Total Payments
$14,324
2024 Payments
$878.51
Companies
26
Transactions
111
Medicare Patients
497
Medicare Billing
$69,308
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$5,551 (38.8%)
Travel$4,703 (32.8%)
Consulting$3,750 (26.2%)
Education$319.97 (2.2%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $5,551 | 87 | 38.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $4,703 | 17 | 32.8% |
| Consulting Fee | $3,750 | 4 | 26.2% |
| Education | $319.97 | 3 | 2.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $4,817 | 16 | $0 (2024) |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $3,127 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION | $1,635 | 12 | $0 (2022) |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,354 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $1,001 | 7 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $490.45 | 15 | $0 (2019) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $356.96 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $319.97 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
| Cerapedics Inc. | $204.84 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Carlsmed, Inc. | $169.15 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $878.51 | 13 | Alphatec Spine, Inc ($562.60) |
| 2023 | $7,565 | 35 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. ($4,727) |
| 2022 | $2,051 | 19 | Stryker Corporation ($1,039) |
| 2021 | $2,919 | 23 | SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION ($1,604) |
| 2020 | $34.95 | 1 | NuVasive, Inc. ($34.95) |
| 2019 | $334.93 | 8 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($286.84) |
| 2018 | $379.16 | 6 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($319.97) |
| 2017 | $161.37 | 6 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($144.42) |
All Payment Transactions
111 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/16/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Cervical-Stim (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.57 | General |
| Category: Device | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | Solventum Corporation | PREVENA (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.27 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Systems & Dressings | ||||||
| 08/07/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Cervical-Stim (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.02 | General |
| Category: Device | ||||||
| 08/02/2024 | Augmedics Inc. | Xvision (Device), Xvision, Xvision | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $36.64 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 07/17/2024 | Pinnacle, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.38 | General |
| 06/26/2024 | XTANT MEDICAL INC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $51.97 | General |
| 06/15/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SOVEREIGN SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $60.99 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 06/06/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $428.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 06/05/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Invictus MIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $134.60 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 06/05/2024 | Stryker Corporation | OZARK CERVICAL PLATE SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.85 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 05/08/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Cervical-Stim (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.68 | General |
| Category: Device | ||||||
| 02/23/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Cervical-Stim (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.05 | General |
| Category: Device | ||||||
| 02/08/2024 | Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.49 | General |
| 12/28/2023 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $429.20 | General |
| 12/28/2023 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $282.37 | General |
| 12/28/2023 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $214.35 | General |
| 10/04/2023 | Theragen, Inc. | ActaStim-S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.21 | General |
| Category: Surgical recovery | ||||||
| 09/29/2023 | Stryker Corporation | YUKON OCT SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.83 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 09/28/2023 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.41 | General |
| 09/28/2023 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.41 | General |
| 09/14/2023 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Hollywood NanoMetalene (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,750.00 | General |
| Category: Spine Hardware Systems | ||||||
| 08/30/2023 | DJO, LLC | CMF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.42 | General |
| Category: Osteogenesis Stimulators | ||||||
| 07/06/2023 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.49 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 06/21/2023 | SI-BONE, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.24 | General |
| 06/16/2023 | Longeviti Neuro Solutions LLC | ClearFit (Device), InvisiShunt Implant Kit | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $70.00 | General |
| Category: Neurosurgical Implant | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 312 | 435 | $1.0M | $46,536 |
| 2022 | 8 | 185 | 213 | $186,689 | $22,772 |
Total Patients
497
Total Services
648
Medicare Billing
$69,308
Procedure Codes
17
All Medicare Procedures & Services
17 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22551 | Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $357,734 | $16,670 | 4.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 63 | 63 | $175,703 | $7,579 | 4.3% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 26 | $119,321 | $5,771 | 4.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 50 | 69 | $114,979 | $4,832 | 4.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 40 | 50 | $78,841 | $4,621 | 5.9% |
| 97750 | Test or measurement for functional capacity, each 15 minutes | Office | 2023 | 80 | 164 | $83,444 | $3,660 | 4.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $53,840 | $2,304 | 4.3% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 14 | 15 | $15,915 | $593.55 | 3.7% |
| G0180 | Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $12,108 | $506.04 | 4.2% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 18 | $104,436 | $4,118 | 3.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 34 | 34 | $21,760 | $4,047 | 18.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 42 | 57 | $14,364 | $4,021 | 28.0% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 25 | 25 | $12,075 | $2,666 | 22.1% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 16 | $10,544 | $2,596 | 24.6% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 27 | 27 | $12,231 | $2,404 | 19.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 16 | 19 | $7,182 | $1,933 | 26.9% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 17 | $4,097 | $985.60 | 24.1% |
About Dr. Christopher Elia, D.O
Dr. Christopher Elia, D.O is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Royal Oak, Michigan. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/28/2013. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1386081677.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Elia, D.O has received a total of $14,324 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $878.51 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 111 transactions from 26 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($5,551).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Elia has provided services to 497 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 648 services with total Medicare billing of $69,308. Data is available for 2 years (2022–2023), covering 17 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Other Specialties Neurological Surgery, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
- Location Royal Oak, MI
- Active Since 05/28/2013
- Last Updated 07/18/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1386081677
Products in Payments
- Hollywood NanoMetalene (Device) $2,250
- Other - Miscellaneous (Device) $1,396
- Mariner (Device) $1,192
- EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $988.96
- NewBridge (Device) $883.26
- CORBEL (Device) $401.54
- EXCELSIUS GPS (Device) $330.16
- Invictus MIS (Device) $253.18
- Shoreline ACS (Device) $223.20
- I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) $204.84
- POWEREASE (Device) $176.31
- aprevo (Device) $169.15
- XIA 3 (Device) $164.22
- MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) $150.90
- WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) $142.82
- ELSA (Device) $140.01
- MATRIXNEURO (Device) $135.29
- i7 (Device) $134.19
- CREO (Device) $128.79
- MazorX - Renaissance (Device) $109.82
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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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