Total Payments
$5,249
2024 Payments
$800.78
Companies
42
Transactions
333
Medicare Patients
3,084
Medicare Billing
$258,087
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$5,211 (99.3%)
Education$37.17 (0.7%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $5,211 | 330 | 99.3% |
| Education | $37.17 | 3 | 0.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABBVIE INC. | $786.68 | 51 | $0 (2024) |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $543.07 | 38 | $0 (2024) |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $534.76 | 38 | $0 (2024) |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $407.11 | 26 | $0 (2024) |
| PFIZER INC. | $400.11 | 29 | $0 (2024) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $347.59 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $244.76 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| Amgen Inc. | $229.28 | 14 | $0 (2024) |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $178.57 | 10 | $0 (2023) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $153.29 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $800.78 | 38 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($153.35) |
| 2023 | $1,002 | 60 | Lilly USA, LLC ($153.66) |
| 2022 | $1,042 | 62 | ABBVIE INC. ($247.13) |
| 2021 | $1,115 | 76 | AbbVie Inc. ($276.51) |
| 2020 | $708.13 | 53 | Lilly USA, LLC ($147.33) |
| 2019 | $229.55 | 17 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. ($72.20) |
| 2018 | $100.35 | 7 | Novo Nordisk Inc ($27.20) |
| 2017 | $249.69 | 20 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. ($111.90) |
All Payment Transactions
333 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 14
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/14/2024 | PFIZER INC. | NURTEC ODT (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.14 | General |
| Category: PAIN | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Insulet Corporation | Omnipod (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.91 | General |
| Category: Insulin Pump | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Insulet Corporation | Omnipod (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.12 | General |
| Category: Insulin Pump | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | MOUNJARO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.13 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | MOUNJARO (Drug), ZEPBOUND | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.45 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Exact Sciences Corporation | Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.08 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.47 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 08/19/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.55 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Astellas Pharma US Inc | Veozah (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.41 | General |
| Category: Biological | ||||||
| 08/13/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Otezla (Drug), Repatha | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.44 | General |
| Category: Inflammation | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) | CAPLYTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.40 | General |
| Category: PSYCHIATRY | ||||||
| 07/23/2024 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | TRELEGY ELLIPTA (Drug), AREXVY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.95 | General |
| Category: RESPIRATORY | ||||||
| 06/28/2024 | Dynavax Technologies Corporation | Heplisav-B (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.63 | General |
| Category: Hepatitis B Vaccine | ||||||
| 06/25/2024 | PFIZER INC. | PREMARIN (Drug), ESTRING, DUAVEE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.39 | General |
| Category: WOMENS HEALTH | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | Exact Sciences Corporation | Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.84 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 06/18/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.30 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 06/14/2024 | ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) | CAPLYTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.13 | General |
| Category: PSYCHIATRY | ||||||
| 06/06/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.70 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 06/04/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Otezla (Drug), Repatha | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.56 | General |
| Category: Inflammation | ||||||
| 05/30/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $35.66 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 05/21/2024 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.11 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 05/14/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | QULIPTA (Drug), UBRELVY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.55 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 05/07/2024 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | TRELEGY ELLIPTA (Drug), AREXVY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.08 | General |
| Category: RESPIRATORY | ||||||
| 04/30/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | UBRELVY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.32 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 04/25/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | JARDIANCE (Drug), ZEPBOUND | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.08 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15 | 902 | 1,337 | $245,914 | $82,584 |
| 2022 | 12 | 813 | 1,147 | $216,388 | $69,362 |
| 2021 | 8 | 656 | 1,011 | $179,560 | $58,445 |
| 2020 | 11 | 713 | 1,033 | $131,199 | $47,696 |
Total Patients
3,084
Total Services
4,528
Medicare Billing
$258,087
Procedure Codes
46
All Medicare Procedures & Services
46 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 | 254 | 551 | $94,772 | $30,181 | 31.8% |
| G0439 | Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | Office | 2023 | 125 | 125 | $34,250 | $14,926 | 43.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 124 | 189 | $48,006 | $14,460 | 30.1% |
| 90677 | Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | Office | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $14,564 | $6,180 | 42.4% |
| 90694 | Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent inactivated, 0.5 ml dosage | Office | 2023 | 62 | 62 | $10,292 | $4,608 | 44.8% |
| 99495 | Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | Office | 2023 | 22 | 26 | $10,010 | $3,855 | 38.5% |
| 99442 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | Office | 2023 | 36 | 48 | $10,368 | $1,899 | 18.3% |
| G0008 | Administration of influenza virus vaccine | Office | 2023 | 67 | 67 | $2,479 | $1,888 | 76.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $4,290 | $1,357 | 31.6% |
| 87428 | Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and influenza | Office | 2023 | 28 | 33 | $6,600 | $1,067 | 16.2% |
| G0009 | Administration of pneumococcal vaccine | Office | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $1,036 | $800.80 | 77.3% |
| 83036 | Hemoglobin a1c level | Office | 2023 | 41 | 61 | $4,880 | $580.72 | 11.9% |
| G0444 | Annual depression screening, 5 to 15 minutes | Office | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $1,050 | $417.50 | 39.8% |
| 81002 | Urinalysis, manual test | Office | 2023 | 41 | 73 | $2,117 | $248.93 | 11.8% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $1,200 | $115.94 | 9.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 221 | 405 | $69,660 | $22,155 | 31.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 156 | 230 | $58,420 | $18,304 | 31.3% |
| G0439 | Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | Office | 2022 | 101 | 101 | $27,674 | $12,324 | 44.5% |
| 99442 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | Office | 2022 | 99 | 144 | $31,104 | $6,550 | 21.1% |
| 99496 | Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | Office | 2022 | 11 | 12 | $6,540 | $2,474 | 37.8% |
| 90694 | Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent inactivated, 0.5 ml dosage | Office | 2022 | 56 | 56 | $4,577 | $2,361 | 51.6% |
| G0402 | Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | Office | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $3,990 | $1,726 | 43.2% |
| G0008 | Administration of influenza virus vaccine | Office | 2022 | 57 | 57 | $2,109 | $1,537 | 72.9% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $3,773 | $832.44 | 22.1% |
| 83036 | Hemoglobin a1c level | Office | 2022 | 40 | 59 | $4,720 | $565.40 | 12.0% |
About Dr. Christopher Combs, MD
Dr. Christopher Combs, MD is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Louisville, Kentucky. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/07/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1679604441.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Combs, MD has received a total of $5,249 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $800.78 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 333 transactions from 42 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($5,211).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Combs has provided services to 3,084 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,528 services with total Medicare billing of $258,087. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 46 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Location Louisville, KY
- Active Since 03/07/2007
- Last Updated 08/24/2018
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1679604441
Products in Payments
- UBRELVY (Drug) $582.62
- TRELEGY ELLIPTA (Drug) $324.46
- VRAYLAR (Drug) $281.71
- FARXIGA (Drug) $242.16
- MOUNJARO (Drug) $218.88
- Ozempic (Drug) $213.14
- TRINTELLIX (Drug) $172.56
- NURTEC ODT (Drug) $168.33
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $165.99
- JARDIANCE (Drug) $121.81
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $110.57
- TRULICITY (Drug) $109.38
- Aimovig (Biological) $107.47
- SHINGRIX (Biological) $98.40
- FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 (Device) $93.39
- BASAGLAR (Drug) $81.48
- XARELTO (Drug) $79.72
- EMGALITY (Drug) $79.68
- Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) $75.61
- PREMARIN (Drug) $72.97
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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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