Total Payments
$258,806
2024 Payments
$3,952
Companies
24
Transactions
198
Medicare Patients
7,406
Medicare Billing
$518,144
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$169,049 (65.3%)
Consulting$76,738 (29.7%)
Education$5,379 (2.1%)
Travel$4,119 (1.6%)
Food & Beverage$3,521 (1.4%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $169,049 | 29 | 65.3% |
| Consulting Fee | $76,738 | 27 | 29.7% |
| Education | $5,379 | 7 | 2.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $4,119 | 19 | 1.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,521 | 116 | 1.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paragon 28, Inc. | $250,399 | 82 | $0 (2024) |
| Pinnacle, Inc | $5,676 | 21 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,461 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| Horizon Pharma plc | $140.51 | 24 | $0 (2018) |
| Horizon Therapeutics plc | $128.34 | 23 | $0 (2020) |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $123.38 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $101.43 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Halyard Health, Inc. | $98.62 | 3 | $0 (2017) |
| Wright Medical Technology, Inc. | $95.27 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $76.09 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,952 | 24 | Paragon 28, Inc. ($3,404) |
| 2023 | $30,126 | 9 | Paragon 28, Inc. ($29,901) |
| 2022 | $56,054 | 22 | Paragon 28, Inc. ($53,965) |
| 2021 | $52,896 | 12 | Paragon 28, Inc. ($52,708) |
| 2020 | $38,438 | 20 | Paragon 28, Inc. ($37,952) |
| 2019 | $23,164 | 41 | Paragon 28, Inc. ($21,683) |
| 2018 | $25,012 | 22 | Paragon 28, Inc. ($22,440) |
| 2017 | $29,164 | 48 | Paragon 28, Inc. ($28,347) |
All Payment Transactions
198 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 8
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/07/2024 | Pinnacle, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.56 | General |
| 11/21/2024 | Paragon 28, Inc. | Portfolio (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,024.55 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE IMPLANTS | ||||||
| 11/02/2024 | Paragon 28, Inc. | Apex 3D (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $9.31 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE IMPLANTS | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | Paragon 28, Inc. | Apex 3D (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $172.84 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE IMPLANTS | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS, INC. | LAPIPLASTY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.53 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS, INC. | LAPIPLASTY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.36 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | Paragon 28, Inc. | R3FLEX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $125.28 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE IMPLANTS | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | Paragon 28, Inc. | Portfolio (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $584.97 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE IMPLANTS | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | ZYNRELEF (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.97 | General |
| Category: POST SURGICAL PAIN RELIEF | ||||||
| 06/04/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Distal Femur Plate System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $76.09 | General |
| Category: Trauma (Emergency, Injury, Surgery) | ||||||
| 04/25/2024 | Paragon 28, Inc. | Portfolio (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $12.60 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE IMPLANTS | ||||||
| 04/16/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | NA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $101.43 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 03/19/2024 | Stryker Corporation | INFINITY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $108.80 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 03/06/2024 | Paragon 28, Inc. | Portfolio (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $86.11 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE IMPLANTS | ||||||
| 03/06/2024 | Paragon 28, Inc. | Precision MIS Bunion (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.25 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE IMPLANTS | ||||||
| 03/02/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.00 | General |
| 03/02/2024 | Pinnacle, Inc | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $17.33 | General |
| 03/02/2024 | Pinnacle, Inc | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $15.00 | General |
| 03/02/2024 | Pinnacle, Inc | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $14.25 | General |
| 03/01/2024 | Pinnacle, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $75.54 | General |
| 03/01/2024 | Pinnacle, Inc | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $14.00 | General |
| 02/14/2024 | Paragon 28, Inc. | Portfolio (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $375.00 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE IMPLANTS | ||||||
| 01/16/2024 | Pinnacle, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.64 | General |
