Christopher Lawrance, M.D.
NPI 1851602684ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Saint Louis, MO
Surgery (M.D.) with Ssm Health Care Group, practicing in Saint Louis, Missouri. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $78,100 for 86 patients in 2024, with only 31 Part D claims. Abiomed was the largest of 9 companies reporting payments in 2025, $16,118 in all, mostly consulting fees. Lists Ssm Health Depaul Hospital St Louis and 3 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1851602684 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 26, 2010 |
| Last updated in NPPES | May 31, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | May 31, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | 2010017828 | MO |
| Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | 208G00000X | 2012022302 | MO |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Cardiac Surgery (IL); Practitioner - Cardiac Surgery (MO) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 86 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 212 across 37 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $78,100 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 31 · 46 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 13 |
| Total drug cost | $1,772 |
| Generic share | 87% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Cardiac Surgery |
Medical group
- Ssm Health Care GroupSaint Louis, MO · 940 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Ssm Health Depaul Hospital St LouisBridgeton, MO
- Ssm Health Saint Louis University HospitalSaint Louis, MO
- Ssm St Clare Health CenterFenton, MO
- Ssm St Joseph Health CenterSaint Charles, MO
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$16,118 · 64 payments from 9 companies
- 2024$4,721 · 46 payments from 6 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abiomed | $13,460 | 44 |
| Atricure, Inc. | $742.29 | 5 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $615.33 | 5 |
| Bolton Medical Inc | $572.48 | 4 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $223.98 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Consulting Fee$7,000 · 1 payment
- Food and Beverage$5,665 · 56 payments
- Travel and Lodging$3,454 · 7 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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