Total Payments
$3.6M
2024 Payments
$255,306
Companies
50
Transactions
612
Medicare Patients
5,327
Medicare Billing
$1.2M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$2.5M (69.7%)
Other$965,859 (26.8%)
Consulting$66,454 (1.8%)
Travel$41,891 (1.2%)
Food & Beverage$15,837 (0.4%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $2.5M | 107 | 69.7% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $965,859 | 25 | 26.8% |
| Consulting Fee | $66,454 | 17 | 1.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $41,891 | 83 | 1.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $15,837 | 374 | 0.4% |
| Unspecified | $0 | 6 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$3.6M
606 transactions
Ownership
$0
6 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $2.1M | 114 | $0 (2024) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $1.2M | 98 | $0 (2024) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $179,984 | 171 | $0 (2024) |
| Spineology Inc. | $28,594 | 42 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $15,375 | 11 | $0 (2019) |
| Medacta USA, Inc. | $15,100 | 8 | $0 (2023) |
| DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | $8,527 | 12 | $0 (2019) |
| Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp. | $4,000 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| RTI Surgical, Inc. | $2,326 | 24 | $0 (2019) |
| Paradigm Spine, LLC | $2,250 | 5 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $255,306 | 169 | Arthrex, Inc. ($141,240) |
| 2023 | $50,618 | 80 | Arthrex, Inc. ($38,687) |
| 2022 | $167,374 | 41 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($155,768) |
| 2021 | $205,153 | 61 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($201,923) |
| 2020 | $301,318 | 40 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($196,285) |
| 2019 | $1.5M | 80 | Stryker Corporation ($1.2M) |
| 2018 | $588,970 | 52 | Stryker Corporation ($385,576) |
| 2017 | $576,335 | 89 | Stryker Corporation ($430,541) |
All Payment Transactions
612 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 25
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | Spineology Inc. | OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $472.36 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 12/16/2024 | Radius Health, Inc. | Tymlos (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.15 | General |
| Category: Endocrinology | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | ImpactOrtho, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.10 | General |
| 12/06/2024 | BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. | Prospera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.00 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $58.33 | General |
| 11/30/2024 | Spineology Inc. | OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $735.15 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.15 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 11/04/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $231.17 | General |
| 11/04/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $220.40 | General |
| 11/04/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $210.40 | General |
| 11/01/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | Arthrex (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.91 | General |
| Category: Spine - Instruments - Endoscopic - Instrument Sets | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,575.00 | General |
| 10/31/2024 | Spineology Inc. | OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $950.56 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | RISE (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $36,083.50 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/26/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.10 | General |
| 10/26/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.02 | General |
| 10/24/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.48 | General |
| 10/24/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.61 | General |
| 10/22/2024 | Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.92 | General |
| 10/21/2024 | Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.17 | General |
| 10/20/2024 | Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.51 | General |
| 10/19/2024 | Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $58.33 | General |
| 10/14/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $488.97 | General |
| 09/30/2024 | Spineology Inc. | OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $837.66 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | Arthrex (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $138.58 | General |
| Category: Spine - Instruments - Endoscopic - Instrument Sets | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22 | 1,255 | 1,473 | $2.1M | $256,007 |
| 2022 | 22 | 1,246 | 1,470 | $2.1M | $268,552 |
| 2021 | 24 | 1,540 | 1,833 | $3.1M | $369,144 |
| 2020 | 19 | 1,286 | 1,610 | $2.5M | $293,247 |
Total Patients
5,327
Total Services
6,386
Medicare Billing
$1.2M
Procedure Codes
87
All Medicare Procedures & Services
87 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 35 | $482,685 | $48,694 | 10.1% |
| 63030 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc | Facility | 2023 | 43 | 43 | $326,370 | $37,751 | 11.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 307 | 408 | $126,480 | $37,137 | 29.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 201 | 201 | $95,475 | $22,927 | 24.0% |
| 22551 | Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $159,530 | $18,233 | 11.4% |
| 22840 | Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $143,546 | $15,038 | 10.5% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 50 | 74 | $224,146 | $14,571 | 6.5% |
| 22845 | Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $87,420 | $8,318 | 9.5% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $82,418 | $8,154 | 9.9% |
| 63053 | Partial removal of bone of additional segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 43 | $34,400 | $7,510 | 21.8% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2023 | 194 | 195 | $52,260 | $7,155 | 13.7% |
| 63035 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of upper or lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc, each additional interspace | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 28 | $54,964 | $6,791 | 12.4% |
| 63052 | Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 30 | $30,000 | $5,914 | 19.7% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 85 | 136 | $22,576 | $3,926 | 17.4% |
| 22830 | Exploration of spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $62,513 | $3,493 | 5.6% |
| 72052 | X-ray of upper spine, 6 or more views | Office | 2023 | 55 | 55 | $15,345 | $2,547 | 16.6% |
| 20939 | Aspiration of bone marrow for spine bone graft | Facility | 2023 | 37 | 37 | $29,600 | $1,985 | 6.7% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $9,230 | $1,874 | 20.3% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 21 | $42,987 | $1,828 | 4.3% |
| 72040 | X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 20 | 29 | $4,350 | $857.08 | 19.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $2,520 | $676.92 | 26.9% |
| 72120 | X-ray lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views bending views | Office | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $4,240 | $627.60 | 14.8% |
| 63030 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc | Facility | 2022 | 58 | 58 | $440,220 | $58,037 | 13.2% |
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2022 | 32 | 32 | $441,312 | $46,049 | 10.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 321 | 419 | $129,890 | $37,432 | 28.8% |
About Dr. Christopher Yeung, M.D
Dr. Christopher Yeung, M.D is a Specialist healthcare provider based in Phoenix, Arizona. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/29/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1205864006.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Yeung, M.D has received a total of $3.6M in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $255,306 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 612 transactions from 50 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($2.5M).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Yeung has provided services to 5,327 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 6,386 services with total Medicare billing of $1.2M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 87 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Specialist
- Location Phoenix, AZ
- Active Since 06/29/2006
- Last Updated 05/04/2022
- Taxonomy Code 174400000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1205864006
Products in Payments
- ES2 (Device) $1.3M
- RISE (Device) $1.2M
- OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM (Device) $20,144
- CONCORDE (Device) $15,375
- MYSPINE (Device) $15,067
- CROSSWAY (Bulging Disc) (Device) $9,182
- Bulging Disc (Device) $8,620
- CORBEL (Device) $8,264
- DUO TI EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM (Device) $8,180
- VIPER (Device) $7,605
- Arthrex (Device) $7,153
- NANOSS ABGS FAMILY (Device) $2,326
- COFLEX (Device) $2,250
- Excelsius Robotics System (Device) $1,600
- CALIBER (Device) $1,499
- General K2M Product Discussion (Device) $1,000
- NANOSS ABGS FAMILY (Biological) $718.05
- Other - Miscellaneous (Device) $683.97
- NANOSS ABGS (Device) $577.42
- YUKON OCT Spinal System (Device) $360.36
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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