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James Campbell Chow, M.D.

NPI 1184765257ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Phoenix, AZ

Opted out of Medicare from January 2022 to January 2028. Orthopaedic Surgery (M.D.) in Phoenix, Arizona, trained at University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) (class of 2002). Part D covered 121 prescriptions written in 2024, 100% of them generic. Microport Orthopedics Inc was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $958,783 in all, mostly royalties and licenses.

Overview

NPI1184765257
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedFeb 9, 2007
Last updated in NPPESFeb 19, 2025
Certified by providerFeb 19, 2025

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Orthopaedic Surgery Primary207X00000X41725AZ
Orthopaedic Surgery207X00000X231264MA
Orthopaedic Surgery207X00000X336.082610IL

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Not in the public enrollment file of Oct 1, 2026
Opt-outOpted out Jan 1, 2022 – Jan 1, 2028
Can order and referYes

During an opt-out period the provider sees Medicare patients only under private contracts, and Medicare does not pay claims for their services.

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)121 · 121 30-day fills
Patients78
Total drug cost$259.45
Generic share100% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb)
Graduation year2002
Medicare specialtyOrthopedic Surgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$958,783 · 85 payments from 4 companies
  • 2024$1,106,624 · 133 payments from 7 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Microport Orthopedics Inc$508,2618
Smith+nephew, Inc.$450,26174
Stryker Corporation$212.842
Onkos Surgical, Inc.$48.611

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Royalty or License$847,343 · 11 payments
  • Consulting Fee$89,250 · 14 payments
  • Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$11,250 · 7 payments
  • Travel and Lodging$8,234 · 19 payments
  • Food and Beverage$2,706 · 34 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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