Total Payments
$53,762
2024 Payments
$14,734
Companies
29
Transactions
348
Medicare Patients
13,969
Medicare Billing
$699,043
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$22,806 (42.4%)
Travel$14,075 (26.2%)
Food & Beverage$13,248 (24.6%)
Consulting$3,600 (6.7%)
Education$33.16 (0.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $22,750 | 11 | 42.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $14,075 | 50 | 26.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $13,248 | 282 | 24.6% |
| Consulting Fee | $3,600 | 1 | 6.7% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $56.12 | 1 | 0.1% |
| Education | $33.16 | 3 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $38,062 | 100 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $7,253 | 95 | $0 (2024) |
| EKOS Corporation | $1,773 | 15 | $0 (2019) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $1,392 | 9 | $0 (2020) |
| Philips Electronics North America Corporation | $1,036 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | $958.93 | 18 | $0 (2023) |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | $918.61 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $608.31 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $324.48 | 22 | $0 (2023) |
| Cook Incorporated | $255.27 | 3 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $14,734 | 37 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($12,492) |
| 2023 | $16,442 | 62 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($15,547) |
| 2022 | $11,310 | 59 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($8,316) |
| 2021 | $997.76 | 37 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($455.66) |
| 2020 | $1,806 | 26 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($1,219) |
| 2019 | $3,827 | 51 | Abbott Laboratories ($1,528) |
| 2018 | $2,334 | 37 | EKOS Corporation ($1,488) |
| 2017 | $2,312 | 39 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($874.64) |
All Payment Transactions
348 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 14
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/26/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PRESSUREWIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.19 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $974.33 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $9.02 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $36.71 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $32.45 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $351.67 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $351.67 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.60 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.60 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.60 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.52 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.51 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | EkoSonic (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.14 | General |
| Category: EkoSonic_PI | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.42 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 08/26/2024 | Surmodics, Inc. | Sublime 014 Rx PTA Balloon Dilatation Catheter (Device), Sublime Microcatheter, 018, 200cm, Straight, Pounce Thrombectomy System | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.18 | General |
| Category: 014 Radial Catheter | ||||||
| 07/25/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.99 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 07/23/2024 | BIOTRONIK INC. | Orsiro Mission (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $93.97 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 06/13/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | EkoSonic (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.20 | General |
| Category: EkoSonic_PI | ||||||
| 06/06/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $140.30 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 04/16/2024 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.13 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 03/15/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | LUX-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.03 | General |
| Category: LUX-Dx_CRM | ||||||
| 03/08/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,600.00 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_PI | ||||||
| 03/08/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $30.00 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_PI | ||||||
| 02/21/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.35 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 02/20/2024 | CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. | OTHER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.09 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 | 3,091 | 3,698 | $418,253 | $137,033 |
| 2022 | 22 | 3,715 | 4,456 | $585,106 | $188,448 |
| 2021 | 24 | 3,746 | 4,497 | $545,499 | $188,672 |
| 2020 | 22 | 3,417 | 4,078 | $540,105 | $184,890 |
Total Patients
13,969
Total Services
16,729
Medicare Billing
$699,043
Procedure Codes
93
All Medicare Procedures & Services
93 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 438 | 495 | $120,285 | $40,791 | 33.9% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 153 | 251 | $34,387 | $15,002 | 43.6% |
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 34 | $38,488 | $13,639 | 35.4% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 1,592 | 1,979 | $39,580 | $11,929 | 30.1% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 59 | 59 | $33,453 | $10,446 | 31.2% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $47,070 | $10,297 | 21.9% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 91 | 93 | $24,087 | $9,263 | 38.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 57 | 57 | $18,126 | $6,219 | 34.3% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 463 | 510 | $18,870 | $4,838 | 25.6% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 28 | $10,612 | $3,614 | 34.1% |
| 93460 | Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $9,347 | $3,301 | 35.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 36 | 44 | $8,360 | $2,936 | 35.1% |
| 93454 | Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $7,376 | $1,891 | 25.6% |
| 99239 | Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 19 | $3,876 | $1,582 | 40.8% |
| 93248 | Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | Office | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $1,092 | $398.80 | 36.5% |
| 93280 | Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $880.00 | $326.03 | 37.0% |
| 93227 | Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $798.00 | $198.24 | 24.8% |
| 93225 | Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $1,020 | $181.71 | 17.8% |
| 93246 | Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | Office | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $546.00 | $179.55 | 32.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 410 | 488 | $105,546 | $40,211 | 38.1% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2022 | 42 | 42 | $118,110 | $24,494 | 20.7% |
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2022 | 41 | 49 | $56,370 | $19,997 | 35.5% |
| 33418 | Repair of mitral valve through the skin, initial prosthesis | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $52,472 | $18,221 | 34.7% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2022 | 2,128 | 2,602 | $52,040 | $15,606 | 30.0% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 166 | 275 | $38,037 | $15,006 | 39.5% |
About Dr. Christopher Semder, MD
Dr. Christopher Semder, MD is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Louisville, Kentucky. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/11/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1487858965.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Semder, MD has received a total of $53,762 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $14,734 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 348 transactions from 29 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($22,750).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Semder has provided services to 13,969 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 16,729 services with total Medicare billing of $699,043. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 93 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Other Specialties Hospitalist, Interventional Cardiology
- Location Louisville, KY
- Active Since 06/11/2007
- Last Updated 12/02/2020
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1487858965
Products in Payments
- EkoSonic (Device) $21,622
- AngioJet Ultra 5000A (Device) $8,255
- AMPLATZER AMULET (Device) $2,075
- EKOSONIC (Device) $1,773
- Mitra Clip system (Device) $1,493
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $1,336
- Azurion 7 B20 (Device) $1,036
- FlowTriever (Device) $826.07
- GENERAL - VASCULAR ACCESS (Device) $825.37
- MITRACLIP (Device) $443.64
- GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION (Device) $439.03
- AMPLATZER (Device) $418.35
- CardioMEMS HF System (Device) $393.71
- General - Vascular Intervention (Device) $385.62
- TR Band (Device) $368.06
- BRILINTA (Drug) $324.48
- GENERAL - VASCULAR INTERVENTION (Device) $322.96
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $286.83
- Cook Medical Stents (Device) $255.27
- SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) $251.51
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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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