,861 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 483 transactions from 46 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($565,098).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Chao has provided services to 11,217 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 16,007 services with total Medicare billing of $1.5M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 151 distinct procedure/service records.
Ad
Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location North Easton, MA
- Active Since 06/19/2008
- Last Updated 08/31/2010
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1144481532
Products in Payments
- DARK STAR (Device) $123,541
- Dark Star MIS (Device) $102,811
- Dark Star (Device) $88,269
- Dark Star Pedicle Screw System (Device) $80,208
- Expandable Interbody System (Device) $75,083
- Osteoflo (Device) $37,288
- FlareHawk (Device) $35,270
- ProLift (Device) $28,919
- Karma (Device) $26,000
- CellerateRx (Device) $25,000
- S-Lok Percutaneous Screw System (Device) $21,497
- SURE-LOK PERCUTANEOUS PEDICLE SCREW SYSTEM (Device) $21,271
- Magellan (Device) $20,868
- IFUSE IMPLANT (Device) $17,823
- Posterior Cervical (Device) $15,600
- Dyna-Link Ti Barbs (Device) $12,740
- ProLift Micro (Device) $12,286
- Spinal Implants (Device) $11,939
- ProLift Micro tube Access (Device) $11,760
- ProLift Lateral Fixated (Device) $10,942
Explore
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.