Christopher Hamill, MD
NPI 1164495446ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Buffalo, NY
Orthopaedic Surgery (MD) with University Orthopaedic Services Inc., practicing in Buffalo, New York. Medicare paid $60,468 for services to 84 patients in 2024. Alphatec Spine, Inc was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $429,031 in all, mostly royalties and licenses. Lists Kaleida Health as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1164495446 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Feb 8, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 25, 2014 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orthopaedic Surgery Primary | 207X00000X | 200675 | NY |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (NY) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 84 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 365 across 33 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $60,468 |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Orthopedic Surgery |
Medical group
- University Orthopaedic Services Inc.Orchard Park, NY · 115 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Kaleida HealthBuffalo, NY
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$429,031 · 25 payments from 4 companies
- 2024$334,632 · 47 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $428,957 | 22 |
| Ebi, LLC | $30.74 | 1 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $22.38 | 1 |
| Sanara Medtech Inc. | $21.15 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Royalty or License$394,044 · 5 payments
- Consulting Fee$28,771 · 4 payments
- Travel and Lodging$5,477 · 7 payments
- Food and Beverage$739.14 · 9 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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