Dr. Christopher Ritter, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Buffalo, NY Male
NPI: 1093788432
Total Payments
$192,432
2024 Payments
$43,626
Companies
33
Transactions
371
Medicare Patients
1,731
Medicare Billing
$140,864

Payment Breakdown by Category

Consulting$91,432 (47.5%)
Other$36,812 (19.1%)
Research$34,465 (17.9%)
Travel$18,531 (9.6%)
Food & Beverage$11,185 (5.8%)
Gifts$6.35 (0.0%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Consulting Fee $91,432 39 47.5%
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $36,813 14 19.1%
Unspecified $34,465 8 17.9%
Travel and Lodging $18,531 66 9.6%
Food and Beverage $11,185 243 5.8%
Gift $6.35 1 0.0%

Payments by Type

General
$157,967
363 transactions
Research
$34,465
8 transactions

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $78,917 160 $0 (2024)
Integra LifeSciences Corporation $56,406 44 $0 (2024)
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $36,483 56 $0 (2023)
Arthrex, Inc. $7,500 3 $0 (2024)
Ascension Orthopedics, Inc. $4,360 5 $0 (2020)
Synthes USA Products LLC $3,601 8 $0 (2019)
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $2,066 3 $0 (2018)
Stryker Corporation $734.80 25 $0 (2024)
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $714.92 16 $0 (2023)
Nextremity Solutions Inc. $337.49 5 $0 (2021)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $43,626 58 Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($35,815)
2023 $22,100 47 Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($16,331)
2022 $27,433 46 Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($21,881)
2021 $17,933 31 Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($17,035)
2020 $22,126 29 Integra LifeSciences Corporation ($16,591)
2019 $50,078 82 Integra LifeSciences Corporation ($37,741)
2018 $6,052 41 Integra LifeSciences Corporation ($2,034)
2017 $3,083 37 Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($1,407)

All Payment Transactions

371 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 15

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
12/10/2024 Solventum Corporation PREVENA (Device), V.A.C. VERAFLO CLEANSE CHOICE Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $28.68 General
Category: Negative Pressure Systems & Dressings
12/10/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.67 General
11/19/2024 Integra LifeSciences Corporation Integra (Device), Integra, Integra Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $21.95 General
Category: Recon-Skin and Wound
11/05/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. GRAFIX PL (Medical Supply) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $31.31 General
Category: Other Advanced Wound Management
10/22/2024 Sanara MedTech Inc. CellerateRx (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $17.27 General
Category: Collagen based wound filler
09/12/2024 Arthrex, Inc. — 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 $2,500.00 General
09/12/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. EVOS (Device), PANTA Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $129.66 General
Category: Trauma Plates, Screws, and Nails
09/05/2024 Arteriocyte Medical Systems, Inc. Magellan (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $22.34 General
Category: Orthopedics
09/05/2024 Stryker Corporation INFINITY ADAPTIS (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.35 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES
08/24/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. CADENCE (Device), Salto Talaris Total Ankle Prosthesis Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $4,062.50 General
Category: Extremity, Lower Total Ankle
08/24/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. CADENCE (Device), Salto Talaris Total Ankle Prosthesis Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $1,381.25 General
Category: Extremity, Lower Total Ankle
08/19/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $242.49 General
08/19/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $29.69 General
08/19/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $29.10 General
08/18/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $487.63 General
08/18/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. CADENCE (Device), Salto Talaris Total Ankle Prosthesis Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $3.45 General
Category: Extremity, Lower Total Ankle
07/31/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $318.00 General
07/31/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $174.38 General
07/04/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. CADENCE (Device), Salto Talaris Total Ankle Prosthesis Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $2,925.00 General
Category: Extremity, Lower Total Ankle
07/04/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. CADENCE (Device), Salto Talaris Total Ankle Prosthesis Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $1,300.00 General
Category: Extremity, Lower Total Ankle
07/01/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $133.78 General
07/01/2024 OsteoCentric Technologies, Inc. OsteoCentric 4.0 x 130mm LOCKING BONE SCREW FASTENER ST (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $35.39 General
Category: Not Applicable
06/29/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. Salto Talaris Total Ankle Prosthesis (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $35.62 General
Category: Extremity, Lower Total Ankle
06/29/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. Salto Talaris Total Ankle Prosthesis (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $31.17 General
Category: Extremity, Lower Total Ankle
06/28/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $720.74 General
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Research Studies & Clinical Trials

