Total Payments
$575,020
2024 Payments
$86,935
Companies
33
Transactions
731
Medicare Patients
2,021
Medicare Billing
$494,938
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$258,333 (44.9%)
Consulting$112,714 (19.6%)
Royalty/License$85,260 (14.8%)
Research$56,407 (9.8%)
Travel$43,222 (7.5%)
Food & Beverage$18,891 (3.3%)
Education$193.02 (0.0%)
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 | $258,333 | 72 | 44.9% |
| Consulting Fee | $112,714 | 58 | 19.6% |
| Royalty or License | $85,260 | 9 | 14.8% |
| Unspecified | $56,407 | 10 | 9.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $43,222 | 186 | 7.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $18,891 | 383 | 3.3% |
| Education | $193.02 | 13 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$518,613
721 transactions
Research
$56,407
10 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $317,774 | 318 | $0 (2024) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $206,505 | 163 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $33,455 | 95 | $0 (2020) |
| Spine Wave, Inc. | $5,690 | 18 | $0 (2024) |
| Intrinsic Therapeutics | $3,657 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $2,347 | 10 | $0 (2019) |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $825.83 | 29 | $0 (2024) |
| MEDACTA USA, INC. | $797.86 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $796.48 | 14 | $0 (2022) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $337.35 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $86,935 | 123 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($52,314) |
| 2023 | $95,660 | 124 | Medtronic, Inc. ($46,687) |
| 2022 | $193,280 | 176 | Medtronic, Inc. ($136,631) |
| 2021 | $107,556 | 108 | Medtronic, Inc. ($107,086) |
| 2020 | $9,814 | 31 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($9,698) |
| 2019 | $37,403 | 69 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($23,758) |
| 2018 | $29,053 | 41 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($17,945) |
| 2017 | $15,318 | 59 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($12,484) |
All Payment Transactions
731 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 30
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ELSA (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,737.50 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ELSA (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,750.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $600.00 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | RELINE (Device), SABLE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.71 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius3D Imaging System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $90.88 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $600.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $69.99 | General |
| 12/05/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $67.50 | General |
| 11/19/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Spinal-Stim (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.72 | General |
| Category: Stimulator, Bone Growth, Non-Invasive | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius3D Imaging System (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $8,348.50 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Spinal-Stim (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.85 | General |
| Category: Stimulator, Bone Growth, Non-Invasive | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Spine Wave, Inc. | SALVO SPINE SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.08 | General |
| Category: Spinal Medical Device | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $300.00 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 11/02/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius3D Imaging System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.99 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/02/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius3D Imaging System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.51 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ELSA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $156.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ALTERA (Device), Excelsius3D Imaging System, IntraLIF | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $141.06 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $14.44 | General |
| 10/30/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | 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 | $3,600.00 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | STERIS CORPORATION | V. Mueller (Device), V. Mueller | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $108.46 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | STERIS CORPORATION | V. Mueller (Device), V. Mueller | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.47 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | EXPEDIUM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $61.45 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | XLIF (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $193.47 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | Spine Wave, Inc. | SALVO SPINE SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.16 | General |
| Category: Spinal Medical Device | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | XLIF (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $283.79 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Device Directive/Up-class | Medtronic, Inc. | $53,407 | 4 |
| FREEDOM Lumbar Discectomy Registry | Intrinsic Therapeutics | $3,000 | 6 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | 396 | 472 | $356,569 | $70,713 |
| 2022 | 17 | 528 | 620 | $706,206 | $136,680 |
| 2021 | 17 | 519 | 657 | $665,736 | $131,120 |
| 2020 | 20 | 578 | 673 | $831,236 | $156,425 |
Total Patients
2,021
Total Services
2,422
Medicare Billing
$494,938
Procedure Codes
66
All Medicare Procedures & Services
66 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $144,722 | $22,295 | 15.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 114 | 155 | $33,015 | $14,682 | 44.5% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 53 | $55,351 | $9,701 | 17.5% |
| 22840 | Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $39,041 | $6,982 | 17.9% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 26 | $28,392 | $4,549 | 16.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 39 | 39 | $14,157 | $3,773 | 26.7% |
| 63052 | Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $23,530 | $3,161 | 13.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 28 | 30 | $4,140 | $2,015 | 48.7% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2023 | 44 | 46 | $6,072 | $1,641 | 27.0% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 42 | 47 | $5,875 | $1,254 | 21.3% |
| 72040 | X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $1,344 | $394.29 | 29.3% |
| 72020 | X-ray of spine, 1 view | Office | 2023 | 12 | 15 | $930.00 | $264.18 | 28.4% |
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2022 | 26 | 26 | $224,084 | $37,514 | 16.7% |
| 22551 | Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $90,059 | $14,588 | 16.2% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2022 | 41 | 69 | $76,383 | $13,877 | 18.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 101 | 135 | $28,905 | $11,978 | 41.4% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 14 | $57,512 | $11,042 | 19.2% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $56,610 | $10,724 | 18.9% |
| 22840 | Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $44,618 | $8,325 | 18.7% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2022 | 35 | 35 | $38,220 | $6,336 | 16.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 51 | 51 | $18,513 | $5,911 | 31.9% |
| 63052 | Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2022 | 26 | 27 | $39,096 | $5,452 | 13.9% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 13 | 16 | $4,432 | $2,102 | 47.4% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $5,187 | $2,081 | 40.1% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2022 | 54 | 54 | $7,082 | $2,037 | 28.8% |
About Christopher Holland, MD, PHD
Christopher Holland, MD, PHD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Concord, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/22/2009. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1235373218.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Christopher Holland, MD, PHD has received a total of $575,020 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $86,935 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 731 transactions from 33 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" ($258,333).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Holland has provided services to 2,021 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,422 services with total Medicare billing of $494,938. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 66 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Concord, NC
- Active Since 04/22/2009
- Last Updated 07/29/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1235373218
Products in Payments
- CD HORIZON (Device) $74,500
- CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $55,861
- CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) $40,488
- ELSA (Device) $37,021
- Imaging System (Device) $32,634
- Excelsius3D Imaging System (Device) $31,128
- IntraLIF (Device) $30,837
- MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) $27,765
- ELSA ATP (Device) $19,135
- SPACE-D SYSTEM 5.5/6.0 VOYAGER INSTRUMENT SET (Device) $15,163
- CORBEL (Device) $9,205
- Excelsius - GPS (Device) $8,919
- SABLE (Device) $8,644
- PRONE LATERAL (Device) $6,632
- O-ARM (Device) $5,585
- CAPSTONE (Device) $5,497
- Globus Imaging System (Device) $5,400
- Mazor X Stealth Edition (Device) $5,385
- ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) $4,634
- MIDAS REX (Device) $4,595
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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.