Dr. Christopher Scott, MD

NPI: 1487843223
Total Payments
$88,718
2024 Payments
$4,736
Companies
2
Transactions
171
Medicare Patients
241
Medicare Billing
$32,653

Payment Breakdown by Category

Education$70,228 (79.2%)
Travel$11,375 (12.8%)
Food & Beverage$6,609 (7.4%)
Other$500.00 (0.6%)
Gifts$6.11 (0.0%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Education $70,228 23 79.2%
Travel and Lodging $11,375 62 12.8%
Food and Beverage $6,609 84 7.4%
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $500.00 1 0.6%
Gift $6.11 1 0.0%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $87,578 159 $0 (2024)
Ethicon US, LLC $1,140 12 $0 (2023)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $4,736 4 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. ($4,736)
2023 $450.55 7 Ethicon US, LLC ($266.29)
2022 $16,967 13 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($16,631)
2021 $4,870 10 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($4,332)
2020 $4,206 5 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($4,206)
2019 $30,288 47 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($30,288)
2018 $13,605 60 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($13,605)
2017 $13,597 25 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($13,597)

All Payment Transactions

171 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
08/06/2024 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Education In-kind items and services $85.73 General
Category: SURGERY
04/03/2024 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) 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 $500.00 General
Category: SURGERY
02/16/2024 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Education Cash or cash equivalent $4,000.00 General
Category: SURGERY
02/16/2024 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $150.00 General
Category: SURGERY
08/22/2023 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Education In-kind items and services $121.12 General
Category: SURGERY
08/22/2023 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Education In-kind items and services $21.57 General
Category: SURGERY
08/21/2023 Ethicon US, LLC PROLENE (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $88.97 General
Category: Sutures
06/28/2023 Ethicon US, LLC VISTASEAL (Biological), Echelon; Endopath, PROLENE Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $141.83 General
Category: Biosurgical
04/18/2023 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $20.10 General
Category: SURGERY
03/02/2023 Ethicon US, LLC Echelon; Endopath (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $35.49 General
Category: Endo-Mechanical
01/10/2023 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $21.47 General
Category: SURGERY
11/16/2022 Ethicon US, LLC VISTASEAL (Biological), ECHELON ENDOPATH, Echelon; Endopath Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $82.76 General
Category: Biosurgical
07/27/2022 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Education Cash or cash equivalent $4,000.00 General
Category: SURGERY
07/27/2022 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $150.00 General
Category: SURGERY
06/29/2022 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Education Cash or cash equivalent $4,000.00 General
Category: SURGERY
06/29/2022 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $150.00 General
Category: SURGERY
06/29/2022 Ethicon US, LLC ECHELON ENDOPATH (Device), DERMABOND, VISTASEAL Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $146.85 General
Category: Endo-Mechanical
06/06/2022 Ethicon US, LLC ECHELON ENDOPATH (Device), VISTASEAL Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $106.19 General
Category: Endo-Mechanical
03/23/2022 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Education Cash or cash equivalent $4,000.00 General
Category: SURGERY
03/23/2022 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $150.00 General
Category: SURGERY
03/08/2022 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $26.75 General
Category: SURGERY
03/08/2022 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $3.99 General
Category: SURGERY
03/02/2022 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Education Cash or cash equivalent $4,000.00 General
Category: SURGERY
03/02/2022 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $150.00 General
Category: SURGERY
11/17/2021 Ethicon US, LLC Harmonic (Device), VISTASEAL, ECHELON ENDOPATH Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $98.62 General
Category: Energy

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 4 94 102 $51,733 $12,929
2022 2 60 63 $31,821 $8,079
2021 4 87 88 $42,980 $11,645
Total Patients
241
Total Services
253
Medicare Billing
$32,653
Procedure Codes
10

All Medicare Procedures & Services

10 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes Facility 2023 48 48 $27,792 $6,892 24.8%
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes Facility 2023 18 25 $11,326 $2,843 25.1%
32674 Removal of lymph nodes of chest cavity using an endoscope Facility 2023 12 12 $6,972 $1,915 27.5%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Facility 2023 16 17 $5,643 $1,279 22.7%
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes Facility 2022 47 47 $27,024 $6,812 25.2%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Facility 2022 13 16 $4,797 $1,267 26.4%
99205 New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes Facility 2021 47 47 $26,076 $6,968 26.7%
32674 Removal of lymph nodes of mid-chest cavity using an endoscope Facility 2021 11 11 $6,920 $1,918 27.7%
99214 Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes Facility 2021 17 18 $5,292 $1,412 26.7%
99215 Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes Facility 2021 12 12 $4,692 $1,347 28.7%

About Dr. Christopher Scott, MD

Dr. Christopher Scott, MD is a Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) healthcare provider based in Jacksonville, Florida. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/17/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1487843223.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Scott, MD has received a total of $88,718 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $4,736 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 171 transactions from 2 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($70,228).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Scott has provided services to 241 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 253 services with total Medicare billing of $32,653. Data is available for 3 years (2021–2023), covering 10 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
  • Other Specialties Surgery, Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
  • Location Jacksonville, FL
  • Active Since 10/17/2007
  • Last Updated 05/15/2025
  • Taxonomy Code 208G00000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1487843223

Products in Payments

  • Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $87,578
  • VISTASEAL (Biological) $350.38
  • ECHELON ENDOPATH (Device) $345.92
  • Echelon Flex (Device) $124.62
  • Harmonic (Device) $98.62
  • Enseal X1 (Device) $96.20
  • PROLENE (Device) $88.97
  • Echelon; Endopath (Device) $35.49

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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