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Dr. Christopher J. Sayed, MD

Dermatology (Dermatology Physician)

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
17
In the NPI registry since
2009
Medicare patients seen, 2024
135

The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 2009Medical school: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
  • 2009Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).

Specialties and state licenses

  • Dermatology Physician primary
    NC license 2012-02147

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

Map: Dermatology per capita by county →

Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.

Medicare patients and services

Medicare patients, 2024
135
Services billed
714
Patients’ average age
62
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths14222
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes11779
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes4839
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth2823
Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths2119
Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth1212

Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.

Medicare prescriptions

Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.

Payments from drug and device companies

In 2025, 8 companies reported 84 payments worth $155,312 in total to this clinician.

By type
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)$108,610
Consulting Fee$34,852
Travel and Lodging$10,556
Food and Beverage$1,221
Education$73.50

What the payments were for

Largest payments other than meals
DateCompanyWhat it was forAmount
May 30, 2025UCB SA
May 30, 2025
Consulting Fee
Bimzelx · Immunology
$8,280
Oct 16, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Oct 16, 2025
Consulting Fee$7,200
Dec 18, 2025UCB, Inc.
Dec 18, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
Bimzelx · Immunology
$6,000
Feb 26, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Feb 26, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY
$5,600
Mar 4, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Mar 4, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY
$5,600
Nov 13, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Nov 13, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY
$5,600
Dec 23, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Dec 23, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY
$5,600
Aug 6, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Aug 6, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY
$5,600
Aug 6, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Aug 6, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY
$5,600
Jul 8, 2025Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC
Jul 8, 2025
Consulting Fee$5,322
All 58 payments other than meals, newest first
All payments other than meals
DateCompanyWhat it was forAmount
Dec 23, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Dec 23, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY
$5,600
Dec 18, 2025UCB, Inc.
Dec 18, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
Bimzelx · Immunology
$6,000
Dec 4, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Dec 4, 2025
Travel and Lodging
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY · travel to PINEHURST, NC · in-kind
$1,019
Dec 3, 2025UCB, Inc.
Dec 3, 2025
Travel and Lodging
Bimzelx · Immunology · travel to Charlotte, NC · in-kind
$986
Nov 28, 2025UCB SA
Nov 28, 2025
Consulting Fee
Bimzelx · Immunology
$345
Nov 24, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Nov 24, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY
$4,000
Nov 13, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Nov 13, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY
$5,600
Nov 13, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Nov 13, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY
$4,000
Nov 13, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Nov 13, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY
$4,000
Nov 10, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Nov 10, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY
$4,000
Nov 6, 2025UCB, Inc.
Nov 6, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
Bimzelx · Immunology
$2,070
Oct 22, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Oct 22, 2025
Travel and Lodging
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY · travel to VIRGINIA BEACH, VA · in-kind
$2,210
Oct 22, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Oct 22, 2025
Travel and Lodging
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY · travel to VIRGINIA BEACH, VA · in-kind
$138
Oct 21, 2025UCB, Inc.
Oct 21, 2025
Travel and Lodging
Bimzelx · Immunology · travel to Charlotte, NC · in-kind
$15.00
Oct 16, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Oct 16, 2025
Consulting Fee$7,200
Oct 16, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Oct 16, 2025
Travel and Lodging
travel to HILLSBOROUGH, NC · in-kind
$36.40
Oct 16, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Oct 16, 2025
Travel and Lodging
travel to HILLSBOROUGH, NC · in-kind
$32.00
Oct 10, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Oct 10, 2025
Travel and Lodging
travel to NORTH CHICAGO, IL · in-kind
$415
Oct 10, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Oct 10, 2025
Travel and Lodging
travel to NORTH CHICAGO, IL · in-kind
$370
Oct 10, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Oct 10, 2025
Travel and Lodging
travel to NORTH CHICAGO, IL · in-kind
$40.15
Oct 6, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Oct 6, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
SKYRIZI · IMMUNOLOGY
$4,000
Oct 3, 2025UCB SA
Oct 3, 2025
Consulting Fee
Bimzelx · Immunology
$1,380
Oct 3, 2025UCB SA
Oct 3, 2025
Consulting Fee
Bimzelx · Immunology
$650
Oct 1, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Oct 1, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY
$4,000
Sep 26, 2025Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
Sep 26, 2025
Education
DUPIXENT · IMMUNOLOGY AND INFLAMMATION · in-kind
$73.50
Sep 18, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Sep 18, 2025
Travel and Lodging
SKYRIZI · IMMUNOLOGY · travel to DURHAM, NC · in-kind
$21.00
Aug 6, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Aug 6, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY
$5,600
Aug 6, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Aug 6, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY
$5,600
Jul 21, 2025UCB Biosciences Inc.
Jul 21, 2025
Consulting Fee
Bimzelx · Immunology
$2,000
Jul 10, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Jul 10, 2025
Travel and Lodging
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY · travel to NEWPORT, NC · in-kind
$1,707
Jul 10, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Jul 10, 2025
Travel and Lodging
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY · travel to CINCINNATI, OH · in-kind
$529
Jul 8, 2025Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC
Jul 8, 2025
Consulting Fee$5,322
Jun 30, 2025Incyte Corporation
Jun 30, 2025
Consulting Fee$3,750
Jun 25, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Jun 25, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
SKYRIZI · IMMUNOLOGY
$4,000
Jun 24, 2025Incyte Corporation
Jun 24, 2025
Consulting Fee$1,125
Jun 13, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Jun 13, 2025
Travel and Lodging
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY · travel to CINCINNATI, OH · in-kind
$28.00
Jun 10, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Jun 10, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY
$4,000
Jun 10, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Jun 10, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY
$4,000
Jun 6, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Jun 6, 2025
Travel and Lodging
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY · travel to CARY, NC · in-kind
$52.50
Jun 6, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Jun 6, 2025
Travel and Lodging
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY · travel to CINCINNATI, OH · in-kind
$49.70
May 30, 2025UCB SA
May 30, 2025
Consulting Fee
Bimzelx · Immunology
$8,280
May 27, 2025AbbVie Inc.
May 27, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY
$4,000
May 22, 2025AbbVie Inc.
May 22, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY
$4,000
May 20, 2025AbbVie Inc.
May 20, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY
$4,000
May 16, 2025AbbVie Inc.
May 16, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY
$4,000
May 15, 2025AbbVie Inc.
May 15, 2025
Travel and Lodging
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY · travel to CARY, NC · in-kind
$1,397
Apr 15, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Apr 15, 2025
Consulting Fee$800
Apr 8, 2025UCB, Inc.
Apr 8, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
Bimzelx · Immunology
$5,000
Apr 8, 2025UCB, Inc.
Apr 8, 2025
Travel and Lodging
Bimzelx · Immunology · travel to Raleigh, NC · in-kind
$35.00
Mar 4, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Mar 4, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY
$5,600
Mar 4, 2025UCB, Inc.
Mar 4, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
Bimzelx · Immunology
$1,940
Mar 4, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Mar 4, 2025
Travel and Lodging
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY · travel to SANFORD, NC · in-kind
$699
Feb 26, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Feb 26, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY
$5,600
Feb 7, 2025UCB SA
Feb 7, 2025
Consulting Fee
Bimzelx · Immunology
$2,700
Jan 23, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Jan 23, 2025
Travel and Lodging
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY · travel to SANFORD, NC · in-kind
$776
Jan 17, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Jan 17, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY
$4,000
Jan 9, 2025AbbVie Inc.
Jan 9, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY
$4,000
Jan 9, 2025UCB, Inc.
Jan 9, 2025
Consulting Fee
Bimzelx · Immunology
$1,300

Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.

From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.

Who received the most in North Carolina →

Industry-funded research

Named as a principal investigator on 6 industry-funded studies in 2025, from 3 companies. The companies reported $1,208,340 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.

  • An open label prospective study of Anifrolumab for the treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa
    AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
  • A Study to Test the Long-term Treatment of Bimekizumab in Study Participants With Moderate to Severe Hidradenitis Suppurativa
    UCB SA · Completed · NCT04901195
  • A Phase 3, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Efficacy and Safety Study of Povorcitinib (INCB054707) in Participants With Moderate to Severe Hidradenitis Suppurativa
    Incyte Corporation
  • A Study to Evaluate the Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Povorcitinib in Participants With Moderate to Severe Hidradenitis Suppurativa
    Incyte Corporation
  • The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ruxolitinib cream in participants with hidradenitis suppurativa.
    Incyte Corporation
  • Rollover Study for Participants Previously Enrolled in Clinical Trials of Povorcitinib
    Incyte Corporation

From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.

Other Dermatology clinicians in Chapel Hill

Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated October 7, 2025), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1225265903. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.