Dr. Christopher Edwards, MD

Surgery Hendersonville, NC Male
NPI: 1851319966
Total Payments
$94,185
2024 Payments
$3,781
Companies
38
Transactions
225
Medicare Patients
1,026
Medicare Billing
$82,641

Payment Breakdown by Category

Other$38,348 (40.7%)
Consulting$17,793 (18.9%)
Research$15,820 (16.8%)
Food & Beverage$11,300 (12.0%)
Travel$10,925 (11.6%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $38,348 12 40.7%
Consulting Fee $17,793 9 18.9%
Unspecified $15,820 9 16.8%
Food and Beverage $11,300 165 12.0%
Travel and Lodging $10,925 30 11.6%

Payments by Type

General
$78,365
216 transactions
Research
$15,820
9 transactions

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Baxter Healthcare $39,345 55 $0 (2023)
Medtronic, Inc. $11,473 12 $0 (2024)
Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC $10,586 10 $0 (2019)
Covidien LP $8,780 22 $0 (2020)
Asensus Surgical, Inc. $7,200 1 $0 (2021)
Transenterix, Inc. $6,059 17 $0 (2020)
Endogastric Solutions, Inc $1,952 6 $0 (2019)
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $1,656 6 $0 (2019)
Novo Nordisk Inc $1,140 27 $0 (2024)
Ethicon US, LLC $819.77 13 $0 (2019)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $3,781 11 Medtronic, Inc. ($2,520)
2023 $2,052 9 Medtronic, Inc. ($1,572)
2022 $5,588 16 Medtronic, Inc. ($4,480)
2021 $11,664 27 Asensus Surgical, Inc. ($7,200)
2020 $21,583 25 BAXTER HEALTHCARE ($9,728)
2019 $34,612 82 BAXTER HEALTHCARE ($27,575)
2018 $11,001 41 Mallinckrodt LLC ($7,132)
2017 $3,904 14 Mallinckrodt LLC ($3,074)

All Payment Transactions

225 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 9

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
12/04/2024 Novo Nordisk Inc Wegovy (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $121.12 General
Category: Obesity
10/16/2024 Medtronic, Inc. SONICISION (Device), SIGNIA, EMPRINT — Cash or cash equivalent $2,520.00 Research
Study: PSR - Surgical • Category: Ultrasonic Dissection
09/25/2024 Merit Medical Systems Inc Savi SCOUT (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $91.05 General
Category: Surgery
08/23/2024 Teleflex LLC Titan SGS (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $46.94 General
Category: SURGICAL
06/13/2024 Novo Nordisk Inc Wegovy (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $121.12 General
Category: Obesity
02/23/2024 Applied Medical Resources Corporation — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $148.80 General
02/23/2024 Applied Medical Resources Corporation — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.00 General
02/22/2024 Applied Medical Resources Corporation — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $478.60 General
02/22/2024 Applied Medical Resources Corporation — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $55.58 General
02/12/2024 Teleflex LLC Titan SGS (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $159.74 General
Category: SURGICAL
02/12/2024 Teleflex LLC Titan SGS (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.19 General
Category: SURGICAL
12/19/2023 Baxter Healthcare TISSEEL (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $148.09 General
Category: Surgical Care
09/07/2023 Medtronic, Inc. SIGNIA (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $143.53 General
Category: Surgical Stapling
07/10/2023 Medtronic, Inc. SONICISION (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $168.52 General
Category: Ultrasonic Dissection
05/02/2023 Baxter Healthcare TISSEEL (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $149.71 General
Category: Surgical Care
04/28/2023 Medtronic, Inc. — Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $840.00 General
04/28/2023 Medtronic, Inc. — Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $420.00 General
04/25/2023 Dilon Technologies, Inc. HEMOBLAST BELLOWS (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $76.76 General
Category: HEMOSTATIC AGENT
04/04/2023 Dilon Technologies, Inc. HEMOBLAST BELLOWS (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $54.76 General
Category: HEMOSTATIC AGENT
04/03/2023 Vertos Medical, Inc. mild Device Kit (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $51.04 General
Category: Orthopedic
11/30/2022 Lucid Diagnostics Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $87.63 General
11/07/2022 Integra LifeSciences Corporation SURGIMEND (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $35.73 General
Category: Recon-Skin and Wound
09/12/2022 Medtronic, Inc. PARIETENE DS (Device) — Cash or cash equivalent $3,355.00 Research
Study: PPDS • Category: Hernia Repair
09/12/2022 Novo Nordisk Inc Saxenda (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.47 General
Category: Obesity
08/03/2022 Baxter Healthcare TISSEEL (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $83.12 General
Category: Surgical Care
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Research Studies & Clinical Trials

