Christopher Ames
Neurological Surgery · San Francisco, CA
CMS Profile ID: 855122 · NPI: 1265485155
Total Disclosed General Payments
$968,122.30
General-payment records
293
CMS Program Year
2025
Most of this (about 72%) was royalty or license payments.
Higher than 99.8% of 5,467 PY2025 general-payment recipient profiles in Neurological Surgery.
Percentage rounded down to one decimal; tied totals are not counted as lower. Counts all CMS recipient profiles with a general-payment transaction and this primary specialty, including this provider. CMS specialty: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Neurological Surgery.
Payments by Type
| Payment Type | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $694,769.93 |
| Consulting Fee | $193,365.00 |
| Travel and Lodging | $41,526.56 |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $26,900.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $7,560.81 |
| Honoraria | $4,000.00 |
Top Paying Companies
| Manufacturer / GPO | Amount |
|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $404,300.70 |
| DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | $209,903.21 |
| Hyhte Holdings Inc. | $183,680.64 |
| icotec Medical Inc. | $49,011.30 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $48,798.39 |
| Carlsmed, Inc. | $26,588.26 |
Top contributing companies shown; smaller payers may be omitted.
These totals are computed from the official CMS Open Payments program-year 2025 general-payment
file. To see the full, authoritative record for this provider — including research payments and
line-item detail — look them up by exact NPI 1265485155 on the
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