Total Payments
$618,290
2024 Payments
$61,292
Companies
19
Transactions
1,104
Medicare Patients
9,913
Medicare Billing
$997,727
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$329,878 (53.4%)
Travel$148,069 (23.9%)
Other$106,554 (17.2%)
Food & Beverage$33,540 (5.4%)
Education$250.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $329,878 | 138 | 53.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $148,069 | 363 | 23.9% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $101,154 | 35 | 16.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $33,540 | 564 | 5.4% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $4,000 | 1 | 0.6% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $1,400 | 2 | 0.2% |
| Education | $250.00 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $314,272 | 508 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $178,797 | 267 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $46,394 | 114 | $0 (2020) |
| ATRICURE, INC. | $24,344 | 61 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $24,190 | 68 | $0 (2024) |
| Philips Electronics North America Corporation | $7,834 | 19 | $0 (2023) |
| The Spectranetics Corporation | $6,888 | 17 | $0 (2017) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $5,655 | 5 | $0 (2018) |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | $4,655 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
| BIOTRONIK INC. | $3,889 | 17 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $61,292 | 169 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($30,601) |
| 2023 | $85,340 | 170 | Abbott Laboratories ($46,381) |
| 2022 | $155,140 | 170 | Abbott Laboratories ($122,015) |
| 2021 | $79,347 | 119 | Abbott Laboratories ($45,651) |
| 2020 | $35,547 | 45 | Abbott Laboratories ($17,777) |
| 2019 | $32,010 | 96 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($12,029) |
| 2018 | $93,195 | 175 | Abbott Laboratories ($46,571) |
| 2017 | $76,420 | 160 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($39,814) |
All Payment Transactions
1,104 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 45
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER AMULET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $137.24 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 12/27/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,500.00 | General |
| 12/27/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $625.00 | General |
| 12/14/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.05 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 12/08/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $84.48 | General |
| 12/07/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $423.26 | General |
| 12/07/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $277.12 | General |
| 12/07/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $227.79 | General |
| 12/07/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN FLX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $84.98 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $277.12 | General |
| 12/06/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $151.69 | General |
| 12/06/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $102.76 | General |
| 12/06/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $9.90 | General |
| 12/05/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $277.12 | General |
| 11/18/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER AMULET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.44 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 11/10/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $60.53 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER AMULET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $44.11 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,250.00 | General |
| 10/13/2024 | Biosense Webster, Inc. | Thermocool SF (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $150.41 | General |
| Category: Therapeutic Catheters | ||||||
| 10/08/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | JETI ALL IN ONE NON-STERILE KIT (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 10/08/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | JETI ALL IN ONE NON-STERILE KIT (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,750.00 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 10/08/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | JETI ALL IN ONE NON-STERILE KIT (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,500.00 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 10/08/2024 | Biosense Webster, Inc. | CARTO 3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $86.50 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 10/07/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MICRA (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $600.00 | General |
| Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
| 10/03/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN FLX (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,875.00 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21 | 2,395 | 3,706 | $1.5M | $224,938 |
| 2022 | 23 | 2,518 | 3,966 | $1.5M | $274,717 |
| 2021 | 28 | 2,531 | 4,044 | $1.6M | $263,046 |
| 2020 | 30 | 2,469 | 3,447 | $1.2M | $235,028 |
Total Patients
9,913
Total Services
15,163
Medicare Billing
$997,727
Procedure Codes
127
All Medicare Procedures & Services
127 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 6
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33340 | Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 162 | 162 | $705,186 | $85,139 | 12.1% |
| 93656 | Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality causing atrial fibrillation (uncoordinated contraction of upper chambers of heart) by pulmonary vein isolation | Facility | 2023 | 48 | 49 | $185,710 | $32,979 | 17.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 329 | 350 | $111,300 | $23,806 | 21.4% |
| 93294 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days | Facility | 2023 | 244 | 805 | $103,040 | $15,626 | 15.2% |
| 93295 | Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | Facility | 2023 | 108 | 353 | $88,603 | $8,289 | 9.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 109 | 112 | $35,616 | $7,513 | 21.1% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 825 | 1,012 | $33,396 | $5,714 | 17.1% |
| 93298 | Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | Facility | 2023 | 46 | 315 | $32,445 | $5,386 | 16.6% |
| 93655 | Insertion of catheters and destruction of tissue to treat abnormal heart rhythm | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 24 | $34,104 | $5,145 | 15.1% |
| 93650 | Destruction of heart conduction tissue to create heart block | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $24,112 | $4,031 | 16.7% |
| 33225 | Insertion of left lower heart electrode for pacemaker or defibrillator | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $24,660 | $3,974 | 16.1% |
| 33208 | Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $30,615 | $3,964 | 12.9% |
| 93657 | Destruction of tissue of upper heart chamber through tube to treat abnormal heart rhythm | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $22,736 | $3,579 | 15.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 37 | 37 | $18,204 | $3,483 | 19.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 68 | 69 | $14,628 | $3,000 | 20.5% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 31 | $17,763 | $2,982 | 16.8% |
| 93280 | Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | Facility | 2023 | 70 | 78 | $8,112 | $1,892 | 23.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 46 | 46 | $9,752 | $1,785 | 18.3% |
| 93280 | Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | Office | 2023 | 54 | 57 | $7,158 | $1,707 | 23.8% |
| 93284 | Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 34 | $6,562 | $1,541 | 23.5% |
| 93283 | Programming of dual lead implantable defibrillator system | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 28 | $4,846 | $946.22 | 19.5% |
| 93284 | Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | Office | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $3,164 | $754.98 | 23.9% |
| 33285 | Insertion of heart rhythm monitor under skin | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $5,742 | $542.19 | 9.4% |
| 93283 | Programming of dual lead implantable defibrillator system | Office | 2023 | 11 | 13 | $2,249 | $473.11 | 21.0% |
| 93279 | Programming of single lead pacemaker system | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 17 | $1,479 | $408.51 | 27.6% |
About Dr. Christopher Ellis, M.D
Dr. Christopher Ellis, M.D is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Nashville, Tennessee. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/21/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1528174752.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Ellis, M.D has received a total of $618,290 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $61,292 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 1,104 transactions from 19 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($329,878).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ellis has provided services to 9,913 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 15,163 services with total Medicare billing of $997,727. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 127 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Other Specialties Cardiovascular Disease
- Location Nashville, TN
- Active Since 08/21/2006
- Last Updated 03/25/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1528174752
Products in Payments
- AMPLATZER AMULET (Device) $136,140
- AMPLATZER Occluders (Device) $103,976
- WATCHMAN (Device) $86,684
- AMPLATZER (Device) $48,529
- VersaCross Access Solution (Device) $16,698
- WATCHMAN FLX (Device) $16,614
- WATCHMAN Access System (Device) $15,337
- Micra (Device) $10,757
- Carto 3 System (Device) $7,144
- CVX-300 (Device) $6,846
- LARIAT RS (Device) $5,625
- CVX-300CVX-300P (Device) $5,274
- JETI ALL IN ONE NON-STERILE KIT (Device) $5,250
- Circulatory Support (Device) $5,117
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS (Device) $4,574
- LARIAT SUTURE DELIVERY DEVICE (Device) $4,570
- WATCHMAN DEVICE (Device) $4,451
- Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator (Device) $3,953
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $3,570
- CardioMEMS HF System (Device) $3,400
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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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