Total Payments
$42,656
2024 Payments
$263.63
Companies
21
Transactions
165
Medicare Patients
4,628
Medicare Billing
$659,974
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$38,933 (91.3%)
Food & Beverage$2,958 (6.9%)
Travel$765.01 (1.8%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honoraria | $38,933 | 26 | 91.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,958 | 136 | 6.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $765.01 | 3 | 1.8% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon Therapeutics plc | $40,122 | 63 | $0 (2023) |
| Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. | $428.15 | 7 | $0 (2020) |
| Bioventus LLC | $214.36 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Zyla Life Sciences, Inc. | $213.79 | 32 | $0 (2020) |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $192.92 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $174.79 | 6 | $0 (2020) |
| Egalet US Inc | $155.49 | 9 | $0 (2018) |
| Horizon Pharma plc | $150.92 | 6 | $0 (2018) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $147.70 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $140.33 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $263.63 | 10 | Bioventus LLC ($143.13) |
| 2023 | $139.20 | 6 | Horizon Therapeutics plc ($53.11) |
| 2022 | $186.75 | 12 | Horizon Therapeutics plc ($57.64) |
| 2021 | $23,169 | 32 | Horizon Therapeutics plc ($23,107) |
| 2020 | $17,220 | 33 | Horizon Therapeutics plc ($16,879) |
| 2019 | $680.41 | 41 | Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. ($281.94) |
| 2018 | $542.95 | 20 | Egalet US Inc ($139.58) |
| 2017 | $453.48 | 11 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($147.70) |
All Payment Transactions
165 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17/2024 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Exparel (Drug), Iovera | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.68 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Bioventus LLC | DUROLANE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $112.09 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICSORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/01/2024 | Bioventus LLC | EXOGEN ULTRASOUND BONE HEALING SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.91 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | MONOVISC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.27 | General |
| Category: Sports Early Intervention | ||||||
| 06/21/2024 | Bioventus LLC | EXOGEN ULTRASOUND BONE HEALING SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.76 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 04/24/2024 | ConvaTec Inc. | AQUACEL AG+ EXTRA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.31 | General |
| Category: ADVANCED WOUND CARE | ||||||
| 04/17/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | TRUESPAN ORTHOCORD (Device), DYNACORD, HEALIX KNOTLESS PEEK | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.78 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Knee | ||||||
| 04/15/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | ORTHOVISC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.46 | General |
| Category: Sports Early Intervention | ||||||
| 04/03/2024 | Bioventus LLC | EXOGEN ULTRASOUND BONE HEALING SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.35 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 01/04/2024 | Bioventus LLC | EXOGEN ULTRASOUND BONE HEALING SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.02 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 10/19/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | MONOVISC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.36 | General |
| Category: Sports Early Intervention | ||||||
| 05/10/2023 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Iovera (Device), Zilretta | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.84 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 05/01/2023 | DJO, LLC | AIRCAST (Device), DONJOY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.89 | General |
| Category: Orthoses: Prefab (non-custom) | ||||||
| 04/28/2023 | Horizon Therapeutics plc | KRYSTEXXA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.18 | General |
| Category: KRYSTEXXA | ||||||
| 04/12/2023 | Horizon Therapeutics plc | KRYSTEXXA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.71 | General |
| Category: KRYSTEXXA | ||||||
| 01/12/2023 | Horizon Therapeutics plc | KRYSTEXXA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.22 | General |
| Category: KRYSTEXXA | ||||||
| 12/01/2022 | Horizon Therapeutics plc | KRYSTEXXA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.22 | General |
| Category: KRYSTEXXA | ||||||
| 11/09/2022 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | OFEV | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.23 | General |
| 10/28/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.25 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 07/05/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | General - Pain Management (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.97 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 06/02/2022 | Bioventus LLC | Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.56 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 05/18/2022 | Horizon Therapeutics plc | PENNSAID (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.52 | General |
