Total Payments
$3,778
2024 Payments
$1,121
Companies
13
Transactions
39
Medicare Patients
2,251
Medicare Billing
$153,794
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$2,169 (57.4%)
Education$1,510 (40.0%)
Gifts$99.00 (2.6%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $2,169 | 35 | 57.4% |
| Education | $1,510 | 3 | 40.0% |
| Gift | $99.00 | 1 | 2.6% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pylant Medical | $1,352 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $849.74 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| AXOGEN | $503.58 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $241.11 | 5 | $0 (2019) |
| TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS, INC. | $219.69 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $195.44 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $143.14 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Organogenesis Inc. | $123.66 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $98.65 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Wright Medical Technology, Inc. | $14.59 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,121 | 15 | Stryker Corporation ($521.49) |
| 2023 | $173.79 | 3 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation ($134.17) |
| 2022 | $58.66 | 4 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation ($28.47) |
| 2021 | $1,200 | 1 | Pylant Medical ($1,200) |
| 2019 | $277.24 | 4 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($143.14) |
| 2018 | $302.40 | 4 | Stryker Corporation ($164.67) |
| 2017 | $645.39 | 8 | AXOGEN ($360.21) |
All Payment Transactions
39 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $98.65 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | Integra (Device), Integra, Integra | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.78 | General |
| Category: Recon-Skin and Wound | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS, INC. | LAPIPLASTY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $147.40 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | Integra (Device), Integra, Integra | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.02 | General |
| Category: Recon-Skin and Wound | ||||||
| 09/21/2024 | Pylant Medical | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.40 | General |
| 08/14/2024 | Stryker Corporation | DART-FIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.51 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 08/05/2024 | LifeNet Health | TheraGenesis Wound Matrix (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $11.17 | General |
| Category: Wound | ||||||
| 06/29/2024 | Stryker Corporation | PROSTEP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $68.16 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 05/28/2024 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device), AxoGuard Nerve Connector, AxoGuard Nerve Protector | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $143.37 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 05/10/2024 | TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS, INC. | LAPIPLASTY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.71 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE | ||||||
| 03/26/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SMART TOE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $134.00 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 02/23/2024 | Stryker Corporation | INFINITY ADAPTIS (Device), INBONE | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $79.60 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 02/21/2024 | Stryker Corporation | ORTHOLOC 3DI CROSSCHECK (Device), 7 X 23MM CITRELOCK IMPLANT, FIXOS | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $230.22 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 02/21/2024 | Pylant Medical | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $117.86 | General |
| 02/08/2024 | TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS, INC. | LAPIPLASTY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.96 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE | ||||||
| 09/26/2023 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | Integra (Device), Integra, Integra | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $134.17 | General |
| Category: Recon-Skin and Wound | ||||||
| 05/16/2023 | TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS, INC. | LAPIPLASTY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.81 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE | ||||||
| 01/31/2023 | TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS, INC. | LAPIPLASTY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.81 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE | ||||||
| 11/29/2022 | Pylant Medical | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.56 | General |
| 11/03/2022 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | Integra (Device), Integra, Integra | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.56 | General |
| Category: Recon-Skin and Wound | ||||||
| 08/19/2022 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | Integra (Device), Integra, Integra | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.91 | General |
| Category: Recon-Skin and Wound | ||||||
