Dr. Christopher Luther, D.O
NPI: 1285013169
Total Payments
$70,417
2024 Payments
$159.18
Companies
14
Transactions
70
Medicare Patients
1,604
Medicare Billing
$106,566
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$62,125 (88.2%)
Travel$3,267 (4.6%)
Education$2,550 (3.6%)
Food & Beverage$2,475 (3.5%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | $62,125 | 1 | 88.2% |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,267 | 11 | 4.6% |
| Education | $2,550 | 3 | 3.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,475 | 55 | 3.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $62,125 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Stryker Corporation | $4,168 | 29 | $0 (2024) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $3,475 | 21 | $0 (2021) |
| The Medicines Company | $150.13 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| Legacy Ortho LLC | $106.23 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $95.26 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $87.47 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $54.87 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| CSL Behring | $45.16 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| DJO, LLC | $37.57 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $159.18 | 6 | Stryker Corporation ($74.13) |
| 2023 | $274.01 | 6 | Stryker Corporation ($220.04) |
| 2022 | $721.83 | 12 | Stryker Corporation ($529.00) |
| 2021 | $69,067 | 43 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($62,125) |
| 2017 | $195.29 | 3 | The Medicines Company ($150.13) |
All Payment Transactions
70 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/03/2024 | Bioventus LLC | EXOGEN ULTRASOUND BONE HEALING SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.24 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Stryker Corporation | GAMMA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.69 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 07/31/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.44 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 07/09/2024 | DJO, LLC | CMF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.57 | General |
| Category: Osteogenesis Stimulators | ||||||
| 03/18/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Physio-Stim (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.89 | General |
| Category: Stimulator, Bone Growth, Non-Invasive | ||||||
| 02/27/2024 | ConvaTec Inc. | AQUACEL AG+ EXTRA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.35 | General |
| Category: ADVANCED WOUND CARE | ||||||
| 09/29/2023 | Stryker Corporation | INSIGNIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.45 | General |
| Category: JOINT REPLACEMENT HIPS, KNEES | ||||||
| 05/13/2023 | Stryker Corporation | INSPACE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $134.80 | General |
| Category: SPORTS MEDICINE | ||||||
| 05/02/2023 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Physio-Stim (Device), Physio-Stim | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.40 | General |
| Category: Stimulator, Bone Growth, Non-Invasive | ||||||
| 02/18/2023 | Stryker Corporation | INSPACE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $44.79 | General |
| Category: SPORTS MEDICINE | ||||||
| 02/09/2023 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.00 | General |
| 01/11/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | NovoStitch (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.57 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Knee | ||||||
| 12/07/2022 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $170.29 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 10/12/2022 | Stryker Corporation | X3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.67 | General |
| Category: HIPS | ||||||
| 10/04/2022 | Stryker Corporation | CINCHLOCK (Device), INSPACE, ICONIX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.33 | General |
| Category: SPORTS MEDICINE | ||||||
| 09/01/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | PICO 7 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.74 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy | ||||||
| 08/31/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | PICO 7 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.75 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy | ||||||
| 08/08/2022 | Stryker Corporation | AIR (Device), INSPACE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $131.80 | General |
| Category: KNEES | ||||||
| 06/11/2022 | Stryker Corporation | CROSSFIRE (Device), INSPACE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.45 | General |
| Category: ARTHROSCOPY | ||||||
| 05/05/2022 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | TFN-ADVANCE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $58.01 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 05/03/2022 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | NA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.46 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 04/29/2022 | Stryker Corporation | INSPACE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.46 | General |
| Category: SPORTS MEDICINE | ||||||
| 04/16/2022 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | ROSA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.55 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 04/15/2022 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | ROSA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.32 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 12/01/2021 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REGENETEN Shoulder (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.20 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Shoulder | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 | 856 | 2,385 | $265,820 | $60,229 |
