Total Payments
$45,041
2024 Payments
$2,601
Companies
10
Transactions
45
Medicare Patients
1,333
Medicare Billing
$143,954
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$30,000 (66.6%)
Consulting$6,834 (15.2%)
Travel$3,718 (8.3%)
Education$3,215 (7.1%)
Food & Beverage$1,275 (2.8%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | $30,000 | 2 | 66.6% |
| Consulting Fee | $6,834 | 5 | 15.2% |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,718 | 16 | 8.3% |
| Education | $3,215 | 3 | 7.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,275 | 19 | 2.8% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $32,091 | 15 | $0 (2023) |
| Cook Incorporated | $4,500 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $4,023 | 14 | $0 (2024) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $2,334 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Pulmonx Corporation | $1,246 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Ethicon Inc. | $525.20 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc | $136.48 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | $84.28 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Covidien LP | $58.72 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Cook Medical LLC | $41.54 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,601 | 8 | Cook Incorporated ($1,125) |
| 2023 | $4,480 | 9 | Cook Incorporated ($3,375) |
| 2022 | $3,800 | 11 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($3,800) |
| 2021 | $2,471 | 3 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($2,334) |
| 2020 | $28.20 | 1 | Ethicon Inc. ($28.20) |
| 2019 | $15,708 | 6 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($15,068) |
| 2018 | $15,953 | 7 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($15,953) |
All Payment Transactions
45 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2024 | Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc | ALIYA SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $136.48 | General |
| Category: PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD | ||||||
| 03/20/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $106.35 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/19/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $108.50 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/04/2024 | Cook Incorporated | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $675.00 | General |
| 02/07/2024 | Pulmonx Corporation | ZEPHYR ENDOBRONCHIAL VALVE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $258.77 | General |
| Category: PULMONOLOGY | ||||||
| 02/07/2024 | Pulmonx Corporation | ZEPHYR ENDOBRONCHIAL VALVE (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $190.79 | General |
| Category: PULMONOLOGY | ||||||
| 02/05/2024 | Pulmonx Corporation | ZEPHYR ENDOBRONCHIAL VALVE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $675.20 | General |
| Category: PULMONOLOGY | ||||||
| 01/08/2024 | Cook Incorporated | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $450.00 | General |
| 07/25/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.33 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/05/2023 | Cook Incorporated | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,925.00 | General |
| 06/20/2023 | Cook Medical LLC | COOK (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.87 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 06/02/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $61.52 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_ENDO | ||||||
| 06/02/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $40.64 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_ENDO | ||||||
| 06/01/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $690.36 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_ENDO | ||||||
| 06/01/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $169.90 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_ENDO | ||||||
| 06/01/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $108.00 | General |
| Category: General - Pulmonary_ENDO | ||||||
| 01/26/2023 | Cook Incorporated | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $450.00 | General |
| 10/25/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $53.33 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/11/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.21 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/09/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | ION (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/19/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $121.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/18/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $179.42 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/17/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $121.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/17/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.99 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/27/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $145.92 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15 | 341 | 499 | $302,136 | $41,576 |
| 2022 | 11 | 255 | 409 | $124,862 | $30,165 |
| 2021 | 16 | 356 | 463 | $206,214 | $32,685 |
| 2020 | 15 | 381 | 570 | $184,472 | $39,528 |
Total Patients
1,333
Total Services
1,941
Medicare Billing
$143,954
Procedure Codes
57
All Medicare Procedures & Services
57 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 40 | 102 | $58,548 | $16,167 | 27.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 72 | 122 | $19,032 | $5,555 | 29.2% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 58 | $8,816 | $3,423 | 38.8% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 35 | $7,595 | $3,108 | 40.9% |
| 31629 | Needle biopsy of windpipe cartilage, airway, and/or lung using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 31 | $50,995 | $2,929 | 5.7% |
| 31653 | Exam of lung airways and sampling of lymph nodes using an endoscope and ultrasound guidance, 3 or more lymph nodes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $22,550 | $1,878 | 8.3% |
| 31652 | Exam of lung airways and sampling of lymph nodes using an endoscope and ultrasound guidance, 1-2 lymph nodes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $25,064 | $1,613 | 6.4% |
| 31627 | Computer-assisted image-guided navigation of lung airways using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $61,551 | $1,420 | 2.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 21 | $4,536 | $1,178 | 26.0% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $3,157 | $1,057 | 33.5% |
| 31654 | Exam of lung airways with diagnostic or therapeutic procedure on growths using an endoscope and ultrasound | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $6,200 | $976.90 | 15.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $3,756 | $944.36 | 25.1% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $2,821 | $667.03 | 23.6% |
| 31628 | Biopsy of lobe of lung using an endoscope, 1 lobe | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $16,245 | $445.92 | 2.7% |
| 31624 | Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $11,270 | $215.28 | 1.9% |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 24 | 65 | $37,310 | $10,584 | 28.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 57 | 100 | $15,600 | $4,754 | 30.5% |
| 99233 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 32 | 55 | $11,935 | $4,221 | 35.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 43 | $9,288 | $3,116 | 33.5% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 24 | 55 | $8,360 | $2,941 | 35.2% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $4,879 | $1,717 | 35.2% |
| 31629 | Needle biopsy of windpipe cartilage, airway, and/or lung using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $19,740 | $1,050 | 5.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $3,255 | $934.47 | 28.7% |
| 31624 | Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $13,685 | $672.63 | 4.9% |
| 94729 | Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $270.00 | $90.44 | 33.5% |
About Dr. Christopher Kniese, MD
Dr. Christopher Kniese, MD is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Indianapolis, Indiana. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/06/2011. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1962796102.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Kniese, MD has received a total of $45,041 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2,601 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 45 transactions from 10 companies. The most common payment nature is "Grant" ($30,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Kniese has provided services to 1,333 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,941 services with total Medicare billing of $143,954. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 57 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Other Specialties Pulmonary Disease, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
- Location Indianapolis, IN
- Active Since 06/06/2011
- Last Updated 03/13/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1962796102
Products in Payments
- GENERAL BILIARY DEVICES (Device) $15,000
- GENERAL BILIARY DEVICES (Device) $15,000
- ION (Device) $3,000
- TAGRISSO (Drug) $2,334
- ZEPHYR ENDOBRONCHIAL VALVE (Device) $1,125
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $1,023
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $805.66
- MONARCH (Device) $497.00
- ALIYA SYSTEM (Device) $136.48
- CHARTIS CATHETER (Device) $121.48
- EXPECT (Device) $100.59
- Non-Covered Product (Drug) $84.28
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $68.44
- superDimension (Device) $58.72
- GENERAL PULMONARY (Device) $46.37
- Monarch Platform (Device) $28.20
- COOK (Device) $25.87
- Cook (Device) $15.67
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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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