| 08/08/2022 | PolyNovo North America LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $11.63 | General |
| 09/23/2021 | Pylant Medical | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,200.00 | General |
| 09/13/2019 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Grafix PRIME (Biological), Grafix CORE, Grafix XC | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $119.51 | General |
| Category: Other Advanced Wound Management | ||||||
| 08/21/2019 | Wright Medical Technology, Inc. | BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.59 | General |
| Category: UPPER EXTREMITIES | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | 391 | 527 | $95,144 | $24,976 |
| 2022 | 11 | 469 | 662 | $110,679 | $31,001 |
| 2021 | 12 | 683 | 1,133 | $204,971 | $52,782 |
| 2020 | 11 | 708 | 1,234 | $208,226 | $45,035 |
Total Patients
2,251
Total Services
3,556
Medicare Billing
$153,794
Procedure Codes
43
All Medicare Procedures & Services
43 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 175 | 284 | $40,328 | $12,482 | 31.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 83 | 83 | $17,430 | $4,446 | 25.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 39 | 44 | $9,196 | $2,671 | 29.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $8,372 | $2,397 | 28.6% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 16 | $3,152 | $1,013 | 32.2% |
| 11042 | Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | Office | 2023 | 17 | 24 | $8,208 | $949.93 | 11.6% |
| 97597 | Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less | Office | 2023 | 11 | 22 | $4,818 | $544.40 | 11.3% |
| 11721 | Removal of fingernails or toenails, 6 or more nails | Office | 2023 | 25 | 28 | $3,640 | $472.68 | 13.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 198 | 353 | $50,126 | $15,924 | 31.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 80 | 80 | $16,800 | $4,073 | 24.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 42 | 49 | $10,241 | $3,431 | 33.5% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 36 | 39 | $7,683 | $2,966 | 38.6% |
| 11042 | Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | Office | 2022 | 18 | 32 | $10,944 | $1,293 | 11.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $3,542 | $911.06 | 25.7% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 26 | 31 | $2,635 | $806.86 | 30.6% |
| 20600 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | Office | 2022 | 15 | 19 | $2,740 | $451.42 | 16.5% |
| 99231 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 16 | $1,216 | $450.83 | 37.1% |
| 11721 | Removal of fingernails or toenails, 6 or more nails | Office | 2022 | 18 | 19 | $2,470 | $349.60 | 14.2% |
| 20550 | Injection into tendon or ligament | Office | 2022 | 12 | 13 | $2,282 | $343.09 | 15.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 273 | 562 | $79,804 | $26,834 | 33.6% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 121 | 121 | $25,410 | $7,167 | 28.2% |
| 11042 | Removal of skin and tissue first 20 sq cm or less | Office | 2021 | 34 | 79 | $27,018 | $3,551 | 13.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 35 | 38 | $7,942 | $2,916 | 36.7% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Office | 2021 | 86 | 106 | $9,010 | $2,730 | 30.3% |
| 97597 | Removal of tissue from wounds per session, first 20 sq cms or less | Office | 2021 | 34 | 92 | $20,148 | $2,465 | 12.2% |
About Dr. Christopher Browning, DPM
Dr. Christopher Browning, DPM is a Foot & Ankle Surgery healthcare provider based in Temple, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/07/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1255338992.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Browning, DPM has received a total of $3,778 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,121 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 39 transactions from 13 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($2,169).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Browning has provided services to 2,251 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,556 services with total Medicare billing of $153,794. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 43 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Foot & Ankle Surgery
- Other Specialties Foot & Ankle Surgery
- Location Temple, TX
- Active Since 07/07/2005
- Last Updated 12/03/2021
- Taxonomy Code 213ES0103X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1255338992
Products in Payments
- AxoGuard Nerve Protector (Device) $261.21
- ORTHOLOC 3DI CROSSCHECK (Device) $230.22
- LAPIPLASTY SYSTEM (Device) $219.69
- Integra (Device) $195.44
- Variax (Device) $163.58
- Avance Nerve Graft (Device) $143.37
- Lapidus Plate (Device) $143.14
- EASY CLIP (Device) $137.92
- SMART TOE (Device) $134.00
- Apligraf (Biological) $123.66
- Grafix PRIME (Biological) $119.51
- Regranex (Drug) $100.56
- AxoTouch (Device) $99.00
- ETERNA (Device) $98.65
- INFINITY ADAPTIS (Device) $79.60
- PROSTEP (Device) $68.16
- FIXOS (Device) $26.75
- Santyl (Drug) $21.04
- BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM (Device) $14.59
- SonicOne (Device) $14.07
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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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