Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $2,856 | 7 | 63.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,652 | 24 | 36.6% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $1,814 | 8 | $0 (2022) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $1,350 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,153 | 18 | $0 (2024) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $88.89 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $69.78 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $17.44 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Ossur Americas, Inc. | $14.15 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $287.33 | 7 | Stryker Corporation ($273.18) |
| 2023 | $1,690 | 6 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($1,350) |
| 2022 | $2,530 | 18 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($1,814) |
All Payment Transactions
31 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/11/2024 | Ossur Americas, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.15 | General |
| 12/05/2024 | Stryker Corporation | PANGEA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.41 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDICS | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | Stryker Corporation | T2 ALPHA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.10 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 07/25/2024 | Stryker Corporation | AUGMENT INJECTABLE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $66.75 | General |
| Category: BONE SUBSTITUTES | ||||||
| 07/25/2024 | Stryker Corporation | AUGMENT INJECTABLE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.34 | General |
| Category: BONE SUBSTITUTES | ||||||
| 07/17/2024 | Stryker Corporation | T2 ALPHA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $123.67 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 07/01/2024 | Stryker Corporation | T2 ALPHA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.91 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 06/22/2023 | Stryker Corporation | AXSOS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $74.29 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 06/21/2023 | Stryker Corporation | T2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.04 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 06/13/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | NA (Device), NA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $69.78 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 06/05/2023 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Distal Femur Plate System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $88.89 | General |
| Category: Trauma (Emergency, Injury, Surgery) | ||||||
| 05/19/2023 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,350.00 | General |
| 04/29/2023 | Stryker Corporation | AUGMENT INJECTABLE (Device), AXSOS, VARIAX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $70.31 | General |
| Category: BONE SUBSTITUTES | ||||||
| 12/07/2022 | Stryker Corporation | GAMMA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.20 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 12/03/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | EVOS (Device), TRIGEN | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $141.39 | General |
| Category: Trauma Plates, Screws, and Nails | ||||||
| 12/03/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | EVOS (Device), TRIGEN | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $21.36 | General |
| Category: Trauma Plates, Screws, and Nails | ||||||
| 12/02/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | EVOS (Device), TRIGEN | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $181.75 | General |
| Category: Trauma Plates, Screws, and Nails | ||||||
| 12/02/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | EVOS (Device), TRIGEN | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $115.71 | General |
| Category: Trauma Plates, Screws, and Nails | ||||||
| 12/01/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | EVOS (Device), TRIGEN | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $616.56 | General |
| Category: Trauma Plates, Screws, and Nails | ||||||
| 12/01/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | JOURNEY II (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $564.64 | General |
| Category: Recon Knees | ||||||
| 12/01/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | EVOS (Device), TRIGEN | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $139.19 | General |
| Category: Trauma Plates, Screws, and Nails | ||||||
| 12/01/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | EVOS (Device), TRIGEN | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.79 | General |
| Category: Trauma Plates, Screws, and Nails | ||||||
| 11/11/2022 | Stryker Corporation | PELVIS II (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.32 | General |
| Category: HIPS | ||||||
| 11/10/2022 | Stryker Corporation | T2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $164.16 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 11/09/2022 | Stryker Corporation | GAMMA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $153.32 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 50 | 50 | $100,621 | $13,177 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
3 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27236 | Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $80,305 | $9,152 | 11.4% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $16,008 | $3,300 | 20.6% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $4,308 | $724.86 | 16.8% |
About Dr. Christine Bub, MD
Dr. Christine Bub, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Worcester, Massachusetts. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/18/2017. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1750815684.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christine Bub, MD has received a total of $4,507 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $287.33 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 31 transactions from 7 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($2,856).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Bub has provided services to 50 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 50 services with total Medicare billing of $13,177. Data is available for 1 year (2023–2023), covering 3 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Worcester, MA
- Active Since 04/18/2017
- Last Updated 07/11/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1750815684
Products in Payments
- EVOS (Device) $1,250
- JOURNEY II (Device) $564.64
- GAMMA (Device) $290.55
- T2 (Device) $201.20
- T2 ALPHA (Device) $186.68
- PRO (Device) $163.79
- AUGMENT INJECTABLE (Device) $152.40
- AXSOS (Device) $94.29
- Distal Femur Plate System (Device) $88.89
- NA (Device) $69.78
- PELVIS II (Device) $45.32
- Comprehensive Reverse (Device) $17.44
- VARIAX (Device) $14.00
- PANGEA (Device) $4.41
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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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