Christopher Robinson, PA
Surgical · Charleston, SCNPI 1952558892
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (49.7%), travel and lodging and education — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 26 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 42.0% of the total.
Across 46 payments — averaging $56.72 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$1K
- Smith+Nephew$419
- Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US Inc$124
- AstraZeneca$123
- Gilead$113
- Neurelis, Inc.$112
- plus $622 from 20 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,28649%
- Food & beverage$1,29650%
- Education$271%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic | 14 | $1,096 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $419 |
| Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US Inc | 1 | $124 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $123 |
| Gilead | 1 | $113 |
| Neurelis, Inc. | 1 | $112 |
| Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. | 1 | $78 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | 3 | $77 |
| Antares Pharma, Inc. | 3 | $54 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $50 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $44 |
| Novartis | 2 | $44 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $28 |
| Merck | 1 | $25 |
| Verity Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Sagent Pharmaceuticals | 1 | $22 |
| Clarus Therapeutics Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Polynovo North America LLC | 1 | $22 |
| Teleflex LLC | 1 | $22 |
| Endo USA, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Laborie Medical Technologies Corp. | 1 | $17 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $17 |
| Solventum Corporation | 1 | $16 |
| Merit Medical Systems Inc | 1 | $15 |
| Hollister Incorporated | 1 | $14 |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
How this compares
$2,609 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 232 surgical providers in South Carolina.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Solifenacin Succinate | 11 | $288 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 11 | $106 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other surgical in Charleston
- Kalley VeitCharleston$7K
- Christopher ButhornCharleston$6K
- Jacob BobbaCharleston$5K
- Kelly GuerreroCharleston$5K
- Meghan AllenCharleston$4K
- Jessica MiddletonCharleston$3K
- Hannah MooreCharleston$3K
- Brandy PriceCharleston$2K
- Kate EdenCharleston$2K
- Rose TrageserCharleston$2K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.