Liang-Chieh Ko
Podiatrist · Eugene, ORNPI 1417443409
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
26 manufacturers reported payments, led by Liberty Surgical Inc. at 53.2% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $2,480 and has fallen 92.1% since, to $195 in 2025. Among podiatrist clinicians in OR 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 61 payments — averaging $120.64 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Liberty Surgical Inc.$4K
- Smith+Nephew$510
- Amgen$436
- Stryker$260
- KCI USA, Inc.$244
- Bioventus LLC$230
- plus $2K from 20 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,44247%
- Education$3,91753%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Liberty Surgical Inc. | 3 | $3,917 |
| Smith+Nephew | 8 | $510 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 10 | $436 |
| Stryker | 4 | $260 |
| KCI USA, Inc. | 3 | $244 |
| Bioventus LLC | 5 | $230 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 2 | $192 |
| Restor3d, Inc. | 1 | $176 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 2 | $164 |
| Kerecis Limited | 1 | $162 |
| Boston Scientific | 2 | $138 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 2 | $138 |
| GRT US Holding, Inc. | 1 | $130 |
| Vaporox, Inc. | 1 | $116 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $112 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $109 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 4 | $101 |
| Exactech, Inc. | 1 | $43 |
| ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $34 |
| Organogenesis Inc. | 1 | $32 |
| Solventum Corporation | 1 | $29 |
| Biowound Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Pacira Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Osiris Therapeutics Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Globus Medical | 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.
- Stravix$346
- KRYSTEXXA$218
- Kerecis Omega3 Wound$162
- Kerecis Omega3 Surgibind$162
- Kerecis Omega3 GraftGuide$162
- Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose$162
- SALVATION$150
- BILAYER WOUND MATRIX (BWM)$146
- INTEGRA WOUND MATRIX (IWM)$146
- AMNIOEXCEL$146
- IDRT$146
- FLOWABLE$146
- Qutenza$130
- Varithena Administration Pack$118
- VHT-200 Wound Treatment System$116
- Grafix$116
- GrafixPL$116
- Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System$116
- EXPAREL$112
- XARELTO$109
How this compares
$7,359 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 74 podiatrist providers in Oregon.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ciclopirox | 79 | $3,300 |
| Ketoconazole | 47 | $1,373 |
| Cephalexin | 15 | $426 |
| Methylprednisolone | 29 | $216 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 22 | $190 |
| Mupirocin | 21 | $183 |
| Gabapentin | 13 | $90 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 14 | $78 |
| Meloxicam | 14 | $45 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other podiatrist in Eugene
- Amanda KameryEugene$9K
- Colby CarlsonEugene$2K
- Lacey LovelandEugene$2K
- Melisa MonsonEugene$205
- Rick McClureMedford$133K
- Cyaandi DoveGrand Ronde$51K
- Stephen SchroederTigard$28K
- Colin MizuoHillsboro$18K
- Melinda NicholesPortland$15K
- Peter PhamBeaverton$8K
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.