Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $5,500 | 2 | 54.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,786 | 75 | 37.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $868.98 | 3 | 8.6% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $6,788 | 14 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $2,004 | 47 | $0 (2024) |
| Davol Inc. | $544.47 | 9 | $0 (2023) |
| Baxter Healthcare | $282.16 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $138.14 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| TISSUETECH, INC. | $124.79 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| KCI USA, Inc | $122.07 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $95.14 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. | $41.31 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $14.06 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,790 | 9 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. ($1,500) |
| 2023 | $578.25 | 17 | Abbott Laboratories ($522.68) |
| 2022 | $809.49 | 14 | Davol Inc. ($522.90) |
| 2021 | $433.17 | 8 | Abbott Laboratories ($239.97) |
| 2020 | $372.70 | 8 | Abbott Laboratories ($372.70) |
| 2019 | $5,656 | 15 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($5,168) |
| 2018 | $387.88 | 6 | Abbott Laboratories ($141.67) |
| 2017 | $126.91 | 3 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($95.14) |
All Payment Transactions
80 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/20/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | DAVINCI XI (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,500.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | EPIC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.92 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Acera Surgical, Inc. | Restrata Wound Matrix (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.31 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | EPIC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.36 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | EPIC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.28 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 06/11/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | EPIC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $52.84 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 06/11/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | EPIC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.96 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 03/18/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | EPIC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.39 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 01/22/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | EPIC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.19 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 12/21/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | EPIC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.28 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 10/31/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | EPIC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.91 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 10/31/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | EPIC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.09 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 10/31/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | EPIC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.39 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 09/12/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | EPIC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.41 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 09/12/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | EPIC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.98 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 09/05/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/29/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | EPIC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.91 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 07/29/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | EPIC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.89 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 06/20/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | EPIC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.15 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 05/15/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | EPIC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $74.77 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 05/15/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | EPIC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.27 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 04/04/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | EPIC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.86 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 04/04/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | EPIC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.24 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 03/30/2023 | Davol Inc. | ARISTA AH FlexiTip (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.57 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 03/15/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | EPIC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.54 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 78 | 98 | $30,214 | $8,161 |
| 2022 | 1 | 16 | 33 | $6,002 | $1,762 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
4 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 33 | 33 | $12,072 | $3,000 | 24.9% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 47 | $8,866 | $2,770 | 31.2% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $9,276 | $2,391 | 25.8% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 33 | $6,002 | $1,762 | 29.4% |
About Dr. Christopher Corkins, M.D
Dr. Christopher Corkins, M.D is a Surgery healthcare provider based in San Antonio, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/24/2014. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1760809123.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Corkins, M.D has received a total of $10,155 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,790 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 80 transactions from 10 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($5,500).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Corkins has provided services to 94 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 131 services with total Medicare billing of $9,923. Data is available for 2 years (2022–2023), covering 4 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties General Practice, Surgery
- Location San Antonio, TX
- Active Since 03/24/2014
- Last Updated 10/14/2025
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1760809123
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $5,288
- DAVINCI XI (Device) $1,500
- EPIC (Device) $1,058
- Epic Stented Tissue Valve (Device) $469.70
- Phasix Mesh (Device) $454.89
- Trifecta GT Tissue Heart Valve (Device) $369.87
- PREVELEAK (Device) $157.18
- TACHOSIL (Biological) $124.98
- PREVENA (Device) $122.07
- HARMONIC Product Family (Device) $121.23
- Mitra Clip system (Device) $106.65
- EVARREST (Biological) $95.14
- Progel Applicator Spray Tips (Device) $44.01
- Restrata Wound Matrix (Device) $41.31
- ARISTA AH FlexiTip (Device) $21.57
- XenMatrix AB Surgical Graft (Device) $18.56
- Surgicel Powder (Device) $16.91
- Mosaic (Device) $14.06
- BD MAX (Device) $5.44
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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