Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $6,653 | 324 | 83.2% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,296 | 2 | 16.2% |
| Education | $48.62 | 8 | 0.6% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $1,811 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $1,501 | 69 | $0 (2024) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $1,411 | 76 | $0 (2024) |
| PFIZER INC. | $728.27 | 44 | $0 (2024) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $489.07 | 21 | $0 (2024) |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $443.42 | 26 | $0 (2024) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $428.76 | 23 | $0 (2024) |
| Amgen Inc. | $305.50 | 16 | $0 (2024) |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $296.52 | 20 | $0 (2024) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $120.96 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $829.99 | 42 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($205.68) |
| 2023 | $1,203 | 53 | PFIZER INC. ($297.51) |
| 2022 | $1,027 | 61 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($390.97) |
| 2021 | $679.58 | 45 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($223.66) |
| 2020 | $399.72 | 21 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($133.57) |
| 2019 | $837.40 | 34 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($310.73) |
| 2018 | $643.09 | 32 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($238.13) |
| 2017 | $2,379 | 46 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($1,676) |
All Payment Transactions
334 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 14
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/05/2024 | PFIZER INC. | VYNDAQEL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.00 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | PFIZER INC. | VYNDAMAX (Drug) | Education | In-kind items and services | $19.56 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | PFIZER INC. | VYNDAMAX (Drug) | Education | In-kind items and services | $3.20 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.71 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.67 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug), ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.55 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug), VERQUVO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.59 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.56 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.93 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | PFIZER INC. | VYNDAQEL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.30 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/09/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug), LEQVIO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.70 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/03/2024 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.58 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.86 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.79 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug), ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.52 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug), VERQUVO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.61 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 07/25/2024 | PFIZER INC. | VYNDAQEL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.71 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 07/24/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | CAMZYOS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $27.99 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 06/27/2024 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.57 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | BRILINTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.19 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 06/13/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.04 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 05/30/2024 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.41 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 05/17/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.84 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 05/09/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug), LEQVIO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.85 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 05/02/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.00 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21 | 3,829 | 6,445 | $1.1M | $481,523 |
| 2022 | 19 | 3,701 | 6,199 | $1.1M | $485,679 |
| 2021 | 24 | 5,410 | 8,370 | $1.2M | $532,492 |
| 2020 | 32 | 5,518 | 8,496 | $1.2M | $530,154 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
100 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 707 | 1,212 | $246,036 | $151,146 | 61.4% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Office | 2023 | 228 | 230 | $276,000 | $79,407 | 28.8% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2023 | 422 | 451 | $197,087 | $65,746 | 33.4% |
| 93229 | Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | Office | 2023 | 72 | 74 | $105,080 | $49,501 | 47.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 248 | 277 | $41,827 | $23,240 | 55.6% |
| J2785 | Injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg | Office | 2023 | 166 | 668 | $30,816 | $22,753 | 73.8% |
| A9500 | Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | Office | 2023 | 223 | 232 | $24,750 | $19,275 | 77.9% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 868 | 1,831 | $62,254 | $19,142 | 30.7% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 73 | 73 | $21,170 | $11,919 | 56.3% |
| 93015 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | Office | 2023 | 234 | 237 | $41,375 | $11,600 | 28.0% |
| 99211 | Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | Office | 2023 | 171 | 253 | $10,120 | $4,337 | 42.9% |
| 93296 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system or implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 75 | 197 | $13,790 | $3,491 | 25.3% |
| 93224 | Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional | Office | 2023 | 63 | 63 | $16,905 | $3,153 | 18.7% |
| 93294 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 48 | 128 | $10,240 | $2,993 | 29.2% |
| 93280 | Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | Office | 2023 | 51 | 56 | $6,039 | $2,988 | 49.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $4,830 | $2,371 | 49.1% |
| 93283 | Programming of dual lead implantable defibrillator system | Office | 2023 | 26 | 28 | $3,966 | $1,971 | 49.7% |
| 93295 | Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 27 | 69 | $7,442 | $1,931 | 25.9% |
| 93793 | Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | Office | 2023 | 22 | 228 | $9,120 | $1,891 | 20.7% |
| 93228 | Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | Office | 2023 | 73 | 75 | $4,500 | $1,399 | 31.1% |
| G2066 | Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec | Office | 2023 | 11 | 42 | $2,120 | $1,270 | 59.9% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 670 | 1,123 | $228,143 | $148,692 | 65.2% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Office | 2022 | 235 | 235 | $282,000 | $86,467 | 30.7% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2022 | 375 | 407 | $177,859 | $61,402 | 34.5% |
| 93229 | Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | Office | 2022 | 52 | 52 | $73,840 | $38,202 | 51.7% |
About Dr. Christopher Bowens, M.D
Dr. Christopher Bowens, M.D is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Newark, Delaware. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/27/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1487657102.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Bowens, M.D has received a total of $7,998 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $829.99 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 334 transactions from 21 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($6,653).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Bowens has provided services to 18,458 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 29,510 services with total Medicare billing of $2.0M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 100 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Other Specialties Cardiovascular Disease
- Location Newark, DE
- Active Since 05/27/2005
- Last Updated 10/17/2017
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1487657102
Products in Payments
- WATCHMAN (Device) $1,760
- XARELTO (Drug) $1,501
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $1,193
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $501.50
- VERQUVO (Drug) $489.07
- BRILINTA (Drug) $408.99
- JARDIANCE (Drug) $398.62
- VYNDAQEL (Drug) $372.76
- LEQVIO (Drug) $217.61
- Corlanor (Drug) $168.67
- Repatha (Biological) $136.83
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $120.96
- PRALUENT (Drug) $90.30
- CAMZYOS (Drug) $83.69
- LifeVest (Device) $72.32
- Vascepa (Drug) $44.49
- VYNDAMAX (Drug) $40.86
- Arcalyst (Drug) $35.35
- MULTAQ (Drug) $30.46
- Cardiac Monitor (Device) $29.85
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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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