Total Payments
$4,480
2024 Payments
$1,102
Companies
10
Transactions
43
Medicare Patients
1,219
Medicare Billing
$109,987
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$1,702 (38.0%)
Food & Beverage$1,595 (35.6%)
Education$1,183 (26.4%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $1,702 | 7 | 38.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,595 | 34 | 35.6% |
| Education | $1,183 | 2 | 26.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $2,089 | 18 | $0 (2023) |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,766 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Davol Inc. | $288.00 | 8 | $0 (2021) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $83.94 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Kerecis Limited | $72.74 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | $62.87 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Hydrofera LLC | $44.08 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $40.28 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| KCI USA, Inc | $20.37 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| AbbVie, Inc. | $13.47 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,102 | 8 | Stryker Corporation ($1,007) |
| 2023 | $962.47 | 4 | Stryker Corporation ($758.25) |
| 2022 | $56.28 | 3 | Ethicon US, LLC ($40.28) |
| 2021 | $21.73 | 1 | Davol Inc. ($21.73) |
| 2019 | $329.14 | 8 | DAVOL INC. ($266.27) |
| 2018 | $1,890 | 16 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($1,890) |
| 2017 | $117.78 | 3 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($83.94) |
All Payment Transactions
43 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12/2024 | Stryker Corporation | 1788 (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $131.38 | General |
| Category: ENDOSCOPY | ||||||
| 09/28/2024 | Stryker Corporation | 1788 (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $175.00 | General |
| Category: ENDOSCOPY | ||||||
| 09/04/2024 | Kerecis Limited | Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose (Device), Kerecis Omega3 Marigen, Kerecis Omega3 Marigen | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $38.74 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 08/14/2024 | Stryker Corporation | 1788 (Medical Supply) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $567.90 | General |
| Category: ENDOSCOPY | ||||||
| 07/16/2024 | Kerecis Limited | Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose (Device), Kerecis Omega3 Marigen, Kerecis Omega3 Marigen | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.58 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 03/28/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SPY-PHI SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $133.09 | General |
| Category: ENDOSCOPY | ||||||
| 03/15/2024 | Hydrofera LLC | HYDROFERA BLUE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.36 | General |
| Category: WOUND CARE | ||||||
| 03/12/2024 | Kerecis Limited | Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose (Device), Kerecis Omega3 Marigen, Kerecis Omega3 GraftGuide | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.42 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 09/29/2023 | Stryker Corporation | SPY-PHI SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $169.62 | General |
| Category: ENDOSCOPY | ||||||
| 07/20/2023 | Stryker Corporation | 1688 (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $588.63 | General |
| Category: VISUALIZATION | ||||||
| 04/20/2023 | Hydrofera LLC | HYDROFERA BLUE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.72 | General |
| Category: WOUND CARE | ||||||
| 04/11/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $182.50 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/19/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/18/2022 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon Circular (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.59 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 02/08/2022 | Ethicon US, LLC | ETHICON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.69 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 01/13/2021 | Davol Inc. | BD MAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.73 | General |
| Category: Molecular Diagnostics | ||||||
| 11/07/2019 | DAVOL INC. | PHASIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $96.10 | General |
| Category: DAVOL | ||||||
| 11/05/2019 | DAVOL INC. | PHASIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.68 | General |
| Category: DAVOL | ||||||
| 10/21/2019 | DAVOL INC. | BD MAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.27 | General |
| Category: MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS | ||||||
| 08/21/2019 | DAVOL INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.66 | General |
| 07/29/2019 | DAVOL INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.67 | General |
| 07/18/2019 | DAVOL INC. | BD MAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.59 | General |
| Category: MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS | ||||||
| 05/16/2019 | DAVOL INC. | PHASIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $119.30 | General |
| Category: DAVOL | ||||||
| 01/15/2019 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $62.87 | General |
| 12/04/2018 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.38 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | 279 | 462 | $134,470 | $24,420 |
| 2022 | 11 | 373 | 584 | $150,219 | $39,290 |
| 2021 | 9 | 284 | 477 | $109,858 | $26,449 |
| 2020 | 10 | 283 | 398 | $80,349 | $19,828 |
Total Patients
1,219
Total Services
1,921
Medicare Billing
$109,987
Procedure Codes
45
All Medicare Procedures & Services
45 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 121 | 292 | $70,956 | $13,970 | 19.7% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 26 | $9,204 | $2,455 | 26.7% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 42 | 42 | $11,508 | $2,454 | 21.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $6,300 | $1,682 | 26.7% |
| 45380 | Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $24,336 | $1,610 | 6.6% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 42 | 47 | $5,170 | $1,362 | 26.4% |
| 11042 | Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | Office | 2023 | 16 | 22 | $6,996 | $886.01 | 12.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 80 | 145 | $27,720 | $9,171 | 33.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 73 | 183 | $32,428 | $8,286 | 25.6% |
| 47562 | Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $21,259 | $5,645 | 26.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 21 | 25 | $6,575 | $2,389 | 36.3% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 23 | 23 | $7,751 | $2,289 | 29.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $6,400 | $1,978 | 30.9% |
| 11042 | Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | Office | 2022 | 17 | 19 | $5,757 | $1,559 | 27.1% |
| 45380 | Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $14,168 | $1,480 | 10.4% |
| 11042 | Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | Facility | 2022 | 23 | 33 | $9,999 | $1,366 | 13.7% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $4,437 | $1,237 | 27.9% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 17 | $3,026 | $900.81 | 29.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $3,654 | $850.99 | 23.3% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 19 | 21 | $2,205 | $825.69 | 37.4% |
| 99231 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 25 | $2,425 | $712.83 | 29.4% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 23 | $2,415 | $601.01 | 24.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 80 | 180 | $32,366 | $9,065 | 28.0% |
| 11042 | Removal of skin and tissue first 20 sq cm or less | Facility | 2021 | 31 | 69 | $20,286 | $2,953 | 14.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 21 | 27 | $7,477 | $2,515 | 33.6% |
About Dr. Christopher Gartin, MD
Dr. Christopher Gartin, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Fremont, Nebraska. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/03/2012. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1780948919.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Gartin, MD has received a total of $4,480 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,102 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 43 transactions from 10 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($1,702).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Gartin has provided services to 1,219 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,921 services with total Medicare billing of $109,987. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 45 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Location Fremont, NE
- Active Since 07/03/2012
- Last Updated 07/21/2022
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1780948919
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $2,089
- 1788 (Medical Supply) $874.28
- 1688 (Device) $588.63
- SPY-PHI SYSTEM (Device) $302.71
- PHASIX (Device) $228.08
- AQUAMANTYS (Device) $83.94
- Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose (Device) $72.74
- HYDROFERA BLUE (Device) $44.08
- BD MAX (Device) $42.59
- ETHICON (Device) $22.69
- Echelon Circular (Device) $17.59
- Duopa (Drug) $13.47
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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