Total Payments
$351,214
2024 Payments
$116,851
Companies
21
Transactions
692
Medicare Patients
604
Medicare Billing
$115,162
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$166,909 (47.5%)
Other$105,025 (29.9%)
Travel$41,371 (11.8%)
Food & Beverage$29,632 (8.4%)
Royalty/License$7,667 (2.2%)
Education$610.25 (0.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $166,909 | 46 | 47.5% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $98,025 | 16 | 27.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $41,371 | 96 | 11.8% |
| Food and Beverage | $29,632 | 520 | 8.4% |
| Royalty or License | $7,667 | 6 | 2.2% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $7,000 | 7 | 2.0% |
| Education | $610.25 | 1 | 0.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $130,559 | 131 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $109,020 | 426 | $0 (2024) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $54,582 | 72 | $0 (2024) |
| MIMEDX Group, Inc. | $32,061 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Synthes GmbH | $10,861 | 14 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $8,145 | 5 | $0 (2022) |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | $2,789 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $931.17 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Linvatec Corporation | $659.17 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Saxum Surgical, Inc. | $480.40 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $116,851 | 256 | Stryker Corporation ($41,350) |
| 2023 | $87,687 | 206 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($42,867) |
| 2022 | $78,635 | 112 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($29,760) |
| 2021 | $59,689 | 72 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($31,658) |
| 2020 | $5,514 | 18 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($3,150) |
| 2019 | $1,262 | 13 | Stryker Corporation ($1,030) |
| 2018 | $1,577 | 15 | Stryker Corporation ($1,466) |
All Payment Transactions
692 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 28
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30/2024 | Stryker Corporation | T2 ALPHA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.83 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 12/20/2024 | Stryker Corporation | VARIAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $161.63 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 12/20/2024 | Stryker Corporation | T2 ALPHA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.15 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | Stryker Corporation | T2 ALPHA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.55 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | External Fixation (Device), Troch Nail | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.36 | General |
| Category: Trauma (Emergency, Injury, Surgery) | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Actify (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $173.63 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | Stryker Corporation | VARIAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.00 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | Stryker Corporation | T2 ALPHA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.80 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 12/15/2024 | Stryker Corporation | T2 ALPHA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.65 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 12/14/2024 | Stryker Corporation | T2 ALPHA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $100.84 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 12/14/2024 | Stryker Corporation | T2 ALPHA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.03 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | Stryker Corporation | PRIME SERIES (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $12,000.00 | General |
| Category: STRETCHERS | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | Stryker Corporation | PRIME SERIES (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: STRETCHERS | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Stryker Corporation | T2 ALPHA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.43 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Stryker Corporation | T2 ALPHA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.38 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | Stryker Corporation | T2 ALPHA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $59.23 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 12/07/2024 | Stryker Corporation | VARIAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.95 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 12/07/2024 | Stryker Corporation | VARIAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.59 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 12/07/2024 | Stryker Corporation | VARIAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.00 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Troch Nail (Device), EVO Retrograde | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $53.18 | General |
| Category: Trauma (Emergency, Injury, Surgery) | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Stryker Corporation | VARIAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.00 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | MY01 Inc. | MY01 Continuous Compartmental Pressure Monitor (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.11 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | Stryker Corporation | T2 ALPHA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.88 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 11/30/2024 | Stryker Corporation | T2 ALPHA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $103.43 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Stryker Corporation | T2 ALPHA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.82 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 194 | 232 | $205,208 | $25,660 |
| 2022 | 5 | 148 | 175 | $208,001 | $29,638 |
| 2021 | 4 | 140 | 167 | $225,090 | $34,996 |
| 2020 | 4 | 122 | 150 | $195,941 | $24,869 |
Total Patients
604
Total Services
724
Medicare Billing
$115,162
Procedure Codes
18
All Medicare Procedures & Services
18 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 | 86 | 123 | $105,534 | $12,928 | 12.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 49 | 49 | $53,165 | $6,806 | 12.8% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $20,400 | $2,893 | 14.2% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $23,760 | $2,677 | 11.3% |
| 76000 | Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 27 | $2,349 | $355.86 | 15.1% |
| 27245 | Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $62,799 | $11,839 | 18.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 79 | 106 | $90,948 | $10,787 | 11.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 34 | 34 | $36,890 | $4,772 | 12.9% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $16,320 | $2,085 | 12.8% |
| 76000 | Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $1,044 | $155.90 | 14.9% |
| 27245 | Surgical treatment of broken thigh bone with implant | Facility | 2021 | 17 | 17 | $97,053 | $18,362 | 18.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 72 | 97 | $83,226 | $10,915 | 13.1% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 31 | 31 | $33,635 | $4,583 | 13.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 20 | 22 | $11,176 | $1,136 | 10.2% |
| 27245 | Surgical treatment of broken thigh bone | Facility | 2020 | 13 | 13 | $106,210 | $14,101 | 13.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 50 | 78 | $39,624 | $5,133 | 13.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 48 | 48 | $41,472 | $4,373 | 10.5% |
| 27197 | Closed treatment of fracture and/or dislocation of pelvis and/or sacrum | Office | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $8,635 | $1,262 | 14.6% |
About Dr. Christopher Lee, MD
Dr. Christopher Lee, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Los Angeles, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/09/2012. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1942566443.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Lee, MD has received a total of $351,214 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $116,851 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 692 transactions from 21 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($166,909).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Lee has provided services to 604 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 724 services with total Medicare billing of $115,162. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 18 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Trauma
- Location Los Angeles, CA
- Active Since 04/09/2012
- Last Updated 10/15/2019
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1942566443
Products in Payments
- EVOS (Device) $41,787
- AXSOS (Device) $35,282
- A/R Femoral Nail (Device) $34,332
- Autobahn (Device) $20,588
- T2 (Device) $19,959
- PRIME SERIES (Device) $15,143
- Troch Nail (Device) $12,436
- Ankle Fracture System (Device) $12,069
- TROCH NAIL (Device) $10,013
- Proximal Femur (Device) $9,900
- Clavical Fixation (16-186) (Device) $9,646
- PRO (Device) $9,539
- EVO Retrograde (Device) $8,426
- AUGMENT INJECTABLE (Device) $8,222
- TRIGEN INTERTAN (Device) $7,978
- VARIAX (Device) $7,090
- T2 ALPHA (Device) $6,124
- GAMMA (Device) $5,411
- ANTHEM (Device) $4,954
- LCP (Device) $4,950
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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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