Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $14,962 | 18 | 41.7% |
| Consulting Fee | $10,500 | 7 | 29.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $10,032 | 179 | 28.0% |
| Education | $379.60 | 1 | 1.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | $13,847 | 37 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $10,309 | 31 | $0 (2018) |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | $4,196 | 35 | $0 (2024) |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | $1,470 | 13 | $0 (2021) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $1,398 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | $1,311 | 9 | $0 (2023) |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | $831.61 | 5 | $0 (2018) |
| Endologix, Inc. | $597.43 | 5 | $0 (2018) |
| BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | $438.53 | 6 | $0 (2021) |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | $252.09 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $346.12 | 6 | Inari Medical, Inc. ($211.54) |
| 2023 | $2,896 | 25 | Inari Medical, Inc. ($2,752) |
| 2022 | $832.99 | 20 | Inari Medical, Inc. ($376.43) |
| 2021 | $1,552 | 18 | Inari Medical, Inc. ($500.97) |
| 2020 | $495.70 | 5 | Inari Medical, Inc. ($355.20) |
| 2019 | $7,377 | 34 | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. ($6,357) |
| 2018 | $18,018 | 63 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($10,287) |
| 2017 | $4,356 | 34 | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. ($2,598) |
All Payment Transactions
205 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 9
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/04/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $134.58 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 03/15/2024 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.00 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 03/11/2024 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.06 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 02/09/2024 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.42 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 02/08/2024 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $190.00 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 02/02/2024 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.06 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 12/20/2023 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | Venclose Maven Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.97 | General |
| Category: Vascular/Oncology | ||||||
| 11/29/2023 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $6.55 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 11/08/2023 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.02 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 11/01/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug), VERQUVO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.90 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/18/2023 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.99 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 09/13/2023 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $170.34 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 08/22/2023 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $98.38 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 08/22/2023 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $74.03 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 08/22/2023 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $74.03 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 08/18/2023 | Inari Medical, Inc. | CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT (Device), FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $166.27 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 08/18/2023 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $111.64 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 08/18/2023 | Inari Medical, Inc. | CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT (Device), FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $69.56 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 08/18/2023 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 08/15/2023 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $582.46 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 08/10/2023 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $155.16 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 08/09/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug), VERQUVO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.79 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 08/09/2023 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.91 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 07/17/2023 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $75.01 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 07/06/2023 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $931.40 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 19 | 1,032 | 1,144 | $847,167 | $181,687 |
| 2022 | 14 | 779 | 870 | $566,018 | $123,672 |
| 2021 | 13 | 842 | 920 | $538,741 | $124,775 |
| 2020 | 16 | 974 | 1,092 | $979,039 | $174,620 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
62 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 | 392 | 493 | $86,275 | $46,053 | 53.4% |
| 35301 | Removal of blood clot and portion of chest, neck, or brain artery | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 28 | $125,916 | $23,405 | 18.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 192 | 192 | $58,176 | $22,866 | 39.3% |
| 34705 | Repair of infrarenal aorta and groin artery with graft for other than rupture on both sides with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $115,872 | $18,086 | 15.6% |
| 37215 | Insertion of stent and blood clot protection device in neck artery with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 17 | $55,709 | $12,470 | 22.4% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Office | 2023 | 106 | 106 | $60,314 | $11,968 | 19.8% |
| 35371 | Removal of blood clot and portion of upper thigh artery | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $37,440 | $8,149 | 21.8% |
| 37221 | Insertion of stent in groin artery, initial vessel | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $86,280 | $7,494 | 8.7% |
| 37226 | Insertion of stent in arteries of leg | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 19 | $76,285 | $6,050 | 7.9% |
| 37236 | Insertion of stent in artery (except lower extremity, chest, heart, neck and brain) with review by radiologist, initial artery | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 16 | $32,000 | $5,243 | 16.4% |
| 93978 | Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | Office | 2023 | 29 | 30 | $16,950 | $3,383 | 20.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 50 | 51 | $6,120 | $3,341 | 54.6% |
| 37224 | Balloon dilation of artery of leg | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 15 | $44,565 | $3,207 | 7.2% |
| 93922 | Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | Office | 2023 | 42 | 43 | $9,116 | $2,081 | 22.8% |
| 93926 | Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | Office | 2023 | 21 | 22 | $7,964 | $1,807 | 22.7% |
| 93923 | Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | Office | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $8,668 | $1,759 | 20.3% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $7,813 | $1,715 | 21.9% |
| 93925 | Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $6,504 | $1,568 | 24.1% |
| 93971 | Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $5,200 | $1,044 | 20.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 238 | 289 | $50,395 | $27,281 | 54.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 248 | 280 | $33,528 | $18,303 | 54.6% |
| 37215 | Insertion of stent and blood clot protection device in neck artery with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $58,986 | $13,359 | 22.6% |
| 35301 | Removal of blood clot and portion of chest, neck, or brain artery | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $67,455 | $12,641 | 18.7% |
| 35372 | Removal of blood clot and portion of deep upper thigh artery | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 16 | $52,602 | $12,165 | 23.1% |
| 37221 | Insertion of stent in groin artery, initial vessel | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 29 | $115,040 | $7,986 | 6.9% |
About Dr. Christopher Cunningham, MD
Dr. Christopher Cunningham, MD is a Vascular Surgery healthcare provider based in Florence, South Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/25/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1558351122.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Cunningham, MD has received a total of $35,873 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $346.12 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 205 transactions from 37 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($14,962).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Cunningham has provided services to 3,627 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,026 services with total Medicare billing of $604,754. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 62 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Vascular Surgery
- Location Florence, SC
- Active Since 10/25/2005
- Last Updated 02/01/2021
- Taxonomy Code 2086S0129X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1558351122
Products in Payments
- IN.PACT Admiral (Device) $10,226
- ENDORE (Device) $7,001
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device) $3,605
- XENOSURE (Device) $3,339
- VALVULOTOM (Device) $3,255
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System (Device) $1,309
- LUTONIX (Device) $800.00
- Navicross (Device) $529.10
- EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis (Device) $497.28
- VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis (Device) $393.88
- FlowTriever (Device) $355.20
- Ovation (Device) $348.44
- Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System (Device) $252.09
- AFX (Device) $248.99
- CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT (Device) $235.83
- CROSSER (Device) $234.14
- CATHETER (Device) $214.52
- VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface (Device) $195.46
- HawkOne (Device) $183.27
- OTHER- BSC PRODUCT NOT LISTED (Device) $164.79
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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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