Total Payments
$55,185
2024 Payments
$9,562
Companies
7
Transactions
96
Medicare Patients
332
Medicare Billing
$31,787
Payment Breakdown by Category
Education$42,660 (77.3%)
Food & Beverage$4,869 (8.8%)
Travel$3,087 (5.6%)
Other$2,500 (4.5%)
Royalty/License$2,061 (3.7%)
Gifts$8.74 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $42,660 | 12 | 77.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $4,869 | 59 | 8.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,087 | 22 | 5.6% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $2,500 | 1 | 4.5% |
| Royalty or License | $2,061 | 1 | 3.7% |
| Gift | $8.74 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $52,540 | 87 | $0 (2024) |
| CoreLink, LLC | $2,061 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Endogastric Solutions, Inc | $273.77 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $170.59 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Bard Access Systems, Inc. | $86.04 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $27.90 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| CONMED Corporation | $26.36 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9,562 | 18 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. ($9,504) |
| 2023 | $15,707 | 13 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($15,707) |
| 2022 | $4,944 | 14 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($4,861) |
| 2021 | $17,654 | 19 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($17,654) |
| 2020 | $155.68 | 1 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($155.68) |
| 2019 | $86.04 | 1 | Bard Access Systems, Inc. ($86.04) |
| 2018 | $203.36 | 7 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($149.10) |
| 2017 | $6,873 | 23 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($4,509) |
All Payment Transactions
96 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/02/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/02/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $300.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $311.43 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/30/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $94.70 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/15/2024 | Endogastric Solutions, Inc | ESOPHYX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $57.94 | General |
| Category: GERD | ||||||
| 07/03/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $6.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/14/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $127.46 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/14/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.33 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/14/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.38 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/14/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.98 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/14/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.26 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/14/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.74 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/14/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.11 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/14/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.78 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/11/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $396.88 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/11/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Gift | In-kind items and services | $8.74 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 01/03/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 01/03/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/08/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,632.32 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/08/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.57 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/08/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.95 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/02/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/02/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/02/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $300.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/02/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 92 | 104 | $109,832 | $10,582 |
| 2022 | 7 | 90 | 93 | $151,213 | $8,969 |
| 2021 | 3 | 61 | 65 | $18,217 | $5,175 |
| 2020 | 3 | 89 | 95 | $25,673 | $7,061 |
Total Patients
332
Total Services
357
Medicare Billing
$31,787
Procedure Codes
19
All Medicare Procedures & Services
19 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45385 | Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $59,292 | $3,428 | 5.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 23 | 31 | $7,068 | $2,057 | 29.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 15 | 19 | $6,650 | $1,864 | 28.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $5,720 | $1,259 | 22.0% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $26,962 | $1,037 | 3.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $4,140 | $937.75 | 22.7% |
| 45385 | Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $41,574 | $2,471 | 5.9% |
| 45378 | Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $22,120 | $1,449 | 6.6% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $29,818 | $1,119 | 3.8% |
| 45380 | Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $30,348 | $1,105 | 3.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 15 | 18 | $3,798 | $1,036 | 27.3% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $4,765 | $895.60 | 18.8% |
| 43235 | Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $18,790 | $892.86 | 4.8% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 27 | 27 | $7,498 | $2,066 | 27.6% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $6,969 | $1,866 | 26.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 16 | 20 | $3,750 | $1,244 | 33.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 39 | 39 | $10,432 | $2,750 | 26.4% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 27 | 27 | $10,041 | $2,691 | 26.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 23 | 29 | $5,200 | $1,621 | 31.2% |
About Dr. Christopher Wagner, MD
Dr. Christopher Wagner, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Appleton, Wisconsin. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/14/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1528053758.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Wagner, MD has received a total of $55,185 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $9,562 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 96 transactions from 7 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($42,660).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Wagner has provided services to 332 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 357 services with total Medicare billing of $31,787. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 19 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Location Appleton, WI
- Active Since 09/14/2005
- Last Updated 07/22/2025
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1528053758
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $52,540
- ESOPHYX (Device) $273.77
- SYNECOR Biomaterial (Device) $170.59
- PROGEL (Device) $86.04
- AirSeal (Device) $26.36
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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