Dr. Edwin P. Su, M.D.
Orthopedic Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery Physician)
Medicare and federal program status
Opted out of Medicare from July 1, 2016 through July 1, 2028. Medicare does not pay for this clinician’s services: patients with Medicare sign a private contract and pay the clinician directly. They can still order tests and refer Medicare patients to other providers.
Source: CMS Medicare Opt Out Affidavits (record last updated August 14, 2026). Opting out is a legal choice many clinicians make, often to run a cash or concierge practice.
At a glance
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Orthopaedic Surgery Physician primary
NY license 210947
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 7 companies reported 36 payments worth $668,889 in total to this clinician.
| Smith+nephew, Inc. | $524,420 |
|---|---|
| Uoc USA Inc | $120,010 |
| Orthalign Inc | $23,336 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $944 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $143 |
| Stryker Corporation | $19.29 |
| Overture Orthopaedics | $18.53 |
| Acquisitions | $360,756 |
|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $274,547 |
| Travel and Lodging | $19,328 |
| Consulting Fee | $9,415 |
| Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty) | $3,250 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,021 |
| Education | $554 |
| Entertainment | $18.53 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Smith+nephew, Inc. Apr 29, 2025 | Acquisitions Engage Partial Knee System · Recon Knees | $360,756 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. Aug 29, 2025 | Royalty or License OR3O Dual Mobility · Recon Hips | $43,401 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. Nov 21, 2025 | Royalty or License OR3O Dual Mobility · Recon Hips | $41,573 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. Feb 21, 2025 | Royalty or License OR3O Dual Mobility · Recon Hips | $37,756 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. May 16, 2025 | Royalty or License OR3O Dual Mobility · Recon Hips | $37,683 |
| Uoc USA Inc Nov 10, 2025 | Royalty or License Conformity · Hip Orthopedic Implant | $24,607 |
| Uoc USA Inc May 26, 2025 | Royalty or License Conformity · Hip Orthopedic Implant | $24,345 |
| Uoc USA Inc Aug 25, 2025 | Royalty or License Conformity · Hip Orthopedic Implant | $23,271 |
| Uoc USA Inc Mar 25, 2025 | Royalty or License Conformity · Hip Orthopedic Implant | $18,629 |
| Uoc USA Inc Sep 10, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Conformity · Hip Orthopedic Implants · travel to Taipei, Taiwan | $9,640 |
All 25 payments other than meals, newest first
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Orthalign Inc Dec 4, 2025 | Royalty or License ORTHALIGN PLUS · ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | $2,982 |
| Orthalign Inc Dec 4, 2025 | Royalty or License ORTHALIGN PLUS · ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | $2,121 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. Nov 21, 2025 | Royalty or License OR3O Dual Mobility · Recon Hips | $41,573 |
| Uoc USA Inc Nov 10, 2025 | Royalty or License Conformity · Hip Orthopedic Implant | $24,607 |
| Uoc USA Inc Oct 28, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Conformity · Hip Orthopedic Implants · travel to Hanoi, Vietnam | $695 |
| Uoc USA Inc Oct 27, 2025 | Consulting Fee DA Power Hook · Orthopedic Hip Surgery | $2,160 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Oct 13, 2025 | Education Oxford · Knees · in-kind | $554 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. Oct 3, 2025 | Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty) REAL INTELLIGENCE; REDAPT; JOURNEY II · Recon Robotics | $3,250 |
| Uoc USA Inc Sep 10, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Conformity · Hip Orthopedic Implants · travel to Taipei, Taiwan | $9,640 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. Aug 29, 2025 | Royalty or License OR3O Dual Mobility · Recon Hips | $43,401 |
| Uoc USA Inc Aug 28, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Conformity · Hip Orthopedic Implants · travel to Hanoi, Vietnam | $8,993 |
| Orthalign Inc Aug 28, 2025 | Royalty or License ORTHALIGN PLUS · ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | $3,722 |
| Uoc USA Inc Aug 25, 2025 | Royalty or License Conformity · Hip Orthopedic Implant | $23,271 |
| Overture Orthopaedics Jul 10, 2025 | Entertainment OVERTURETI · Knee resurfacing / cartilage repair · in-kind | $18.53 |
| Orthalign Inc Jun 6, 2025 | Royalty or License ORTHALIGN PLUS · ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | $6,514 |
| Uoc USA Inc May 26, 2025 | Royalty or License Conformity · Hip Orthopedic Implant | $24,345 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. May 16, 2025 | Royalty or License OR3O Dual Mobility · Recon Hips | $37,683 |
| Orthalign Inc May 6, 2025 | Consulting Fee ORTHALIGN PLUS · ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | $55.00 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. Apr 29, 2025 | Acquisitions Engage Partial Knee System · Recon Knees | $360,756 |
| Uoc USA Inc Apr 15, 2025 | Consulting Fee Conformity · Orthopedic Hip Implant | $3,600 |
| Uoc USA Inc Mar 25, 2025 | Royalty or License Conformity · Hip Orthopedic Implant | $18,629 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. Feb 21, 2025 | Royalty or License OR3O Dual Mobility · Recon Hips | $37,756 |
| Orthalign Inc Feb 21, 2025 | Royalty or License ORTHALIGN PLUS · ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | $7,942 |
| Uoc USA Inc Feb 14, 2025 | Consulting Fee Momentum · Orthopedic Hip Implant | $2,160 |
| Uoc USA Inc Feb 14, 2025 | Consulting Fee Conformity · Orthopedic Hip Implant | $1,440 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 2 industry-funded studies in 2025, from 1 companies. The companies reported $22,442 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- Prospective Multi-Center study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the OR30 Dual Mobility system in primary and revision total hip arthroplasty (THA) procedures
Smith+nephew, Inc. - A Post-Approval Study of the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) Radiological System Review
Smith+nephew, Inc.
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.