Total Payments
$2,713
2024 Payments
$1,789
Companies
17
Transactions
50
Medicare Patients
599
Medicare Billing
$67,644
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$1,635 (60.3%)
Food & Beverage$1,003 (37.0%)
Education$75.00 (2.8%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $1,635 | 2 | 60.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,003 | 45 | 37.0% |
| Education | $75.00 | 3 | 2.8% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| STERIS CORPORATION | $1,674 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $544.07 | 25 | $0 (2024) |
| Nevro Corp. | $99.54 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Organogenesis Inc. | $58.23 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| Medline Industries, Inc. | $42.79 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| Milliken Healthcare Products, LLC | $42.76 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $36.63 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Prytime Medical Devices, Inc. | $36.62 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Urgo Medical North America, LLC | $30.50 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Solventum Corporation | $29.96 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,789 | 9 | STERIS CORPORATION ($1,674) |
| 2023 | $180.67 | 5 | Nevro Corp. ($99.54) |
| 2022 | $119.02 | 7 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($85.88) |
| 2021 | $60.76 | 3 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($23.20) |
| 2020 | $65.86 | 3 | Medline Industries, Inc. ($42.79) |
| 2019 | $243.88 | 14 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($120.99) |
| 2018 | $160.61 | 5 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($117.22) |
| 2017 | $93.73 | 4 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($93.73) |
All Payment Transactions
50 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/20/2024 | STERIS CORPORATION | Harmony (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1,535.38 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | STERIS CORPORATION | Harmony (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $100.11 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | STERIS CORPORATION | Harmony (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.20 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.31 | General |
| 10/10/2024 | Prytime Medical Devices, Inc. | ER-REBOA PLUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $36.62 | General |
| Category: DQY | ||||||
| 08/14/2024 | Solventum Corporation | ACTIV.A.C. (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.03 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Systems & Dressings | ||||||
| 07/10/2024 | Urgo Medical North America, LLC | URGOK2 (Device), VASHE WOUND SOLUTION 250 ML (8.5 FL OZ) FLIP TOP CAP | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.11 | General |
| Category: COMPRESSION | ||||||
| 04/17/2024 | Solventum Corporation | ACTIV.A.C. (Device), V.A.C. DERMATAC | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.93 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Systems & Dressings | ||||||
| 04/04/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | COLLAGENASE SANTYL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.24 | General |
| Category: Pharma Products | ||||||
| 09/12/2023 | Urgo Medical North America, LLC | VASHE WOUND SOLUTION 250 ML (8.5 FL OZ) FLIP TOP CAP (Device), DRAWTEX HYDROCONDUCTIVE WOUND DRESSING WITH LEVAFIBER 4X4, URGOK2 | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.39 | General |
| Category: WOUND CLEANSER | ||||||
| 05/04/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | OASIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.12 | General |
| Category: Extra Cellular Matrix | ||||||
| 03/21/2023 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $99.54 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 03/20/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | COLLAGENASE SANTYL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.76 | General |
| Category: Pharma Products | ||||||
| 02/01/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | OASIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.86 | General |
| Category: Extra Cellular Matrix | ||||||
| 12/15/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | PICO 7 (Device), RENASYS GO v2 HOME | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.40 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy | ||||||
| 11/01/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | OASIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.14 | General |
| Category: Extra Cellular Matrix | ||||||
| 07/21/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | PICO 7 (Device), RENASYS GO v2 HOME | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.79 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy | ||||||
| 07/12/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | STRAVIX (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.18 | General |
| Category: Extremities & Limb Restoration | ||||||
| 06/17/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | GRAFIX PL (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.37 | General |
| Category: Other Advanced Wound Management | ||||||
| 05/15/2022 | Tactile Systems Technology Inc | Flexitouch Plus (Device), entre | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.84 | General |
| Category: PNEUMATIC COMPRESSOR | ||||||
| 03/17/2022 | ABBVIE INC. | DALVANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.30 | General |
| Category: ANTI-INFECTIVE | ||||||
| 11/10/2021 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | PICO7 (Device), RENASYS GO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.20 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy | ||||||
| 11/03/2021 | Reprise Biomedical, Inc. | MIRODERM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.23 | General |
| Category: Wound Dressing | ||||||
| 08/18/2021 | AbbVie Inc. | DALVANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.33 | General |
| Category: ANTI-INFECTIVE | ||||||
| 06/23/2020 | Medline Industries, Inc. | Hyalomatrix Wound Device (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.81 | General |
| Category: Dermatology/Wound Care | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 95 | 250 | $36,560 | $11,488 |
| 2022 | 2 | 124 | 334 | $50,160 | $15,977 |
| 2021 | 3 | 162 | 331 | $49,956 | $16,384 |
| 2020 | 6 | 218 | 563 | $90,149 | $23,795 |
Total Patients
599
Total Services
1,478
Medicare Billing
$67,644
Procedure Codes
13
All Medicare Procedures & Services
13 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 70 | 210 | $28,560 | $9,834 | 34.4% |
| 11042 | Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 40 | $8,000 | $1,654 | 20.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 92 | 260 | $35,360 | $12,684 | 35.9% |
| 11042 | Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | Facility | 2022 | 32 | 74 | $14,800 | $3,293 | 22.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 103 | 254 | $34,544 | $12,670 | 36.7% |
| 11042 | Removal of skin and tissue first 20 sq cm or less | Facility | 2021 | 47 | 65 | $13,000 | $2,952 | 22.7% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $2,412 | $760.92 | 31.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 110 | 386 | $52,496 | $14,596 | 27.8% |
| 11042 | Removal of skin and tissue first 20 sq cm or less | Facility | 2020 | 46 | 96 | $19,200 | $4,314 | 22.5% |
| 11043 | Removal of skin and/or muscle first 20 sq cm or less | Facility | 2020 | 12 | 15 | $6,810 | $1,779 | 26.1% |
| 15271 | Application of skin substitute (wound surface up to 100 sq cm) to trunk, arms, or legs (first 25 sq cm or less) | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 27 | $4,374 | $1,668 | 38.1% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 24 | 24 | $4,824 | $1,217 | 25.2% |
| 93923 | Ultrasound study of arteries of both arms and legs | Facility | 2020 | 15 | 15 | $2,445 | $220.26 | 9.0% |
About Dr. Christopher Bell, M.D
Dr. Christopher Bell, M.D is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Crossville, Tennessee. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/16/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1669424107.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Bell, M.D has received a total of $2,713 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,789 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 50 transactions from 17 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($1,635).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Bell has provided services to 599 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,478 services with total Medicare billing of $67,644. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 13 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Location Crossville, TN
- Active Since 05/16/2006
- Last Updated 09/06/2023
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1669424107
Products in Payments
- Harmony (Device) $1,674
- Santyl (Drug) $117.22
- Senza (Device) $99.54
- Grafix PL PRIME (Biological) $76.37
- OASIS (Device) $67.12
- Stravix (Biological) $44.62
- Hyalomatrix Wound Device (Device) $42.79
- Apligraf (Device) $37.03
- DALVANCE (Drug) $36.63
- ER-REBOA PLUS (Device) $36.62
- COLLAGENASE SANTYL (Drug) $35.00
- PICO 7 (Device) $32.19
- ACTIV.A.C. (Device) $29.96
- PICO7 (Device) $23.20
- GRAFIX PL (Biological) $23.07
- Apligraf (Biological) $21.20
- MIRODERM (Device) $20.23
- Regranex (Drug) $18.73
- OMNIGRAFT (Device) $18.54
- GRAFIX PL (Medical Supply) $16.37
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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