Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $95.30 | 4 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 180 Medical, Inc. | $77.07 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc. | $18.23 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $95.30 | 4 | 180 Medical, Inc. ($77.07) |
All Payment Transactions
4 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/22/2024 | 180 Medical, Inc. | GENTLECATH (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.87 | General |
| Category: CONTINENCE CARE | ||||||
| 05/02/2024 | Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc. | PROLARIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.23 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 04/04/2024 | 180 Medical, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.52 | General |
| 03/07/2024 | 180 Medical, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.68 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | 828 | 1,063 | $301,204 | $75,642 |
| 2022 | 7 | 267 | 310 | $76,466 | $20,601 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
19 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 128 | 128 | $61,180 | $15,694 | 25.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 111 | 152 | $55,672 | $14,188 | 25.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 142 | 188 | $48,794 | $12,208 | 25.0% |
| 52000 | Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope | Office | 2023 | 45 | 51 | $36,040 | $8,803 | 24.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 98 | 98 | $31,588 | $7,857 | 24.9% |
| 64566 | Insertion of lower leg neurostimulator electrode | Office | 2023 | 16 | 82 | $28,488 | $7,671 | 26.9% |
| 52204 | Biopsy of bladder using an endoscope | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $12,183 | $3,189 | 26.2% |
| 55700 | Biopsy of prostate gland | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $9,106 | $2,374 | 26.1% |
| 76872 | Ultrasound scan of pelvic region through rectum | Office | 2023 | 15 | 17 | $10,017 | $1,808 | 18.1% |
| 51798 | Ultrasound measurement of bladder capacity after voiding | Office | 2023 | 108 | 140 | $5,938 | $1,165 | 19.6% |
| 81002 | Urinalysis, manual test | Office | 2023 | 128 | 170 | $1,700 | $576.80 | 33.9% |
| 51736 | Simple timed assessment of bladder emptying | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $498.00 | $106.71 | 21.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 62 | 62 | $19,840 | $5,413 | 27.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 36 | 36 | $17,136 | $4,601 | 26.9% |
| 52000 | Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope | Office | 2022 | 23 | 23 | $16,330 | $4,474 | 27.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 47 | 62 | $16,058 | $4,274 | 26.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 11 | 12 | $4,368 | $1,219 | 27.9% |
| 51798 | Ultrasound measurement of bladder capacity after voiding | Office | 2022 | 39 | 48 | $2,064 | $397.15 | 19.2% |
| 81002 | Urinalysis, manual test | Office | 2022 | 49 | 67 | $670.00 | $222.85 | 33.3% |
About Dr. Christopher Tepera, M.D
Dr. Christopher Tepera, M.D is a Urology healthcare provider based in Gig Harbor, Washington. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/24/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1194980565.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Tepera, M.D has received a total of $95.30 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $95.30 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 4 transactions from 2 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($95.30).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Tepera has provided services to 1,095 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,373 services with total Medicare billing of $96,243. Data is available for 2 years (2022–2023), covering 19 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Urology
- Location Gig Harbor, WA
- Active Since 07/24/2008
- Last Updated 09/21/2022
- Taxonomy Code 208800000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1194980565
Products in Payments
- GENTLECATH (Device) $28.87
- PROLARIS (Device) $18.23
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.