Total Payments
$306,110
2024 Payments
$62,138
Companies
15
Transactions
174
Medicare Patients
1,531
Medicare Billing
$278,910
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$270,257 (88.3%)
Other$26,005 (8.5%)
Food & Beverage$4,832 (1.6%)
Consulting$2,895 (0.9%)
Travel$2,121 (0.7%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $270,257 | 45 | 88.3% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $26,005 | 8 | 8.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $4,832 | 112 | 1.6% |
| Consulting Fee | $2,895 | 4 | 0.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,121 | 5 | 0.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION | $164,950 | 29 | $0 (2022) |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $105,427 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $17,972 | 50 | $0 (2020) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $14,816 | 57 | $0 (2024) |
| Spinal Balance Inc | $1,500 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $326.47 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $231.38 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Nevro Corp. | $211.34 | 7 | $0 (2023) |
| The Institute of Musculoskeletal Science and Education | $200.00 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| SI-BONE, Inc. | $175.60 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $62,138 | 25 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. ($55,433) |
| 2023 | $50,459 | 22 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. ($49,874) |
| 2022 | $52,282 | 30 | SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION ($44,755) |
| 2021 | $36,344 | 19 | SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION ($36,024) |
| 2020 | $36,617 | 29 | SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION ($33,458) |
| 2019 | $31,732 | 10 | SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION ($30,805) |
| 2018 | $25,258 | 19 | SeaSpine Orthopedics Corporation ($19,909) |
| 2017 | $11,279 | 20 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($9,478) |
All Payment Transactions
174 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/12/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.81 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (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 | $2,700.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 12/07/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.01 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Shoreline ASC (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $11,091.27 | General |
| Category: Spine Hardware Systems | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Shoreline RT (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,790.66 | General |
| Category: Spine Hardware Systems | ||||||
| 10/09/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $91.05 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 08/28/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Shoreline ASC (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $10,978.04 | General |
| Category: Spine Hardware Systems | ||||||
| 08/28/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Shoreline RT (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,727.84 | General |
| Category: Spine Hardware Systems | ||||||
| 08/14/2024 | Rock Medical Orthopedics, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $58.91 | General |
| 05/23/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Shoreline ASC (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $10,855.68 | General |
| Category: Spine Hardware Systems | ||||||
| 05/23/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Shoreline ASC (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,436.47 | General |
| Category: Spine Hardware Systems | ||||||
| 05/15/2024 | Centinel Spine, LLC | PRODISC L (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $124.99 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 05/13/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $88.98 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 04/23/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $95.14 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 03/21/2024 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device), SERRATO, OZARK CERVICAL PLATE SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.38 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 03/04/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | FUSION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $68.81 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 02/21/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Shoreline ASC (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $12,082.31 | General |
| Category: Spine Hardware Systems | ||||||
| 02/21/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Shoreline ASC (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,470.87 | General |
| Category: Spine Hardware Systems | ||||||
| 02/16/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.36 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 02/08/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (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 | $600.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 01/24/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.76 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 01/17/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (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 | $2,700.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 01/13/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.19 | General |
| Category: Neuro Pain (includes Interventional) | ||||||
| 01/12/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.83 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 01/02/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.96 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | 387 | 538 | $279,592 | $72,038 |
| 2022 | 7 | 365 | 522 | $225,295 | $65,027 |
| 2021 | 8 | 367 | 511 | $212,769 | $61,034 |
| 2020 | 14 | 412 | 557 | $294,312 | $80,812 |
Total Patients
1,531
Total Services
2,128
Medicare Billing
$278,910
Procedure Codes
40
All Medicare Procedures & Services
40 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63650 | Insertion of spinal neurostimulator electrode array through skin | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 71 | $88,182 | $16,938 | 19.2% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 35 | $42,910 | $10,921 | 25.5% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 67 | 127 | $23,241 | $7,749 | 33.3% |
| 63685 | Insertion of spinal neurostimulator generator or receiver | Facility | 2023 | 41 | 43 | $51,471 | $7,453 | 14.5% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 50 | 79 | $16,906 | $7,230 | 42.8% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 44 | 44 | $15,796 | $5,517 | 34.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 45 | 45 | $13,095 | $5,070 | 38.7% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 44 | 44 | $10,780 | $4,408 | 40.9% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $6,552 | $3,523 | 53.8% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $8,228 | $2,041 | 24.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $2,431 | $1,189 | 48.9% |
| 99233 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 148 | 265 | $56,710 | $21,109 | 37.2% |
| 63650 | Insertion of spinal neurostimulator electrode array through skin | Facility | 2022 | 26 | 58 | $72,036 | $14,592 | 20.3% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 87 | 91 | $32,669 | $13,542 | 41.5% |
| 63685 | Insertion of spinal neurostimulator generator or receiver | Facility | 2022 | 35 | 38 | $45,486 | $7,503 | 16.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 41 | 41 | $11,931 | $4,913 | 41.2% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 15 | 16 | $4,032 | $2,142 | 53.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $2,431 | $1,225 | 50.4% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 90 | 92 | $33,028 | $14,371 | 43.5% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 101 | 164 | $35,096 | $13,397 | 38.2% |
| 63650 | Implantation of spinal neurostimulator electrodes, accessed through the skin | Facility | 2021 | 26 | 49 | $62,100 | $12,254 | 19.7% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 61 | 117 | $21,411 | $6,549 | 30.6% |
| 63685 | Insertion of spinal neurostimulator pulse generator or receiver | Facility | 2021 | 26 | 26 | $31,122 | $4,653 | 14.9% |
| 63688 | Removal or revision of neurostimulator pulse generator or receiver | Facility | 2021 | 17 | 17 | $18,394 | $4,538 | 24.7% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 29 | 29 | $8,439 | $3,628 | 43.0% |
About Dr. Chris Karas, MD
Dr. Chris Karas, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Columbus, Ohio. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/02/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1174781587.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Chris Karas, MD has received a total of $306,110 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $62,138 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 174 transactions from 15 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($270,257).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Karas has provided services to 1,531 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,128 services with total Medicare billing of $278,910. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 40 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Other Specialties Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
- Location Columbus, OH
- Active Since 06/02/2008
- Last Updated 01/05/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1174781587
Products in Payments
- Shoreline ASC (Device) $127,746
- Shoreline ACS (Device) $64,866
- Shoreline (Device) $50,714
- Shoreline RT (Device) $26,931
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $14,406
- ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $11,115
- INTELLIS (Device) $5,223
- Libra (Device) $1,500
- RESTORE (Device) $939.10
- VECTRIS (Device) $936.37
- Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) $231.38
- Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System (Device) $189.26
- iFuse Implant (Device) $175.60
- ACF (Device) $125.00
- CMF INSTRUMENTS (Device) $125.00
- PRODISC L (Device) $124.99
- Spinal Stim (Biological) $119.62
- VIPER (Device) $76.47
- FUSION (Device) $68.81
- BLACKHAWK CERVICAL SPACER SYSTEM (Device) $53.15
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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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