Total Payments
$5,057
2024 Payments
$587.77
Companies
34
Transactions
226
Medicare Patients
7,716
Medicare Billing
$1.1M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$4,766 (94.2%)
Education$290.84 (5.8%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $4,766 | 215 | 94.2% |
| Education | $290.84 | 11 | 5.8% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. | $822.45 | 22 | $0 (2024) |
| AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC | $627.73 | 29 | $0 (2024) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $525.62 | 29 | $0 (2024) |
| Vifor Pharma, Inc. | $439.75 | 19 | $0 (2023) |
| Amgen Inc. | $364.46 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $331.33 | 18 | $0 (2024) |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $190.70 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC | $174.95 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | $170.55 | 9 | $0 (2023) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $162.31 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $587.77 | 29 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($98.28) |
| 2023 | $719.92 | 31 | Vifor Pharma, Inc. ($171.54) |
| 2022 | $809.46 | 41 | Vifor Pharma, Inc. ($242.84) |
| 2021 | $543.75 | 31 | AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC ($142.34) |
| 2020 | $510.36 | 28 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($103.92) |
| 2019 | $569.16 | 23 | AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC ($134.39) |
| 2018 | $574.36 | 26 | NxStage Medical, Inc. ($128.97) |
| 2017 | $742.00 | 17 | Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. ($533.74) |
All Payment Transactions
226 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 10
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/16/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | Fabhalta (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.74 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. | LUPKYNIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.07 | General |
| Category: LUPUS NEPHRITIS | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. | LUPKYNIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.98 | General |
| Category: LUPUS NEPHRITIS | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Kerendia (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.45 | General |
| Category: Cardio-renal | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC | Auryxia (Drug), Vafseo | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.84 | General |
| Category: Nephrology | ||||||
| 08/28/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.00 | General |
| 08/13/2024 | Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | JYNARQUE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.62 | General |
| Category: NEPHROLOGY | ||||||
| 08/06/2024 | Ardelyx, Inc. | IBSRELA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.22 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 07/23/2024 | Baxter Healthcare | Renal - Acute (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.51 | General |
| Category: Renal | ||||||
| 07/12/2024 | Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. | LUPKYNIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.07 | General |
| Category: LUPUS NEPHRITIS | ||||||
| 06/12/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.00 | General |
| 05/23/2024 | Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Kerendia (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.09 | General |
| Category: Cardio-renal | ||||||
| 05/22/2024 | AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC | Auryxia (Drug), Vafseo | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.34 | General |
| Category: Nephrology | ||||||
| 05/16/2024 | Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.80 | General |
| 05/02/2024 | OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC | RAYALDEE (Drug) | Education | In-kind items and services | $18.83 | General |
| Category: NEPHROLOGY | ||||||
| 04/09/2024 | AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC | Auryxia (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.95 | General |
| Category: Nephrology | ||||||
| 04/08/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.18 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 03/26/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.43 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 03/25/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Aranesp (Biological), Parsabiv, TAVNEOS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.96 | General |
| Category: Nephrology | ||||||
| 02/29/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.90 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 02/29/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.95 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 01/30/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.30 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 01/30/2024 | Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | JYNARQUE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.71 | General |
| Category: NEPHROLOGY | ||||||
