Total Payments
$171,992
2024 Payments
$60,761
Companies
19
Transactions
322
Medicare Patients
1,440
Medicare Billing
$199,508
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$79,700 (46.3%)
Consulting$77,613 (45.1%)
Food & Beverage$12,260 (7.1%)
Travel$1,321 (0.8%)
Research$1,000 (0.6%)
Education$99.00 (0.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $77,613 | 24 | 45.1% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $59,400 | 16 | 34.5% |
| Honoraria | $17,000 | 2 | 9.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $12,260 | 273 | 7.1% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $3,300 | 1 | 1.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,321 | 4 | 0.8% |
| Unspecified | $1,000 | 1 | 0.6% |
| Education | $99.00 | 1 | 0.1% |
Payments by Type
General
$170,992
321 transactions
Research
$1,000
1 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ShockWave Medical, Inc | $140,012 | 64 | $0 (2024) |
| ABIOMED | $18,842 | 23 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $4,743 | 125 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $4,189 | 32 | $0 (2024) |
| ASAHI INTECC USA, INC. | $1,037 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | $644.80 | 23 | $0 (2022) |
| Acist Medical Systems, Inc. | $516.03 | 12 | $0 (2023) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $450.35 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | $378.05 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| BIOTRONIK INC. | $320.86 | 10 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $60,761 | 58 | ShockWave Medical, Inc ($48,946) |
| 2023 | $60,386 | 67 | ShockWave Medical, Inc ($50,270) |
| 2022 | $46,525 | 98 | Shockwave Medical, Inc ($40,444) |
| 2021 | $1,490 | 31 | Shockwave Medical, Inc ($351.13) |
| 2020 | $627.05 | 15 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($627.05) |
| 2019 | $1,595 | 46 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($1,564) |
| 2018 | $608.11 | 7 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($325.65) |
All Payment Transactions
322 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 13
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,650.00 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,150.00 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,850.00 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $36.20 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $113.57 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/09/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | AVVIGO Guidance System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $102.81 | General |
| Category: AVVIGO_IC | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.00 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $9,900.00 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $550.00 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $10,500.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | AVVIGO Guidance System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.97 | General |
| Category: AVVIGO_IC | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | MAMBA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.18 | General |
| Category: MAMBA_IC | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | AVVIGO Guidance System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.32 | General |
| Category: AVVIGO_IC | ||||||
| 08/02/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,850.00 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 08/02/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $88.28 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 07/22/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | AVVIGO Guidance System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $104.81 | General |
| Category: AVVIGO_IC | ||||||
| 07/19/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,400.00 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 07/19/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,850.00 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 07/18/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | AVVIGO Guidance System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.36 | General |
| Category: AVVIGO_IC | ||||||
| 07/11/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $183.04 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 07/10/2024 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.36 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 07/08/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,650.00 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 07/04/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | AVVIGO Guidance System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.38 | General |
| Category: AVVIGO_IC | ||||||
| 06/25/2024 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.62 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 06/25/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.52 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 27 | 1,038 | 1,263 | $717,258 | $153,330 |
| 2022 | 15 | 334 | 374 | $180,338 | $39,245 |
| 2021 | 3 | 68 | 80 | $45,854 | $6,934 |
Total Patients
1,440
Total Services
1,717
Medicare Billing
$199,508
Procedure Codes
45
All Medicare Procedures & Services
45 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2023 | 77 | 135 | $246,640 | $47,149 | 19.1% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 110 | 133 | $119,700 | $18,709 | 15.6% |
| 92933 | Removal of plaque, insertion of stent and balloon dilation of single coronary artery or branch | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 24 | $49,875 | $10,637 | 21.3% |
| 92943 | Removal of plaque, insertion of stent and/or balloon dilation of single coronary artery, branch or bypass graft | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 19 | $40,167 | $9,878 | 24.6% |
| 92978 | Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | Facility | 2023 | 99 | 120 | $33,240 | $8,923 | 26.8% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 41 | 55 | $24,090 | $7,536 | 31.3% |
| 92979 | Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, each additional vessel | Facility | 2023 | 71 | 112 | $24,752 | $6,600 | 26.7% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 30 | 30 | $17,850 | $5,153 | 28.9% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 31 | $15,841 | $4,408 | 27.8% |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 25 | $15,900 | $4,326 | 27.2% |
| 99443 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | Office | 2023 | 30 | 36 | $11,340 | $3,623 | 31.9% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 33 | $9,075 | $3,220 | 35.5% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Facility | 2023 | 118 | 118 | $12,980 | $3,110 | 24.0% |
| 93460 | Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $15,694 | $2,834 | 18.1% |
| 92920 | Balloon dilation of single coronary artery or branch | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $18,324 | $2,700 | 14.7% |
| 93571 | Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment, initial vessel | Facility | 2023 | 43 | 43 | $11,911 | $2,407 | 20.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 23 | 24 | $7,488 | $2,344 | 31.3% |
| 93459 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $12,072 | $2,105 | 17.4% |
| 75710 | Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 23 | $5,451 | $1,518 | 27.8% |
| 37252 | Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, initial vessel | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 20 | $5,060 | $1,395 | 27.6% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 113 | 138 | $4,968 | $1,368 | 27.5% |
| 93975 | Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $6,266 | $1,128 | 18.0% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 29 | $2,813 | $716.58 | 25.5% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $2,222 | $576.39 | 25.9% |
| 93925 | Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $1,728 | $453.45 | 26.2% |
About Dr. Christopher Brown, MD
Dr. Christopher Brown, MD is a Interventional Cardiology healthcare provider based in Seattle, Washington. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/02/2014. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1922418789.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Brown, MD has received a total of $171,992 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $60,761 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 322 transactions from 19 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($77,613).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Brown has provided services to 1,440 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,717 services with total Medicare billing of $199,508. Data is available for 3 years (2021–2023), covering 45 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Interventional Cardiology
- Location Seattle, WA
- Active Since 05/02/2014
- Last Updated 08/08/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207RI0011X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1922418789
Products in Payments
- SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER (Device) $90,715
- Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) $48,946
- Impella (Device) $18,842
- COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) $3,098
- AVVIGO Guidance System (Device) $1,224
- Diamondback Coronary (Device) $447.98
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $418.27
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device) $360.98
- Vascular Lithotripsy (Device) $351.13
- RESOLUTE ONYX (Device) $344.67
- GENERAL STENTS (Device) $314.39
- MAMBA (Device) $268.48
- GENERAL ATHERECTOMY (Device) $243.24
- Orsiro Mission (Device) $242.14
- GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART (Device) $232.32
- CVI Systems (Device) $213.92
- GENERAL STENTS (Device) $213.73
- HD-IVUS (Device) $187.27
- JenaValve Pericardial TAVR System (Device) $185.13
- Asahi Fielder coronary guide wire (Device) $183.46
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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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