Physician profile
Christopher Thomas Cummings
NPI 1033473889
$69,559.25
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
16 companies · $2,176 in 2025
The $2,176 reported for 2025 was more than what 83% of Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $3,362 · 2021: $23K · 2022: $23K · 2023: $17K · 2024: $292 · 2025: $2,176.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Education: $17K · Food and Beverage: $2,317 · Travel and Lodging: $836.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Education | $16,750.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $2,316.54 |
| Travel and Lodging | $835.97 |
Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.
Who reported paying
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, INC. | $68,794.63 | 2019-2025 | Da Vinci Surgical System |
| Davol INC. | $150.85 | 2025 | Arista |
| Sanara Medtech INC. | $131.90 | 2023 | Celleraterx |
| Endogastric Solutions, INC | $100.12 | 2023 | Esophyx |
| Baxter Healthcare | $79.64 | 2023 | Tisseel |
| Tela Bio, INC. | $58.58 | 2023-2025 | Ovitex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (Ovitex) |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $47.07 | 2019 | |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $42.73 | 2024-2025 | Gore Enform Preperitoneal Biomaterial |
| Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | $27.08 | 2025 | |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $25.63 | 2019 | |
| Monaghan Medical Corporation | $22.42 | 2023 | Aerochamber |
| Stryker Corporation | $21.25 | 2019 | |
| Covidien Lp | $16.79 | 2019 | |
| Olympus America INC. | $16.47 | 2019 | |
| Medtronic, INC. | $13.29 | 2024 | Progrip |
Show all 16 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acera Surgical, INC. | $10.80 | 2019 |
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
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- "I saw Christopher Cummings listed in the CMS Open Payments database. Can you tell me about your work with those companies?"
- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.
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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.