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Christian Spies, M.D.

NPI 1184816316ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology· Burlingame, CA

Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology (M.D.) with Sutter Bay Medical Foundation, practicing in Burlingame, California. 321 Medicare patients in 2024, $226,750 paid; nearly all of their 78 Part D prescriptions were generic (94%). Edwards Lifesciences Corporation was the largest of 7 companies reporting payments in 2025, $128,525 in all, mostly speaking and faculty fees. Lists Alta Bates Summit Medical Center and 4 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.

Overview

NPI1184816316
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedAug 12, 2007
Last updated in NPPESJun 23, 2020
Certified by providerJun 23, 2020

Specialties and licenses

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Interventional Cardiology (CA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients321
Services billed879 across 66 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$226,750

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)78 · 158 30-day fills
Patients38
Total drug cost$2,567
Generic share94% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year1999
Medicare specialtyInterventional Cardiology
Secondary specialtiesCardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)
TelehealthOffers telehealth

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$128,525 · 106 payments from 7 companies
  • 2024$40,843 · 68 payments from 6 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation$125,44380
Abbott Laboratories$1,76611
Medtronic, Inc.$502.456
Atricure, Inc.$419.954
Biotronik Inc.$268.912

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$66,300 · 3 payments
  • Travel and Lodging$35,431 · 43 payments
  • Consulting Fee$23,225 · 6 payments
  • Food and Beverage$3,568 · 54 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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