Dr. Christopher Baker, M.D

NPI: 1013059872
Total Payments
$116,932
2024 Payments
$26,326
Companies
21
Transactions
316
Medicare Patients
3,830
Medicare Billing
$269,413

Payment Breakdown by Category

Other$43,102 (36.9%)
Consulting$38,678 (33.1%)
Travel$27,220 (23.3%)
Food & Beverage$7,932 (6.8%)

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 $43,075 23 36.8%
Consulting Fee $38,678 17 33.1%
Travel and Lodging $27,220 63 23.3%
Food and Beverage $7,932 212 6.8%
Entertainment $27.03 1 0.0%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
MicroVention, Inc. $50,826 87 $0 (2024)
Stryker Corporation $34,506 83 $0 (2024)
Philips North America LLC $10,379 4 $0 (2024)
Medtronic USA, Inc. $5,942 27 $0 (2020)
Balt USA, LLC $5,099 12 $0 (2024)
Medtronic, Inc. $3,682 29 $0 (2023)
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. $2,630 16 $0 (2024)
Penumbra, Inc. $1,417 17 $0 (2024)
Corindus Inc. $855.16 4 $0 (2019)
Inari Medical, Inc. $733.58 8 $0 (2024)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $26,326 38 MicroVention, Inc. ($11,093)
2023 $9,729 27 MicroVention, Inc. ($8,189)
2022 $38,137 73 MicroVention, Inc. ($27,272)
2021 $31,431 77 Stryker Corporation ($25,232)
2020 $4,978 33 Medtronic USA, Inc. ($4,121)
2019 $4,044 39 MicroVention, Inc. ($1,246)
2018 $2,210 23 Medtronic USA, Inc. ($1,631)
2017 $76.65 6 Stryker Corporation ($52.99)

All Payment Transactions

316 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 13

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
12/09/2024 Stryker Corporation TARGET (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $27.21 General
Category: DETACHABLE COIL
11/14/2024 Penumbra, Inc. Penumbra System (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $176.01 General
Category: Neurointervention
11/13/2024 MicroVention, Inc. WEB ANEURYSM EMBOLIZATION SYSTEM (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 $2,000.00 General
Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT
11/13/2024 MicroVention, Inc. WEB ANEURYSM EMBOLIZATION SYSTEM (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 $875.00 General
Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT
11/13/2024 MicroVention, Inc. WEB ANEURYSM EMBOLIZATION SYSTEM (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 $500.00 General
Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT
11/13/2024 MicroVention, Inc. WEB ANEURYSM EMBOLIZATION SYSTEM (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $80.40 General
Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT
10/24/2024 Inari Medical, Inc. FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $2.30 General
Category: VTE
10/07/2024 MicroVention, Inc. WEB ANEURYSM EMBOLIZATION SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.45 General
Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT
09/26/2024 Inari Medical, Inc. FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $134.76 General
Category: VTE
09/12/2024 Teleflex LLC ARROW (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $21.00 General
Category: VASCULAR
08/28/2024 GE HEALTHCARE Allia (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $109.04 General
Category: Imaging - Interventional Image Guided Systems
08/22/2024 Philips North America LLC (BI2) IGT Systems Undivided (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $345.75 General
Category: Medical Device
08/19/2024 Philips North America LLC (BI2) IGT Systems Undivided (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $309.00 General
Category: Medical Device
08/18/2024 Philips North America LLC (P79) Azurion 7 B20 (Device) Entertainment Cash or cash equivalent $27.03 General
Category: Medical Device
07/19/2024 Inari Medical, Inc. FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $135.45 General
Category: VTE
07/02/2024 Philips North America LLC (BI2) IGT Systems Undivided (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $9,697.60 General
Category: Medical Device
06/02/2024 Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. Artis icono floor (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $329.41 General
Category: AT - Fixed interventional x-ray/angiography fluoroscopy
06/02/2024 Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. Artis icono floor (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $31.04 General
Category: AT - Fixed interventional x-ray/angiography fluoroscopy
06/01/2024 Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. Artis icono floor (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $317.68 General
Category: AT - Fixed interventional x-ray/angiography fluoroscopy
05/29/2024 Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. Artis icono floor (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $167.97 General
Category: AT - Fixed interventional x-ray/angiography fluoroscopy
05/28/2024 Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. Artis icono floor (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $267.60 General
Category: AT - Fixed interventional x-ray/angiography fluoroscopy
05/28/2024 Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. Artis icono floor (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $262.60 General
Category: AT - Fixed interventional x-ray/angiography fluoroscopy
05/13/2024 Inari Medical, Inc. FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $23.55 General
Category: VTE
05/08/2024 MicroVention, Inc. WEB ANEURYSM EMBOLIZATION SYSTEM (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 $2,500.00 General
Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT
04/29/2024 Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. ARTIS icono biplane (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $659.04 General
Category: AT - Fixed interventional x-ray/angiography fluoroscopy

