Total Payments
$93,085
2024 Payments
$346.71
Companies
28
Transactions
324
Medicare Patients
1,882
Medicare Billing
$259,358

Payment Breakdown by Category

Consulting$70,328 (75.6%)
Food & Beverage$15,949 (17.1%)
Travel$6,808 (7.3%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Consulting Fee $70,328 22 75.6%
Food and Beverage $15,949 285 17.1%
Travel and Lodging $6,808 17 7.3%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Stryker Corporation $84,001 121 $0 (2024)
RTI Surgical, Inc $2,632 31 $0 (2021)
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $1,649 30 $0 (2024)
Horizon Therapeutics plc $1,111 62 $0 (2022)
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $598.94 5 $0 (2021)
Trice Medical, Inc. $402.69 6 $0 (2018)
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $305.00 5 $0 (2023)
United Orthopedics LLC $277.05 3 $0 (2023)
Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc. $272.33 4 $0 (2020)
Horizon Pharma plc $239.83 24 $0 (2018)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $346.71 4 Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($166.43)
2023 $6,121 17 Stryker Corporation ($5,414)
2022 $18,455 31 Stryker Corporation ($17,747)
2021 $11,725 50 Stryker Corporation ($9,781)
2020 $8,549 50 Stryker Corporation ($6,843)
2019 $2,815 48 Stryker Corporation ($1,719)
2018 $26,706 72 Stryker Corporation ($24,564)
2017 $18,366 52 Stryker Corporation ($17,768)

All Payment Transactions

324 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 13

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
05/30/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $144.51 General
Category: Sports Med Shoulder
05/30/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $21.92 General
Category: Sports Med Shoulder
04/04/2024 Stryker Corporation NA (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $165.72 General
Category: ARTHROSCOPY
01/08/2024 ERMI Inc. Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $14.56 General
11/17/2023 United Orthopedics LLC Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $71.77 General
11/13/2023 Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. EUFLEXXA (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $20.76 General
Category: ORTHOPEDICS
11/10/2023 Smith+Nephew, Inc. Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.33 General
Category: Extremities & Limb Restoration
11/08/2023 United Orthopedics LLC Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $168.66 General
10/05/2023 Smith+Nephew, Inc. Coblation (Device), Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $149.76 General
Category: Sports Med Resection
10/05/2023 Smith+Nephew, Inc. Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $35.62 General
Category: Sports Med Shoulder
09/26/2023 United Orthopedics LLC Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $36.62 General
08/03/2023 Stryker Corporation Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $2,125.00 General
08/03/2023 Stryker Corporation INSIGNIA (Device), MAKO Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $1,700.00 General
Category: JOINT REPLACEMENT HIPS, KNEES
08/03/2023 Stryker Corporation OMEGA (Device) Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $1,487.50 General
Category: HIPS
07/24/2023 Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. EUFLEXXA (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $21.40 General
Category: ORTHOPEDICS
06/13/2023 DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ORTHOVISC (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.58 General
Category: Sports Early Intervention
03/27/2023 ERMI LLC Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $56.49 General
03/21/2023 Smith+Nephew, Inc. Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $42.95 General
Category: Extremities & Limb Restoration
02/27/2023 Bioventus LLC Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $47.41 General
Category: Not Applicable
01/19/2023 Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. EUFLEXXA (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $21.95 General
Category: ORTHOPEDICS
01/05/2023 Stryker Corporation CROSSFLOW (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $101.57 General
Category: ARTHROSCOPY
11/14/2022 Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. EUFLEXXA (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $21.83 General
Category: ORTHOPEDICS
09/22/2022 Stryker Corporation Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $47.79 General
09/01/2022 Smith+Nephew, Inc. Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $11.13 General
Category: Extremities & Limb Restoration
08/15/2022 Stryker Corporation MAKO (Device) Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $10,080.00 General
Category: KNEES, HIPS

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 14 449 529 $381,249 $75,240
2022 13 439 491 $267,345 $58,572
2021 17 536 599 $303,425 $69,555
2020 14 458 534 $254,453 $55,993
Total Patients
1,882
Total Services
2,153
Medicare Billing
$259,358
Procedure Codes
58

All Medicare Procedures & Services

58 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
29827 Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope Facility 2023 23 23 $74,933 $19,171 25.6%
23472 Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder Facility 2023 11 12 $52,960 $13,781 26.0%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 78 112 $30,615 $7,428 24.3%
29880 Removal of both knee cartilages using an endoscope Facility 2023 14 15 $25,879 $6,762 26.1%
23430 Anchoring of biceps tendon Facility 2023 20 20 $45,455 $5,962 13.1%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 55 57 $22,050 $5,425 24.6%
29824 Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope Facility 2023 22 22 $45,509 $4,032 8.9%
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes Office 2023 47 47 $15,933 $3,809 23.9%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Office 2023 35 44 $9,768 $2,363 24.2%
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views Office 2023 68 85 $9,098 $2,236 24.6%
29823 Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope Facility 2023 21 21 $38,495 $2,072 5.4%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 14 14 $7,058 $1,559 22.1%
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views Office 2023 12 13 $1,792 $388.32 21.7%
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg Office 2023 29 44 $1,704 $253.24 14.9%
29827 Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope Facility 2022 19 19 $61,693 $16,329 26.5%
29880 Removal of both knee cartilages using an endoscope Facility 2022 20 21 $36,267 $9,043 24.9%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2022 85 107 $29,343 $7,108 24.2%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2022 41 43 $16,856 $4,180 24.8%
23430 Anchoring of biceps tendon Facility 2022 13 13 $29,185 $3,910 13.4%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2022 29 29 $14,703 $3,761 25.6%
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes Office 2022 42 42 $14,216 $3,038 21.4%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Office 2022 41 55 $12,550 $2,944 23.5%
29824 Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope Facility 2022 17 17 $34,680 $2,853 8.2%
29826 Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope Facility 2022 19 19 $6,444 $2,621 40.7%
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views Office 2022 57 64 $6,480 $1,686 26.0%

About Dr. Christopher Potts, M.D

Dr. Christopher Potts, M.D is a Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program healthcare provider based in Alpharetta, Georgia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/28/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1750556023.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Potts, M.D has received a total of $93,085 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $346.71 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 324 transactions from 28 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($70,328).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Potts has provided services to 1,882 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,153 services with total Medicare billing of $259,358. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 58 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

Products in Payments

  • HIP ARTHROSCOPY ACCESS & INSTRUMENTATION SET (Device) $21,142
  • MAKO (Device) $14,372
  • ARTHROSCOPY (Device) $12,750
  • HIPMAP (Device) $4,323
  • REUNION (Device) $3,400
  • ICONIX (Device) $2,768
  • NA (Device) $2,314
  • HIPS (Device) $2,250
  • SALVATION (Device) $2,229
  • OMEGA (Device) $2,213
  • INSPACE (Device) $1,966
  • INSIGNIA (Device) $1,700
  • Hip Arthroscopy Access & Instrumentation Set (Device) $1,557
  • SLINGSHOT (Device) $1,260
  • Allograft (Device) $1,203
  • ALLOGRAFT (Device) $817.15
  • DUEXIS (Drug) $713.14
  • Allograft (Biological) $652.57
  • PENNSAID (Drug) $603.13
  • mi-eye (Device) $402.69

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.

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program Doctors in Alpharetta