Total Payments
$799,424
2024 Payments
$32,184
Companies
40
Transactions
1,106
Medicare Patients
7,266
Medicare Billing
$684,761
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$637,035 (79.7%)
Travel$73,607 (9.2%)
Other$32,908 (4.1%)
Research$31,260 (3.9%)
Food & Beverage$19,445 (2.4%)
Royalty/License$3,620 (0.5%)
Education$1,549 (0.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $637,035 | 294 | 79.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $73,607 | 399 | 9.2% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $32,908 | 8 | 4.1% |
| Unspecified | $31,260 | 14 | 3.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $19,445 | 386 | 2.4% |
| Royalty or License | $3,620 | 3 | 0.5% |
| Education | $1,549 | 2 | 0.2% |
Payments by Type
General
$768,164
1,092 transactions
Research
$31,260
14 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $517,423 | 802 | $0 (2024) |
| Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | $168,030 | 99 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $63,383 | 60 | $0 (2024) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $33,731 | 62 | $0 (2024) |
| Rotation Medical, Inc. | $11,889 | 10 | $0 (2017) |
| FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc. | $1,549 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Arthrosurface Incorporated | $774.61 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $372.72 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | $363.96 | 7 | $0 (2022) |
| Ossur Americas, Inc. | $335.06 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $32,184 | 37 | Anika Therapeutics, Inc. ($31,146) |
| 2023 | $107,154 | 86 | Anika Therapeutics, Inc. ($88,060) |
| 2022 | $53,811 | 48 | Anika Therapeutics, Inc. ($28,565) |
| 2021 | $34,593 | 43 | Anika Therapeutics, Inc. ($20,186) |
| 2020 | $45,783 | 51 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($34,043) |
| 2019 | $191,429 | 325 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($180,747) |
| 2018 | $138,904 | 236 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($108,381) |
| 2017 | $195,566 | 280 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($183,384) |
All Payment Transactions
1,106 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 45
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/24/2024 | Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | Integrity (Device) | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | Research |
| Study: Post Market Confirmatory Interventional Clinical Study of the Integrity Implant System Used for Rotator Cuff Tear Augmentation • Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | Integrity (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | Hyaff (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | RevoMotion (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Arthrosurface Incorporated | RevoMotion (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $93.39 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | RevoMotion (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | RevoMotion (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | PolyNovo North America LLC | NOVOSORB BTM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $60.53 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC DERMAL SUBSTITUTE | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | Integrity (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $11,250.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | Integrity (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,503.36 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | Integrity (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $750.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | Integrity (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $715.96 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 09/15/2024 | Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | Integrity (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $178.81 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 09/14/2024 | Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | Integrity (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $208.94 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 08/14/2024 | Ossur Americas, Inc. | Miami J (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $92.10 | General |
| Category: Bracing & Supports | ||||||
| 08/14/2024 | Davol Inc. | ARISTA AH FlexiTip (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.03 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 07/25/2024 | Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | Integrity (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,500.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 07/11/2024 | Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | RevoMotion (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 07/11/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Pico 14 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.33 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy | ||||||
| 06/28/2024 | Stryker Corporation | VARIAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.66 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 06/26/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.61 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Hip, Sports Med Knee | ||||||
| 06/19/2024 | Ossur Americas, Inc. | Miami J (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.53 | General |
| Category: Bracing & Supports | ||||||
| 06/04/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Physio-Stim (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.79 | General |
| Category: Stimulator, Bone Growth, Non-Invasive | ||||||
