Dr. Christopher Melnic, MD

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program Philadelphia, PA Male
NPI: 1205128030
Total Payments
$219,429
2024 Payments
$72,385
Companies
6
Transactions
353
Medicare Patients
3,783
Medicare Billing
$1.2M

Payment Breakdown by Category

Consulting$97,300 (44.3%)
Other$73,450 (33.5%)
Travel$28,344 (12.9%)
Food & Beverage$20,336 (9.3%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Consulting Fee $97,300 33 44.3%
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $73,450 15 33.5%
Travel and Lodging $28,344 57 12.9%
Food and Beverage $20,336 248 9.3%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $210,765 257 $0 (2024)
Stryker Corporation $3,981 52 $0 (2024)
Total Joint Orthopedics, Inc. $2,293 9 $0 (2022)
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $1,643 29 $0 (2024)
EXACTECH, INC. $417.77 4 $0 (2023)
Medtronic USA, Inc. $329.32 2 $0 (2017)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $72,385 73 Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($72,014)
2023 $58,711 67 Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($57,710)
2022 $49,181 86 Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($47,466)
2021 $31,262 69 Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($29,431)
2020 $4,607 19 Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($2,585)
2019 $923.04 17 Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($403.07)
2018 $1,145 12 Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($678.42)
2017 $1,214 10 Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($477.87)

All Payment Transactions

353 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 15

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
12/16/2024 Stryker Corporation MAKO (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $88.83 General
Category: KNEES, HIPS
11/09/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), JOURNEY II Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $13.88 General
Category: Recon Robotics
11/08/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. REDAPT (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $145.39 General
Category: Recon Hips
11/08/2024 Stryker Corporation MAKO (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $31.29 General
Category: KNEES, HIPS
11/08/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. REDAPT (Device), K-15 PORK Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $22.78 General
Category: Recon Hips
11/07/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $172.27 General
11/07/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. Legion Revision (Device), REDAPT Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $23.00 General
Category: Recon Knees
11/05/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. REDAPT (Device) Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Cash or cash equivalent $4,550.00 General
Category: Recon Hips
10/29/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), JOURNEY II, JOURNEY II Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $3,450.00 General
Category: Recon Robotics
10/24/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. OR3O Dual Mobility (Device), POLARCUP, REDAPT Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $133.90 General
Category: Recon Hips
10/15/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), JOURNEY II, JOURNEY II Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $9,000.00 General
Category: Recon Robotics
10/15/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), JOURNEY II, JOURNEY II Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $2,500.00 General
Category: Recon Robotics
10/11/2024 Stryker Corporation INSIGNIA (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $40.41 General
Category: JOINT REPLACEMENT HIPS, KNEES
10/04/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $685.68 General
Category: Recon Robotics
10/04/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), JOURNEY II, POLARSTEM Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $81.45 General
Category: Recon Robotics
10/04/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), JOURNEY II, POLARSTEM Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $25.91 General
Category: Recon Robotics
10/03/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), JOURNEY II, JOURNEY II Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $10,000.00 General
Category: Recon Robotics
10/03/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $2,000.00 General
Category: Recon Robotics
10/03/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), JOURNEY II, JOURNEY II Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $1,500.00 General
Category: Recon Robotics
10/03/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), JOURNEY II, POLARSTEM Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $159.38 General
Category: Recon Robotics
10/03/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), JOURNEY II, POLARSTEM Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $116.36 General
Category: Recon Robotics
10/02/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), JOURNEY II, POLARSTEM Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $598.86 General
Category: Recon Robotics
10/02/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), JOURNEY II, POLARSTEM Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $487.65 General
Category: Recon Robotics
10/02/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $464.50 General
Category: Recon Robotics
10/02/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), JOURNEY II, POLARSTEM Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $307.76 General
Category: Recon Robotics
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Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 10 951 1,022 $1.9M $286,518
2022 10 1,076 1,175 $2.3M $344,162
2021 9 1,023 1,146 $1.9M $302,882
2020 5 733 838 $1.6M $260,168
Total Patients
3,783
Total Services
4,181
Medicare Billing
$1.2M
Procedure Codes
34

All Medicare Procedures & Services

34 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee Facility 2023 106 111 $943,500 $121,511 12.9%
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis Facility 2023 67 70 $525,000 $77,092 14.7%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 298 337 $130,141 $24,822 19.1%
27446 Replacement of knee joint on side of knee Facility 2023 20 20 $96,998 $19,877 20.5%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 170 183 $99,447 $18,920 19.0%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 130 130 $100,880 $17,392 17.2%
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes Office 2023 47 47 $24,002 $4,065 16.9%
97607 Therapy procedure using a special bandage, vacuum pump and disposable medical equipment, surface area 50.0 sq cm or less Facility 2023 79 84 $16,884 $1,546 9.2%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Office 2023 18 19 $6,723 $1,166 17.3%
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg Office 2023 16 21 $399.00 $126.34 31.7%
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee Facility 2022 125 128 $1.1M $143,470 13.2%
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis Facility 2022 89 92 $684,630 $103,220 15.1%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2022 346 414 $156,390 $29,692 19.0%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2022 172 172 $125,526 $23,354 18.6%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2022 189 203 $108,154 $21,537 19.9%
27446 Replacement of knee joint on side of knee Facility 2022 14 15 $71,140 $15,017 21.1%
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes Office 2022 58 58 $27,732 $5,337 19.2%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Office 2022 28 30 $9,906 $1,567 15.8%
97605 Therapy procedure using a special bandage and vacuum pump, surface area 50.0 sq cm or less Facility 2022 35 40 $4,204 $861.34 20.5%
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg Office 2022 20 23 $431.00 $107.34 24.9%
27447 Repair of knee joint, lower or upper part of joint, inside and outside area Facility 2021 114 121 $1.0M $138,629 13.6%
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint prosthesis Facility 2021 71 71 $525,340 $80,289 15.3%
99213 Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes Office 2021 373 463 $152,145 $34,760 22.8%
99204 New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes Office 2021 142 142 $97,861 $20,219 20.7%
99214 Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes Office 2021 133 148 $69,590 $16,234 23.3%
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About Dr. Christopher Melnic, MD

Dr. Christopher Melnic, MD is a Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program healthcare provider based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/12/2011. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1205128030.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Melnic, MD has received a total of $219,429 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $72,385 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 353 transactions from 6 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($97,300).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Melnic has provided services to 3,783 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,181 services with total Medicare billing of $1.2M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 34 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

Products in Payments

  • REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) $86,937
  • JOURNEY II (Device) $48,271
  • REDAPT (Device) $17,783
  • ANTHOLOGY (Device) $14,210
  • Engage Partial Knee System (Device) $12,036
  • LEGION (Device) $11,759
  • CORI (Device) $4,205
  • OR3O Dual Mobility (Device) $4,004
  • MAKO (Device) $3,189
  • LEGION Hinge (Device) $2,400
  • Legion Revision (Device) $1,801
  • HIP7 (Device) $1,443
  • Titan Total Shoulder System (Device) $1,018
  • Persona (Device) $660.16
  • LEGION Revision (Device) $367.12
  • Navio Surgical System (Device) $344.77
  • POLARSTEM (Device) $341.77
  • AQUAMANTYS (Device) $329.32
  • POLARCUP (Device) $321.98
  • ALTEON (Device) $298.33

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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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