Dr. Christopher Jones, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Jones
Dr. Christopher Jones is a student in an organized health care education/training program in Lady Lake, FL, with 14 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Jones performed 5,471 Medicare services across 3,228 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Jones received a total of $40,777 from 29 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 236 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in student in an organized health care education/training program. The majority of payments are classified as research and scientific activities (grants and research funding). Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Jones 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 1,429 | $10 | $30 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,232 | $93 | $251 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 558 | $94 | $238 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 391 | $19 | $53 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 253 | $16 | $44 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 206 | $22 | $60 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 175 | $137 | $355 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 146 | $121 | $333 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 105 | $8 | $25 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 105 | $16 | $47 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 91 | $51 | $142 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 76 | $83 | $212 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 76 | $14 | $36 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 76 | $2 | $7 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 68 | $10 | $98 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 51 | $131 | $351 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 50 | $27 | $74 |
| Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality causing atrial fibrillation (uncoordinated contraction of upper chambers of heart) by pulmonary vein isolation | 45 | $778 | $2,024 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 43 | $54 | $153 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 43 | $10 | $28 |
| Destruction of tissue of upper heart chamber through tube to treat abnormal heart rhythm | 40 | $251 | $670 |
| Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | 37 | $397 | $1,080 |
| Insertion of heart rhythm monitor under skin | 34 | $3,265 | $8,458 |
| Destruction of heart conduction tissue to create heart block | 26 | $464 | $1,217 |
| Insertion of left lower heart electrode for pacemaker or defibrillator | 25 | $380 | $950 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 23 | $56 | $155 |
| Insertion of implantable defibrillator system | 19 | $697 | $1,900 |
| Insertion of catheters and destruction of tissue to treat abnormal heart rhythm | 19 | $251 | $642 |
| Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist | 18 | $638 | $1,628 |
| Removal of heart rhythm monitor from under the skin | 11 | $42 | $269 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗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 (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
The majority of payments (61%) are classified as scientific/research, suggesting involvement in clinical studies, grants, or innovation-related work. Total industry engagement is in the top 1% for student in an organized health care education/training program in FL.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| 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. Jones is a electrophysiology & remote specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 4% in FL), and high industry engagement (research-focused, top 1%).
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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