Total Payments
$2,170
2024 Payments
$238.07
Companies
30
Transactions
83
Medicare Patients
4,114
Medicare Billing
$737,105
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$2,170 (100.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $2,170 | 83 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $418.80 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| Fidia Pharma USA Inc. | $250.97 | 10 | $0 (2022) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $182.34 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Peerless Surgical Inc. | $169.14 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. | $146.54 | 9 | $0 (2020) |
| Vertos Medical, Inc. | $128.25 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| ERMI LLC | $88.77 | 4 | $0 (2021) |
| Bioventus LLC | $78.73 | 5 | $0 (2020) |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $77.04 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | $75.91 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $238.07 | 4 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($142.24) |
| 2023 | $375.28 | 7 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($153.43) |
| 2022 | $407.33 | 13 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($159.01) |
| 2021 | $70.15 | 4 | Stryker Corporation ($19.91) |
| 2020 | $48.52 | 3 | Bioventus LLC ($16.81) |
| 2019 | $443.29 | 20 | FIDIA PHARMA USA INC. ($137.82) |
| 2018 | $349.10 | 20 | FIDIA PHARMA USA INC. ($76.94) |
| 2017 | $238.24 | 12 | Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC ($63.43) |
All Payment Transactions
83 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/29/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | ORTHOVISC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.25 | General |
| Category: Sports Early Intervention | ||||||
| 08/16/2024 | Peerless Surgical Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.15 | General |
| 05/10/2024 | Peerless Surgical Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.43 | General |
| 01/31/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Persona (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $142.24 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 10/30/2023 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke SCS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $75.91 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulation | ||||||
| 09/22/2023 | Peerless Surgical Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.72 | General |
| 07/13/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $98.74 | General |
| 07/12/2023 | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | SYNVISC-ONE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.53 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 06/28/2023 | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | ZYNRELEF (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.70 | General |
| Category: POST SURGICAL PAIN RELIEF | ||||||
| 04/20/2023 | Vertos Medical, Inc. | mild Device Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $64.99 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 02/06/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | Versalok Orthocord (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $54.69 | General |
| Category: Sports Surgical | ||||||
| 11/18/2022 | Peerless Surgical Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.84 | General |
| 11/15/2022 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.75 | General |
| 11/07/2022 | Vericel Corporation | MACI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.79 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 09/26/2022 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | SPEEDTRAP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $57.06 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 09/01/2022 | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | SYNVISC-ONE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.37 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/30/2022 | Vertos Medical, Inc. | mild Device Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $63.26 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 08/25/2022 | Fidia Pharma USA Inc. | HYMOVIS (Device), TRILURON | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.13 | General |
| Category: OSTEOARTHRITIS | ||||||
| 08/25/2022 | Fidia Pharma USA Inc. | HYMOVIS (Device), TRILURON | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.08 | General |
| Category: OSTEOARTHRITIS | ||||||
| 07/14/2022 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | DYNACORD (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $56.49 | General |
| Category: Sports_Surgical | ||||||
| 07/14/2022 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | DYNACORD (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.51 | General |
| Category: Sports_Surgical | ||||||
| 06/20/2022 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | DERMABOND (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.95 | General |
| Category: Wound Closure | ||||||
| 06/09/2022 | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | SYNVISC-ONE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.14 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 05/12/2022 | Heraeus Medical, LLC. | PALACOS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.96 | General |
| Category: BONE CEMENT | ||||||
| 11/19/2021 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | ORTHOCORD (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.82 | General |
| Category: Sports Surgical | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16 | 932 | 5,917 | $461,615 | $139,237 |
| 2022 | 19 | 1,021 | 17,835 | $597,454 | $208,265 |
| 2021 | 17 | 1,079 | 16,783 | $579,073 | $232,745 |
| 2020 | 15 | 1,082 | 5,630 | $426,042 | $156,857 |
Total Patients
4,114
Total Services
46,165
Medicare Billing
$737,105
Procedure Codes
67
All Medicare Procedures & Services
67 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J7322 | Hyaluronan or derivative, hymovis, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 44 | 3,744 | $153,504 | $49,411 | 32.2% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $73,962 | $17,727 | 24.0% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 156 | 310 | $83,528 | $16,607 | 19.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 157 | 234 | $33,696 | $14,362 | 42.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 111 | 135 | $28,485 | $11,687 | 41.0% |
| J3304 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, preservative-free, extended-release, microsphere formulation, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 11 | 768 | $23,808 | $9,711 | 40.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 45 | 45 | $14,355 | $5,172 | 36.0% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 89 | 117 | $8,968 | $3,380 | 37.7% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $7,150 | $1,931 | 27.0% |
| 73560 | X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | Office | 2023 | 24 | 73 | $4,769 | $1,787 | 37.5% |
| 73721 | Mri scan of leg joint without contrast | Office | 2023 | 15 | 19 | $9,842 | $1,693 | 17.2% |
| J0702 | Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg | Office | 2023 | 122 | 278 | $2,502 | $1,394 | 55.7% |
| 73221 | Mri scan of arm joint without contrast | Office | 2023 | 12 | 13 | $7,869 | $1,222 | 15.5% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 42 | 49 | $3,038 | $1,179 | 38.8% |
| 72190 | X-ray of pelvis, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 37 | 39 | $3,198 | $1,148 | 35.9% |
| 72170 | X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views | Office | 2023 | 24 | 50 | $2,941 | $829.71 | 28.2% |
| J7322 | Hyaluronan or derivative, hymovis, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2022 | 49 | 3,768 | $154,488 | $74,791 | 48.4% |
| J3304 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, preservative-free, extended-release, microsphere formulation, 1 mg | Office | 2022 | 24 | 1,888 | $58,528 | $25,749 | 44.0% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 151 | 331 | $91,408 | $18,566 | 20.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 150 | 192 | $40,512 | $15,685 | 38.7% |
| J7328 | Hyaluronan or derivative, gelsyn-3, for intra-articular injection, 0.1 mg | Office | 2022 | 16 | 10,560 | $53,784 | $14,748 | 27.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 135 | 186 | $26,784 | $12,051 | 45.0% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $49,308 | $12,017 | 24.4% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $42,218 | $11,071 | 26.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 45 | 45 | $14,355 | $4,847 | 33.8% |
About Dr. Christopher Prato, MD
Dr. Christopher Prato, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Gastonia, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/13/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1376538686.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Prato, MD has received a total of $2,170 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $238.07 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 83 transactions from 30 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($2,170).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Prato has provided services to 4,114 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 46,165 services with total Medicare billing of $737,105. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 67 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Gastonia, NC
- Active Since 09/13/2005
- Last Updated 08/11/2014
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1376538686
Products in Payments
- Hymovis (Device) $195.72
- Zilretta (Drug) $161.51
- Persona (Device) $142.24
- mild Device Kit (Device) $128.25
- SYNVISC-ONE (Device) $77.04
- Evoke SCS (Device) $75.91
- Tymlos (Biological) $68.76
- Mepilex Border Ag (Device) $63.43
- DYNACORD (Device) $58.00
- SPEEDTRAP (Device) $57.06
- Versalok Orthocord (Device) $54.69
- ORTHOVISC (Device) $47.56
- Durolane (Device) $45.53
- DERMABOND (Device) $43.95
- TRUESPAN (Device) $42.98
- IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS (Device) $39.08
- HYMOVIS (Device) $36.21
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $34.52
- IOVERA SYSTEM (Device) $31.63
- Continuous Passive Motion Device (Device) $28.88
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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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