Total Payments
$268,969
2024 Payments
$14,530
Companies
34
Transactions
1,014
Medicare Patients
8,637
Medicare Billing
$1.3M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$120,043 (44.6%)
Consulting$61,905 (23.0%)
Food & Beverage$35,138 (13.1%)
Travel$31,731 (11.8%)
Research$17,589 (6.5%)
Gifts$2,563 (1.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $103,955 | 69 | 38.6% |
| Consulting Fee | $61,905 | 16 | 23.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $35,138 | 683 | 13.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $31,731 | 87 | 11.8% |
| Unspecified | $17,589 | 141 | 6.5% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $12,350 | 7 | 4.6% |
| Entertainment | $2,739 | 4 | 1.0% |
| Gift | $2,563 | 6 | 1.0% |
| Honoraria | $999.00 | 1 | 0.4% |
Payments by Type
General
$251,380
873 transactions
Research
$17,589
141 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depomed, Inc. | $81,533 | 124 | $0 (2017) |
| Stimwave Technologies Incorporated | $68,376 | 96 | $0 (2020) |
| Assertio Therapeutics, Inc. | $38,594 | 52 | $0 (2018) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $26,156 | 302 | $0 (2024) |
| BIOTRONIK INC. | $17,612 | 142 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $11,350 | 109 | $0 (2024) |
| BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. | $7,838 | 26 | $0 (2024) |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | $4,464 | 39 | $0 (2023) |
| Vertiflex, Inc. | $2,593 | 14 | $0 (2019) |
| US WorldMeds, LLC | $2,370 | 5 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $14,530 | 104 | BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. ($7,709) |
| 2023 | $7,702 | 101 | Abbott Laboratories ($4,537) |
| 2022 | $15,325 | 116 | Abbott Laboratories ($11,279) |
| 2021 | $9,017 | 76 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($6,921) |
| 2020 | $8,869 | 67 | BIOTRONIK INC. ($6,918) |
| 2019 | $52,875 | 257 | Stimwave Technologies Incorporated ($35,644) |
| 2018 | $74,045 | 109 | Assertio Therapeutics, Inc. ($38,594) |
| 2017 | $86,606 | 184 | Depomed, Inc. ($81,533) |
All Payment Transactions
1,014 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 41
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.76 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 12/30/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $91.77 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | SI-BONE, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $85.37 | General |
| 12/11/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $54.30 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.70 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.60 | General |
| 12/04/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $141.36 | General |
| 12/03/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.81 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.14 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $157.55 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $107.88 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.61 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.43 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $146.59 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 10/25/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $58.32 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $191.32 | General |
| 10/11/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.54 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 10/09/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.20 | General |
| 10/08/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $165.67 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 10/07/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.56 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $101.25 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.92 | General |
| 09/05/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $148.30 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 09/03/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,500.00 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 08/30/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.46 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENEFIT-02 | BIOTRONIK INC. | $17,589 | 141 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 32 | 1,987 | 4,081 | $1.5M | $287,229 |
| 2022 | 32 | 2,129 | 5,042 | $1.8M | $342,557 |
| 2021 | 38 | 2,658 | 5,707 | $2.2M | $428,576 |
| 2020 | 30 | 1,863 | 3,623 | $1.6M | $266,403 |
Total Patients
8,637
Total Services
18,453
Medicare Billing
$1.3M
Procedure Codes
139
All Medicare Procedures & Services
139 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 6
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 252 | 733 | $279,327 | $69,706 | 25.0% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Office | 2023 | 116 | 212 | $168,104 | $46,843 | 27.9% |
| 64493 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Office | 2023 | 85 | 166 | $91,711 | $25,116 | 27.4% |
| 27096 | Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Office | 2023 | 111 | 174 | $84,403 | $21,611 | 25.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 118 | 118 | $58,403 | $13,818 | 23.7% |
| 63650 | Insertion of spinal neurostimulator electrode array through skin | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 54 | $369,258 | $12,788 | 3.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 114 | 180 | $48,263 | $12,288 | 25.5% |
| 20611 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2023 | 69 | 127 | $37,740 | $9,683 | 25.7% |
| 64494 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Office | 2023 | 64 | 121 | $32,573 | $8,749 | 26.9% |
| J1040 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | Office | 2023 | 222 | 737 | $32,169 | $6,841 | 21.3% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | Office | 2023 | 67 | 137 | $23,637 | $6,088 | 25.8% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 119 | 195 | $22,949 | $5,999 | 26.1% |
| 20553 | Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles | Office | 2023 | 59 | 123 | $22,390 | $5,765 | 25.7% |
| 72200 | X-ray of joint between lower spine and hip bone, 1-2 views | Office | 2023 | 110 | 174 | $17,123 | $4,386 | 25.6% |
| 64628 | Heat destruction of intraosseous basivertebral nerve in bones of spine in lower back, first two bones | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $16,308 | $4,259 | 26.1% |
| 72080 | X-ray of middle and lower spine, 2 views | Office | 2023 | 88 | 149 | $15,481 | $3,996 | 25.8% |
| 64629 | Heat destruction of intraosseous basivertebral nerve in additional bone of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 22 | $13,904 | $3,629 | 26.1% |
| 62321 | Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | Office | 2023 | 13 | 17 | $14,022 | $3,448 | 24.6% |
| 64454 | Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into knee nerve branch using imaging guidance | Office | 2023 | 18 | 21 | $13,827 | $3,370 | 24.4% |
| 64624 | Destruction of nerve branches of knee using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 28 | $32,512 | $2,963 | 9.1% |
| 64635 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 19 | $24,905 | $2,811 | 11.3% |
| 63685 | Insertion of spinal neurostimulator generator or receiver | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $14,063 | $2,396 | 17.0% |
| 64633 | Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 15 | $19,546 | $2,216 | 11.3% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $7,999 | $1,922 | 24.0% |
| 20552 | Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles | Office | 2023 | 25 | 34 | $5,392 | $1,355 | 25.1% |
About Dr. Anne Christopher, M.D
Dr. Anne Christopher, M.D is a Pain Medicine healthcare provider based in Chesterfield, Missouri. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/15/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1598709073.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Anne Christopher, M.D has received a total of $268,969 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $14,530 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 1,014 transactions from 34 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($103,955).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Christopher has provided services to 8,637 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 18,453 services with total Medicare billing of $1.3M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 139 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Pain Medicine
- Location Chesterfield, MO
- Active Since 06/15/2006
- Last Updated 08/13/2021
- Taxonomy Code 2081P2900X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1598709073
Products in Payments
- Gralise (Drug) $70,943
- Nucynta (Drug) $48,808
- PROCLAIM (Device) $19,049
- Prospera (Device) $7,623
- SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (Device) $6,635
- Intracept (Device) $4,877
- Superion ISS (Device) $2,593
- MYOBLOC (Biological) $2,355
- Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) $2,070
- Probuphine (Drug) $1,559
- SCS IPGs (Device) $1,388
- HA MINUTEMAN G3-R (Device) $1,362
- GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT (Device) $1,225
- Proclaim IPG (Device) $998.88
- DRG leads (Device) $811.49
- WAVEWRITER ALPHA (Device) $725.23
- ETERNA (Device) $625.61
- Evoke (Device) $614.95
- PRECISION (Device) $599.12
- Omnia (Device) $499.31
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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