Total Payments
$33,087
2024 Payments
$20,917
Companies
24
Transactions
246
Medicare Patients
3,001
Medicare Billing
$226,322
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$11,754 (35.5%)
Food & Beverage$11,308 (34.2%)
Other$10,025 (30.3%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $11,754 | 41 | 35.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $11,308 | 199 | 34.2% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $10,025 | 6 | 30.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| MML US, Inc. | $15,088 | 43 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $8,377 | 90 | $0 (2024) |
| Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | $4,236 | 16 | $0 (2024) |
| Nevro Corp. | $1,505 | 24 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,486 | 15 | $0 (2019) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $415.13 | 3 | $0 (2020) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $395.89 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| SI-BONE, Inc. | $347.94 | 5 | $0 (2019) |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | $341.58 | 7 | $0 (2023) |
| SPR Therapeutics, Inc | $188.47 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $20,917 | 104 | MML US, Inc. ($15,031) |
| 2023 | $4,692 | 33 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. ($4,053) |
| 2022 | $639.55 | 14 | Abbott Laboratories ($416.49) |
| 2021 | $462.00 | 9 | Abbott Laboratories ($272.26) |
| 2020 | $939.98 | 15 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($415.13) |
| 2019 | $3,103 | 40 | Abbott Laboratories ($1,346) |
| 2018 | $1,643 | 21 | Stryker Corporation ($564.18) |
| 2017 | $689.56 | 10 | Nevro Corp. ($357.68) |
All Payment Transactions
246 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 10
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/23/2024 | MML US, Inc. | ReActiv8 (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.46 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | SPR Therapeutics, Inc | SPRINT PNS System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $37.34 | General |
| Category: Pain management | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | MML US, Inc. | ReActiv8 (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 | $4,500.00 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Averitas Pharma Inc. | QUTENZA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.34 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $60.43 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 11/29/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.54 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.13 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | MML US, Inc. | ReActiv8 (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $70.77 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | MML US, Inc. | ReActiv8 (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $34.91 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | MML US, Inc. | ReActiv8 (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $5.30 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | MML US, Inc. | ReActiv8 (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $93.72 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $363.37 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $138.39 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $64.43 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.38 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.26 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.83 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.37 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.15 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.19 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.47 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | MML US, Inc. | ReActiv8 (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $846.95 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | MML US, Inc. | ReActiv8 (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $30.00 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | MML US, Inc. | ReActiv8 (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $30.00 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | SPR Therapeutics, Inc | SPRINT PNS System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $4.16 | General |
| Category: Pain management | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 | 351 | 456 | $215,577 | $30,703 |
| 2022 | 16 | 359 | 435 | $189,791 | $23,278 |
| 2021 | 14 | 568 | 730 | $301,842 | $43,791 |
| 2020 | 32 | 1,723 | 2,099 | $931,185 | $128,550 |
Total Patients
3,001
Total Services
3,720
Medicare Billing
$226,322
Procedure Codes
78
All Medicare Procedures & Services
78 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 74 | 106 | $17,066 | $4,950 | 29.0% |
| 64635 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 23 | $40,917 | $4,329 | 10.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 43 | 59 | $14,514 | $4,063 | 28.0% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 36 | $36,540 | $2,996 | 8.2% |
| 64493 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 24 | $19,152 | $2,265 | 11.8% |
| 62323 | Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 30 | $12,840 | $2,200 | 17.1% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 36 | 36 | $9,504 | $2,164 | 22.8% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 37 | $7,770 | $2,136 | 27.5% |
| 27096 | Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 20 | $14,860 | $1,352 | 9.1% |
| 64636 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $14,041 | $1,187 | 8.5% |
| 64494 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 20 | $7,820 | $1,086 | 13.9% |
| 62321 | Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 13 | $6,097 | $1,029 | 16.9% |
| 64999 | Other procedure on nervous system | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 21 | $12,524 | $677.89 | 5.4% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $1,932 | $269.11 | 13.9% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2022 | 29 | 33 | $33,495 | $3,058 | 9.1% |
| 64493 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 33 | $26,334 | $2,962 | 11.2% |
| 64635 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 15 | $26,685 | $2,649 | 9.9% |
| 62323 | Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 29 | $12,412 | $1,945 | 15.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 25 | 27 | $6,642 | $1,928 | 29.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 32 | 32 | $8,448 | $1,736 | 20.6% |
| 27096 | Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 22 | $16,346 | $1,668 | 10.2% |
| 64494 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 31 | $12,121 | $1,657 | 13.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 19 | $3,059 | $975.10 | 31.9% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 78 | 103 | $12,669 | $958.80 | 7.6% |
| 62322 | Injection of substance into lower spine canal | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $5,610 | $949.19 | 16.9% |
About Christopher Paul
Christopher Paul is a Pain Medicine healthcare provider based in Birmingham, Alabama. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/25/2011. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1487940656.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Christopher Paul has received a total of $33,087 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $20,917 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 246 transactions from 24 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($11,754).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Paul has provided services to 3,001 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,720 services with total Medicare billing of $226,322. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 78 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Pain Medicine
- Location Birmingham, AL
- Active Since 06/25/2011
- Last Updated 06/29/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207LP2900X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1487940656
Products in Payments
- ReActiv8 (Device) $15,088
- PROCLAIM (Device) $6,090
- Evoke SCS (Device) $4,100
- IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS (Device) $1,202
- Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System (Device) $1,181
- Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) $1,111
- INTELLIS (Device) $451.22
- Axium INS DRG IPG (Device) $382.45
- iFuse Implant (Device) $347.94
- Intracept (Device) $341.58
- Omnia (Device) $249.95
- Neuromodulation Dspsbls and Accs (Device) $226.37
- SPRINT PNS System (Device) $188.47
- SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (Device) $174.12
- IVS - MULTIGEN 2RF (Device) $150.00
- Octrode SCS Leads (Device) $137.22
- Evoke (Device) $136.08
- Proclaim IPG (Device) $135.19
- IVS - IVAS (Device) $133.77
- SCS IPGs (Device) $130.90
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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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