Lowell Tong, DPM
Foot & Ankle Surgery · Aiea, HINPI 1023672979
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — education (46.3%), speaking fees and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 14 manufacturers reported payments, led by Kairos Surgical Inc at 46.9% of the total.
Across 55 payments — averaging $187.74 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Kairos Surgical Inc$5K
- Arthrex$3K
- Elevate Surgical Co$1K
- Smith+Nephew$304
- Integra Lifesciences Corporation$186
- Stryker$185
- plus $685 from 8 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$2,50024%
- Travel & lodging$1,24812%
- Food & beverage$1,79617%
- Education$4,78246%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kairos Surgical Inc | 8 | $4,848 |
| Arthrex | 7 | $3,034 |
| Elevate Surgical Co | 7 | $1,083 |
| Smith+Nephew | 16 | $304 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 5 | $186 |
| Stryker | 3 | $185 |
| Galt Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $182 |
| Carbofix Orthopedics Inc | 1 | $138 |
| Fusion Orthopedics USA, LLC | 1 | $125 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $125 |
| Bioventus LLC | 2 | $54 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 1 | $24 |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Medline Industries LP | 1 | $16 |
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.
How this compares
Too few foot & ankle surgery providers in Hawaiito place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 25 | $415 |
| Cephalexin | 13 | $113 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 13 | $96 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other foot & ankle surgery in Aiea
- Alicia UnangstTripler Army Medical Center$17K
- Shaun ChangKailua$14K
- Darren DayHonolulu$8K
- Victoria ScalaKailua Kona$5K
- David LeeLahaina$4K
- Byron CarrascoHonolulu$3K
- Jennifer LeeKailua$3K
- Misako McLeodHilo$2K
- Gregory MorrisHonolulu$2K
- Ken TsubataKailua$2K
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.