Total Payments
$2,186
2024 Payments
$355.80
Companies
6
Transactions
35
Medicare Patients
3,373
Medicare Billing
$375,391
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$1,339 (61.2%)
Travel$847.26 (38.8%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,339 | 32 | 61.2% |
| Travel and Lodging | $847.26 | 3 | 38.8% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $1,178 | 9 | $0 (2022) |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | $481.94 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | $329.48 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
| Olympus America Inc. | $111.43 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $65.75 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| AXOGEN | $19.21 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $355.80 | 17 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. ($290.05) |
| 2023 | $191.89 | 4 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. ($191.89) |
| 2022 | $127.12 | 2 | Olympus America Inc. ($111.43) |
| 2021 | $17.59 | 1 | Stryker Corporation ($17.59) |
| 2020 | $1,041 | 7 | Stryker Corporation ($1,022) |
| 2018 | $452.66 | 4 | Intersect ENT, Inc. ($329.48) |
All Payment Transactions
35 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/12/2024 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | INSPIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.08 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | INSPIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.49 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | NUCALA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.65 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | INSPIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.24 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | INSPIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.83 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 10/09/2024 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | INSPIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.76 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | INSPIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.83 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 09/17/2024 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | INSPIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.07 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 08/27/2024 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | INSPIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.89 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 08/06/2024 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | INSPIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.23 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 07/30/2024 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | INSPIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.96 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 07/16/2024 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | INSPIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.46 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | NUCALA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.10 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 06/12/2024 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | INSPIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $98.01 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 04/03/2024 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | INSPIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.62 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 02/21/2024 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | INSPIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.73 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 01/31/2024 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | INSPIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.85 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 07/20/2023 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | INSPIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $98.20 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 06/23/2023 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | INSPIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.44 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 05/24/2023 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | INSPIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.84 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 05/11/2023 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | INSPIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.41 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 07/12/2022 | Stryker Corporation | XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.69 | General |
| Category: ENTELLUS | ||||||
| 06/25/2022 | Olympus America Inc. | RHINO-LARYNGO VIDEOSCOPE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $111.43 | General |
| Category: Ear, Nose, Throat | ||||||
| 11/03/2021 | Stryker Corporation | XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.59 | General |
| Category: ENTELLUS | ||||||
| 05/14/2020 | AXOGEN | AVANCE NERVE GRAFT (Device), AXOGUARD NERVE CONNECTOR, AXOGUARD NERVE PROTECTOR | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.21 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 20 | 1,413 | 3,557 | $713,325 | $169,318 |
| 2022 | 18 | 1,643 | 3,376 | $746,207 | $172,897 |
| 2021 | 8 | 317 | 353 | $136,016 | $33,176 |
Total Patients
3,373
Total Services
7,286
Medicare Billing
$375,391
Procedure Codes
46
All Medicare Procedures & Services
46 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 334 | 597 | $274,620 | $60,398 | 22.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 292 | 292 | $170,820 | $37,694 | 22.1% |
| 31231 | Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope | Office | 2023 | 78 | 96 | $51,744 | $16,644 | 32.2% |
| 95165 | Professional service for preparation and provision of 1 or more antigens | Office | 2023 | 14 | 744 | $34,968 | $10,329 | 29.5% |
| 31575 | Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope | Office | 2023 | 70 | 77 | $31,801 | $8,222 | 25.9% |
| 69210 | Removal of impacted ear wax | Office | 2023 | 164 | 214 | $37,450 | $7,777 | 20.8% |
| 95024 | Test for allergy using allergenic extract injected into skin | Office | 2023 | 19 | 753 | $21,837 | $5,320 | 24.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 52 | 59 | $19,175 | $3,763 | 19.6% |
| 11000 | Removal of inflamed or infected skin, up to 10% of body surface | Office | 2023 | 31 | 66 | $10,956 | $3,354 | 30.6% |
| 30901 | Simple control of nose bleed | Office | 2023 | 17 | 20 | $10,710 | $2,952 | 27.6% |
| 95115 | Professional service for single injection of allergen | Office | 2023 | 14 | 305 | $10,065 | $2,648 | 26.3% |
| 92556 | Test for ability to detect and repeat spoken words with speech recognition | Office | 2023 | 61 | 62 | $8,184 | $2,406 | 29.4% |
| 92552 | Test for hearing various pitches using earphone | Office | 2023 | 62 | 63 | $6,867 | $2,070 | 30.1% |
| G0268 | Removal of impacted cerumen (one or both ears) by physician on same date of service as audiologic function testing | Office | 2023 | 32 | 32 | $5,600 | $1,442 | 25.7% |
| 92567 | Test to assess middle ear function | Office | 2023 | 84 | 85 | $4,335 | $1,143 | 26.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $5,161 | $964.60 | 18.7% |
| 92588 | Placement of ear probe for computerized measurement of repeated sounds with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $2,938 | $756.04 | 25.7% |
| 95992 | Repositioning exercises of head for treatment of dizziness, each day | Office | 2023 | 16 | 17 | $2,006 | $598.02 | 29.8% |
| 92557 | Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test | Office | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $2,944 | $514.08 | 17.5% |
| 92504 | Exam of ear using a microscope | Office | 2023 | 11 | 13 | $1,144 | $322.68 | 28.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 332 | 558 | $256,680 | $57,500 | 22.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 343 | 343 | $200,655 | $42,023 | 20.9% |
| 31231 | Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope | Office | 2022 | 64 | 82 | $44,198 | $14,228 | 32.2% |
| 31575 | Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope | Office | 2022 | 94 | 105 | $43,365 | $11,048 | 25.5% |
| 95024 | Test for allergy using allergenic extract injected into skin | Office | 2022 | 24 | 1,161 | $33,669 | $9,124 | 27.1% |
About Christopher Xiao
Christopher Xiao is a Otolaryngology healthcare provider based in Santa Cruz, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/23/2016. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1124480736.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Christopher Xiao has received a total of $2,186 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $355.80 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 35 transactions from 6 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,339).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Xiao has provided services to 3,373 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 7,286 services with total Medicare billing of $375,391. Data is available for 3 years (2021–2023), covering 46 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Otolaryngology
- Location Santa Cruz, CA
- Active Since 03/23/2016
- Last Updated 02/10/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207Y00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1124480736
Products in Payments
- UNIVERSAL MID-FACE (Device) $1,022
- INSPIRE (Device) $481.94
- PROPEL (Device) $329.48
- NSE - NASOPORE OTOPORE (Device) $123.18
- RHINO-LARYNGO VIDEOSCOPE (Device) $111.43
- NUCALA (Biological) $65.75
- XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM (Device) $33.28
- AVANCE NERVE GRAFT (Device) $19.21
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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.