Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,105 | 19 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $468.09 | 4 | $0 (2020) |
| Allergan Inc. | $452.17 | 11 | $0 (2018) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $125.00 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | $39.82 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc. | $19.91 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $19.91 | 1 | BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc. ($19.91) |
| 2020 | $116.97 | 1 | Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. ($116.97) |
| 2019 | $125.00 | 1 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($125.00) |
| 2018 | $332.46 | 5 | Allergan Inc. ($217.08) |
| 2017 | $510.65 | 11 | Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. ($235.74) |
All Payment Transactions
19 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/31/2023 | BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc. | IGALMI (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.91 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 02/20/2020 | Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | LATUDA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $116.97 | General |
| Category: CNS | ||||||
| 10/22/2019 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | SPRAVATO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.00 | General |
| Category: Neuroscience | ||||||
| 06/21/2018 | Allergan Inc. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $137.45 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 06/06/2018 | Allergan Inc. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.96 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 06/06/2018 | Allergan Inc. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.44 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 05/11/2018 | Allergan Inc. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.23 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 03/15/2018 | Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | LATUDA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $115.38 | General |
| Category: CNS | ||||||
| 12/07/2017 | Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | LATUDA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $117.66 | General |
| Category: CNS | ||||||
| 08/21/2017 | Allergan Inc. | SAPHRIS (Drug), VRAYLAR | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.72 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 07/24/2017 | Allergan Inc. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.38 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 07/24/2017 | Allergan Inc. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.25 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 04/27/2017 | Allergan Inc. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $123.51 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 03/07/2017 | Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | LATUDA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $118.08 | General |
| Category: CNS | ||||||
| 03/03/2017 | Allergan Inc. | VIIBRYD (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.72 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 03/01/2017 | Allergan Inc. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.15 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 02/27/2017 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | Trintellix (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.09 | General |
| Category: Central Nervous System (CNS) | ||||||
| 01/23/2017 | Allergan Inc. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.36 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 01/09/2017 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | Trintellix (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.73 | General |
| Category: Central Nervous System (CNS) | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 67 | 481 | $94,450 | $38,852 |
| 2022 | 3 | 73 | 570 | $109,150 | $46,165 |
| 2021 | 4 | 99 | 533 | $97,900 | $41,234 |
| 2020 | 4 | 76 | 491 | $93,200 | $38,346 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
14 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 26 | 233 | $46,600 | $18,494 | 39.7% |
| 90838 | Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 1 hour | Office | 2023 | 29 | 213 | $42,600 | $18,214 | 42.8% |
| 90836 | Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 45 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 35 | $5,250 | $2,145 | 40.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 29 | 274 | $54,800 | $22,423 | 40.9% |
| 90838 | Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 1 hour | Office | 2022 | 27 | 198 | $39,650 | $17,301 | 43.6% |
| 90836 | Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 45 minutes | Office | 2022 | 17 | 98 | $14,700 | $6,441 | 43.8% |
| 90838 | Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 60 minutes | Office | 2021 | 29 | 187 | $37,400 | $16,629 | 44.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 29 | 164 | $32,800 | $13,545 | 41.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 20 | 108 | $16,200 | $6,096 | 37.6% |
| 90836 | Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 45 minutes | Office | 2021 | 21 | 74 | $11,500 | $4,964 | 43.2% |
| 90838 | Psychotherapy, 60 minutes | Office | 2020 | 24 | 218 | $43,600 | $20,523 | 47.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 24 | 173 | $34,600 | $12,558 | 36.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 17 | 74 | $11,100 | $3,419 | 30.8% |
| 90836 | Psychotherapy, 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 11 | 26 | $3,900 | $1,846 | 47.3% |
About Dr. Christine Forest, MD
Dr. Christine Forest, MD is a Psychiatry healthcare provider based in Los Angeles, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/14/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1407869431.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christine Forest, MD has received a total of $1,105 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $19.91 received in 2023. These payments were reported across 19 transactions from 5 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,105).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Forest has provided services to 315 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,075 services with total Medicare billing of $164,597. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 14 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Psychiatry
- Location Los Angeles, CA
- Active Since 08/14/2006
- Last Updated 07/08/2007
- Taxonomy Code 2084P0800X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1407869431
Products in Payments
- LATUDA (Drug) $468.09
- VRAYLAR (Drug) $404.73
- SPRAVATO (Drug) $125.00
- Trintellix (Drug) $39.82
- SAPHRIS (Drug) $24.72
- VIIBRYD (Drug) $22.72
- IGALMI (Drug) $19.91
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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