Official source Data mirrored from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Open Payments · General Payments · as published 2026-01-23 View official record Methodology

Covered recipient · General Payments record

EDWARD CHO

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Surgery

NPI
1508247057
CMS profile
1352821
Location
SANTA MARIA, CA

General Payments · PY2022–2024

$12,510.95

  • Reported across 53 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$9,364.87

43 records · 0 disputed

Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.

How these totals are calculated
  • The total is the sum of the General Payments records CMS published for the labeled program year(s), exactly as published. Nothing is estimated, weighted, or combined across categories.
  • General Payments only. Research and Ownership/Investment are separate datasets and are never summed with these figures; amounts are kept separate per program year.
  • Featured-page threshold (a presentation gate, not a judgment): records>=3 OR total>=100 (all years).
  • Methodology & Data — sourcing, labeling, and limitations.

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Travel and Lodging $4,164.68 18
Education $4,000.00 3
Food and Beverage $1,191.45 21
Gift $8.74 1

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $9,167.20 38
Stryker Corporation $105.26 1
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $28.12 1
Medtronic, Inc. $23.87 1
Ambu Inc. $20.81 1
Integra LifeSciences Corporation $19.61 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2022 $1,566.96 3
PY2023 $1,579.12 7
PY2024 $9,364.87 43

Payment records · PY2024 (43)

Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS

Program year 2024 20222023 Record-level detail is published for PY2024; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.
Paying entity Amount Date Nature of payment Dispute status Published Record ID Source
Ambu Inc. $20.81 08/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1134079898 CMS
Integra LifeSciences Corporation $19.61 06/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140093030 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $610.19 01/08/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137097315 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $25.00 01/08/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137233082 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $280.30 01/09/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137254387 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $1,000.00 01/19/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137243436 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $186.60 01/22/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137290516 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $186.60 01/23/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137070544 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $41.53 01/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137243116 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $78.30 02/06/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137275629 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $314.37 02/14/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137084833 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $19.00 02/14/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137175569 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $100.45 02/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137111788 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $16.33 03/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137147484 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $59.71 03/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137274571 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $507.84 04/10/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137075358 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $19.00 04/10/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137282629 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $396.88 04/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137100829 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $8.74 04/11/2024 Gift Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137206661 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $46.40 04/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137230847 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $382.10 05/15/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137188697 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $126.90 05/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137158509 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $80.29 06/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137083105 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $5.96 06/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137117218 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $39.23 06/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137128786 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $119.25 06/04/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137141931 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $98.51 06/04/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137171540 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $2.80 06/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137178156 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $9.38 06/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137254055 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $6.00 06/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137258941 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $17.89 06/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137276918 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $1,500.00 07/19/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137278932 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $3.70 07/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137272404 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $40.33 07/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137079631 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $1,500.00 08/02/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137069949 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $19.00 10/23/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137100977 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $767.96 10/23/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137203710 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $19.00 12/02/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137279628 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $290.00 12/02/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137300017 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $241.66 12/03/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137250102 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $23.87 08/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119351150 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $28.12 08/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151244334 CMS
Stryker Corporation $105.26 04/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119798456 CMS

Source & provenance

Dataset
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
Publisher of source data
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS publication date
2026-01-23
Program years on this page
2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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