Total Payments
$20,400
2024 Payments
$6,859
Companies
18
Transactions
98
Medicare Patients
3,078
Medicare Billing
$253,832
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$16,514 (81.0%)
Food & Beverage$3,679 (18.0%)
Other$206.25 (1.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $16,514 | 18 | 81.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,679 | 79 | 18.0% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $206.25 | 1 | 1.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPINEART USA INC | $9,933 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $5,350 | 17 | $0 (2021) |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $4,110 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| Horizon Therapeutics plc | $322.82 | 37 | $0 (2022) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $256.27 | 4 | $0 (2021) |
| Horizon Pharma plc | $102.01 | 8 | $0 (2018) |
| Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc. | $56.04 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $39.97 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
| SI-BONE, Inc. | $38.24 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| 4WEB, Inc. | $36.00 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6,859 | 6 | SPINEART USA INC ($6,844) |
| 2023 | $7,198 | 11 | Alphatec Spine, Inc ($4,110) |
| 2022 | $129.90 | 4 | Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc. ($56.04) |
| 2021 | $682.52 | 7 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($424.30) |
| 2020 | $155.10 | 17 | Horizon Therapeutics plc ($144.79) |
| 2019 | $2,195 | 23 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($2,043) |
| 2018 | $3,058 | 21 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($2,883) |
| 2017 | $121.21 | 9 | Horizon Pharma plc ($37.03) |
All Payment Transactions
98 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/01/2024 | SPINEART USA INC | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,073.24 | General |
| 07/01/2024 | SPINEART USA INC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $900.10 | General |
| 06/30/2024 | SPINEART USA INC | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $280.04 | General |
| 06/01/2024 | SPINEART USA INC | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,830.71 | General |
| 05/01/2024 | SPINEART USA INC | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,760.20 | General |
| 03/21/2024 | Organogenesis Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.93 | General |
| 12/27/2023 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.44 | General |
| 11/21/2023 | Spineart USA Inc | PERLA TL (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $31.05 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 10/12/2023 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1,052.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 09/30/2023 | Spineart USA Inc | TALOS (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $749.96 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 09/30/2023 | Spineart USA Inc | PERLA C (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $300.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 09/15/2023 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $212.78 | General |
| 08/31/2023 | Spineart USA Inc | TALOS (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $312.34 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 08/25/2023 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $2,800.33 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/25/2023 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/01/2023 | Spineart USA Inc | PERLA C (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,665.30 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 08/01/2023 | Spineart USA Inc | PERLA C (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $30.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 12/01/2022 | 4WEB, Inc. | SPINE TRUSS SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $36.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC | ||||||
| 09/22/2022 | Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc. | COFLEX INTERLAMINAR TECHNOLOGY, 10MM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $56.04 | General |
| Category: MUSCULOSKELETAL | ||||||
| 04/22/2022 | FORTE BIO-PHARMA LLC | PROLATE (Drug), PROLATE, NALOCET | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.10 | General |
| Category: Pain | ||||||
| 03/25/2022 | Horizon Therapeutics plc | RAYOS (Drug), RAYOS, RAYOS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.76 | General |
| Category: RAYOS | ||||||
| 10/01/2021 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | TSS (Device) | 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 | $206.25 | General |
| Category: Recon Shoulders or Extremity, Upper | ||||||
| 09/24/2021 | Horizon Therapeutics plc | PENNSAID (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.66 | General |
| Category: PENNSAID | ||||||
| 08/10/2021 | Horizon Therapeutics plc | PENNSAID (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.24 | General |
| Category: PENNSAID | ||||||
| 05/22/2021 | Globus Medical, Inc. | CREO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $353.78 | General |
| Category: Spine/Joint | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | 482 | 605 | $144,901 | $36,669 |
| 2022 | 12 | 745 | 932 | $216,882 | $55,294 |
| 2021 | 14 | 992 | 1,178 | $291,833 | $75,063 |
| 2020 | 15 | 859 | 983 | $490,584 | $86,806 |
Total Patients
3,078
Total Services
3,698
Medicare Billing
$253,832
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 | 179 | 235 | $67,310 | $20,494 | 30.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 91 | 109 | $20,813 | $7,047 | 33.9% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2023 | 75 | 75 | $19,380 | $2,452 | 12.7% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $5,320 | $1,350 | 25.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $6,104 | $1,134 | 18.6% |
| 97110 | Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes | Office | 2023 | 24 | 60 | $6,480 | $985.29 | 15.2% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 12 | 19 | $5,169 | $878.56 | 17.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $3,396 | $808.60 | 23.8% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 23 | 28 | $5,549 | $695.75 | 12.5% |
| 72050 | X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | Office | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $4,674 | $648.13 | 13.9% |
| J1040 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | Office | 2023 | 19 | 20 | $706.00 | $174.76 | 24.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 251 | 340 | $95,880 | $29,676 | 31.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 96 | 118 | $22,066 | $7,391 | 33.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 45 | 45 | $19,620 | $5,347 | 27.3% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2022 | 156 | 156 | $40,716 | $5,304 | 13.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 37 | 37 | $10,471 | $2,848 | 27.2% |
| 72050 | X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | Office | 2022 | 41 | 41 | $10,086 | $1,547 | 15.3% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $4,950 | $1,338 | 27.0% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 27 | 36 | $7,105 | $925.34 | 13.0% |
| 97110 | Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes | Office | 2022 | 12 | 20 | $2,160 | $371.59 | 17.2% |
| 96372 | Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | Office | 2022 | 17 | 32 | $2,368 | $283.68 | 12.0% |
| J1040 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | Office | 2022 | 28 | 31 | $1,054 | $242.30 | 23.0% |
| J1885 | Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | Office | 2022 | 17 | 58 | $406.00 | $21.71 | 5.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 309 | 405 | $114,210 | $36,909 | 32.3% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 93 | 93 | $40,548 | $11,122 | 27.4% |
About Dr. Christopher Burks, MD
Dr. Christopher Burks, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Vancleave, Mississippi. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/25/2009. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1861620148.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Burks, MD has received a total of $20,400 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $6,859 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 98 transactions from 18 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($16,514).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Burks has provided services to 3,078 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,698 services with total Medicare billing of $253,832. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 52 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Location Vancleave, MS
- Active Since 06/25/2009
- Last Updated 03/22/2017
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1861620148
Products in Payments
- Other - Miscellaneous (Device) $3,877
- Excelsius - GPS (Device) $2,490
- PERLA C (Device) $1,995
- TALOS (Device) $1,062
- RISE (Device) $954.20
- RISE-L (Device) $874.13
- Spine (Device) $441.58
- CREO (Device) $424.30
- DUEXIS (Drug) $246.13
- TSS (Device) $206.25
- CALIBER-L (Device) $147.61
- PENNSAID (Drug) $101.56
- COFLEX INTERLAMINAR TECHNOLOGY, 10MM (Device) $56.04
- EUFLEXXA (Device) $39.97
- iFuse Implant (Device) $38.24
- Peri-Loc (Device) $36.29
- SPINE TRUSS SYSTEM (Device) $36.00
- AMRIX (Drug) $32.75
- PERLA TL (Device) $31.05
- NO_PRODUCT (Drug) $28.66
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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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