| 2022 | 11 | 664 | 1,757 | $157,290 | $41,737 |
| 2021 | 4 | 84 | 231 | $16,904 | $4,600 |
Total Patients
1,604
Total Services
4,373
Medicare Billing
$106,566
Procedure Codes
28
All Medicare Procedures & Services
28 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 178 | 178 | $52,688 | $12,282 | 23.3% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 14 | $57,512 | $11,702 | 20.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 145 | 211 | $42,200 | $11,690 | 27.7% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 138 | 204 | $46,384 | $8,995 | 19.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 38 | 49 | $14,504 | $3,868 | 26.7% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 65 | 76 | $9,333 | $2,294 | 24.6% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 45 | 75 | $8,625 | $2,224 | 25.8% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $8,763 | $2,091 | 23.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $7,296 | $1,818 | 24.9% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 141 | 1,458 | $10,206 | $1,175 | 11.5% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 27 | 44 | $3,872 | $1,041 | 26.9% |
| 20605 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $2,436 | $542.64 | 22.3% |
| 73560 | X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | Office | 2023 | 14 | 23 | $2,001 | $505.47 | 25.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 114 | 200 | $40,000 | $12,895 | 32.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 161 | 161 | $47,656 | $12,021 | 25.2% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 102 | 132 | $28,600 | $6,275 | 21.9% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 35 | 65 | $7,475 | $2,335 | 31.2% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2022 | 47 | 51 | $6,283 | $1,730 | 27.5% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2022 | 41 | 65 | $5,633 | $1,531 | 27.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 12 | 14 | $4,144 | $1,289 | 31.1% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 16 | $4,480 | $1,096 | 24.5% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 19 | $3,781 | $1,046 | 27.7% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2022 | 108 | 1,009 | $7,063 | $882.57 | 12.5% |
| 73560 | X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | Office | 2022 | 11 | 25 | $2,175 | $638.22 | 29.3% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 32 | 32 | $9,472 | $2,827 | 29.8% |
About Dr. Christopher Luther, D.O
Dr. Christopher Luther, D.O is a Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program healthcare provider based in Tucson, Arizona. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/25/2015. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1285013169.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Luther, D.O has received a total of $70,417 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $159.18 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 70 transactions from 14 companies. The most common payment nature is "Grant" ($62,125).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Luther has provided services to 1,604 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,373 services with total Medicare billing of $106,566. Data is available for 3 years (2021–2023), covering 28 distinct procedure/service records.
Ad
Practice Information
- Specialty Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
- Other Specialties Sports Medicine
- Location Tucson, AZ
- Active Since 05/25/2015
- Last Updated 08/23/2025
- Taxonomy Code 390200000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1285013169
Products in Payments
- NA (Device) $1,861
- SALVATION (Device) $907.55
- INSPACE (Device) $407.18
- COBRA (Device) $223.88
- MAKO (Device) $212.73
- MINOCIN IV (Drug) $150.13
- AIR (Device) $131.80
- CROSSFIRE (Device) $121.45
- TFN-ADVANCE (Device) $58.01
- ROSA (Device) $54.87
- PICO 7 (Device) $50.49
- Kcentra (Biological) $45.16
- INSIGNIA (Device) $40.45
- CMF (Device) $37.57
- X3 (Device) $33.67
- CINCHLOCK (Device) $33.33
- GAMMA (Device) $31.69
- NovoStitch (Device) $29.57
- Physio-Stim (Device) $29.29
- EXOGEN ULTRASOUND BONE HEALING SYSTEM (Device) $19.24
Explore
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.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program Doctors in Tucson
Ms. Jaspreet Chahal, Md, MD
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program — Payments: $98,842
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program $98,842
Ryan Austerman, M.d, M.D
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program — Payments: $34,627
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program $34,627
Mrs. Hong Lei, Md, MD
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program — Payments: $22,413
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program $22,413
Colin Price, Md, MD
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program — Payments: $18,431
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program $18,431
Dr. Alexandre Benjo, Md, MD
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program — Payments: $18,357
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program $18,357
Gregory Walker, Md, MD
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program — Payments: $18,008
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program $18,008