Zhen-Yu Michael Tong, M.D., M.B.A.
NPI 1265787394ActiveIndividual· Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)· Cleveland, OH
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) (M.D., M.B.A.) with Cleveland Clinic, practicing in Cleveland, Ohio. Medicare paid $211,062 for services to 129 patients in 2024. Abbott Laboratories was the largest of 10 companies reporting payments in 2025, $71,587 in all, mostly consulting fees. Lists Cleveland Clinic as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1265787394 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D., M.B.A. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 15, 2012 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 29, 2012 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Primary | 208G00000X | 35.120012 | OH |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | — |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Cardiac Surgery (OH) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 129 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 372 across 80 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $211,062 |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Cardiac Surgery |
| Secondary specialties | Thoracic Surgery |
Medical group
- Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH · 7,090 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$71,587 · 44 payments from 10 companies
- 2024$48,621 · 53 payments from 7 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $25,839 | 17 |
| Abiomed | $19,504 | 3 |
| Briohealth Solutions, Inc. | $12,000 | 1 |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $10,757 | 4 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $1,665 | 7 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Consulting Fee$56,475 · 5 payments
- Travel and Lodging$7,598 · 13 payments
- Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$5,463 · 2 payments
- Food and Beverage$2,051 · 24 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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