Linda Chao, MD
Hand Surgery · Cape May Court House, NJNPI 1780046458
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — grants (52.9%), education and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Arthrex accounts for 68.6% of it on its own, with 12 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $15,406 and has fallen 99.4% since, to $89 in 2025.
Across 43 payments — averaging $439.40 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Arthrex$13K
- Micromed Inc$2K
- Axogen$1K
- Eclipse Technology Solutions Inc.$996
- Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.$273
- Stryker$186
- plus $565 from 7 others
What the payments were for
- Grants$10,00053%
- Travel & lodging$1,97310%
- Food & beverage$2,12111%
- Education$4,80025%
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 | 12 | $12,956 |
| Micromed Inc | 3 | $2,437 |
| Axogen | 4 | $1,480 |
| Eclipse Technology Solutions Inc. | 7 | $996 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3 | $273 |
| Stryker | 4 | $186 |
| Skeletal Dynamics Inc | 2 | $151 |
| Globus Medical(2 entities) | 3 | $124 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 1 | $123 |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | 1 | $81 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $57 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $18 |
| Kerecis Limited | 1 | $10 |
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.
- AVANCE NERVE GRAFT$1,397
- XIAFLEX$220
- Accelero-None$123
How this compares
$18,894 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 87 hand surgery providers in New Jersey.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tramadol Hcl | 20 | $47 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other hand surgery in Cape May Court House
- Patrick KaneCape May Court House$2K
- Charles LeinberryEgg Harbor Twp$3.1M
- John CapoJersey City$1.1M
- Virak TanNewark$711K
- Gary PessEatontown$212K
- Mark RekantCherry Hill$209K
- Teddy AtikEatontown$37K
- Bishoy SaadJersey City$33K
- Genghis NiverFlorham Park$27K
- Michael VosbikianNewark$26K
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.