Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $868.36 | 6 | 60.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $579.48 | 8 | 40.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $868.36 | 6 | $0 (2022) |
| SI-BONE, INC. | $236.13 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $142.13 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | $75.00 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $65.00 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Stryker Corporation | $48.97 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $12.25 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $164.84 | 2 | SI-BONE, INC. ($87.71) |
| 2023 | $65.00 | 1 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($65.00) |
| 2022 | $1,218 | 11 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($868.36) |
All Payment Transactions
14 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/17/2024 | SI-BONE, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $87.71 | General |
| 08/07/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $77.13 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy | ||||||
| 08/22/2023 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | STRATAFIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $65.00 | General |
| Category: Wound Closure | ||||||
| 09/03/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | PICO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $65.00 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy | ||||||
| 08/25/2022 | Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | Crysvita (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $75.00 | General |
| Category: XLH Metabolic Bone Disorder | ||||||
| 05/24/2022 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | ROSA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $319.70 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 05/24/2022 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | ROSA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $298.60 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 05/24/2022 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | ROSA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $159.00 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 05/24/2022 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | ROSA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $34.00 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 05/24/2022 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | ROSA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $34.00 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 05/24/2022 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | ROSA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $23.06 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 03/28/2022 | Stryker Corporation | T2 (Device), HYDROSET | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.97 | General |
| Category: NAILS | ||||||
| 03/03/2022 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.25 | General |
| 02/18/2022 | SI-BONE, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $148.42 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 225 | 245 | $506,531 | $24,487 |
| 2022 | 5 | 153 | 178 | $279,066 | $15,977 |
| 2021 | 6 | 192 | 227 | $263,923 | $14,833 |
| 2020 | 5 | 122 | 145 | $194,225 | $10,677 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
21 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 108 | 114 | $354,606 | $15,484 | 4.4% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2023 | 45 | 46 | $142,554 | $6,130 | 4.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 41 | $5,535 | $1,792 | 32.4% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 21 | $2,024 | $574.53 | 28.4% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 23 | $1,812 | $506.73 | 28.0% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2022 | 62 | 63 | $187,551 | $8,896 | 4.7% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 27 | $80,433 | $3,854 | 4.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 30 | 38 | $4,867 | $1,330 | 27.3% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 35 | $3,365 | $967.88 | 28.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $2,850 | $928.48 | 32.6% |
| 27447 | Repair of knee joint, lower or upper part of joint, inside and outside area | Facility | 2021 | 36 | 36 | $159,840 | $5,150 | 3.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 40 | 46 | $7,659 | $2,801 | 36.6% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint prosthesis | Facility | 2021 | 21 | 21 | $87,339 | $2,753 | 3.2% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule | Facility | 2021 | 42 | 62 | $4,233 | $1,879 | 44.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 33 | 39 | $3,784 | $1,751 | 46.3% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 20 | 23 | $1,068 | $497.60 | 46.6% |
| 27447 | Repair of knee joint | Facility | 2020 | 28 | 31 | $132,339 | $5,604 | 4.2% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint prosthesis | Facility | 2020 | 13 | 14 | $55,986 | $2,249 | 4.0% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule | Facility | 2020 | 29 | 41 | $2,710 | $1,227 | 45.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 35 | 37 | $2,442 | $1,209 | 49.5% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 17 | 22 | $748.00 | $388.38 | 51.9% |
About Christopher Merchant, P.A. C
Christopher Merchant, P.A. C is a Physician Assistant healthcare provider based in Great Falls, Montana. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/11/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1417999814.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Christopher Merchant, P.A. C has received a total of $1,448 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $164.84 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 14 transactions from 7 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($868.36).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Merchant has provided services to 692 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 795 services with total Medicare billing of $65,973. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 21 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Physician Assistant
- Location Great Falls, MT
- Active Since 06/11/2006
- Last Updated 04/08/2024
- Taxonomy Code 363A00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1417999814
Products in Payments
- ROSA (Device) $868.36
- Crysvita (Drug) $75.00
- PICO (Device) $65.00
- STRATAFIX (Device) $65.00
- T2 (Device) $48.97
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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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