Dr. Christopher Vije, MD

Anesthesiology Austin, TX Male
NPI: 1316009525
Total Payments
$17,186
2024 Payments
$4,343
Companies
40
Transactions
1,043
Medicare Patients
11,999
Medicare Billing
$2.0M

Payment Breakdown by Category

Food & Beverage$16,240 (94.5%)
Travel$690.16 (4.0%)
Consulting$250.00 (1.5%)
Education$5.12 (0.0%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Food and Beverage $16,240 1,037 94.5%
Travel and Lodging $690.16 3 4.0%
Consulting Fee $250.00 1 1.5%
Education $5.12 2 0.0%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Abbott Laboratories $9,997 649 $0 (2024)
SI-BONE, INC. $1,099 17 $0 (2024)
Vertos Medical, Inc. $693.97 10 $0 (2024)
Medtronic, Inc. $525.45 14 $0 (2024)
Egalet US Inc $504.41 72 $0 (2018)
Zyla Life Sciences, Inc. $468.74 62 $0 (2020)
Akrimax Pharmaceuticals, LLC $390.56 31 $0 (2017)
Boston Scientific Corporation $339.10 9 $0 (2024)
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. $276.85 19 $0 (2024)
ABBVIE INC. $263.21 17 $0 (2024)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $4,343 139 Abbott Laboratories ($1,611)
2023 $2,165 130 Abbott Laboratories ($1,760)
2022 $1,999 142 Abbott Laboratories ($1,767)
2021 $1,359 86 Abbott Laboratories ($1,016)
2020 $1,405 113 Abbott Laboratories ($865.62)
2019 $1,556 123 Abbott Laboratories ($652.51)
2018 $2,054 142 Abbott Laboratories ($1,350)
2017 $2,307 168 Abbott Laboratories ($975.36)

All Payment Transactions

1,043 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 42

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
12/30/2024 Abbott Laboratories PROCLAIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.38 General
Category: Neuromodulation
12/27/2024 Abbott Laboratories ETERNA (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $29.49 General
Category: Neuromodulation
12/27/2024 Abbott Laboratories ETERNA (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.87 General
Category: Neuromodulation
12/27/2024 Abbott Laboratories ETERNA (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $8.36 General
Category: Neuromodulation
12/27/2024 Abbott Laboratories ETERNA (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $7.53 General
Category: Neuromodulation
12/19/2024 Abbott Laboratories ETERNA (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.30 General
Category: Neuromodulation
12/16/2024 Medtronic, Inc. SYNCHROMEDII (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $169.67 General
Category: Drug Infusion Systems
12/16/2024 Abbott Laboratories PROCLAIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $50.66 General
Category: Neuromodulation
12/16/2024 Abbott Laboratories PROCLAIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.11 General
Category: Neuromodulation
12/16/2024 Abbott Laboratories PROCLAIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $7.68 General
Category: Neuromodulation
12/12/2024 Abbott Laboratories ETERNA (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.02 General
Category: Neuromodulation
12/09/2024 SI-BONE, INC. — Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $47.13 General
11/29/2024 Abbott Laboratories PROCLAIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $50.82 General
Category: Neuromodulation
10/31/2024 Boston Scientific Corporation — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.59 General
Category: General - Pain Management_NMD
10/31/2024 Medtronic, Inc. VANTA ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $8.76 General
Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation
10/30/2024 Lilly USA, LLC EMGALITY (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.54 General
Category: Neuroscience
10/26/2024 Averitas Pharma Inc. QUTENZA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.59 General
Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT
10/24/2024 SI-BONE, INC. — Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $22.03 General
10/24/2024 Abbott Laboratories PROCLAIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $8.89 General
Category: Neuromodulation
10/24/2024 Abbott Laboratories PROCLAIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $7.40 General
Category: Neuromodulation
10/24/2024 Abbott Laboratories PROCLAIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $5.06 General
Category: Neuromodulation
10/21/2024 ABBVIE INC. QULIPTA (Drug), UBRELVY Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $20.14 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE
10/10/2024 Medtronic, Inc. VANTA ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $10.02 General
Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation
10/09/2024 Averitas Pharma Inc. QUTENZA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.45 General
Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT
10/07/2024 Abbott Laboratories PROCLAIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $49.36 General
Category: Neuromodulation
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Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 44 3,225 16,333 $2.0M $526,396
2022 39 3,024 11,462 $1.7M $486,144
2021 35 3,078 12,757 $1.4M $451,936
2020 39 2,672 11,681 $2.0M $548,350
Total Patients
11,999
Total Services
52,233
Medicare Billing
$2.0M
Procedure Codes
160

