Dr. Christopher Goll, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Goll
Dr. Christopher Goll is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Jacksonville, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Goll performed 5,704 Medicare services across 3,441 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Goll received a total of $79 from 3 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 5 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in orthopaedic hand surgery physician. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Goll is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betamethasone steroid injection | 1,411 | $5 | $22 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 749 | $63 | $274 |
| X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | 746 | $27 | $106 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 736 | $1 | $4 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 305 | $78 | $338 |
| Injection into tendon or ligament | 220 | $37 | $204 |
| X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | 178 | $30 | $118 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint using ultrasound guidance | 148 | $68 | $287 |
| Incision of tendon covering of finger | 142 | $184 | $3,700 |
| Release and/or relocation of hand nerve | 117 | $320 | $3,678 |
| Injection of carpal tunnel | 111 | $72 | $521 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | 104 | $35 | $167 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 94 | $92 | $389 |
| Limited ultrasound scan of joint or other extremity structure except blood vessels | 92 | $33 | $167 |
| X-ray of elbow, 2 views | 76 | $22 | $86 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint using ultrasound guidance | 65 | $74 | $302 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | 63 | $43 | $176 |
| Foot X-ray, 3+ views | 52 | $23 | $100 |
| Relocation of tendon of forearm and/or wrist | 38 | $259 | $4,000 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 28 | $109 | $507 |
| Removal of bone joints between wrist and fingers | 27 | $663 | $5,152 |
| Removal of growth of tendon finger or hand | 27 | $198 | $3,200 |
| Release and/or relocation of elbow nerve | 27 | $459 | $4,232 |
| X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views | 25 | $25 | $107 |
| Removal of connective tissue of palm and release of finger, each additional digit | 21 | $215 | $1,428 |
| Injection into tendon at attachment to bone or muscle | 20 | $37 | $175 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of cyst of tendon | 20 | $37 | $192 |
| Removal of connective tissue of palm and release of finger, first digit | 18 | $663 | $4,200 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch | 18 | $46 | $235 |
| Removal of cyst or growth of finger bone | 14 | $304 | $1,382 |
| Treatment of 3 or more broken lower forearm bone pieces on thumb side inside wrist joint with placement of stabilizing device | 12 | $849 | $8,976 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2022 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2022)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
5.7 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2022 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Goll is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 16% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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