Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Christopher Lopez, M.D.
Internal Medicine · Winter Haven, FL
Practice pattern: Mixed Practice
— Diverse clinical practice across multiple procedure types
Low-engagement
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating.
This page presents federal public records about Dr. Lopez from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Lopez
Dr. Christopher Lopez is an internal medicine specialist in Winter Haven, FL, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Lopez performed 16,176 Medicare services across 7,950 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Lopez received a total of $16,022 from 65 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 887 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. 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. Lopez 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.
✓ 20 years in practice
▲ Top 2% volume in FL
$16,022 industry payments
Florida License Status
FL DOH · MQA1
Active license
None
Board action on record
0
Recent admin complaints
| Profession | License # | Status | Expires | Board Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Doctor | 76934 | Clear | January 31, 2027 | — |
Data from Florida Department of Health Medical Quality Assurance.
License records are public under Chapter 119, Florida Statutes.
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Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗16,176
Medicare services
Top 2% in FL for internal medicine
7,950
Unique beneficiaries
$21
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~809 Medicare services per year of practice
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva) | 2,340 | $18 | $39 |
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | 2,025 | $0 | $0 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 1,034 | $8 | $9 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 899 | $10 | $21 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 770 | $60 | $150 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 745 | $8 | $16 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 539 | $16 | $34 |
| Parathyroid hormone level test | 526 | $40 | $83 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 455 | $83 | $218 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 428 | $10 | $19 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 363 | $3 | $6 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 356 | $126 | $231 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 354 | $13 | $27 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 349 | $9 | $42 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 344 | $6 | $12 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 338 | $5 | $10 |
| Annual depression screening | 326 | $18 | $36 |
| Automated urinalysis | 320 | $2 | $4 |
| Urinalysis using microscope | 244 | $3 | $6 |
| Urine culture, bacterial identification | 234 | $8 | $34 |
| Vitamin D level test | 225 | $29 | $59 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 195 | $15 | $45 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 172 | $16 | $33 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 155 | $18 | $18 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 153 | $72 | $183 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 133 | $0 | $1 |
| Urine culture, bacterial colony count | 119 | $8 | $34 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 114 | $4 | $9 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 113 | $0 | $0 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 112 | $22 | $96 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 109 | $1 | $3 |
| Iron level test | 106 | $6 | $13 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 104 | $19 | $39 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 92 | $15 | $30 |
| Screening mammography | 90 | $123 | $371 |
| 3D screening mammography (tomosynthesis) | 88 | $51 | $155 |
| Folic acid level test | 86 | $14 | $29 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus | 86 | $35 | $90 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | 71 | $8 | $24 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 67 | $13 | $27 |
| Transferrin (iron binding protein) level | 61 | $12 | $26 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 60 | $0 | $1 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for respiratory syncytial virus | 52 | $13 | $26 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 52 | $5 | $13 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 50 | $213 | $487 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 43 | $8 | $51 |
| Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | 38 | $162 | $341 |
| Testosterone (hormone) level, total | 37 | $25 | $52 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 27 | $40 | $107 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 23 | $23 | $97 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | 21 | $35 | $148 |
| Bone density scan (DEXA) | 21 | $36 | $116 |
| Blood creatinine level | 21 | $5 | $10 |
| Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function, quantitative | 21 | $4 | $8 |
| Sed rate test (inflammation marker) | 20 | $3 | $5 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 20 | $30 | $56 |
| Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | 19 | $5 | $52 |
| Albuterol, up to 2.5 mg and ipratropium bromide, up to 0.5 mg, fda-approved final product, non-compounded, administered through dme | 18 | $0 | $0 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 17 | $36 | $132 |
| Phosphate level test | 17 | $5 | $9 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 17 | $282 | $530 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 17 | $159 | $333 |
| Complete ultrasound scan of abdomen | 16 | $75 | $363 |
| Uric acid level test | 16 | $4 | $9 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a | 16 | $32 | $81 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 15 | $158 | $368 |
| Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast | 14 | $135 | $592 |
| Blood potassium level | 13 | $5 | $10 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | 12 | $13 | $41 |
| X-ray of abdomen, 1 view | 12 | $23 | $86 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | 11 | $32 | $142 |
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$16,022
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $2,289/year across 7 years
Top 4% in FL for internal medicine
65
Companies
887
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$14,702 (91.8%)
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$1,320 (8.2%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$2,586
2023
$2,270
2022
$1,820
2021
$3,392
2020
$2,123
2019
$2,020
2018
$1,811
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$2,254
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$1,320
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$1,176
Novo Nordisk Inc
$911
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$910
PFIZER INC.
$814
Amgen Inc.
$702
Lilly USA, LLC
$517
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$496
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$469
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$437
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$426
ABBVIE INC.
$418
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$351
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$301
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$288
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$249
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$244
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$229
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$214
AbbVie Inc.
$198
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$180
Allergan, Inc.
$166
Allergan Inc.
$162
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$160
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$156
Abbott Laboratories
$153
Lundbeck LLC
$132
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$130
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$123
Exact Sciences Corporation
$115
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$114
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$104
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$99
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$98
Antares Pharma, Inc.
$98
Eisai Inc.
$95
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$89
Tolmar, Inc.
$86
Dexcom, Inc.
$74
Mannkind Corporation
$71
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$67
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$65
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$54
AbbVie, Inc.
$51
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$47
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$43
Lupin Inc.
$40
IBSA Pharma Inc.
$35
Shire North American Group Inc
$30
ABIOMED
$23
Melinta Therapeutics, LLC
$22
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$21
Clarus Therapeutics Inc.
$21
Kyowa Kirin, Inc.
$21
Mylan Specialty L.P.
$18
SANOFI PASTEUR INC.
$18
Averitas Pharma Inc.
$18
DEXCOM, INC.
$18
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$18
Adlon Therapeutics L.P.
$14
EISAI INC.
$13
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$13
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC
$13
Noden Pharma USA Inc
$11
Top 3 companies account for 29.6% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
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Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
Most payments (92%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 4% for internal medicine in FL.
Equivalent to $99 per 100 Medicare services performed
Geographic Context
Internal medicine physicians within 10 mi
274
Per 100K population
36.0
County median income
$63,644
Nearest hospital
WINTER HAVEN HOSPITAL
6.0 mi
6.0 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 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. Lopez is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in FL), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 4% of FL peers, with 20 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Lopez experienced with denosumab injection (prolia/xgeva)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Lopez performed 2,340 denosumab injection (prolia/xgeva) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Lopez receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Lopez received a total of $16,022 from 65 companies across 887 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Lopez's costs compare to other internal medicine physicians in Winter Haven?
Dr. Lopez's average Medicare payment per service is $21. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Lopez) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
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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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