David Lin, DPM
Podiatrist · la Plata, MDNPI 1497066377
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (53.1%), travel and lodging and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 38 manufacturers reported payments, led by Synthes USA Products LLC at 29.0% of the total. Among podiatrist clinicians in MD with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 285 payments — averaging $262.62 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Synthes USA Products LLC$22K
- Medline Industries LP$17K
- Stryker$7K
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$7K
- Exactech, Inc.$6K
- Arthrex$5K
- plus $10K from 32 others
Across 2 payments — averaging $12,178 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Orthofix Medical, Inc.$24K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$39,72453%
- Travel & lodging$20,68428%
- Food & beverage$9,05012%
- Education$5,3907%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Synthes USA Products LLC | 26 | $21,706 |
| Medline Industries LP | 23 | $17,261 |
| Stryker(2 entities) | 48 | $7,027 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 23 | $6,938 |
| Exactech, Inc. | 13 | $6,314 |
| Arthrex | 28 | $5,394 |
| Supreme Orthopedic Systems, LLC | 12 | $2,594 |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | 6 | $1,850 |
| Trilliant Surgical LLC. | 7 | $1,372 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 7 | $861 |
| Stability Biologics, LLC | 8 | $569 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 10 | $455 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 6 | $391 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 20 | $309 |
| Abbott | 2 | $257 |
| Sanara Medtech Inc. | 2 | $189 |
| Avita Medical Americas, LLC | 2 | $170 |
| Encore Medical, LP | 1 | $162 |
| Curonix LLC | 1 | $147 |
| Bioventus LLC | 4 | $112 |
| Smith+Nephew | 4 | $94 |
| Kerecis Limited | 3 | $93 |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | 4 | $83 |
| Amgen | 4 | $77 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 3 | $69 |
| Melinta Therapeutics, LLC | 3 | $47 |
| Native Surgical, LLC | 2 | $42 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | 1 | $41 |
| Medartis Inc. | 3 | $37 |
| Pacira Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $30 |
| Linvatec Corporation | 1 | $29 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| ERMI LLC | 1 | $21 |
| Fidia Pharma USA Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Convatec Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $12 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- MEDLINE$28,800
- PENDING$14,400
- MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.$14,400
- MEDLINE UNITE$14,400
- VANTAGE$4,761
- PROstep$2,667
- EPIC FOOT PLATE SYSTEM$1,432
- Product Portfolio$1,120
- VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS$889
- INBONE$812
- MIS Instrumentation$783
- SALVATION$748
- SALTO TALARIS TOTAL ANKLE PROSTHESIS$684
- CADENCE ANKLE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM$684
- HALLU-LOCK$684
- PANTA NAIL$684
- TOTAL FOOT SYSTEM$684
- Trilliant Arsenal Plating System$646
- ORTHOLOC 2 LAPIFUSE$598
- APEX TAR$554
How this compares
$74,848 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 183 podiatrist providers in Maryland.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Ibuprofen | 23 | $253 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 27 | $213 |
| Methylprednisolone | 21 | $199 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 25 | $147 |
| Gabapentin | 14 | $112 |
| Cephalexin | 19 | $97 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other podiatrist in la Plata
- Ijeoma NwujuBethesda$601K
- Ira GottliebPasadena$25K
- Teresa HilliardHyattsville$19K
- Andreas KaikisHagerstown$17K
- Tiffany HohBaltimore$17K
- Shashank SrivastavaFrederick$15K
- Hayden HofflerCatonsville$15K
- Enzo LeonePasadena$15K
- Holly BeckSilver Spring$15K
- Jenny NguyenPasadena$15K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.