Total Payments
$34,998
2024 Payments
$11,801
Companies
27
Transactions
642
Medicare Patients
4,098
Medicare Billing
$329,923
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$24,435 (69.8%)
Travel$8,063 (23.0%)
Other$2,500 (7.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $24,435 | 596 | 69.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $8,063 | 37 | 23.0% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $2,500 | 9 | 7.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $10,862 | 212 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $8,271 | 137 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $5,205 | 69 | $0 (2020) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $4,480 | 58 | $0 (2024) |
| BIOTRONIK INC. | $2,967 | 50 | $0 (2024) |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | $1,479 | 66 | $0 (2024) |
| CVRx, Inc. | $899.10 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | $146.49 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| AtriCure, Inc. | $93.74 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $80.46 | 7 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11,801 | 159 | Medtronic, Inc. ($4,591) |
| 2023 | $4,132 | 112 | Abbott Laboratories ($1,095) |
| 2022 | $5,045 | 101 | Medtronic, Inc. ($1,921) |
| 2021 | $1,706 | 56 | Medtronic, Inc. ($678.43) |
| 2020 | $1,379 | 39 | Abbott Laboratories ($658.37) |
| 2019 | $6,324 | 98 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($3,074) |
| 2018 | $3,782 | 57 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($1,852) |
| 2017 | $829.50 | 20 | Abbott Laboratories ($479.57) |
All Payment Transactions
642 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 26
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | GALLANT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $160.76 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 12/31/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | JOT DX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $140.13 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 12/31/2024 | Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | Auvelity (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.37 | General |
| Category: Psychology/Psychiatric | ||||||
| 12/31/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | JOT DX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.80 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 12/27/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Emerge Push (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.85 | General |
| Category: Emerge_IC | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug), ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.78 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AURORA EV-ICD MRI SURESCAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.91 | General |
| Category: Implant Cardio Defib - ICDs | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.65 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Biosense Webster, Inc. | CARTO 3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.29 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | JOT DX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.98 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | BIOTRONIK INC. | Acticor 7 VR-T DX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $76.83 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.81 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.59 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.18 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $84.45 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_CRM | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MICRA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.00 | General |
| Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.97 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.44 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.16 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER AMULET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $65.72 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER AMULET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.28 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MICRA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $144.59 | General |
| Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | FEMOSTOP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.10 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $126.75 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | BodyGuardian (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.46 | General |
| Category: CDS - BG Heart_RM | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | 800 | 1,141 | $258,843 | $68,673 |
| 2022 | 20 | 1,082 | 1,619 | $369,337 | $85,397 |
| 2021 | 23 | 1,178 | 1,883 | $349,580 | $101,161 |
| 2020 | 19 | 1,038 | 1,786 | $266,367 | $74,692 |
Total Patients
4,098
Total Services
6,429
Medicare Billing
$329,923
Procedure Codes
79
All Medicare Procedures & Services
79 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 276 | 308 | $58,808 | $21,170 | 36.0% |
| 33340 | Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $49,634 | $12,815 | 25.8% |
| 33208 | Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $28,152 | $6,688 | 23.8% |
| 93294 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 116 | 247 | $24,206 | $5,362 | 22.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 55 | 55 | $17,468 | $5,215 | 29.9% |
| 33274 | Insertion of permanent leadless pacemaker using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $14,586 | $3,746 | 25.7% |
| 93295 | Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 65 | 128 | $26,496 | $3,301 | 12.5% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 30 | $9,000 | $2,958 | 32.9% |
| 93298 | Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | Office | 2023 | 31 | 118 | $8,968 | $2,205 | 24.6% |
| 93280 | Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | Facility | 2023 | 56 | 69 | $6,988 | $1,842 | 26.4% |
| 93284 | Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 21 | $3,820 | $893.38 | 23.4% |
| 93283 | Programming of dual lead implantable defibrillator system | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 17 | $2,424 | $682.75 | 28.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $1,506 | $645.28 | 42.8% |
| 93281 | Programming of multiple lead pacemaker system | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 16 | $1,905 | $473.68 | 24.9% |
| 93279 | Programming of single lead pacemaker system | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $1,203 | $338.38 | 28.1% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 34 | 36 | $1,519 | $182.70 | 12.0% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $2,160 | $155.04 | 7.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 270 | 316 | $42,025 | $23,076 | 54.9% |
| 33340 | Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $43,160 | $10,041 | 23.3% |
| 93656 | Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality causing atrial fibrillation (uncoordinated contraction of upper chambers of heart) by pulmonary vein isolation | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $43,164 | $9,657 | 22.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 62 | 62 | $10,920 | $6,375 | 58.4% |
| 93296 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system or implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2022 | 169 | 319 | $30,624 | $5,360 | 17.5% |
| 33274 | Insertion of permanent leadless pacemaker using imaging guidance | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $21,216 | $5,348 | 25.2% |
| 93294 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2022 | 107 | 217 | $20,832 | $4,734 | 22.7% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 38 | 39 | $11,700 | $4,002 | 34.2% |
About Dr. Christopher Bauer, M.D
Dr. Christopher Bauer, M.D is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Saint Louis, Missouri. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/16/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1437123254.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Bauer, M.D has received a total of $34,998 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $11,801 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 642 transactions from 27 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($24,435).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Bauer has provided services to 4,098 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 6,429 services with total Medicare billing of $329,923. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 79 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Other Specialties Cardiovascular Disease, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
- Location Saint Louis, MO
- Active Since 02/16/2006
- Last Updated 03/07/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1437123254
Products in Payments
- MICRA (Device) $6,009
- Micra (Device) $4,693
- AVEIR (Device) $2,921
- EMBLEM (Device) $2,000
- ENSITE (Device) $1,633
- Acticor 7 VR-T DX (Device) $1,192
- Barostim Neo System (Device) $899.10
- Ensite Cardiac Mapping System (Device) $895.04
- CARTO 3 (Device) $673.03
- Confirm Rx (Device) $557.16
- ENSITE PRECISION (Device) $536.85
- CRT-Ds (Device) $442.88
- AMVIA EDGE (Device) $421.32
- Assurity Pacemaker (Device) $404.32
- QDOT MICRO Catheter (Device) $376.57
- COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN (Device) $331.05
- JOT DX (Device) $330.11
- BIOMONITOR (Device) $327.18
- Claria MRI (Device) $304.32
- Edora 8 DR-T (Device) $304.12
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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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