Total Payments
$10,625
2024 Payments
$4,036
Companies
9
Transactions
51
Medicare Patients
3,843
Medicare Billing
$663,438
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$9,324 (87.8%)
Food & Beverage$1,301 (12.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $9,324 | 24 | 87.8% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,301 | 27 | 12.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $4,346 | 16 | $0 (2024) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $2,136 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $2,105 | 16 | $0 (2021) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $1,831 | 9 | $0 (2018) |
| Cerapedics Inc. | $95.25 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | $48.00 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| DJO, LLC | $32.28 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $20.04 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $12.07 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4,036 | 14 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($2,136) |
| 2023 | $1,416 | 6 | Stryker Corporation ($1,268) |
| 2022 | $20.55 | 1 | Stryker Corporation ($20.55) |
| 2021 | $1,205 | 5 | Stryker Corporation ($1,156) |
| 2019 | $48.00 | 1 | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. ($48.00) |
| 2018 | $1,831 | 9 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($1,831) |
| 2017 | $2,068 | 15 | NUVASIVE, INC. ($2,068) |
All Payment Transactions
51 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/16/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $462.05 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius Deformity (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.97 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius Deformity (Device), Excelsius3D Imaging System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.32 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,621.57 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $5.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 09/16/2024 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $350.87 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 09/15/2024 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $339.72 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 09/14/2024 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $190.98 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 09/14/2024 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $190.98 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 09/14/2024 | Stryker Corporation | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $119.36 | General |
| Category: NAVIGATION | ||||||
| 09/14/2024 | Stryker Corporation | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.61 | General |
| Category: NAVIGATION | ||||||
| 09/14/2024 | Stryker Corporation | N/A (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.00 | General |
| Category: NAVIGATION | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.31 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 07/29/2024 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $635.71 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 12/15/2023 | Stryker Corporation | AIRO (Device), N/A | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $739.50 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 12/15/2023 | Stryker Corporation | AIRO (Device), N/A | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $351.00 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 12/15/2023 | Stryker Corporation | AIRO (Device), N/A | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $177.54 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 11/30/2023 | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | SYNVISC-ONE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.04 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 11/16/2023 | Cerapedics Inc. | I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $95.25 | General |
| Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 05/09/2023 | DJO, LLC | DONJOY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.28 | General |
| Category: Orthoses: Prefab (non-custom) | ||||||
| 08/14/2022 | Stryker Corporation | SPINEMAP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.55 | General |
| Category: NAVIGATION | ||||||
| 08/14/2021 | Stryker Corporation | SPINEMAP (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $290.82 | General |
| Category: NAVIGATION | ||||||
| 08/14/2021 | Stryker Corporation | SPINEMAP (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $256.50 | General |
| Category: NAVIGATION | ||||||
| 07/27/2021 | Stryker Corporation | SPINEMAP (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $609.08 | General |
| Category: NAVIGATION | ||||||
| 02/17/2021 | NuVasive, Inc. | TLIF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.01 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 | 1,161 | 1,505 | $1.3M | $196,485 |
| 2022 | 18 | 1,109 | 1,414 | $1.3M | $195,184 |
| 2021 | 19 | 917 | 1,154 | $1.0M | $160,343 |
| 2020 | 15 | 656 | 788 | $796,920 | $111,426 |
Total Patients
3,843
Total Services
4,861
Medicare Billing
$663,438
Procedure Codes
70
All Medicare Procedures & Services
70 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 74 | 74 | $470,048 | $56,251 | 12.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 269 | 460 | $95,680 | $28,622 | 29.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 186 | 276 | $68,448 | $24,509 | 35.8% |
| 22551 | Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $139,289 | $22,846 | 16.4% |
| 22845 | Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $100,586 | $9,444 | 9.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 71 | 71 | $18,460 | $8,408 | 45.5% |
| 63030 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $59,880 | $7,485 | 12.5% |
| 72158 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast | Office | 2023 | 37 | 40 | $97,760 | $6,222 | 6.4% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 39 | $84,630 | $5,750 | 6.8% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 167 | 194 | $28,130 | $5,426 | 19.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 69 | 69 | $15,870 | $4,945 | 31.2% |
| 72148 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2023 | 47 | 50 | $91,250 | $4,552 | 5.0% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 34 | 36 | $9,288 | $4,536 | 48.8% |
| 72040 | X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 55 | 73 | $10,074 | $2,041 | 20.3% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $3,432 | $1,787 | 52.1% |
| 20931 | Graft of donor bone to spine | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $11,476 | $1,467 | 12.8% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $3,596 | $1,124 | 31.2% |
| 72141 | Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $22,666 | $1,068 | 4.7% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 80 | 80 | $508,160 | $63,520 | 12.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 242 | 409 | $85,072 | $26,504 | 31.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 164 | 230 | $57,040 | $21,621 | 37.9% |
| 22551 | Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $87,972 | $14,595 | 16.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 112 | 112 | $29,120 | $13,672 | 46.9% |
| 63030 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $79,840 | $9,442 | 11.8% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2022 | 34 | 49 | $106,330 | $7,181 | 6.8% |
About Dr. Christopher Sneed, M.D
Dr. Christopher Sneed, M.D is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Evansville, Indiana. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/16/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1568467454.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Sneed, M.D has received a total of $10,625 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $4,036 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 51 transactions from 9 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($9,324).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Sneed has provided services to 3,843 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,861 services with total Medicare billing of $663,438. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 70 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Evansville, IN
- Active Since 06/16/2005
- Last Updated 04/22/2010
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1568467454
Products in Payments
- ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) $2,089
- EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $1,724
- O-ARM-ST (Device) $1,707
- AIRO (Device) $1,268
- SPINEMAP (Device) $1,177
- TLIF (Device) $922.89
- MLX (Device) $708.83
- XLIF (Device) $305.91
- N/A (Device) $176.97
- MazorX - Renaissance (Device) $118.34
- I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) $95.25
- ALIF (Device) $69.60
- HTX-011 (Drug) $48.00
- Excelsius Deformity (Device) $47.29
- DONJOY (Device) $32.28
- SYNVISC-ONE (Device) $20.04
- iGA (Device) $17.15
- CD HORIZON (Device) $12.07
- MazorX Renaissance (Device) $5.64
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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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