| 05/22/2024 | Dunamis Medical, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $255.17 | General |
| 05/09/2024 | Ossur Americas, Inc. | Miami J (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $225.43 | General |
| Category: Bracing & Supports | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCP Suture Anchor Pullout Study | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $10,253 | 2 |
| SCP Knee RCT | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $10,133 | 5 |
| A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Subchondroplasty Procedure with Arthroscopy versus Arthroscopy Alone for Treatment of Bone Marrow Lesions in the Knee | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $6,875 | 6 |
| Post Market Confirmatory Interventional Clinical Study of the Integrity Implant System Used for Rotator Cuff Tear Augmentation | Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | $4,000 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15 | 2,061 | 4,259 | $1.3M | $172,925 |
| 2022 | 17 | 1,953 | 4,144 | $1.4M | $187,238 |
| 2021 | 18 | 1,778 | 3,493 | $1.4M | $187,714 |
| 2020 | 19 | 1,474 | 3,118 | $975,106 | $136,884 |
Total Patients
7,266
Total Services
15,014
Medicare Billing
$684,761
Procedure Codes
69
All Medicare Procedures & Services
69 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 278 | 390 | $249,600 | $35,504 | 14.2% |
| 23472 | Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 24 | $185,520 | $27,152 | 14.6% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 369 | 514 | $187,010 | $25,183 | 13.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 157 | 157 | $133,450 | $17,869 | 13.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 176 | 228 | $104,880 | $14,545 | 13.9% |
| J7327 | Hyaluronan or derivative, monovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2023 | 18 | 26 | $93,372 | $14,107 | 15.1% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 320 | 508 | $90,530 | $12,421 | 13.7% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 158 | 172 | $49,880 | $6,849 | 13.7% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 104 | 122 | $27,890 | $4,145 | 14.9% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 43 | 43 | $24,510 | $3,469 | 14.2% |
| 73221 | Mri scan of arm joint without contrast | Office | 2023 | 19 | 20 | $22,600 | $2,956 | 13.1% |
| 73200 | Ct scan of arm without contrast | Office | 2023 | 25 | 27 | $23,760 | $2,654 | 11.2% |
| 29823 | Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $39,720 | $2,350 | 5.9% |
| 73721 | Mri scan of leg joint without contrast | Office | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $17,920 | $2,045 | 11.4% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 343 | 2,000 | $12,000 | $1,675 | 14.0% |
| 23472 | Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | Facility | 2022 | 32 | 32 | $247,360 | $38,711 | 15.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 277 | 402 | $256,680 | $36,742 | 14.3% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 347 | 495 | $177,920 | $24,972 | 14.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 139 | 139 | $118,110 | $15,180 | 12.9% |
| 29827 | Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $90,880 | $13,257 | 14.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 128 | 179 | $82,190 | $11,632 | 14.2% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2022 | 264 | 421 | $75,580 | $10,746 | 14.2% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 138 | 151 | $43,790 | $6,387 | 14.6% |
| 73221 | Mri scan of arm joint without contrast | Office | 2022 | 36 | 37 | $41,810 | $5,859 | 14.0% |
| 29828 | Release of tendon connecting biceps muscle and shoulder using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $72,900 | $5,002 | 6.9% |
About Dr. Christopher Baker, MD
Dr. Christopher Baker, MD is a Sports Medicine healthcare provider based in Temple Terrace, Florida. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/05/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1679775167.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Baker, MD has received a total of $799,424 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $32,184 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 1,106 transactions from 40 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($637,035).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Baker has provided services to 7,266 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 15,014 services with total Medicare billing of $684,761. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 69 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Sports Medicine
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Temple Terrace, FL
- Active Since 06/05/2007
- Last Updated 03/26/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207XX0005X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1679775167
Products in Payments
- AccuFill (Device) $380,126
- Tactoset (Device) $32,503
- RevoMotion (Device) $29,343
- SCP Bone Substitute (Device) $28,655
- Integrity (Device) $26,007
- Knee Creations Brand (Device) $21,682
- Parcus Suture Anchors (Device) $20,000
- INSPACE (Device) $19,067
- NA (Device) $16,594
- Integrity implant (Device) $13,251
- Inlay Glenoid 2.0 (Device) $12,146
- Rotation Medical Arthroscopic Instrument Kit (Device) $11,889
- SHOULDER IMPLANT (Device) $11,840
- Quatro Bolt (Device) $10,921
- Regeneten (Device) $10,895
- COBRA (Device) $9,870
- OMEGA (Device) $9,500
- Juggerknot (Device) $8,297
- NexGen (Device) $7,223
- Comprehensive Reverse (Device) $7,080
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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.