Total Payments
$795,703
2024 Payments
$334,632
Companies
21
Transactions
335
Medicare Patients
539
Medicare Billing
$35,648
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$606,686 (76.2%)
Consulting$126,820 (15.9%)
Travel$51,227 (6.4%)
Food & Beverage$9,839 (1.2%)
Education$1,000 (0.1%)
Gifts$131.91 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $606,686 | 35 | 76.2% |
| Consulting Fee | $126,820 | 18 | 15.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $51,227 | 82 | 6.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $9,839 | 197 | 1.2% |
| Education | $1,000 | 1 | 0.1% |
| Gift | $131.91 | 2 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $786,837 | 221 | $0 (2024) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $2,173 | 10 | $0 (2019) |
| Life Spine, Inc. | $2,037 | 11 | $0 (2018) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $1,917 | 57 | $0 (2019) |
| SMAIO SA | $1,143 | 5 | $0 (2022) |
| Stryker Corporation | $538.62 | 6 | $0 (2021) |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | $196.79 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $156.31 | 3 | $0 (2017) |
| Cerapedics Inc. | $142.20 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| K2M, Inc. | $140.82 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $334,632 | 47 | Alphatec Spine, Inc ($334,489) |
| 2023 | $227,375 | 38 | Alphatec Spine, Inc ($227,326) |
| 2022 | $151,202 | 47 | Alphatec Spine, Inc ($150,039) |
| 2021 | $10,632 | 41 | Alphatec Spine, Inc ($10,318) |
| 2020 | $43,348 | 33 | Alphatec Spine, Inc ($43,275) |
| 2019 | $22,367 | 59 | Alphatec Spine, Inc ($21,391) |
| 2018 | $5,211 | 42 | Life Spine, Inc. ($2,037) |
| 2017 | $936.97 | 28 | Stryker Corporation ($328.51) |
All Payment Transactions
335 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 14
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/09/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.92 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | IdentiTi (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $57,993.65 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Invictus OPEN (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,039.96 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Invictus MIS (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $54.60 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.10 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.40 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $10,000.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $356.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 11/04/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Invictus OPEN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $137.52 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $650.16 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Invictus OPEN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.40 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.75 | General |
| 09/06/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1,782.35 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/28/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | IdentiTi (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $53,289.39 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/28/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Invictus OPEN (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $327.16 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/28/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Invictus MIS (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $78.23 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/07/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Battalion TLIF - PC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $200.79 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $96.46 | General |
| 08/01/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.51 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| 08/01/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.69 | General |
| 07/25/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $9,000.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 07/25/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $135.25 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 07/18/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $650.16 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 07/11/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $356.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 165 | 210 | $30,876 | $12,626 |
| 2022 | 5 | 113 | 155 | $19,427 | $7,972 |
| 2021 | 4 | 110 | 146 | $17,900 | $7,493 |
| 2020 | 4 | 151 | 189 | $22,941 | $7,558 |
Total Patients
539
Total Services
700
Medicare Billing
$35,648
Procedure Codes
19
All Medicare Procedures & Services
19 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 42 | 58 | $7,645 | $3,677 | 48.1% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 15 | $7,650 | $2,919 | 38.2% |
| 72082 | X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 36 | 49 | $5,880 | $2,186 | 37.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 23 | 24 | $4,752 | $2,078 | 43.7% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 37 | 49 | $3,809 | $1,269 | 33.3% |
| 77073 | X-ray for bone length assessment | Office | 2023 | 14 | 15 | $1,140 | $496.14 | 43.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 33 | 44 | $5,833 | $2,605 | 44.7% |
| 72082 | X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 27 | 48 | $5,762 | $2,266 | 39.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 11 | 12 | $2,376 | $1,091 | 45.9% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 30 | 39 | $3,081 | $1,058 | 34.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $2,376 | $951.50 | 40.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 40 | 43 | $5,762 | $2,601 | 45.1% |
| 72082 | X-ray of spine, entire middle and lower spine, 2 or 3 views | Office | 2021 | 31 | 54 | $6,482 | $2,596 | 40.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 14 | 15 | $2,970 | $1,451 | 48.9% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2 or 3 views | Office | 2021 | 25 | 34 | $2,686 | $845.37 | 31.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 61 | 78 | $10,452 | $3,453 | 33.0% |
| 72082 | X-ray of spine, 2 or 3 views | Office | 2020 | 41 | 53 | $6,360 | $2,133 | 33.5% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2 or 3 views | Office | 2020 | 36 | 45 | $3,555 | $1,043 | 29.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 13 | 13 | $2,574 | $929.59 | 36.1% |
About Dr. Christopher Hamill, MD
Dr. Christopher Hamill, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Buffalo, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/08/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1164495446.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Hamill, MD has received a total of $795,703 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $334,632 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 335 transactions from 21 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($606,686).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Hamill has provided services to 539 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 700 services with total Medicare billing of $35,648. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 19 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Buffalo, NY
- Active Since 02/08/2006
- Last Updated 11/25/2014
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1164495446
Products in Payments
- IdentiTi (Device) $493,132
- Other - Miscellaneous (Device) $144,343
- Invictus MIS (Device) $24,904
- LIF (Device) $20,014
- Invictus OPEN (Device) $11,130
- Arsenal Deformity (Device) $8,000
- OsseoScrew (Device) $5,485
- Arx, Nautilus, Solstice (Device) $2,037
- MULTIPLE (Device) $1,459
- MazorX Renaissance (Device) $1,207
- Excelsius - GPS (Device) $1,160
- ALTERA (Device) $744.09
- ALIF (Device) $504.63
- CD HORIZON (Device) $435.79
- INVICTUS OPEN (Device) $347.11
- Battalion TLIF - PC (Device) $231.43
- Intracept (Device) $196.79
- Solus ALIF (Device) $158.32
- ELEVATE (Device) $153.50
- Triathlon (Device) $150.00
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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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