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 23 911 963 $379,071 $69,931
2022 33 1,129 1,244 $448,297 $89,195
2021 24 860 912 $280,322 $56,101
2020 22 930 967 $245,873 $54,187
Total Patients
3,830
Total Services
4,086
Medicare Billing
$269,413
Procedure Codes
103

All Medicare Procedures & Services

103 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 5

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
61624 Occlusion of central nervous system or spinal cord artery Facility 2023 16 23 $106,858 $18,520 17.3%
36224 Insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist Facility 2023 19 22 $38,624 $7,616 19.7%
36561 Insertion of central venous tube with port (5 years or older) Facility 2023 27 27 $51,300 $7,534 14.7%
77012 Review by radiologist of ct guidance for needle placement Facility 2023 98 102 $26,520 $6,057 22.8%
32408 Core needle biopsy of lung or center cavity of chest (mediastinum), accessed through skin Facility 2023 31 31 $20,367 $3,864 19.0%
32555 Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance Facility 2023 32 33 $12,342 $3,011 24.4%
38222 Biopsy and aspiration of bone marrow sample for diagnosis Facility 2023 46 48 $16,608 $2,982 18.0%
49083 Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance Facility 2023 21 29 $7,308 $2,596 35.5%
99152 Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes Facility 2023 241 249 $9,960 $2,577 25.9%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Facility 2023 20 20 $9,860 $2,186 22.2%
36226 Insertion of tube into brain artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist Facility 2023 12 13 $15,960 $2,004 12.6%
36590 Removal of central venous tube with port or pump Facility 2023 11 11 $9,405 $1,767 18.8%
75635 Ct scan of abdominal aorta and both leg arteries with contrast Facility 2023 17 18 $9,810 $1,720 17.5%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Facility 2023 25 25 $4,850 $1,369 28.2%
75894 Review by radiologist of image for insertion of material to block blood flow Facility 2023 15 22 $11,330 $1,292 11.4%
49180 Needle biopsy of growth of abdominal cavity Facility 2023 17 17 $6,647 $1,109 16.7%
70450 Ct scan head or brain without contrast Facility 2023 34 34 $6,494 $1,089 16.8%
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access Facility 2023 70 77 $5,313 $905.52 17.0%
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion or removal of central vein access device Facility 2023 39 39 $3,276 $583.44 17.8%
71045 X-ray of chest, 1 view Facility 2023 56 58 $2,439 $433.21 17.8%
76942 Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement Facility 2023 11 11 $1,650 $282.26 17.1%
71046 X-ray of chest, 2 views Facility 2023 28 28 $1,344 $232.18 17.3%
73501 X-ray of hip, 1 view Facility 2023 25 26 $806.00 $200.65 24.9%
61624 Occlusion of central nervous system or spinal cord artery Facility 2022 13 18 $83,628 $15,524 18.6%
36561 Insertion of central venous tube with port (5 years or older) Facility 2022 30 30 $57,000 $8,636 15.2%

About Dr. Christopher Baker, M.D

Dr. Christopher Baker, M.D is a Vascular & Interventional Radiology healthcare provider based in Newport Beach, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/12/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1013059872.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Baker, M.D has received a total of $116,932 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $26,326 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 316 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" ($43,075).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Baker has provided services to 3,830 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,086 services with total Medicare billing of $269,413. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 103 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Vascular & Interventional Radiology
  • Location Newport Beach, CA
  • Active Since 02/12/2007
  • Last Updated 04/11/2019
  • Taxonomy Code 2085R0204X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1013059872

Products in Payments

  • WEB ANEURYSM EMBOLIZATION SYSTEM (Device) $43,262
  • SURPASS EVOLVE (Device) $26,821
  • (BI2) IGT Systems Undivided (Device) $10,352
  • AXS VECTA 71 (Device) $5,278
  • Optima Coil System (Device) $3,850
  • STENT (Device) $3,146
  • WEB Aneurysm Embolization System (Device) $2,955
  • Pipeline (Device) $1,645
  • Artis icono floor (Device) $1,376
  • OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION (Device) $1,299
  • WEB (Device) $1,144
  • CorPath GRX (Device) $984.11
  • Penumbra System (Device) $915.63
  • FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device) $733.58
  • Solitaire (Device) $688.99
  • TREVO (Device) $678.00
  • ARTIS icono biplane (Device) $670.04
  • Axium (Device) $569.68
  • NEUROFORM EZ 3 (Device) $350.00
  • PROCUITY (Device) $278.22

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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