Total Payments
$45,466
2024 Payments
$400.98
Companies
16
Transactions
97
Medicare Patients
1,323
Medicare Billing
$123,971
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$25,000 (55.0%)
Education$15,837 (34.8%)
Food & Beverage$3,856 (8.5%)
Travel$773.76 (1.7%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | $25,000 | 2 | 55.0% |
| Education | $15,837 | 14 | 34.8% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,856 | 79 | 8.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $773.76 | 2 | 1.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthrex, Inc. | $23,202 | 6 | $0 (2019) |
| Fortis Surgical, LLC | $5,665 | 13 | $0 (2019) |
| Linvatec Corporation | $5,000 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Liberty Surgical Inc. | $3,798 | 4 | $0 (2021) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $3,028 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $2,345 | 46 | $0 (2024) |
| Paladin Technology Solutions | $1,260 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Vericel Corporation | $502.86 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $259.57 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| SI-BONE, Inc. | $144.07 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $400.98 | 9 | Stryker Corporation ($185.20) |
| 2023 | $626.97 | 16 | Stryker Corporation ($368.02) |
| 2022 | $1,554 | 9 | Paladin Technology Solutions ($1,208) |
| 2021 | $2,277 | 24 | Liberty Surgical Inc. ($1,200) |
| 2020 | $9,212 | 7 | Linvatec Corporation ($5,000) |
| 2019 | $30,837 | 25 | Arthrex, Inc. ($23,202) |
| 2018 | $174.09 | 3 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($123.60) |
| 2017 | $384.30 | 4 | Stryker Corporation ($248.33) |
All Payment Transactions
97 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/13/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System (Device), ACCU-PASS, HEALICOIL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.85 | General |
| Category: Extremities & Limb Restoration | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Stryker Corporation | ASNIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $54.07 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TORNIER FLEX (Device), AEQUALIS PERFORM REVERSED | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $65.72 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 07/18/2024 | Stryker Corporation | ICONIX (Device), INSPACE, AIR | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.71 | General |
| Category: SPORTS MEDICINE | ||||||
| 07/02/2024 | Stryker Corporation | GAMMA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.35 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 04/11/2024 | Vericel Corporation | MACI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $149.99 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 04/08/2024 | Stryker Corporation | ASNIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.35 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 02/27/2024 | Vericel Corporation | MACI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.68 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 01/30/2024 | Paladin Technology Solutions | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.26 | General |
| 12/20/2023 | Stryker Corporation | GAMMA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.08 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 11/14/2023 | Stryker Corporation | GAMMA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $52.22 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 10/24/2023 | Vericel Corporation | MACI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $152.37 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 09/30/2023 | Stryker Corporation | T2 ALPHA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.52 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 09/02/2023 | Stryker Corporation | T2 ALPHA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.19 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 08/16/2023 | Vericel Corporation | MACI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.71 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 07/07/2023 | Stryker Corporation | GAMMA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $57.40 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 06/30/2023 | Stryker Corporation | T2 ALPHA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $153.18 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 05/03/2023 | Vericel Corporation | MACI (Biological) | Education | In-kind items and services | $21.37 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 05/03/2023 | Vericel Corporation | MACI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.45 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 05/02/2023 | Vericel Corporation | MACI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.05 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 05/02/2023 | Vericel Corporation | MACI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.55 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 03/23/2023 | Cerapedics Inc. | I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.94 | General |
| Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 03/14/2023 | Stryker Corporation | VARIAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.34 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 03/02/2023 | Paladin Technology Solutions | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.51 | General |
| 02/09/2023 | Stryker Corporation | GAMMA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.09 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 490 | 734 | $146,039 | $49,126 |
| 2022 | 7 | 378 | 615 | $98,652 | $35,825 |
| 2021 | 5 | 373 | 601 | $82,728 | $32,963 |
| 2020 | 4 | 82 | 106 | $15,548 | $6,058 |
Total Patients
1,323
Total Services
2,056
Medicare Billing
$123,971
Procedure Codes
25
All Medicare Procedures & Services
25 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 107 | 172 | $40,420 | $16,671 | 41.2% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 110 | 207 | $41,475 | $10,978 | 26.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 57 | 57 | $20,775 | $7,080 | 34.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 74 | 94 | $14,570 | $6,233 | 42.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 39 | 39 | $10,125 | $3,445 | 34.0% |
| J7324 | Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2023 | 11 | 25 | $11,500 | $2,439 | 21.2% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $3,945 | $1,389 | 35.2% |
| J1040 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | Office | 2023 | 46 | 51 | $1,785 | $447.62 | 25.1% |
| J1030 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | Office | 2023 | 33 | 76 | $1,444 | $442.28 | 30.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 82 | 120 | $28,200 | $11,898 | 42.2% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 79 | 163 | $28,525 | $7,766 | 27.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 69 | 94 | $14,570 | $6,601 | 45.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 60 | 60 | $14,100 | $4,411 | 31.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 23 | 23 | $7,360 | $3,162 | 43.0% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $3,180 | $1,370 | 43.1% |
| J1030 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | Office | 2022 | 53 | 143 | $2,717 | $616.91 | 22.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 68 | 102 | $23,470 | $11,024 | 47.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 77 | 105 | $15,965 | $7,266 | 45.5% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 79 | 79 | $17,770 | $7,179 | 40.4% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule | Office | 2021 | 77 | 123 | $21,875 | $6,620 | 30.3% |
| J1030 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | Office | 2021 | 72 | 192 | $3,648 | $873.24 | 23.9% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 29 | 29 | $6,380 | $2,692 | 42.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 25 | 35 | $5,250 | $2,197 | 41.8% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule | Office | 2020 | 17 | 20 | $3,500 | $1,064 | 30.4% |
| J1030 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | Office | 2020 | 11 | 22 | $418.00 | $104.00 | 24.9% |
About Christopher Kester
Christopher Kester is a Specialist healthcare provider based in Richmond, Virginia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/26/2014. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1851716914.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Christopher Kester has received a total of $45,466 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $400.98 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 97 transactions from 16 companies. The most common payment nature is "Grant" ($25,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Kester has provided services to 1,323 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,056 services with total Medicare billing of $123,971. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 25 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Specialist
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Richmond, VA
- Active Since 02/26/2014
- Last Updated 08/01/2019
- Taxonomy Code 174400000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1851716914
Products in Payments
- GAMMA (Device) $523.19
- MACI (Biological) $502.86
- ASNIS (Device) $327.33
- XIA (Device) $236.56
- T2 (Device) $221.38
- T2 ALPHA (Device) $198.89
- ANCHORAGE (Device) $147.49
- AUTOFIX (Device) $144.99
- iFuse Implant (Device) $144.07
- Persona (Device) $135.97
- Synovasure (Device) $123.60
- TFN ADVANCED (Device) $101.60
- AXSOS (Device) $100.23
- Hoffmann (Device) $100.00
- TORNIER FLEX (Device) $65.72
- GELSYN-3 (Device) $59.46
- VARIAX (Device) $57.71
- ADAPT (Device) $56.99
- APEX (Device) $49.53
- AxoGuard Nerve Connector (Device) $38.83
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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