Total Payments
$12,709
2024 Payments
$8,965
Companies
26
Transactions
262
Medicare Patients
1,336
Medicare Billing
$221,446
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$8,882 (69.9%)
Travel$2,852 (22.4%)
Other$525.00 (4.1%)
Consulting$450.00 (3.5%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $8,882 | 248 | 69.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,852 | 12 | 22.4% |
| Honoraria | $525.00 | 1 | 4.1% |
| Consulting Fee | $450.00 | 1 | 3.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nalu Medical, Inc. | $1,928 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,600 | 26 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,536 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | $1,468 | 10 | $0 (2023) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $1,461 | 32 | $0 (2024) |
| PROTEGA PHARMACEUTIALS INC | $852.57 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $698.47 | 33 | $0 (2024) |
| Nevro Corp. | $637.39 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $486.90 | 47 | $0 (2024) |
| PAINTEQ LLC | $299.83 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8,965 | 215 | Nalu Medical, Inc. ($1,734) |
| 2023 | $3,084 | 41 | Relievant Medsystems, Inc. ($1,468) |
| 2022 | $660.36 | 6 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($298.84) |
All Payment Transactions
262 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 11
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/26/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.82 | General |
| 12/23/2024 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | RELISTOR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.31 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | Belbuca (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $8.42 | General |
| Category: Opioid Analgesic | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.24 | General |
| Category: BOTOX THERAPEUTIC | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.01 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.49 | General |
| 12/12/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $373.87 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $244.47 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $109.06 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | XTAMPZA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $9.22 | General |
| Category: Opioid Analgesic | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $9.02 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INCEPTIV (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.16 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $140.25 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.95 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.10 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INCEPTIV (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.46 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | XTAMPZA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $9.63 | General |
| Category: Opioid Analgesic | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INCEPTIV (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $158.77 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INCEPTIV (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.30 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Lundbeck LLC | VYEPTI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.85 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.73 | General |
| 12/02/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.45 | General |
| Category: BOTOX THERAPEUTIC | ||||||
| 11/27/2024 | SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | ZTLido (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.72 | General |
| Category: Analgesic | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | ZTLido (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.01 | General |
| Category: Analgesic | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.47 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 20 | 1,336 | 1,859 | $924,495 | $221,446 |
Total Patients
1,336
Total Services
1,859
Medicare Billing
$221,446
Procedure Codes
20
All Medicare Procedures & Services
20 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 482 | 880 | $404,158 | $103,626 | 25.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 116 | 116 | $70,902 | $17,736 | 25.0% |
| 62323 | Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Office | 2023 | 66 | 66 | $65,190 | $16,303 | 25.0% |
| 64493 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Office | 2023 | 37 | 51 | $63,665 | $12,457 | 19.6% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Office | 2023 | 35 | 37 | $43,190 | $9,726 | 22.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 94 | 114 | $37,531 | $9,555 | 25.5% |
| 64635 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $42,175 | $7,992 | 19.0% |
| 27096 | Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Office | 2023 | 32 | 34 | $29,137 | $6,345 | 21.8% |
| 20553 | Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles | Office | 2023 | 79 | 108 | $25,266 | $6,255 | 24.8% |
| 64494 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Office | 2023 | 36 | 50 | $32,282 | $6,214 | 19.2% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | Office | 2023 | 69 | 93 | $19,879 | $5,087 | 25.6% |
| 62321 | Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | Office | 2023 | 17 | 18 | $18,008 | $4,504 | 25.0% |
| 20611 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2023 | 29 | 41 | $19,920 | $4,447 | 22.3% |
| 64636 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $22,736 | $4,057 | 17.8% |
| 64484 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | Office | 2023 | 20 | 21 | $9,772 | $2,339 | 23.9% |
| 77002 | Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | Office | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $7,495 | $1,903 | 25.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $4,559 | $1,161 | 25.5% |
| 64450 | Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch | Office | 2023 | 14 | 16 | $5,740 | $1,017 | 17.7% |
| J1040 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | Office | 2023 | 79 | 81 | $2,816 | $697.14 | 24.8% |
| Q9966 | Low osmolar contrast material, 200-299 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml | Office | 2023 | 78 | 80 | $76.80 | $25.18 | 32.8% |
About Dr. Christopher Amen, DO
Dr. Christopher Amen, DO is a Pain Medicine healthcare provider based in Smithtown, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/18/2018. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1205323961.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Amen, DO has received a total of $12,709 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $8,965 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 262 transactions from 26 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($8,882).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Amen has provided services to 1,336 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,859 services with total Medicare billing of $221,446. Data is available for 1 year (2023–2023), covering 20 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Pain Medicine
- Other Specialties Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Location Smithtown, NY
- Active Since 04/18/2018
- Last Updated 03/15/2024
- Taxonomy Code 208VP0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1205323961
Products in Payments
- Nalu Neurostimulation System (Device) $1,928
- Intracept (Device) $1,674
- PROCLAIM (Device) $1,536
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $1,074
- Senza (Device) $637.39
- Belbuca (Drug) $333.39
- UBRELVY (Drug) $331.13
- ROXYBOND (Drug) $327.57
- PAINTEQ (Device) $299.83
- MOVANTIK (Drug) $251.66
- QULIPTA (Drug) $243.39
- SYNCHROMEDII (Device) $222.24
- INCEPTIV (Device) $214.69
- NALOCET (Drug) $168.40
- ReActiv8 (Device) $167.94
- RELISTOR (Drug) $161.65
- WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) $159.81
- SPINEJACK (Device) $155.30
- ZTLido (Drug) $150.61
- HA MINUTEMAN G3-R (Device) $146.60
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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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