Dr. Timothy Cheng, M.D

NPI: 1972940872
Total Payments
$23,779
2024 Payments
$16.00
Companies
14
Transactions
35
Medicare Patients
1,534
Medicare Billing
$155,311

Payment Breakdown by Category

Other$21,458 (90.2%)
Education$1,200 (5.0%)
Food & Beverage$1,120 (4.7%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Grant $21,458 2 90.2%
Education $1,200 1 5.0%
Food and Beverage $1,120 32 4.7%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Arthrex, Inc. $20,000 1 $0 (2019)
DJO, LLC $1,458 1 $0 (2021)
Micromed Inc $1,200 1 $0 (2021)
Stryker Corporation $352.02 5 $0 (2021)
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $233.70 8 $0 (2019)
Medtronic USA, Inc. $207.60 4 $0 (2018)
Saxum Surgical, Inc. $99.73 2 $0 (2024)
NuVasive, Inc. $79.45 7 $0 (2019)
Baxter Healthcare $53.91 1 $0 (2023)
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC $27.08 1 $0 (2022)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $16.00 1 Saxum Surgical, Inc. ($16.00)
2023 $137.64 2 Saxum Surgical, Inc. ($83.73)
2022 $59.29 3 SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC ($27.08)
2021 $2,674 3 DJO, LLC ($1,458)
2020 $13.85 1 Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($13.85)
2019 $20,648 20 Arthrex, Inc. ($20,000)
2018 $65.73 2 Medtronic USA, Inc. ($65.73)
2017 $163.98 3 Medtronic USA, Inc. ($141.87)

All Payment Transactions

35 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
01/23/2024 Saxum Surgical, Inc. Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $16.00 General
05/09/2023 Saxum Surgical, Inc. Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $83.73 General
03/09/2023 Baxter Healthcare FLOSEAL (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $53.91 General
Category: Surgical Care
10/07/2022 SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC TOUJEO (Biological) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $27.08 General
Category: Endocrine & Metabolic Diseases
05/03/2022 Medtronic, Inc. NAVLOCK (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.81 General
Category: Image Guided Surgery Products
03/12/2022 Ethicon US, LLC MONOCRYL (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.40 General
Category: Wound Closure
11/11/2021 Micromed Inc Education In-kind items and services $1,200.00 General
03/12/2021 Stryker Corporation TRIATHLON (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.52 General
Category: KNEES
01/07/2021 DJO, LLC Grant Cash or cash equivalent $1,458.34 General
01/27/2020 Smith+Nephew, Inc. REGENETEN Shoulder (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $13.85 General
Category: Sports Med Shoulder
08/07/2019 NuVasive, Inc. Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $11.35 General
08/01/2019 NuVasive, Inc. Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $11.35 General
07/29/2019 NuVasive, Inc. Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $11.35 General
07/18/2019 NuVasive, Inc. Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $11.35 General
07/11/2019 NuVasive, Inc. Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $11.35 General
07/11/2019 NuVasive, Inc. Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $11.35 General
07/01/2019 NuVasive, Inc. Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $11.35 General
06/15/2019 Stryker Corporation T2 (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $13.68 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES
06/14/2019 SI-BONE, Inc. iFuse Implant (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $20.68 General
Category: sacroiliac joint dysfunction
06/04/2019 DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ViviGen (Device), SYNAPSE Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $21.97 General
Category: Spine Trauma
05/31/2019 DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. SYNAPSE (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.07 General
Category: Spine
05/30/2019 Stryker Corporation HOFFMANN (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $23.19 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES
05/29/2019 DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. LCP PLATES & SCREWS (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $74.54 General
Category: Trauma
05/16/2019 DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ViviGen (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $20.98 General
Category: Spine Trauma
04/27/2019 Arthrex, Inc. Grant Cash or cash equivalent $20,000.00 General

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 13 657 2,333 $350,976 $77,314
2022 12 579 1,317 $239,840 $55,031
2021 7 298 382 $79,873 $22,966
Total Patients
1,534
Total Services
4,032
Medicare Billing
$155,311
Procedure Codes
32

All Medicare Procedures & Services

32 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 116 265 $79,566 $19,087 24.0%
97110 Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes Office 2023 39 730 $73,000 $15,247 20.9%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Office 2023 75 141 $41,071 $8,909 21.7%
97140 Therapy procedure using manual technique, each 15 minutes Office 2023 38 487 $44,377 $8,537 19.2%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 56 58 $24,554 $5,526 22.5%
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes Office 2023 66 66 $24,512 $5,140 21.0%
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views Office 2023 83 104 $17,160 $3,942 23.0%
97530 Therapy procedure using functional activities Office 2023 18 106 $13,468 $3,310 24.6%
97112 Therapy procedure to re-educate brain-to-nerve-to-muscle function, each 15 minutes Office 2023 17 98 $11,271 $2,536 22.5%
97162 Evaluation for physical therapy, typically 30 minutes Office 2023 26 30 $10,140 $2,332 23.0%
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views Office 2023 36 46 $5,619 $1,260 22.4%
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg Office 2023 75 188 $4,544 $1,102 24.2%
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views Office 2023 12 14 $1,694 $385.92 22.8%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2022 120 265 $80,040 $19,346 24.2%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Office 2022 67 163 $36,324 $7,513 20.7%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2022 61 66 $28,128 $6,556 23.3%
97110 Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes Office 2022 28 253 $25,300 $5,468 21.6%
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes Office 2022 52 52 $19,383 $4,212 21.7%
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views Office 2022 86 99 $16,323 $3,956 24.2%
97140 Therapy procedure using manual technique, each 15 minutes Office 2022 20 169 $15,548 $3,045 19.6%
97162 Evaluation for physical therapy, typically 30 minutes Office 2022 19 20 $6,760 $1,774 26.2%
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views Office 2022 32 40 $4,920 $1,256 25.5%
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg Office 2022 70 161 $2,886 $801.18 27.8%
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views Office 2022 11 15 $2,520 $657.85 26.1%
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views Office 2022 13 14 $1,708 $446.83 26.2%

About Dr. Timothy Cheng, M.D

Dr. Timothy Cheng, M.D is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Fountain Valley, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/31/2013. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1972940872.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Timothy Cheng, M.D has received a total of $23,779 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $16.00 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 35 transactions from 14 companies. The most common payment nature is "Grant" ($21,458).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Cheng has provided services to 1,534 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,032 services with total Medicare billing of $155,311. Data is available for 3 years (2021–2023), covering 32 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Other Specialties Sports Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Location Fountain Valley, CA
  • Active Since 05/31/2013
  • Last Updated 01/17/2023
  • Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1972940872

Products in Payments

  • AQUAMANTYS (Device) $207.60
  • MAKO (Device) $150.00
  • REUNION (Device) $149.63
  • ViviGen (Device) $104.47
  • LCP PLATES & SCREWS (Device) $74.54
  • FLOSEAL (Device) $53.91
  • TOUJEO (Biological) $27.08
  • HOFFMANN (Device) $23.19
  • EXPEDIUM (Device) $22.11
  • iFuse Implant (Device) $20.68
  • SYNAPSE (Device) $18.07
  • NAVLOCK (Device) $17.81
  • TRIATHLON (Device) $15.52
  • SPOTLIGHT (Device) $14.51
  • MONOCRYL (Device) $14.40
  • REGENETEN Shoulder (Device) $13.85
  • T2 (Device) $13.68

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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