Study Name Company Amount Records
T-CTAS-001 Integra LifeSciences Corporation $34,465 8

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 12 447 601 $155,072 $37,220
2022 9 367 509 $93,085 $23,060
2021 12 506 686 $153,535 $48,026
2020 12 411 592 $142,835 $32,558
Total Patients
1,731
Total Services
2,388
Medicare Billing
$140,864
Procedure Codes
45

All Medicare Procedures & Services

45 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes Facility 2023 44 45 $16,690 $5,403 32.4%
28285 Correction of toe joint deformity Facility 2023 16 29 $25,172 $4,764 18.9%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 46 53 $10,494 $4,578 43.6%
28270 Incision of joint capsule of foot and toe Facility 2023 20 35 $31,570 $4,572 14.5%
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views Office 2023 90 160 $9,920 $3,435 34.6%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 37 48 $6,369 $2,898 45.5%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 25 25 $7,600 $2,704 35.6%
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views Office 2023 78 115 $7,251 $2,566 35.4%
20680 Removal of deep implant from bone Facility 2023 13 13 $14,781 $2,285 15.5%
20902 Harvest of graft from large bone Facility 2023 17 17 $14,365 $2,005 14.0%
99284 Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making Facility 2023 18 18 $4,410 $1,498 34.0%
76000 Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less Facility 2023 43 43 $6,450 $512.99 8.0%
20680 Removal of deep implant from bone Facility 2022 21 24 $26,637 $4,576 17.2%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2022 49 54 $10,692 $4,302 40.2%
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views Office 2022 92 165 $10,195 $3,636 35.7%
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views Office 2022 76 127 $8,001 $3,051 38.1%
20902 Harvest of graft from large bone Facility 2022 19 19 $16,055 $2,069 12.9%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2022 23 23 $6,992 $1,841 26.3%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2022 29 31 $4,154 $1,826 44.0%
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes Facility 2022 18 18 $3,366 $1,187 35.3%
76000 Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less Facility 2022 40 48 $6,992 $571.32 8.2%
27245 Surgical treatment of broken thigh bone with implant Facility 2021 17 17 $39,389 $16,437 41.7%
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views Office 2021 126 218 $13,530 $5,083 37.6%
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views Office 2021 109 175 $11,037 $4,388 39.8%
99214 Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes Office 2021 44 48 $9,504 $4,045 42.6%
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About Dr. Christopher Ritter, MD

Dr. Christopher Ritter, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Buffalo, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/08/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1093788432.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Ritter, MD has received a total of $192,432 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $43,626 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 371 transactions from 33 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($91,432).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ritter has provided services to 1,731 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,388 services with total Medicare billing of $140,864. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 45 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Location Buffalo, NY
  • Active Since 02/08/2006
  • Last Updated 07/08/2007
  • Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1093788432

Products in Payments

  • CADENCE ANKLE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM (Device) $35,465
  • CADENCE (Device) $31,690
  • SALTO TALARIS TOTAL ANKLE PROSTHESIS (Device) $25,083
  • Salto Talaris Total Ankle Prosthesis (Device) $15,940
  • Lapidus Plate (Device) $15,148
  • Integra XT (Device) $11,813
  • Stratum Foot Plating System (Device) $6,380
  • InCore Lapidus (Device) $5,000
  • Phoenix (Device) $5,000
  • RIA (Device) $4,471
  • Taylor Spatial Frame (Device) $2,634
  • Rebalance Ankle (Device) $1,625
  • EVOS (Device) $1,505
  • ZNN (Device) $1,078
  • PD-Foot&Ankle-New Product (Device) $500.00
  • INFINITY (Device) $381.06
  • TRIGEN InterTAN (Device) $373.54
  • Panta 2 (Device) $283.52
  • Product Portfolio (Device) $258.36
  • BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS (Device) $233.96

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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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