| 01/10/2024 | Pinnacle, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.72 | General |
| 11/13/2023 | Paragon 28, Inc. | Portfolio (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,950.00 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE IMPLANTS | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 30 | 2,030 | 3,312 | $571,221 | $136,981 |
| 2022 | 31 | 1,923 | 3,160 | $642,802 | $143,020 |
| 2021 | 26 | 1,720 | 2,748 | $426,335 | $114,242 |
| 2020 | 29 | 1,733 | 2,936 | $544,292 | $123,901 |
Total Patients
7,406
Total Services
12,156
Medicare Billing
$518,144
Procedure Codes
116
All Medicare Procedures & Services
116 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 5
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 364 | 531 | $74,340 | $35,782 | 48.1% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 164 | 164 | $28,700 | $13,214 | 46.0% |
| 73630 | X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 193 | 344 | $52,734 | $9,763 | 18.5% |
| 73620 | X-ray of foot, 2 views | Office | 2023 | 242 | 294 | $42,700 | $7,563 | 17.7% |
| 73600 | X-ray of ankle, 2 views | Office | 2023 | 235 | 259 | $43,260 | $7,543 | 17.4% |
| 28285 | Correction of toe joint deformity | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 29 | $60,900 | $5,878 | 9.7% |
| 29425 | Application of walking cast covering below knee to toe | Office | 2023 | 59 | 101 | $28,280 | $5,871 | 20.8% |
| 11042 | Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | Office | 2023 | 21 | 56 | $37,240 | $5,376 | 14.4% |
| Q4038 | Cast supplies, short leg cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass | Office | 2023 | 70 | 138 | $13,800 | $4,992 | 36.2% |
| 20670 | Removal of surface implant from bone | Office | 2023 | 14 | 20 | $17,000 | $4,929 | 29.0% |
| 73610 | X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 74 | 157 | $23,850 | $4,224 | 17.7% |
| 20606 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2023 | 42 | 52 | $20,237 | $3,717 | 18.4% |
| 20605 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | Office | 2023 | 64 | 84 | $19,313 | $3,339 | 17.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 30 | 31 | $5,115 | $2,891 | 56.5% |
| J0702 | Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg | Office | 2023 | 125 | 575 | $14,375 | $2,759 | 19.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $4,655 | $2,601 | 55.9% |
| 29515 | Application of short leg splint from calf to foot | Office | 2023 | 27 | 45 | $14,400 | $2,566 | 17.8% |
| 28470 | Closed treatment of broken bone in forefoot or midfoot | Office | 2023 | 12 | 14 | $11,200 | $2,292 | 20.5% |
| 29405 | Application of short leg cast | Office | 2023 | 28 | 34 | $10,030 | $2,159 | 21.5% |
| 97597 | Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less | Office | 2023 | 16 | 29 | $11,020 | $2,052 | 18.6% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 30 | 35 | $11,700 | $1,997 | 17.1% |
| 76882 | Limited ultrasound scan of joint or other extremity structure except blood vessels | Office | 2023 | 35 | 40 | $6,400 | $1,286 | 20.1% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 16 | 19 | $1,900 | $785.06 | 41.3% |
| 20550 | Injection into tendon or ligament | Office | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $3,264 | $772.16 | 23.7% |
| Q4046 | Cast supplies, short leg splint, adult (11 years +), fiberglass | Office | 2023 | 23 | 38 | $1,900 | $660.82 | 34.8% |
About Dr. Christopher Zingas, MD
Dr. Christopher Zingas, MD is a Foot and Ankle Surgery healthcare provider based in Saint Clair Shores, Michigan. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/04/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1215999339.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Zingas, MD has received a total of $258,806 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $3,952 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 198 transactions from 24 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($169,049).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Zingas has provided services to 7,406 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 12,156 services with total Medicare billing of $518,144. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 116 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Location Saint Clair Shores, MI
- Active Since 04/04/2006
- Last Updated 11/27/2012
- Taxonomy Code 207XX0004X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1215999339
Products in Payments
- Product Portfolio (Device) $106,266
- Foot and Ankle Implants (Device) $44,206
- Portfolio (Device) $32,984
- GORILLA (Device) $3,540
- Gorilla (Device) $2,888
- PROSTEP (Device) $494.10
- INFINITY (Device) $493.08
- Apex 3D (Device) $182.15
- AUGMENT INJECTABLE (Device) $175.37
- Gorilla Plating System (Device) $153.65
- AXS INFINITY LS (Device) $153.51
- R3ACT (Device) $147.74
- PENNSAID (Drug) $146.81
- R3FLEX (Device) $125.28
- Makoplasty (Device) $124.96
- EXPAREL (Drug) $123.38
- TAR (Device) $112.00
- NA (Device) $101.43
- MONKEY BARS (Device) $97.03
- PROstep (Device) $95.27
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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.