Study Name Company Amount Records
PPDS Medtronic, Inc. $7,280 4
PPDS Covidien LP $3,920 3
PSR - Surgical Medtronic, Inc. $2,520 1
Signia SULU Stapling Sys Covidien LP $2,100 1

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 11 290 339 $81,480 $22,583
2022 7 266 319 $78,602 $22,094
2021 7 217 255 $39,235 $17,499
2020 10 253 292 $43,834 $20,466
Total Patients
1,026
Total Services
1,205
Medicare Billing
$82,641
Procedure Codes
35

All Medicare Procedures & Services

35 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 56 62 $21,700 $5,213 24.0%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 33 33 $15,675 $4,106 26.2%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 46 58 $15,708 $3,916 24.9%
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes Office 2023 23 23 $7,544 $1,728 22.9%
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes Facility 2023 17 17 $4,426 $1,719 38.8%
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes Facility 2023 17 26 $3,588 $1,561 43.5%
43235 Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope Facility 2023 13 14 $3,346 $1,263 37.8%
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes Office 2023 21 21 $4,284 $911.82 21.3%
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope Facility 2023 11 11 $2,959 $897.61 30.3%
99231 Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes Facility 2023 12 24 $1,800 $847.66 47.1%
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample Office 2023 41 50 $450.00 $420.00 93.3%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2022 67 67 $29,030 $7,585 26.1%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2022 53 60 $19,551 $5,612 28.7%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2022 53 64 $15,744 $3,825 24.3%
99222 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes Facility 2022 23 23 $5,846 $2,428 41.5%
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes Office 2022 15 15 $4,576 $1,268 27.7%
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes Facility 2022 20 43 $3,330 $1,238 37.2%
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample Office 2022 35 47 $525.00 $138.90 26.5%
99214 Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes Office 2021 48 53 $9,543 $4,359 45.7%
99213 Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes Office 2021 63 87 $8,895 $4,322 48.6%
99204 New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes Office 2021 42 42 $9,233 $3,938 42.7%
99222 Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day Facility 2021 16 16 $3,776 $1,714 45.4%
43235 Diagnostic examination of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope Facility 2021 13 13 $3,160 $1,265 40.0%
99203 New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes Office 2021 20 20 $2,788 $1,173 42.1%
99231 Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day Facility 2021 15 24 $1,840 $727.20 39.5%
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About Dr. Christopher Edwards, MD

Dr. Christopher Edwards, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Hendersonville, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/17/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1851319966.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Edwards, MD has received a total of $94,185 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $3,781 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 225 transactions from 38 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($38,348).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Edwards has provided services to 1,026 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,205 services with total Medicare billing of $82,641. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 35 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Surgery
  • Location Hendersonville, NC
  • Active Since 07/17/2006
  • Last Updated 03/31/2021
  • Taxonomy Code 208600000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1851319966

Products in Payments

  • ACTIFUSE (Device) $16,230
  • No Related Product (Device) $12,375
  • OFIRMEV (Drug) $10,586
  • PERI-STRIPS DRY (Biological) $9,134
  • Parietene (Device) $8,783
  • Senhance Manipulator Arm (Device) $7,200
  • Senhance Surgical Robotics System (Device) $6,059
  • PARIETENE DS (Device) $4,480
  • SONICISION (Device) $2,689
  • LINX Reflux Management System (Device) $2,363
  • Signia (Device) $2,126
  • ESOPHYX (Device) $1,952
  • Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $707.39
  • Saxenda (Drug) $560.23
  • Wegovy (Drug) $525.86
  • FLOSEAL (Device) $405.00
  • TISSEEL (Device) $380.92
  • SPY-PHI SYSTEM (Device) $373.64
  • TITAN SGS STANDARD GASTRIC STAPLER (Device) $358.88
  • MIROFLEX (Device) $252.89

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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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