Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $10,032 | 153 | 73.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,815 | 18 | 20.5% |
| Education | $900.88 | 4 | 6.6% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevro Corp. | $2,809 | 32 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $2,604 | 29 | $0 (2024) |
| Spinal Simplicity, LLC | $2,067 | 37 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $1,708 | 30 | $0 (2019) |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | $1,528 | 8 | $0 (2023) |
| PAINTEQ LLC | $1,213 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| SPR Therapeutics, Inc | $803.19 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $521.49 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. | $173.44 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $95.95 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,969 | 34 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($576.19) |
| 2023 | $2,968 | 33 | PAINTEQ LLC ($1,191) |
| 2022 | $6,055 | 66 | Spinal Simplicity, LLC ($1,445) |
| 2021 | $138.92 | 4 | Abbott Laboratories ($138.92) |
| 2019 | $812.25 | 13 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($543.60) |
| 2018 | $941.71 | 9 | Nevro Corp. ($353.67) |
| 2017 | $862.79 | 16 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($862.79) |
All Payment Transactions
175 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/26/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.90 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.25 | General |
| 11/22/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $130.41 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $144.61 | General |
| 11/17/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.73 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $53.56 | General |
| 11/15/2024 | Spinal Simplicity, LLC | HA MINUTEMAN G3-R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.20 | General |
| Category: SPINAL HARDWARE | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Nalu Medical, Inc. | Nalu Neurostimulation System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.31 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 11/04/2024 | Spinal Simplicity, LLC | HA MINUTEMAN G3-R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.55 | General |
| Category: SPINAL HARDWARE | ||||||
| 10/25/2024 | Spinal Simplicity, LLC | HA MINUTEMAN G3-R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $152.23 | General |
| Category: SPINAL HARDWARE | ||||||
| 10/25/2024 | Spinal Simplicity, LLC | HA MINUTEMAN G3-R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.72 | General |
| Category: SPINAL HARDWARE | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. | Prospera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.75 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.98 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 09/17/2024 | Spinal Simplicity, LLC | HA MINUTEMAN G3-R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.88 | General |
| Category: SPINAL HARDWARE | ||||||
| 09/10/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | NA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.64 | General |
| Category: G4 RF Generator_NM | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | Spinal Simplicity, LLC | HA MINUTEMAN G3-R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.49 | General |
| Category: SPINAL HARDWARE | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. | Prospera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $146.69 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | PAINTEQ LLC | PAINTEQ (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.56 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 08/19/2024 | SPR Therapeutics, Inc | SPRINT PNS System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $26.99 | General |
| Category: Pain management | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.24 | General |
| 08/13/2024 | Spinal Simplicity, LLC | HA MINUTEMAN G3-R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $143.78 | General |
| Category: SPINAL HARDWARE | ||||||
| 08/13/2024 | Spinal Simplicity, LLC | HA MINUTEMAN G3-R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.00 | General |
| Category: SPINAL HARDWARE | ||||||
| 07/20/2024 | Averitas Pharma Inc. | QUTENZA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.62 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 07/17/2024 | Spinal Simplicity, LLC | HA MINUTEMAN G3-R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.90 | General |
| Category: SPINAL HARDWARE | ||||||
| 07/08/2024 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $118.36 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | 149 | 394 | $48,290 | $12,459 |
| 2022 | 9 | 262 | 620 | $88,039 | $23,066 |
| 2021 | 10 | 294 | 438 | $105,505 | $20,777 |
| 2020 | 14 | 401 | 591 | $192,795 | $32,392 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
43 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 40 | 40 | $16,251 | $4,586 | 28.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 23 | 27 | $8,462 | $2,571 | 30.4% |
| 62323 | Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Office | 2023 | 11 | 13 | $9,959 | $2,204 | 22.1% |
| 27096 | Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $8,732 | $1,801 | 20.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $2,441 | $727.42 | 29.8% |
| 20553 | Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $1,993 | $466.80 | 23.4% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 25 | 101 | $380.65 | $86.37 | 22.7% |
| J1100 | Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 17 | 180 | $71.20 | $16.61 | 23.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 67 | 67 | $27,336 | $8,285 | 30.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 61 | 78 | $17,394 | $4,863 | 28.0% |
| 27096 | Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Office | 2022 | 20 | 22 | $14,181 | $3,153 | 22.2% |
| 64493 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Office | 2022 | 12 | 15 | $12,624 | $2,690 | 21.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $5,688 | $1,625 | 28.6% |
| 64494 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Office | 2022 | 12 | 15 | $6,480 | $1,391 | 21.5% |
| 20553 | Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles | Office | 2022 | 18 | 20 | $3,640 | $913.59 | 25.1% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2022 | 32 | 144 | $594.72 | $122.33 | 20.6% |
| J1100 | Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | Office | 2022 | 22 | 241 | $101.22 | $23.05 | 22.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 88 | 118 | $28,821 | $6,345 | 22.0% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 49 | 49 | $25,718 | $5,968 | 23.2% |
| 27096 | Injection procedure into sacroiliac joint for anesthetic or steroid | Office | 2021 | 17 | 19 | $16,509 | $2,411 | 14.6% |
| 64493 | Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Office | 2021 | 13 | 16 | $12,446 | $2,274 | 18.3% |
| 64494 | Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Office | 2021 | 12 | 15 | $6,240 | $1,152 | 18.5% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 18 | $5,688 | $990.18 | 17.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $4,758 | $734.29 | 15.4% |
| 77002 | Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion of needle | Office | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $4,187 | $690.91 | 16.5% |
About Dr. Christopher Yopp, M.D
Dr. Christopher Yopp, M.D is a Anesthesiology healthcare provider based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/28/2013. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1588907430.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Yopp, M.D has received a total of $13,747 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,969 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 175 transactions from 15 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($10,032).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Yopp has provided services to 1,106 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,043 services with total Medicare billing of $88,693. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 43 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Anesthesiology
- Other Specialties Anesthesiology
- Location Milwaukee, WI
- Active Since 03/28/2013
- Last Updated 05/23/2024
- Taxonomy Code 207L00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1588907430
Products in Payments
- HA MINUTEMAN G3-R (Device) $2,067
- Intracept (Device) $1,528
- Senza (Device) $1,443
- PAINTEQ (Device) $1,213
- Superion Indirect Decompression System (Device) $1,181
- Omnia (Device) $931.20
- SPRINT PNS System (Device) $803.19
- RESTORE (Device) $586.40
- VECTRIS (Device) $570.47
- WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) $555.80
- Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System (Device) $434.71
- INTELLIS (Device) $413.82
- SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (Device) $241.61
- Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) $178.12
- Prospera (Device) $173.44
- General - Pain Management (Device) $136.55
- SYNCHROMED (Device) $126.51
- AXIUM (Device) $124.73
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $95.95
- Proclaim IPG (Device) $89.68
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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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