| Category: PENNSAID | ||||||
| 05/16/2022 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | EUFLEXXA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.31 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 04/19/2022 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | EUFLEXXA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.03 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 04/18/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.75 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 | 1,124 | 8,844 | $638,463 | $130,243 |
| 2022 | 20 | 1,137 | 7,269 | $622,264 | $174,711 |
| 2021 | 19 | 1,242 | 6,348 | $556,230 | $213,181 |
| 2020 | 20 | 1,125 | 6,575 | $363,595 | $141,838 |
Total Patients
4,628
Total Services
29,036
Medicare Billing
$659,974
Procedure Codes
77
All Medicare Procedures & Services
77 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J7326 | Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2023 | 45 | 82 | $213,118 | $33,140 | 15.5% |
| J7318 | Hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 34 | 3,540 | $152,220 | $18,681 | 12.3% |
| J7325 | Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 29 | 2,640 | $66,000 | $17,807 | 27.0% |
| 20611 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2023 | 130 | 196 | $44,100 | $15,709 | 35.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 141 | 165 | $32,835 | $13,426 | 40.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 82 | 101 | $13,837 | $6,078 | 43.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 59 | 59 | $17,818 | $6,016 | 33.8% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 109 | 130 | $18,590 | $5,621 | 30.2% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 142 | 189 | $22,680 | $5,620 | 24.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 38 | 38 | $7,448 | $2,860 | 38.4% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 36 | 36 | $2,952 | $1,478 | 50.1% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 42 | 52 | $5,460 | $1,139 | 20.9% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 32 | 32 | $2,400 | $950.47 | 39.6% |
| 73630 | X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 14 | 25 | $2,625 | $490.20 | 18.7% |
| 73610 | X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 15 | 19 | $1,995 | $470.47 | 23.6% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $2,470 | $439.47 | 17.8% |
| 73020 | X-ray of shoulder, 1 view | Office | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $1,955 | $190.00 | 9.7% |
| J1100 | Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 134 | 1,498 | $29,960 | $128.63 | 0.4% |
| J7326 | Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2022 | 47 | 98 | $254,702 | $74,099 | 29.1% |
| J7325 | Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2022 | 32 | 2,864 | $71,600 | $21,847 | 30.5% |
| J7318 | Hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2022 | 18 | 1,740 | $73,740 | $15,248 | 20.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 124 | 149 | $29,651 | $13,077 | 44.1% |
| 20611 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2022 | 106 | 182 | $40,950 | $11,506 | 28.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 85 | 85 | $25,670 | $8,867 | 34.5% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 114 | 202 | $28,886 | $8,358 | 28.9% |
About Dr. Christopher Carter, M.D
Dr. Christopher Carter, M.D is a Family Medicine healthcare provider based in Birmingham, Alabama. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/08/2010. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1295047280.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Carter, M.D has received a total of $42,656 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $263.63 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 165 transactions from 21 companies. The most common payment nature is "Honoraria" ($38,933).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Carter has provided services to 4,628 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 29,036 services with total Medicare billing of $659,974. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 77 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Family Medicine
- Other Specialties Sports Medicine
- Location Birmingham, AL
- Active Since 07/08/2010
- Last Updated 05/05/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207Q00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1295047280
Products in Payments
- PENNSAID (Drug) $19,064
- DUEXIS (Drug) $18,446
- TEPEZZA (Drug) $1,740
- KRYSTEXXA (Biological) $871.33
- Zilretta (Drug) $428.15
- SPRIX (Drug) $356.81
- Ozempic (Drug) $192.92
- SYNVISC-ONE (Device) $174.79
- Product Portfolio (Device) $147.70
- Stendra (Drug) $130.44
- Werewolf System (Device) $127.55
- NO_PRODUCT (Drug) $120.34
- DUROLANE (Device) $112.09
- EUFLEXXA (Device) $110.23
- MONOVISC (Device) $84.09
- WATCHMAN (Device) $77.47
- TRUESPAN ORTHOCORD (Device) $42.78
- PRECISION (Device) $39.80
- Durolane (Device) $39.53
- AIRCAST (Device) $38.89
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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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