Total Payments
$75,880
2024 Payments
$1,387
Companies
8
Transactions
35
Medicare Patients
4,491
Medicare Billing
$551,471
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$72,000 (94.9%)
Food & Beverage$1,880 (2.5%)
Royalty/License$1,084 (1.4%)
Travel$916.05 (1.2%)
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 | $72,000 | 1 | 94.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,880 | 19 | 2.5% |
| Royalty or License | $1,084 | 12 | 1.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $916.05 | 3 | 1.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXACTECH, INC. | $72,312 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | $2,280 | 18 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $737.55 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $153.68 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. | $125.00 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $102.29 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | $89.42 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $81.06 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,387 | 8 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($1,196) |
| 2023 | $271.05 | 2 | Stryker Corporation ($271.05) |
| 2022 | $72,504 | 5 | EXACTECH, INC. ($72,312) |
| 2021 | $81.06 | 1 | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($81.06) |
| 2020 | $13.84 | 1 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($13.84) |
| 2019 | $416.23 | 7 | Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. ($125.00) |
| 2018 | $322.35 | 6 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($187.84) |
| 2017 | $885.54 | 5 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($815.32) |
All Payment Transactions
35 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/08/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $61.37 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 04/06/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $51.50 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 04/06/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $51.50 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 04/05/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL, DJO SURGICAL | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $557.14 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 03/26/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $297.54 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 03/26/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $176.54 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 03/18/2024 | Stryker Corporation | VALOR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $101.50 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 01/09/2024 | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | ZYNRELEF (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $89.42 | General |
| Category: POST SURGICAL PAIN RELIEF | ||||||
| 12/14/2023 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $155.71 | General |
| Category: JOINT REPLACEMENT HIPS, KNEES | ||||||
| 10/13/2023 | Stryker Corporation | TRIATHLON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $115.34 | General |
| Category: KNEES | ||||||
| 10/27/2022 | Stryker Corporation | TRIATHLON (Device), MAKO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $99.16 | General |
| Category: KNEES | ||||||
| 09/19/2022 | EXACTECH, INC. | ALTEON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $146.02 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 06/08/2022 | EXACTECH, INC. | ALTEON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $165.48 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 04/27/2022 | EXACTECH, INC. | TRULIANT (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 | $72,000.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 02/08/2022 | Stryker Corporation | RESTORATION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $93.24 | General |
| Category: HIPS | ||||||
| 10/14/2021 | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Andexxa (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $81.06 | General |
| Category: Hematology | ||||||
| 01/13/2020 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO Surgical Motivation and S.U.R.E. System (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.84 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 11/14/2019 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | ACTIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $83.46 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Hip | ||||||
| 07/12/2019 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO Surgical Motivation and S.U.R.E. System (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.62 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 04/24/2019 | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | PRALUENT (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $102.29 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 04/18/2019 | Stryker Corporation | TRITANIUM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $38.09 | General |
| Category: HIPS | ||||||
| 04/12/2019 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO Surgical Motivation and S.U.R.E. System (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.15 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 02/28/2019 | Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. | Zilretta (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.00 | General |
| Category: Musculoskeletal | ||||||
| 01/18/2019 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO Surgical Motivation and S.U.R.E. System (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.62 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 10/19/2018 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO Surgical Motivation and S.U.R.E. System (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $35.53 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16 | 1,274 | 1,614 | $597,591 | $152,847 |
| 2022 | 15 | 1,101 | 1,383 | $573,673 | $139,284 |
| 2021 | 12 | 1,008 | 1,263 | $491,431 | $121,008 |
| 2020 | 15 | 1,108 | 2,057 | $543,555 | $138,332 |
Total Patients
4,491
Total Services
6,317
Medicare Billing
$551,471
Procedure Codes
58
All Medicare Procedures & Services
58 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 34 | 36 | $232,884 | $38,951 | 16.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 247 | 307 | $53,725 | $31,459 | 58.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 143 | 143 | $35,750 | $18,501 | 51.8% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $87,010 | $15,164 | 17.4% |
| 27236 | Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $55,861 | $12,750 | 22.8% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 154 | 215 | $39,360 | $10,990 | 27.9% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 188 | 264 | $29,568 | $7,836 | 26.5% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 95 | 112 | $12,096 | $3,966 | 32.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 61 | 68 | $10,200 | $3,159 | 31.0% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $6,325 | $2,447 | 38.7% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 72 | 87 | $7,180 | $2,161 | 30.1% |
| J1040 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | Office | 2023 | 149 | 239 | $13,862 | $2,040 | 14.7% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $5,500 | $1,494 | 27.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $6,300 | $1,245 | 19.8% |
| 73110 | X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 12 | 17 | $1,190 | $531.79 | 44.7% |
| J1030 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | Office | 2023 | 19 | 26 | $780.00 | $153.52 | 19.7% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2022 | 29 | 30 | $194,070 | $32,647 | 16.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 291 | 390 | $58,500 | $25,699 | 43.9% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 23 | $142,945 | $24,805 | 17.4% |
| 27245 | Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $46,908 | $12,343 | 26.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 143 | 143 | $32,175 | $11,795 | 36.7% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 124 | 166 | $28,640 | $8,420 | 29.4% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2022 | 119 | 171 | $19,152 | $5,536 | 28.9% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 42 | 42 | $11,550 | $4,672 | 40.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 50 | 52 | $9,100 | $4,559 | 50.1% |
About Dr. Christopher Hutchins, MD
Dr. Christopher Hutchins, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Westerly, Rhode Island. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/18/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1902805591.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Hutchins, MD has received a total of $75,880 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,387 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 35 transactions from 8 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" ($72,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Hutchins has provided services to 4,491 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 6,317 services with total Medicare billing of $551,471. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 58 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Westerly, RI
- Active Since 07/18/2005
- Last Updated 09/12/2013
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1902805591
Products in Payments
- TRULIANT (Device) $72,000
- DJO SURGICAL (Device) $1,196
- DJO Surgical Motivation and S.U.R.E. System (Device) $1,084
- ALTEON (Device) $311.50
- TRIATHLON (Device) $214.50
- MAKO (Device) $193.04
- Zilretta (Drug) $125.00
- PRALUENT (Drug) $102.29
- VALOR (Device) $101.50
- REUNION (Device) $97.18
- RESTORATION (Device) $93.24
- ZYNRELEF (Drug) $89.42
- ACTIS (Device) $83.46
- Andexxa (Drug) $81.06
- SIGMA (Device) $70.22
- TRITANIUM (Device) $38.09
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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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