Total Payments
$76,184
2024 Payments
$1,412
Companies
18
Transactions
272
Medicare Patients
173
Medicare Billing
$15,368
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$50,319 (66.0%)
Travel$12,932 (17.0%)
Food & Beverage$12,848 (16.9%)
Education$85.00 (0.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $37,319 | 5 | 49.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $12,932 | 25 | 17.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $12,848 | 235 | 16.9% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for an accredited or certified continuing education program | $10,000 | 4 | 13.1% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $3,000 | 2 | 3.9% |
| Education | $85.00 | 1 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $46,531 | 63 | $0 (2024) |
| Synthes GmbH | $20,813 | 21 | $0 (2023) |
| Stryker Corporation | $2,706 | 50 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $2,628 | 70 | $0 (2024) |
| ACUMED LLC | $1,749 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $895.56 | 28 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $243.23 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| AXOGEN | $187.83 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $104.64 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Medinc of Texas | $98.98 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,412 | 25 | ACUMED LLC ($509.16) |
| 2023 | $7,940 | 42 | Synthes GmbH ($5,441) |
| 2022 | $825.45 | 20 | Stryker Corporation ($332.64) |
| 2021 | $630.41 | 18 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($218.71) |
| 2020 | $9,752 | 33 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($8,673) |
| 2019 | $18,873 | 62 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($10,370) |
| 2018 | $22,006 | 48 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($16,512) |
| 2017 | $14,745 | 24 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($10,503) |
All Payment Transactions
272 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 11
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | External Fixation (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.57 | General |
| Category: Trauma (Emergency, Injury, Surgery) | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | NA (Device), NA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.12 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device), AxoGuard Nerve Connector, AxoGuard Nerve Protector | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.41 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | External Fixation (Device), NextGen Headless Screws, Distal Radius II | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.30 | General |
| Category: Trauma (Emergency, Injury, Surgery) | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | ACUMED LLC | ACUMED (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $144.00 | General |
| Category: Shoulder | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | NA (Device), NA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $78.67 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | SMART TSF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $133.76 | General |
| Category: Extremities & Limb Restoration | ||||||
| 10/04/2024 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device), AxoGuard Nerve Connector, AxoGuard Nerve Protector | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $56.29 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 09/30/2024 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device), AxoGuard Nerve Connector, AxoGuard Nerve Protector | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.94 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | Stryker Corporation | AEQUALIS PERFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $58.76 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | ACUMED LLC | ACUMED (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $120.00 | General |
| Category: Shoulder | ||||||
| 08/26/2024 | Kerecis Limited | Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose (Device), Kerecis Omega3 Marigen, Kerecis Omega3 Marigen | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.02 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 06/08/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TRIATHLON (Device), GAMMA, MAKO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $79.86 | General |
| Category: KNEES | ||||||
| 05/17/2024 | Stryker Corporation | INSPACE (Device), SALVATION | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.79 | General |
| Category: SPORTS MEDICINE | ||||||
| 05/15/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | NA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.67 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 05/09/2024 | ACUMED LLC | ACUMED (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $150.00 | General |
| Category: Hand & Wrist | ||||||
| 04/25/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | NA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.93 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 04/18/2024 | ACUMED LLC | ACUMED (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $75.76 | General |
| Category: Foot & Ankle | ||||||
| 04/10/2024 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device), AxoGuard Nerve Connector, AxoGuard Nerve Protector | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $58.19 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 04/03/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | A.L.P.S. (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.49 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 04/02/2024 | Medinc of Texas | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.19 | General |
| 03/20/2024 | ACUMED LLC | ACUMED (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.40 | General |
| Category: Shoulder | ||||||
| 02/29/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Mini Fragment System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.09 | General |
| Category: Trauma (Emergency, Injury, Surgery) | ||||||
| 02/20/2024 | Kerecis Limited | Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose (Device), Kerecis Omega3 Marigen, Kerecis Omega3 GraftGuide | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $37.83 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 01/16/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | NA (Device), NA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $63.23 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 50 | 71 | $15,193 | $4,184 |
| 2022 | 3 | 52 | 61 | $16,478 | $4,610 |
| 2021 | 2 | 38 | 53 | $13,325 | $3,899 |
| 2020 | 2 | 33 | 39 | $9,648 | $2,674 |
Total Patients
173
Total Services
224
Medicare Billing
$15,368
Procedure Codes
10
All Medicare Procedures & Services
10 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 26 | 43 | $10,750 | $2,964 | 27.6% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $3,003 | $823.58 | 27.4% |
| 73560 | X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | Office | 2023 | 11 | 15 | $1,440 | $396.76 | 27.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 23 | 32 | $8,096 | $2,189 | 27.0% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $4,950 | $1,486 | 30.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $3,432 | $934.90 | 27.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 21 | 36 | $8,820 | $2,472 | 28.0% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 17 | 17 | $4,505 | $1,427 | 31.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 19 | 25 | $5,350 | $1,453 | 27.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $4,298 | $1,221 | 28.4% |
About Dr. Christopher Perkins, M.D
Dr. Christopher Perkins, M.D is a Orthopaedic Trauma healthcare provider based in Houston, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/10/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1851547871.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Perkins, M.D has received a total of $76,184 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,412 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 272 transactions from 18 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($37,319).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Perkins has provided services to 173 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 224 services with total Medicare billing of $15,368. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 10 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Trauma
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Houston, TX
- Active Since 08/10/2008
- Last Updated 11/14/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207XX0801X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1851547871
Products in Payments
- Ilizarov System (Device) $16,168
- Taylor Spatial Frame (Device) $11,072
- CANNULATED Screws (Device) $8,641
- Jet-X (Device) $8,335
- ACUMED (Device) $1,641
- TRAUMA (Device) $1,226
- Cannulated Screws (Device) $962.66
- NA (Device) $923.94
- PRIME SERIES (Device) $446.59
- EVOS (Device) $359.84
- Peri-Loc (Device) $350.03
- EXPAREL (Drug) $324.73
- MAKO (Device) $303.81
- HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREWS (Device) $277.72
- Avance Nerve Graft (Device) $187.83
- EX NAILS (Device) $184.15
- XtraFix (Device) $180.13
- VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS (Device) $170.05
- GAMMA (Device) $140.72
- EVOS SMALL (Device) $138.49
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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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