Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $659.78 | 1 | 98.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $11.79 | 1 | 1.8% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| TransMedics, Inc. | $659.78 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $11.79 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $659.78 | 1 | TransMedics, Inc. ($659.78) |
| 2020 | $11.79 | 1 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation ($11.79) |
All Payment Transactions
2 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28/2024 | TransMedics, Inc. | Organ Care System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $659.78 | General |
| Category: Device | ||||||
| 08/24/2020 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | SURGIMEND (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.79 | General |
| Category: RECON-SKIN AND WOUND | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 11 | 15 | $1,185 | $385.42 |
| 2022 | 2 | 30 | 32 | $329,307 | $69,709 |
| 2021 | 3 | 39 | 102 | $289,498 | $65,011 |
| 2020 | 4 | 81 | 286 | $414,601 | $95,896 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
10 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 15 | $1,185 | $385.42 | 32.5% |
| 47135 | Transplantation of donor liver | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $328,122 | $69,279 | 21.1% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 15 | $1,185 | $429.99 | 36.3% |
| 47135 | Transplantation of donor liver to anatomic position | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $275,072 | $60,488 | 22.0% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 74 | $13,320 | $4,149 | 31.2% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 14 | $1,106 | $372.97 | 33.7% |
| 47135 | Transplantation of donor liver to anatomic position | Facility | 2020 | 18 | 19 | $367,418 | $80,645 | 21.9% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 21 | 222 | $39,960 | $12,952 | 32.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 18 | 18 | $5,210 | $1,780 | 34.2% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 24 | 27 | $2,013 | $519.88 | 25.8% |
About Christopher Hughes
Christopher Hughes is a Transplant Surgery healthcare provider based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/15/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1407845126.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Christopher Hughes has received a total of $671.57 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $659.78 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 2 transactions from 2 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($659.78).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Hughes has provided services to 161 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 435 services with total Medicare billing of $231,001. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 10 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Transplant Surgery
- Location Pittsburgh, PA
- Active Since 10/15/2005
- Last Updated 03/25/2021
- Taxonomy Code 204F00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1407845126
Products in Payments
- Organ Care System (Device) $659.78
- SURGIMEND (Device) $11.79
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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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