David Zhu, MD
Sports Medicine · Glen Carbon, ILNPI 1821440751
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — education (39.2%), grants and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 26 manufacturers reported payments, led by Arthrex at 41.2% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $31,283 and has fallen 88.9% since, to $3,475 in 2025. Among sports medicine clinicians in IL with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 173 payments — averaging $387.22 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Arthrex$28K
- Smith+Nephew$23K
- Encore Medical, LP$3K
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$3K
- Catalyst Orthoscience$2K
- Elite Orthopedics, LLC$2K
- plus $6K from 20 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$1,3572%
- Grants$20,00030%
- Travel & lodging$12,31218%
- Food & beverage$7,02710%
- Education$26,29339%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arthrex | 47 | $27,569 |
| Smith+Nephew | 17 | $22,609 |
| Encore Medical, LP | 15 | $3,100 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 21 | $2,908 |
| Catalyst Orthoscience | 9 | $2,264 |
| Elite Orthopedics, LLC | 23 | $2,119 |
| US Implant Solutions, LLC | 4 | $1,816 |
| Stryker(2 entities) | 8 | $1,324 |
| Medwest Associates | 2 | $1,083 |
| Microport Orthopedics Inc | 2 | $541 |
| Maxx Health Inc | 2 | $314 |
| Miach Orthopaedics, Inc. | 1 | $304 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 7 | $218 |
| Linvatec Corporation | 1 | $149 |
| CPM Medical Consultants, LLC | 1 | $147 |
| DJO, LLC | 2 | $141 |
| Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. | 1 | $123 |
| Restor3d, Inc. | 1 | $77 |
| Vericel Corporation | 2 | $44 |
| Endo USA, Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| Heraeus Medical, LLC. | 1 | $26 |
| Vertex | 1 | $22 |
| Mimedx Group, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $17 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| KCI USA, Inc. | 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.
- DJO SURGICAL$4,649
- ACUFEX Meniscal Root Repair$2,598
- CAP-FIX$1,898
- Healicoil$1,898
- NOVOSTITCH$1,898
- Q-FIX$1,898
- Catalyst Total CSR$1,507
- SALVATION$836
- CSR & R1 Reverse Total Shoulder Systems$510
- R1 Reverse Total Shoulder$510
- Archer 3D Software$510
- MPO Medial Pivot Knee$447
- Summa Ortho Cannulated Screw$314
- Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium$298
- TRAUMA$266
- Summa Ortho Distal Radius 2$200
- Summa Ortho Anterolateral Fibula$200
- BioBrace 23mm$149
- Orbitum Staple System$147
- INBONE$130
How this compares
$66,990 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 233 sports medicine providers in Illinois.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Celecoxib | 76 | $2,658 |
| Meloxicam | 422 | $834 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 61 | $369 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 26 | $304 |
| Gabapentin | 11 | $100 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 11 | $27 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other sports medicine in Glen Carbon
- Benjamin DombDes Plaines$16.3M
- Gregory NicholsonChicago$6.7M
- Grant GarriguesChicago$2.5M
- Brian ColeChicago$2.1M
- Brian ForsytheChicago$1.9M
- Nikhil VermaChicago$647K
- Shane NhoChicago$521K
- Jourdan CancienneJoliet$224K
- Vehniah TjongChicago$173K
- Aravind AthivirahamChicago$138K
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.