Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gift | $29,571 | 12 | 66.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $14,265 | 307 | 32.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $558.63 | 2 | 1.3% |
| Entertainment | $16.20 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allergan, Inc. | $35,290 | 116 | $0 (2022) |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $2,913 | 94 | $0 (2023) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $905.20 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | $814.04 | 7 | $0 (2023) |
| Baxter Healthcare | $785.34 | 18 | $0 (2019) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $632.30 | 4 | $0 (2018) |
| AXOGEN | $405.00 | 8 | $0 (2023) |
| Mentor Worldwide LLC | $329.50 | 12 | $0 (2023) |
| ABIOMED | $294.53 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | $283.90 | 10 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,315 | 13 | ABBVIE INC. ($495.77) |
| 2023 | $1,027 | 16 | ABBVIE INC. ($409.43) |
| 2022 | $770.38 | 16 | Allergan, Inc. ($236.94) |
| 2021 | $1,529 | 36 | Allergan, Inc. ($887.32) |
| 2020 | $1,374 | 29 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. ($564.70) |
| 2019 | $21,917 | 73 | Allergan Inc. ($20,134) |
| 2018 | $3,549 | 77 | Allergan Inc. ($1,768) |
| 2017 | $12,929 | 62 | Allergan Inc. ($11,823) |
All Payment Transactions
322 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 13
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | ALLODERM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $111.20 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | ALLODERM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $76.46 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | ALLODERM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $122.40 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $146.31 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/20/2024 | Dilon Technologies, Inc. | HEMOBLAST BELLOWS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $63.86 | General |
| Category: HEMOSTATIC AGENT | ||||||
| 08/21/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $148.22 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 07/11/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | ALLODERM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $84.69 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/29/2024 | Innovation Technologies Inc | IRRISEPT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $83.33 | General |
| Category: JET LAVAGE DEVICE WITH CHG | ||||||
| 06/21/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | ALLODERM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $101.02 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/25/2024 | PolyNovo North America LLC | NOVOSORB BTM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $140.38 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC DERMAL SUBSTITUTE | ||||||
| 03/22/2024 | Innovation Technologies Inc | IRRISEPT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.07 | General |
| Category: JET LAVAGE DEVICE WITH CHG | ||||||
| 03/21/2024 | Innovation Technologies Inc | IRRISEPT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $170.15 | General |
| Category: JET LAVAGE DEVICE WITH CHG | ||||||
| 01/26/2024 | PolyNovo North America LLC | NOVOSORB BTM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.32 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC DERMAL SUBSTITUTE | ||||||
| 09/18/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | ALLODERM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $104.47 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/15/2023 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | Integra (Device), Integra, Integra | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.88 | General |
| Category: Recon-Skin and Wound | ||||||
| 09/15/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | ALLODERM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.34 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/14/2023 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.59 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 07/27/2023 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $141.89 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 07/10/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.51 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/22/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $110.34 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/12/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.76 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/10/2023 | Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.59 | General |
| 05/03/2023 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $58.47 | General |
| 04/27/2023 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.19 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 04/20/2023 | Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $137.99 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 11 | 13 | $8,419 | $767.60 |
| 2022 | 2 | 52 | 64 | $47,768 | $4,957 |
| 2021 | 2 | 38 | 45 | $33,921 | $3,782 |
| 2020 | 1 | 21 | 21 | $14,547 | $1,888 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
6 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 13 | $8,419 | $767.60 | 9.1% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 31 | 31 | $25,823 | $2,824 | 10.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 21 | 33 | $21,945 | $2,133 | 9.7% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 24 | 24 | $19,872 | $2,177 | 11.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 14 | 21 | $14,049 | $1,605 | 11.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 21 | 21 | $14,547 | $1,888 | 13.0% |
About Dr. Christopher Low, MD
Dr. Christopher Low, MD is a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery healthcare provider based in The Villages, Florida. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/16/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1659523066.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Low, MD has received a total of $44,411 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,315 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 322 transactions from 28 companies. The most common payment nature is "Gift" ($29,571).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Low has provided services to 122 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 143 services with total Medicare billing of $11,394. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 6 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Location The Villages, FL
- Active Since 10/16/2008
- Last Updated 12/05/2018
- Taxonomy Code 2086S0122X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1659523066
Products in Payments
- NATRELLE (Device) $32,129
- ALLODERM (Device) $1,808
- NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) $1,408
- BILAYER WOUND MATRIX (BWM) (Device) $1,197
- CLYDESDALE (Device) $632.30
- BILAYER WOUND MATRIX BWM (Device) $551.19
- INTEGRA MESHED BILAYER WOUND MATRIX (Device) $508.63
- ACTIFUSE (Device) $464.64
- NATRELLE INSPIRA BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) $400.21
- NATRELLE BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) $351.62
- Impella (Device) $294.53
- IRRISEPT (Device) $279.55
- Integra (Device) $276.32
- MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) $265.00
- Surgical Care - Actifuse (Biological) $227.82
- NOVOSORB BTM (Device) $181.70
- SPY TECHNOLOGY (Device) $175.51
- AxoGuard Nerve Connector (Device) $168.00
- Avance Nerve Graft (Device) $159.46
- Integra Wound Matrix (IWM) (Device) $156.32
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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.