Total Payments
$2,534
2024 Payments
$161.39
Companies
44
Transactions
118
Medicare Patients
2,461
Medicare Billing
$326,708
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$2,534 (100.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $2,534 | 118 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $822.28 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
| Horizon Therapeutics plc | $200.93 | 17 | $0 (2022) |
| Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. | $170.46 | 10 | $0 (2020) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $170.21 | 5 | $0 (2022) |
| Grifols USA, LLC | $135.37 | 8 | $0 (2023) |
| UPSHER-SMITH LABORATORIES LLC | $67.99 | 4 | $0 (2021) |
| Promius Pharma LLC | $66.81 | 5 | $0 (2017) |
| Biocomposites Inc | $62.78 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $51.09 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| CSL Behring | $44.16 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $161.39 | 9 | Stryker Corporation ($29.38) |
| 2023 | $193.19 | 10 | Biocomposites Inc ($62.78) |
| 2022 | $158.15 | 10 | Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($38.50) |
| 2021 | $249.24 | 10 | Stryker Corporation ($66.31) |
| 2020 | $256.07 | 19 | Horizon Therapeutics plc ($116.46) |
| 2019 | $314.53 | 13 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($123.93) |
| 2018 | $494.86 | 18 | Stryker Corporation ($313.04) |
| 2017 | $706.96 | 29 | Stryker Corporation ($400.71) |
All Payment Transactions
118 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/18/2024 | Stryker Corporation | X3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.35 | General |
| Category: HIPS | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | ConvaTec Inc. | AQUACEL AG+ EXTRA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.89 | General |
| Category: ADVANCED WOUND CARE | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.91 | General |
| 10/08/2024 | Sonex Health, Inc. | SX-ONE MICROKNIFE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | Sonex Health, Inc. | SX-ONE MICROKNIFE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC | ||||||
| 08/27/2024 | SPR Therapeutics, Inc | SPRINT PNS System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.05 | General |
| Category: Pain management | ||||||
| 08/14/2024 | CSL Behring | Hizentra (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.62 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 08/07/2024 | Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | Nourianz (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.54 | General |
| Category: Adenosine A2A Receptors | ||||||
| 01/15/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.03 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 12/14/2023 | Grifols USA, LLC | Gamunex-C (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.39 | General |
| Category: Immunology and Neurology | ||||||
| 11/09/2023 | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | SYNVISC-ONE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.22 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 10/26/2023 | Biocomposites Inc | Stimulan (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $32.35 | General |
| Category: Bone Void Filler | ||||||
| 10/25/2023 | CSL Behring | Hizentra (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.54 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 09/15/2023 | IBSA Pharma Inc. | LICART (Drug), TIROSINT, TIROSINT | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.28 | General |
| Category: non-opioid analgesic | ||||||
| 08/22/2023 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Exparel (Drug), Iovera, Zilretta | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.82 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 07/26/2023 | Lundbeck LLC | VYEPTI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.11 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 04/13/2023 | Grifols USA, LLC | Gamunex-C (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.21 | General |
| Category: Immunology and Neurology | ||||||
| 03/21/2023 | Biocomposites Inc | Stimulan (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $30.43 | General |
| Category: Bone Void Filler | ||||||
| 02/27/2023 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.84 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 12/06/2022 | Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | NUZYRA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.52 | General |
| Category: ANTIBIOTIC | ||||||
| 11/16/2022 | Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | NOURIANZ (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.35 | General |
| Category: Adenosine A2A Receptors | ||||||
| 10/12/2022 | ABBVIE INC. | QULIPTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.82 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 10/11/2022 | Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | NUZYRA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.98 | General |
| Category: ANTIBIOTIC | ||||||
| 09/15/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | PICO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.94 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy | ||||||
| 09/13/2022 | Sanara MedTech Inc. | CellerateRx (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.51 | General |
| Category: Collagen based wound filler | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | 550 | 2,413 | $469,621 | $78,661 |
| 2022 | 15 | 725 | 2,829 | $515,363 | $94,277 |
| 2021 | 16 | 689 | 2,426 | $550,040 | $108,462 |
| 2020 | 10 | 497 | 1,322 | $234,670 | $45,308 |
Total Patients
2,461
Total Services
8,990
Medicare Billing
$326,708
Procedure Codes
52
All Medicare Procedures & Services
52 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 150 | 384 | $123,228 | $32,418 | 26.3% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $75,760 | $14,776 | 19.5% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 92 | 229 | $54,150 | $12,183 | 22.5% |
| J7325 | Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 20 | 1,329 | $174,431 | $9,846 | 5.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 43 | 43 | $21,242 | $4,647 | 21.9% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 57 | 75 | $7,455 | $2,000 | 26.8% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 25 | 28 | $3,485 | $943.04 | 27.1% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 26 | 31 | $2,790 | $743.47 | 26.6% |
| 73110 | X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 13 | 24 | $2,310 | $645.26 | 27.9% |
| 73130 | X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 12 | 13 | $1,140 | $265.40 | 23.3% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 96 | 241 | $3,630 | $193.38 | 5.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 171 | 399 | $127,854 | $35,833 | 28.0% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 107 | 274 | $63,000 | $15,081 | 23.9% |
| 27245 | Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $53,004 | $13,675 | 25.8% |
| J7325 | Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2022 | 22 | 1,489 | $195,431 | $11,811 | 6.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 71 | 71 | $35,074 | $7,924 | 22.6% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 30 | 30 | $8,940 | $2,361 | 26.4% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2022 | 48 | 71 | $7,140 | $1,980 | 27.7% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 34 | 43 | $5,360 | $1,366 | 25.5% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2022 | 42 | 52 | $4,590 | $1,205 | 26.2% |
| 73610 | X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2022 | 15 | 27 | $2,470 | $706.39 | 28.6% |
| G0180 | Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | Office | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $2,560 | $640.19 | 25.0% |
| 73110 | X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2022 | 15 | 21 | $2,100 | $625.74 | 29.8% |
| 73552 | X-ray of thigh bone, minimum 2 views | Office | 2022 | 15 | 26 | $2,470 | $542.05 | 21.9% |
| 73080 | X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2022 | 11 | 12 | $1,080 | $287.28 | 26.6% |
About Dr. Christopher Sanchez, MD
Dr. Christopher Sanchez, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Lacombe, Louisiana. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/13/2011. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1558656025.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Sanchez, MD has received a total of $2,534 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $161.39 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 118 transactions from 44 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($2,534).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Sanchez has provided services to 2,461 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 8,990 services with total Medicare billing of $326,708. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 52 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Lacombe, LA
- Active Since 06/13/2011
- Last Updated 11/01/2024
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1558656025
Products in Payments
- TRIATHLON (Device) $257.11
- Triathlon (Device) $253.12
- DUEXIS (Drug) $172.40
- Zilretta (Drug) $170.46
- Gamunex-C (Biological) $135.37
- performance solutions (Device) $79.35
- VARIAX (Device) $75.14
- MICRORAPTOR Knotless Anchor (Device) $75.00
- Zembrace (Drug) $66.81
- PENNSAID (Drug) $66.15
- Stimulan (Device) $62.78
- QUDEXY XR Topiramate Extended Release Capsules (Drug) $54.33
- Foot&Ankle-Subchondroplasty (Device) $51.09
- MAKO (Device) $50.48
- Regeneten (Device) $48.93
- Hizentra (Biological) $44.16
- NUZYRA (Drug) $38.50
- Dynasplint (Device) $31.05
- SX-ONE MICROKNIFE (Device) $28.00
- Nourianz (Drug) $27.54
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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.