Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $12,880 | 3 | 96.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $449.98 | 22 | 3.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| AngioDynamics, Inc. | $12,880 | 3 | $0 (2020) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $132.59 | 4 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $98.44 | 5 | $0 (2020) |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | $96.16 | 5 | $0 (2022) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $69.85 | 5 | $0 (2021) |
| Organogenesis Inc. | $21.34 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $16.37 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Cook Medical LLC | $15.23 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $86.20 | 5 | Organogenesis Inc. ($21.34) |
| 2021 | $227.01 | 10 | Medtronic, Inc. ($117.78) |
| 2020 | $4,835 | 3 | AngioDynamics, Inc. ($4,800) |
| 2019 | $4,819 | 2 | AngioDynamics, Inc. ($4,800) |
| 2018 | $3,328 | 3 | AngioDynamics, Inc. ($3,280) |
| 2017 | $34.94 | 2 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($34.94) |
All Payment Transactions
25 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09/2022 | Cook Medical LLC | ZENITH SPIRAL-Z (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.23 | General |
| Category: Aortic Intervention | ||||||
| 07/25/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | VENASEAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.81 | General |
| Category: EndoVenous Therapies | ||||||
| 03/23/2022 | Tactile Systems Technology Inc | Flexitouch Plus (Device), entre | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.45 | General |
| Category: PNEUMATIC COMPRESSOR | ||||||
| 03/08/2022 | Organogenesis Inc. | Puraply (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.34 | General |
| Category: WOUND CARE | ||||||
| 01/13/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Varithena Administration Pack (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.37 | General |
| Category: ABLATION | ||||||
| 12/14/2021 | Tactile Systems Technology Inc | Flexitouch Plus (Device), entre | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.18 | General |
| Category: PNEUMATIC COMPRESSOR | ||||||
| 10/20/2021 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | INVOKANA (Drug), XARELTO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.59 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 10/08/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | Ellipsys (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $81.10 | General |
| Category: Catheters | ||||||
| 09/13/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | VenaSeal (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.46 | General |
| Category: EndoVenous Therapies | ||||||
| 08/23/2021 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug), INVOKANA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.87 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 07/19/2021 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug), INVOKANA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.12 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 05/13/2021 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug), INVOKANA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.95 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 04/27/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | VenaSeal (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.22 | General |
| Category: EndoVenous Therapies | ||||||
| 04/20/2021 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug), INVOKANA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.32 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 04/15/2021 | Tactile Systems Technology Inc | Flexitouch Plus (Device), entre | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.20 | General |
| Category: PNEUMATIC COMPRESSOR | ||||||
| 12/31/2020 | AngioDynamics, Inc. | EVLT (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $4,800.00 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Vascular | ||||||
| 09/21/2020 | Tactile Systems Technology Inc | FLEXITOUCH (Device), ACTITOUCH, ENTRE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.73 | General |
| Category: PNEUMATIC COMPRESSOR | ||||||
| 01/31/2020 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | VenaSeal (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.89 | General |
| Category: EndoVenous Therapies | ||||||
| 12/31/2019 | AngioDynamics, Inc. | EVLT (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $4,800.00 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Vascular | ||||||
| 12/05/2019 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | ClosureFast (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.33 | General |
| Category: EndoVenous Therapies | ||||||
| 12/31/2018 | AngioDynamics, Inc. | EVLT (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $3,280.00 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Vascular | ||||||
| 11/27/2018 | Tactile Systems Technology Inc | FLEXITOUCH (Device), ACTITOUCH, ENTRE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.60 | General |
| Category: PNEUMATIC COMPRESSOR | ||||||
| 08/17/2018 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | ClosureFast (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.28 | General |
| Category: EndoVenous Therapies | ||||||
| 11/06/2017 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | ClosureFast (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.93 | General |
| Category: EndoVenous Therapies | ||||||
| 11/06/2017 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | ClosureFast (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.01 | General |
| Category: EndoVenous Therapies | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 45 | 74 | $26,160 | $7,269 |
| 2021 | 7 | 129 | 185 | $83,595 | $21,733 |
| 2020 | 9 | 293 | 398 | $281,775 | $58,270 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
19 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2022 | 20 | 24 | $13,440 | $3,815 | 28.4% |
| 93971 | Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2022 | 11 | 28 | $10,080 | $2,633 | 26.1% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 14 | 22 | $2,640 | $820.76 | 31.1% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound scan of veins of both arms or legs including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers | Office | 2021 | 35 | 49 | $27,820 | $7,994 | 28.7% |
| 93971 | Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers | Office | 2021 | 22 | 45 | $16,800 | $4,762 | 28.3% |
| 36471 | Injection of chemical agent into multiple incompetent veins of one leg | Office | 2021 | 11 | 17 | $10,915 | $2,851 | 26.1% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 20 | 20 | $5,800 | $1,861 | 32.1% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $5,400 | $1,750 | 32.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 16 | 21 | $3,810 | $1,591 | 41.8% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle | Office | 2021 | 13 | 21 | $13,050 | $922.86 | 7.1% |
| 36478 | Laser destruction of incompetent vein of arm or leg using imaging guidance, accessed through the skin | Office | 2020 | 12 | 20 | $108,000 | $19,196 | 17.8% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound scan of veins of both arms or legs including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers | Office | 2020 | 77 | 87 | $65,250 | $13,874 | 21.3% |
| 36471 | Injection of chemical agent into multiple incompetent veins of one leg | Office | 2020 | 35 | 58 | $26,500 | $10,060 | 38.0% |
| 93971 | Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers | Office | 2020 | 34 | 53 | $26,300 | $5,711 | 21.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 49 | 62 | $6,200 | $3,565 | 57.5% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle | Office | 2020 | 37 | 69 | $45,050 | $3,422 | 7.6% |
| 99202 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes | Office | 2020 | 18 | 18 | $1,800 | $939.60 | 52.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $1,400 | $859.71 | 61.4% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes | Office | 2020 | 17 | 17 | $1,275 | $642.72 | 50.4% |
About Dr. Christopher Bulger, MD
Dr. Christopher Bulger, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in South Windsor, Connecticut. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 01/30/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1700922218.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Bulger, MD has received a total of $13,330 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $86.20 received in 2022. These payments were reported across 25 transactions from 8 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($12,880).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Bulger has provided services to 467 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 657 services with total Medicare billing of $87,272. Data is available for 3 years (2020–2022), covering 19 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Vascular Surgery
- Location South Windsor, CT
- Active Since 01/30/2007
- Last Updated 02/07/2022
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1700922218
Products in Payments
- EVLT (Device) $12,880
- ClosureFast (Device) $82.55
- Ellipsys (Device) $81.10
- Flexitouch Plus (Device) $57.83
- XARELTO (Drug) $56.26
- VenaSeal (Device) $52.57
- FLEXITOUCH (Device) $38.33
- Puraply (Medical Supply) $21.34
- Varithena Administration Pack (Device) $16.37
- ZENITH SPIRAL-Z (Device) $15.23
- VENASEAL (Device) $14.81
- INVOKANA (Drug) $13.59
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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.