Total Payments
$2,717
2024 Payments
$589.56
Companies
24
Transactions
111
Medicare Patients
961
Medicare Billing
$36,122
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$1,967 (72.4%)
Consulting$750.00 (27.6%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,967 | 110 | 72.4% |
| Consulting Fee | $750.00 | 1 | 27.6% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Itamar Medical Inc | $750.00 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $413.60 | 22 | $0 (2024) |
| PFIZER INC. | $257.00 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| Amgen Inc. | $181.67 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| iRhythm Technologies, Inc. | $137.97 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $134.72 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $90.06 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $86.64 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $74.92 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | $70.72 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $589.56 | 30 | PFIZER INC. ($114.63) |
| 2023 | $641.83 | 35 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($156.11) |
| 2022 | $428.47 | 26 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($84.91) |
| 2021 | $1,057 | 20 | Itamar Medical Inc ($750.00) |
All Payment Transactions
111 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/05/2024 | iRhythm Technologies, Inc. | ZIO XT Patch (Device), Zio monitor | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.11 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.72 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug), LEQVIO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.39 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/04/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Wegovy (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.27 | General |
| Category: Obesity | ||||||
| 10/21/2024 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.95 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 10/14/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug), ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.97 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/07/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.91 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | HEARTFLOW, INC. | FFRct (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.00 | General |
| Category: Coronary | ||||||
| 08/26/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.50 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 08/21/2024 | iRhythm Technologies, Inc. | Zio monitor (Device), ZIO XT Patch | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.16 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 08/07/2024 | SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC. | FUROSCIX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.26 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 07/30/2024 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.90 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 07/08/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug), ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.01 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 06/13/2024 | PFIZER INC. | VYNDAQEL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.36 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 05/20/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.30 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 05/17/2024 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.48 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 05/16/2024 | PFIZER INC. | VYNDAQEL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.00 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 05/16/2024 | PFIZER INC. | VYNDAQEL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.17 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 05/15/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug), ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.72 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 04/09/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.34 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 03/29/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Wegovy (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.08 | General |
| Category: Obesity | ||||||
| 03/27/2024 | HEARTFLOW, INC. | FFRct (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.65 | General |
| Category: Coronary | ||||||
| 03/22/2024 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug), PAXLOVID | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.67 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 03/20/2024 | iRhythm Technologies, Inc. | Zio monitor (Device), ZIO XT Patch | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.64 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 03/04/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN FLX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.93 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 223 | 264 | $39,598 | $8,819 |
| 2022 | 5 | 228 | 275 | $36,591 | $8,725 |
| 2021 | 5 | 196 | 231 | $30,224 | $7,269 |
| 2020 | 6 | 314 | 365 | $49,522 | $11,309 |
Total Patients
961
Total Services
1,135
Medicare Billing
$36,122
Procedure Codes
21
All Medicare Procedures & Services
21 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 | 68 | 93 | $24,410 | $6,177 | 25.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 37 | 39 | $6,825 | $1,654 | 24.2% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 70 | 83 | $6,474 | $626.13 | 9.7% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Office | 2023 | 35 | 36 | $1,044 | $184.45 | 17.7% |
| 93016 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $845.00 | $177.30 | 21.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 54 | 65 | $16,900 | $5,239 | 31.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 48 | 53 | $9,275 | $2,233 | 24.1% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2022 | 82 | 110 | $8,580 | $875.33 | 10.2% |
| 93016 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | Facility | 2022 | 24 | 24 | $1,560 | $310.11 | 19.9% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2022 | 20 | 23 | $276.00 | $68.04 | 24.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 40 | 45 | $11,700 | $3,235 | 27.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 49 | 60 | $10,500 | $2,982 | 28.4% |
| 93000 | Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report | Office | 2021 | 65 | 81 | $6,318 | $697.37 | 11.0% |
| 93016 | Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring and physician supervision | Facility | 2021 | 22 | 22 | $1,430 | $291.60 | 20.4% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2021 | 20 | 23 | $276.00 | $63.00 | 22.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 72 | 84 | $21,840 | $5,469 | 25.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 64 | 71 | $12,425 | $3,269 | 26.3% |
| 93000 | Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report | Office | 2020 | 125 | 152 | $11,856 | $1,577 | 13.3% |
| 99442 | Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion | Office | 2020 | 14 | 15 | $2,067 | $688.76 | 33.3% |
| 93016 | Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring and physician supervision | Facility | 2020 | 16 | 16 | $1,010 | $225.15 | 22.3% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2020 | 23 | 27 | $324.00 | $80.34 | 24.8% |
About Christopher Berge, NP
Christopher Berge, NP is a Nurse Practitioner healthcare provider based in Burlington, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/05/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1619908811.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Christopher Berge, NP has received a total of $2,717 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $589.56 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 111 transactions from 24 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,967).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Berge has provided services to 961 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,135 services with total Medicare billing of $36,122. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 21 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Nurse Practitioner
- Location Burlington, NC
- Active Since 07/05/2006
- Last Updated 08/11/2021
- Taxonomy Code 363L00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1619908811
Products in Payments
- WatchPAT (Device) $750.00
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $238.66
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $228.17
- LEQVIO (Drug) $185.43
- Repatha (Biological) $181.67
- XARELTO (Drug) $134.72
- VYNDAQEL (Drug) $104.98
- LifeVest (Device) $74.92
- NEXLETOL (Drug) $70.72
- FFRct (Device) $66.31
- Barostim Neo System (Device) $64.78
- ZIO XT Patch (Device) $62.56
- FUROSCIX (Drug) $60.20
- JARDIANCE (Drug) $59.25
- Zio monitor (Device) $50.80
- UPTRAVI (Drug) $37.93
- Wegovy (Drug) $36.35
- WATCHMAN FLX (Device) $33.93
- VERQUVO (Drug) $31.94
- INJECTAFER (Drug) $27.88
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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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