Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $270.52 | 5 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $141.44 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Baxter Healthcare | $92.02 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| ABIOMED | $21.17 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | $15.89 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $21.17 | 1 | ABIOMED ($21.17) |
| 2023 | $157.33 | 3 | Stryker Corporation ($141.44) |
| 2022 | $92.02 | 1 | Baxter Healthcare ($92.02) |
All Payment Transactions
5 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/06/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.17 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/14/2023 | Chiesi USA, Inc. | CLEVIPREX (Drug), KENGREAL | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.89 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/18/2023 | Stryker Corporation | STRYKER VARISPEED (Device), NA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $75.80 | General |
| Category: CRANIOMAXILLOFACIAL | ||||||
| 01/19/2023 | Stryker Corporation | STRYKER VARISPEED (Device), NA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $65.64 | General |
| Category: CRANIOMAXILLOFACIAL | ||||||
| 11/17/2022 | Baxter Healthcare | COSEAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $92.02 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 21 | 21 | $5,460 | $1,764 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
1 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $5,460 | $1,764 | 32.3% |
About Christopher Nelson, PA
Christopher Nelson, PA is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Cookeville, Tennessee. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/08/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1114911971.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Christopher Nelson, PA has received a total of $270.52 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $21.17 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 5 transactions from 4 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($270.52).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Nelson has provided services to 21 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 21 services with total Medicare billing of $1,764. Data is available for 1 year (2023–2023), covering 1 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Other Specialties Physician Assistant, Surgical
- Location Cookeville, TN
- Active Since 09/08/2005
- Last Updated 05/01/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1114911971
Products in Payments
- STRYKER VARISPEED (Device) $141.44
- COSEAL (Device) $92.02
- Impella (Device) $21.17
- CLEVIPREX (Drug) $15.89
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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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