Dr. Christopher Brown, MD

NPI: 1053586479
Total Payments
$11,687
2024 Payments
$142.90
Companies
10
Transactions
32
Medicare Patients
2,587
Medicare Billing
$145,759

Payment Breakdown by Category

Education$4,724 (40.4%)
Travel$3,014 (25.8%)
Other$3,000 (25.7%)
Food & Beverage$949.54 (8.1%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Education $4,724 5 40.4%
Travel and Lodging $3,014 11 25.8%
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $3,000 2 25.7%
Food and Beverage $949.54 14 8.1%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Prodigy Surgical Distribution, Inc. $5,838 7 $0 (2021)
Arthrex, Inc. $3,749 9 $0 (2024)
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. $1,083 4 $0 (2018)
NUVASIVE, INC. $265.20 2 $0 (2017)
Alphatec Spine, Inc $243.29 1 $0 (2023)
Smith & Nephew, Inc. $232.43 2 $0 (2018)
Miach Orthopaedics, Inc. $147.54 1 $0 (2022)
Shire North American Group Inc $68.19 3 $0 (2019)
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $38.42 2 $0 (2023)
EMD Serono, Inc. $22.84 1 $0 (2020)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $142.90 1 Arthrex, Inc. ($142.90)
2023 $261.23 2 Alphatec Spine, Inc ($243.29)
2022 $168.02 2 Miach Orthopaedics, Inc. ($147.54)
2021 $2,400 2 Prodigy Surgical Distribution, Inc. ($2,400)
2020 $1,048 3 Prodigy Surgical Distribution, Inc. ($998.85)
2019 $1,718 8 Prodigy Surgical Distribution, Inc. ($1,114)
2018 $4,184 11 Arthrex, Inc. ($1,500)
2017 $1,765 3 Arthrex, Inc. ($1,500)

All Payment Transactions

32 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
04/01/2024 Arthrex, Inc. Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $142.90 General
10/19/2023 Alphatec Spine, Inc Battalion PLIF - PS (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $243.29 General
Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery
01/23/2023 DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. MONOVISC (Device), ORTHOVISC Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.94 General
Category: Sports Early Intervention
03/22/2022 Miach Orthopaedics, Inc. Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $147.54 General
02/16/2022 DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. MONOVISC (Device), ORTHOVISC Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $20.48 General
Category: Sports Early Intervention
08/15/2021 Prodigy Surgical Distribution, Inc. Education In-kind items and services $1,200.00 General
02/12/2021 Prodigy Surgical Distribution, Inc. Education In-kind items and services $1,200.00 General
10/20/2020 Prodigy Surgical Distribution, Inc. Education In-kind items and services $998.85 General
08/28/2020 Arthrex, Inc. SHOULDER IMPLANTS FIBERTAK KNOTLESS (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $25.93 General
Category: SHOULDER
03/10/2020 EMD Serono, Inc. Serostim (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $22.84 General
Category: Endocrinology
06/07/2019 Shire North American Group Inc XIIDRA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.58 General
Category: OPTHALMICS
03/30/2019 Prodigy Surgical Distribution, Inc. Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $593.60 General
03/29/2019 Arthrex, Inc. Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $79.00 General
03/29/2019 Arthrex, Inc. Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $16.00 General
03/29/2019 Arthrex, Inc. Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $12.00 General
03/27/2019 Prodigy Surgical Distribution, Inc. Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $520.16 General
03/20/2019 Arthrex, Inc. Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $308.76 General
03/20/2019 Arthrex, Inc. Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $164.12 General
12/06/2018 Shire North American Group Inc XIIDRA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $21.93 General
Category: OPTHALMICS
10/09/2018 Shire North American Group Inc XIIDRA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $21.68 General
Category: OPTHALMICS
09/27/2018 Arthrex, Inc. 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 $1,500.00 General
09/18/2018 Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $319.46 General
08/26/2018 Prodigy Surgical Distribution, Inc. Education In-kind items and services $346.91 General
08/21/2018 Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $130.46 General
08/03/2018 Prodigy Surgical Distribution, Inc. Education In-kind items and services $978.00 General

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 10 356 416 $62,582 $22,270
2022 16 754 931 $89,875 $42,258
2021 13 793 978 $99,383 $49,288
2020 13 684 873 $70,856 $31,943
Total Patients
2,587
Total Services
3,198
Medicare Billing
$145,759
Procedure Codes
52

All Medicare Procedures & Services

52 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 80 90 $26,234 $8,322 31.7%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 49 49 $13,337 $5,046 37.8%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Office 2023 55 65 $7,527 $3,051 40.5%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 29 31 $6,680 $1,808 27.1%
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views Office 2023 28 31 $2,347 $1,143 48.7%
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views Office 2023 38 46 $2,633 $943.99 35.9%
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views Office 2023 17 24 $1,392 $620.32 44.5%
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views Office 2023 15 20 $1,165 $593.74 51.0%
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views Office 2023 15 15 $896.96 $473.94 52.8%
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg Office 2023 30 45 $369.90 $266.38 72.0%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2022 107 120 $23,342 $11,190 47.9%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2022 64 64 $16,892 $7,849 46.5%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2022 94 110 $13,891 $6,446 46.4%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Office 2022 83 93 $9,747 $4,387 45.0%
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes Office 2022 39 39 $6,720 $2,817 41.9%
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views Office 2022 53 54 $4,323 $2,087 48.3%
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views Office 2022 69 85 $3,903 $1,927 49.4%
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views Office 2022 31 50 $2,885 $1,519 52.7%
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views Office 2022 29 29 $1,682 $901.41 53.6%
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views Office 2022 26 30 $1,505 $724.05 48.1%
73080 X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views Office 2022 17 23 $1,122 $563.30 50.2%
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament Office 2022 11 11 $1,039 $474.58 45.7%
73140 X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views Office 2022 16 17 $848.19 $435.88 51.4%
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views Office 2022 16 17 $829.43 $413.37 49.8%
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views Office 2022 14 17 $782.19 $379.28 48.5%

About Dr. Christopher Brown, MD

Dr. Christopher Brown, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Canandaigua, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/26/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1053586479.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Brown, MD has received a total of $11,687 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $142.90 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 32 transactions from 10 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($4,724).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Brown has provided services to 2,587 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,198 services with total Medicare billing of $145,759. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 52 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Other Specialties Sports Medicine
  • Location Canandaigua, NY
  • Active Since 04/26/2008
  • Last Updated 05/04/2021
  • Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1053586479

Products in Payments

  • XLIF (Device) $265.20
  • Battalion PLIF - PS (Device) $243.29
  • Regeneten (Device) $143.85
  • SUTUREFIX (Device) $88.58
  • XIIDRA (Drug) $68.19
  • MONOVISC (Device) $38.42
  • SHOULDER IMPLANTS FIBERTAK KNOTLESS (Device) $25.93
  • Serostim (Drug) $22.84

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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