Payment Breakdown by Category
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 | $47,288 | 11 | 60.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $12,433 | 43 | 15.9% |
| Consulting Fee | $8,554 | 2 | 10.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $6,851 | 142 | 8.8% |
| Unspecified | $3,000 | 2 | 3.8% |
Payments by Type
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $59,441 | 72 | $0 (2020) |
| Stryker Corporation | $7,861 | 51 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $4,636 | 7 | $0 (2022) |
| MicroVention, Inc. | $3,192 | 3 | $0 (2021) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,161 | 27 | $0 (2024) |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | $671.37 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $583.46 | 12 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $214.80 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| PFIZER INC. | $63.41 | 5 | $0 (2020) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $46.90 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $592.54 | 17 | Stryker Corporation ($335.90) |
| 2023 | $433.65 | 13 | Medtronic, Inc. ($186.47) |
| 2022 | $819.90 | 15 | Medtronic, Inc. ($342.24) |
| 2021 | $4,024 | 19 | MicroVention, Inc. ($3,000) |
| 2020 | $343.74 | 7 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($199.93) |
| 2019 | $31,536 | 61 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($20,031) |
| 2018 | $32,534 | 44 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($32,152) |
| 2017 | $7,844 | 24 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($7,058) |
All Payment Transactions
200 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 8
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TREVO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.23 | General |
| Category: MICROCATHETERSTENTRIEVER | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | ASAHI INTECC USA, INC. | PERIPHERAL VASCULAR (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.51 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TARGET (Device), SURPASS EVOLVE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $115.75 | General |
| Category: DETACHABLE COIL | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SURPASS EVOLVE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.28 | General |
| Category: FLOW DIVERTER | ||||||
| 10/15/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SURPASS EVOLVE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.99 | General |
| Category: FLOW DIVERTER | ||||||
| 09/17/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SOLITAIRE X (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.72 | General |
| Category: Stents | ||||||
| 08/08/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TREVO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $97.61 | General |
| Category: MICROCATHETERSTENTRIEVER | ||||||
| 06/05/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.79 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 04/30/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.44 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 04/08/2024 | Stryker Corporation | PHOTONSABER F (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.94 | General |
| Category: LIGHTED SUCTION | ||||||
| 03/25/2024 | Baxter Healthcare | FLOSEAL (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.25 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 03/20/2024 | Stryker Corporation | DURAMATRIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.10 | General |
| Category: NEURO | ||||||
| 03/13/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SOLITAIRE X (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.58 | General |
| Category: Stents | ||||||
| 03/08/2024 | Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.21 | General |
| 02/26/2024 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. | ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent (Device), ENROUTE Enflate Transcarotid RX Balloon Dilatation Catheter, ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.37 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 02/03/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Fortify (Device), SABLE, Hedron A | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.90 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 01/08/2024 | Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.87 | General |
| 11/06/2023 | Stryker Corporation | AXS VECTA 71 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.21 | General |
| Category: CATHETER | ||||||
| 11/06/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | SOLITAIRE X (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.26 | General |
| Category: Stents | ||||||
| 10/28/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | SOLITAIRE X (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.10 | General |
| Category: Stents | ||||||
| 09/26/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | SOLITAIRE X (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.57 | General |
| Category: Stents | ||||||
| 08/30/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.13 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 08/29/2023 | Stryker Corporation | TARGET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.76 | General |
| Category: DETACHABLE COIL | ||||||
| 08/21/2023 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | ANDEXXA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.26 | General |
| Category: Rare Disease | ||||||
| 07/12/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | SOLITAIRE X (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $68.30 | General |
| Category: Stents | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| NULL | MicroVention, Inc. | $3,000 | 2 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | 292 | 328 | $197,249 | $58,796 |
| 2022 | 8 | 257 | 286 | $75,218 | $27,459 |
| 2021 | 11 | 289 | 320 | $88,281 | $33,631 |
| 2020 | 13 | 316 | 339 | $98,701 | $33,931 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
43 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22630 | Fusion of lower spine bone and partial removal of spine bone or disc through back, 1 disc | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $44,112 | $14,272 | 32.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 92 | 92 | $29,256 | $10,694 | 36.6% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $49,260 | $9,920 | 20.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 79 | 100 | $24,300 | $9,081 | 37.4% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 19 | $12,901 | $3,049 | 23.6% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 15 | $11,250 | $2,953 | 26.2% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $10,560 | $2,830 | 26.8% |
| 63052 | Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $7,215 | $2,562 | 35.5% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $3,626 | $1,405 | 38.7% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 21 | $2,877 | $1,281 | 44.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $1,892 | $749.10 | 39.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 93 | 93 | $29,110 | $10,331 | 35.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 69 | 83 | $18,119 | $7,849 | 43.3% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 20 | $15,000 | $3,819 | 25.5% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $4,375 | $1,966 | 44.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 20 | 22 | $3,224 | $1,378 | 42.7% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 19 | $2,635 | $988.04 | 37.5% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 16 | 19 | $1,630 | $684.43 | 42.0% |
| 99231 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 15 | $1,125 | $445.05 | 39.6% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 90 | 90 | $27,900 | $10,634 | 38.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 70 | 80 | $16,160 | $7,272 | 45.0% |
| 22853 | Insertion of device into intervertebral disc space of spine and fusion of vertebrae | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 19 | $14,250 | $3,831 | 26.9% |
| 99205 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes | Office | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $7,038 | $3,081 | 43.8% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $7,920 | $2,167 | 27.4% |
| 99215 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes | Office | 2021 | 12 | 13 | $3,549 | $1,814 | 51.1% |
About Dr. Christian Ramsey, M.D
Dr. Christian Ramsey, M.D is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Lexington, Kentucky. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/06/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1073652152.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christian Ramsey, M.D has received a total of $78,127 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $592.54 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 200 transactions from 21 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" ($47,288).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ramsey has provided services to 1,154 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,273 services with total Medicare billing of $153,817. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 43 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Lexington, KY
- Active Since 02/06/2007
- Last Updated 12/08/2020
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1073652152
Products in Payments
- Pipeline (Device) $38,835
- Solitaire (Device) $20,597
- TREVO (Device) $6,514
- SYMPHONY (Device) $4,500
- HydroCoil Helical (Device) $3,000
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System (Device) $625.80
- SOLITAIRE X (Device) $394.86
- SURPASS EVOLVE (Device) $339.39
- SURPASS (Device) $306.82
- Trevo (Device) $282.22
- PIPELINE (Device) $214.92
- Axium (Device) $206.21
- TARGET (Device) $193.66
- HydroSoft 3D Coil (Device) $192.07
- VIPER (Device) $191.40
- FIBERGRAFT BG MORSELS (Device) $135.90
- nanoLOCK-L (Device) $128.12
- Reveal LINQ (Device) $115.79
- FLOWGATE (Device) $114.65
- Reveal XT (Device) $99.01
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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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