All Medicare Procedures & Services

160 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 7

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
22514 Treatment of broken lower spine bone with placement of stabilizing device Office 2023 17 19 $429,774 $91,778 21.4%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 319 821 $120,063 $53,847 44.8%
22515 Treatment of broken spine bone with stabilizing device, each additional segment Office 2023 13 16 $219,674 $39,942 18.2%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 225 370 $80,268 $37,254 46.4%
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level Office 2023 126 163 $127,612 $37,070 29.0%
64636 Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint Office 2023 47 161 $84,399 $32,383 38.4%
64635 Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint Office 2023 50 86 $109,064 $30,495 28.0%
0275T Removal of bone from lower spine for decompression of nerve tissue using imaging guidance, accessed through the skin Facility 2023 26 28 $77,200 $20,266 26.3%
J3304 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, preservative-free, extended-release, microsphere formulation, 1 mg Office 2023 19 1,248 $66,681 $16,590 24.9%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 133 133 $43,999 $16,378 37.2%
77002 Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement Office 2023 75 150 $35,816 $13,526 37.8%
64493 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level Office 2023 33 59 $44,675 $11,475 25.7%
62323 Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance Office 2023 43 54 $40,291 $10,991 27.3%
64634 Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint Office 2023 17 46 $26,348 $9,833 37.3%
99152 Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes Office 2023 134 236 $47,526 $9,734 20.5%
27096 Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance Office 2023 44 61 $35,927 $8,893 24.8%
62321 Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance Office 2023 32 41 $31,165 $8,686 27.9%
64633 Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint Office 2023 17 24 $30,696 $8,482 27.6%
64484 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level Office 2023 71 88 $23,507 $8,058 34.3%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Office 2023 66 128 $26,891 $7,300 27.1%
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views Office 2023 163 220 $19,793 $7,280 36.8%
63650 Insertion of spinal neurostimulator electrode array through skin Facility 2023 13 26 $106,422 $6,392 6.0%
64494 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level Office 2023 30 54 $20,444 $5,633 27.6%
64490 Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level Office 2023 17 30 $20,988 $5,461 26.0%
72020 X-ray of spine, 1 view Office 2023 77 200 $11,190 $4,078 36.4%
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About Dr. Christopher Vije, MD

Dr. Christopher Vije, MD is a Anesthesiology healthcare provider based in Austin, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 12/14/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1316009525.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Vije, MD has received a total of $17,186 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $4,343 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 1,043 transactions from 40 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($16,240).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Vije has provided services to 11,999 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 52,233 services with total Medicare billing of $2.0M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 160 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Anesthesiology
  • Other Specialties Pain Medicine, Pain Medicine
  • Location Austin, TX
  • Active Since 12/14/2006
  • Last Updated 03/14/2022
  • Taxonomy Code 207L00000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • Practice Solo Practitioner
  • NPI Number 1316009525

Products in Payments

  • PROCLAIM (Device) $4,765
  • Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) $2,035
  • Proclaim IPG (Device) $1,016
  • SPRIX (Drug) $906.30
  • IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM (Device) $716.94
  • mild Device Kit (Device) $693.97
  • SCS IPGs (Device) $400.99
  • Primlev (Drug) $390.56
  • ETERNA (Device) $371.99
  • SYNCHROMEDII (Device) $351.34
  • Axium INS DRG IPG (Device) $290.00
  • SCS leads (Device) $267.49
  • DRG IPGs (Device) $264.79
  • DRG leads (Device) $250.02
  • Zilretta (Drug) $236.82
  • Movantik (Drug) $229.62
  • Intracept (Device) $199.83
  • Octrode SCS Leads (Device) $162.39
  • Horizant (Drug) $153.69
  • Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System (Device) $128.01

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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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