| 01/23/2024 | Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. | Velphoro (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.00 | General |
| Category: Phosphate binder for ESRD | ||||||
| 01/09/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.54 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 | 1,420 | 2,730 | $738,572 | $210,152 |
| 2022 | 21 | 1,819 | 3,860 | $931,435 | $264,379 |
| 2021 | 18 | 2,221 | 4,188 | $996,521 | $298,197 |
| 2020 | 18 | 2,256 | 4,285 | $1.3M | $337,524 |
Total Patients
7,716
Total Services
15,063
Medicare Billing
$1.1M
Procedure Codes
76
All Medicare Procedures & Services
76 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90960 | Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older) | Office | 2023 | 65 | 412 | $420,240 | $107,534 | 25.6% |
| 90961 | Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older) | Office | 2023 | 39 | 80 | $68,880 | $16,645 | 24.2% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 83 | 103 | $30,900 | $13,015 | 42.1% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 65 | 134 | $20,234 | $11,840 | 58.5% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 96 | 184 | $19,504 | $10,669 | 54.7% |
| 90935 | Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation | Facility | 2023 | 89 | 201 | $53,466 | $10,584 | 19.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 132 | 182 | $27,664 | $9,333 | 33.7% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 55 | 55 | $17,765 | $7,364 | 41.5% |
| 99457 | Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, first 20 minutes | Office | 2023 | 18 | 151 | $7,550 | $5,247 | 69.5% |
| 99458 | Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | Office | 2023 | 18 | 144 | $5,760 | $4,128 | 71.7% |
| 99454 | Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial supply of devices with daily recordings or programmed alerts transmission, each 30 days | Office | 2023 | 14 | 85 | $4,420 | $2,828 | 64.0% |
| 90962 | Dialysis services, 1 physician visit per month (20 years or older) | Office | 2023 | 12 | 16 | $13,056 | $2,429 | 18.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 53 | 53 | $5,141 | $2,381 | 46.3% |
| 80053 | Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals | Office | 2023 | 129 | 172 | $19,264 | $1,754 | 9.1% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2023 | 128 | 184 | $1,840 | $1,515 | 82.3% |
| 85025 | Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count | Office | 2023 | 130 | 180 | $14,220 | $1,350 | 9.5% |
| 84100 | Phosphate level | Office | 2023 | 129 | 169 | $3,718 | $774.37 | 20.8% |
| 81002 | Urinalysis, manual test | Office | 2023 | 165 | 225 | $4,950 | $761.14 | 15.4% |
| 90960 | Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older) | Office | 2022 | 69 | 388 | $395,760 | $101,663 | 25.7% |
| 90961 | Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older) | Office | 2022 | 70 | 136 | $117,096 | $30,237 | 25.8% |
| 90966 | Home dialysis services per month (20 years or older) | Office | 2022 | 18 | 97 | $83,808 | $22,086 | 26.4% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 120 | 139 | $41,700 | $19,551 | 46.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 164 | 275 | $41,800 | $14,793 | 35.4% |
| 90935 | Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation | Facility | 2022 | 125 | 269 | $71,554 | $14,249 | 19.9% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 120 | 233 | $24,698 | $11,980 | 48.5% |
About Christopher Miller
Christopher Miller is a Nephrology healthcare provider based in Tupelo, Mississippi. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 01/24/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1780654632.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Christopher Miller has received a total of $5,057 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $587.77 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 226 transactions from 34 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($4,766).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Miller has provided services to 7,716 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 15,063 services with total Medicare billing of $1.1M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 76 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Nephrology
- Location Tupelo, MS
- Active Since 01/24/2006
- Last Updated 06/30/2008
- Taxonomy Code 207RN0300X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1780654632
Products in Payments
- Not Product Related (Medical Supply) $481.83
- Auryxia (Drug) $420.88
- Veltassa (Drug) $313.62
- ACTHAR (Biological) $304.48
- LOKELMA (Drug) $278.61
- JYNARQUE (Drug) $259.80
- Velphoro (Drug) $259.10
- FARXIGA (Drug) $210.85
- AURYXIA (Drug) $206.85
- Kerendia (Drug) $190.70
- RAYALDEE (Drug) $174.95
- Parsabiv (Drug) $154.88
- System One (Device) $128.97
- Parsabiv (Biological) $120.18
- BENLYSTA (Biological) $110.10
- SAMSCA (Drug) $92.16
- Ensite Cardiac Mapping System (Device) $82.10
- PURIFIED CORTROPHIN GEL (Drug) $78.52
- Korsuva (Drug) $67.34
- LUPKYNIS (Drug) $57.12
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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