Total Payments
$853,507
2024 Payments
$103,896
Companies
21
Transactions
855
Medicare Patients
3,677
Medicare Billing
$1.1M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$554,720 (65.0%)
Travel$115,778 (13.6%)
Royalty/License$99,550 (11.7%)
Other$66,600 (7.8%)
Food & Beverage$16,859 (2.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $554,720 | 158 | 65.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $115,778 | 359 | 13.6% |
| Royalty or License | $99,550 | 9 | 11.7% |
| Current or prospective ownership or investment interest | $43,549 | 4 | 5.1% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $23,000 | 7 | 2.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $16,859 | 310 | 2.0% |
| Entertainment | $50.90 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Unspecified | $0 | 6 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$853,507
849 transactions
Ownership
$0
6 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centinel Spine, LLC | $269,224 | 140 | $0 (2024) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $255,196 | 471 | $0 (2023) |
| Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | $105,571 | 70 | $0 (2024) |
| SI-BONE, Inc. | $53,125 | 55 | $0 (2022) |
| KYOCERA MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | $48,377 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| San Francisco Surgical Services, LLC | $39,882 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
| Renovis Surgical Technologies, Inc. | $31,173 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $20,421 | 26 | $0 (2024) |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | $12,849 | 10 | $0 (2018) |
| SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION | $6,459 | 12 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $103,896 | 50 | Centinel Spine, LLC ($63,748) |
| 2023 | $112,263 | 95 | Centinel Spine, LLC ($55,564) |
| 2022 | $97,040 | 114 | NuVasive, Inc. ($40,560) |
| 2021 | $190,158 | 159 | Centinel Spine, LLC ($85,990) |
| 2020 | $90,666 | 85 | NuVasive, Inc. ($52,567) |
| 2019 | $112,458 | 143 | NuVasive, Inc. ($37,050) |
| 2018 | $80,291 | 126 | NuVasive, Inc. ($23,537) |
| 2017 | $66,736 | 83 | San Francisco Surgical Services, LLC ($24,400) |
All Payment Transactions
855 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 35
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20/2024 | Centinel Spine, LLC | PRODISC L (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $14,195.91 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 12/16/2024 | Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,750.00 | General |
| 12/11/2024 | Centinel Spine, LLC | PRODISC L (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $400.00 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.34 | General |
| 11/20/2024 | Centinel Spine, LLC | PRODISC L (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $12,460.00 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| 10/29/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $82.36 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 10/26/2024 | Centinel Spine, LLC | PRODISC L (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $179.28 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 10/25/2024 | Centinel Spine, LLC | PRODISC L (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | Centinel Spine, LLC | PRODISC L (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $750.00 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| 09/24/2024 | Centinel Spine, LLC | PRODISC L (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $449.94 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $83.01 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $35.06 | General |
| 09/08/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius3D Imaging System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $76.56 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 08/30/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | XLIF (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,400.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | RISE-L . RISE-L A/L (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,200.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $102.88 | General |
| 06/06/2024 | Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $117.52 | General |
| 05/30/2024 | Centinel Spine, LLC | PRODISC L (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $9,460.00 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 05/30/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $333.91 | General |
| 05/21/2024 | Centinel Spine, LLC | PRODISC L (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $65.65 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 05/19/2024 | Centinel Spine, LLC | PRODISC L (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $60.23 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 05/17/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $133.10 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 05/15/2024 | Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,000.00 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | 762 | 940 | $1.1M | $241,842 |
| 2022 | 22 | 1,051 | 1,338 | $1.6M | $366,687 |
| 2021 | 23 | 1,137 | 1,398 | $1.4M | $342,821 |
| 2020 | 16 | 727 | 1,001 | $851,390 | $193,416 |
Total Patients
3,677
Total Services
4,677
Medicare Billing
$1.1M
Procedure Codes
72
All Medicare Procedures & Services
72 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 | 64 | 64 | $323,106 | $57,380 | 17.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 249 | 303 | $110,292 | $31,630 | 28.7% |
| 22856 | Insertion of artificial upper spine disc, anterior approach | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $111,642 | $31,101 | 27.9% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 167 | 193 | $94,377 | $28,495 | 30.2% |
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $133,569 | $26,845 | 20.1% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2023 | 63 | 131 | $113,315 | $22,366 | 19.7% |
| 22840 | Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $54,264 | $10,465 | 19.3% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 49 | $49,649 | $10,100 | 20.3% |
| 22214 | Incision or removal of lower spine bone segment | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $42,917 | $8,373 | 19.5% |
| 22858 | Insertion of artificial upper spine disc anterior approach | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $43,660 | $8,240 | 18.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 98 | 109 | $26,923 | $6,846 | 25.4% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 63 | 63 | $301,593 | $57,207 | 19.0% |
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $132,400 | $27,167 | 20.5% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2022 | 63 | 144 | $120,672 | $25,076 | 20.8% |
| 63030 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc | Facility | 2022 | 26 | 26 | $125,526 | $24,453 | 19.5% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 139 | 149 | $70,775 | $22,495 | 31.8% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2022 | 25 | 67 | $106,262 | $21,752 | 20.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 177 | 203 | $71,659 | $21,583 | 30.1% |
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $94,796 | $20,409 | 21.5% |
| 22551 | Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $65,425 | $17,883 | 27.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 184 | 214 | $51,360 | $16,793 | 32.7% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2022 | 24 | 25 | $77,425 | $15,847 | 20.5% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2022 | 34 | 59 | $55,160 | $11,958 | 21.7% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 64 | 64 | $42,880 | $11,940 | 27.8% |
| 22558 | Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $53,625 | $11,655 | 21.7% |
About Dr. Christopher Summa, M.D
Dr. Christopher Summa, M.D is a Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine healthcare provider based in Soquel, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 11/28/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1669548640.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Summa, M.D has received a total of $853,507 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $103,896 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 855 transactions from 21 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($554,720).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Summa has provided services to 3,677 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,677 services with total Medicare billing of $1.1M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 72 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Location Soquel, CA
- Active Since 11/28/2006
- Last Updated 02/16/2011
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0117X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1669548640
Products in Payments
- PRODISC L (Device) $168,019
- TLIF (Device) $109,468
- PRODISC C (Device) $89,750
- XLIF (Device) $63,725
- iFuse Implant (Device) $51,671
- CAVUX Cervical Cage (Device) $32,121
- Morphabond ER (Drug) $12,849
- Modulus (Device) $10,817
- ALIF (Device) $10,272
- RISE-L . RISE-L A/L (Device) $7,200
- PRODISC (Device) $5,150
- prodisc C (Device) $4,625
- prodisc L (Device) $4,500
- Nalu Neurostimulation System (Device) $3,667
- PRODISC C VIVO (Device) $2,330
- Rapid (Device) $1,750
- Pulse (Device) $1,679
- ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) $1,452
- IFUSE IMPLANT (Device) $1,386
- PLIF (Device) $1,127
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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.