Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $82,833 | 4 | 93.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $4,074 | 3 | 4.6% |
| Education | $1,260 | 1 | 1.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $235.30 | 3 | 0.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $88,403 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $39,505 | 9 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. ($39,505) |
| 2023 | $48,898 | 2 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. ($48,898) |
All Payment Transactions
11 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $16,967.47 | General |
| 12/31/2024 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $16,967.47 | General |
| 10/28/2024 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $70.92 | General |
| 07/25/2024 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.11 | General |
| 07/08/2024 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $2,446.30 | General |
| 07/08/2024 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1,511.01 | General |
| 07/08/2024 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,260.00 | General |
| 07/08/2024 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $117.14 | General |
| 05/16/2024 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.27 | General |
| 12/31/2023 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $32,598.91 | General |
| 12/31/2023 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $16,299.46 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 42 | 43 | $31,864 | $5,949 |
| 2022 | 2 | 92 | 93 | $64,751 | $12,614 |
| 2021 | 3 | 102 | 104 | $66,046 | $13,941 |
| 2020 | 2 | 112 | 113 | $81,406 | $13,841 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
8 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99285 | Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | Facility | 2023 | 42 | 43 | $31,864 | $5,949 | 18.7% |
| 99285 | Emergency department visit for life threatening or functioning severity | Facility | 2022 | 80 | 81 | $58,834 | $11,533 | 19.6% |
| 99284 | Emergency department visit for problem of high severity | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $5,917 | $1,080 | 18.3% |
| 99285 | Emergency department visit, problem with significant threat to life or function | Facility | 2021 | 69 | 70 | $48,550 | $9,756 | 20.1% |
| 99291 | Critical care delivery critically ill or injured patient, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $6,651 | $2,143 | 32.2% |
| 99284 | Emergency department visit, problem of high severity | Facility | 2021 | 22 | 23 | $10,845 | $2,042 | 18.8% |
| 99285 | Emergency department visit, problem with significant threat to life or function | Facility | 2020 | 85 | 86 | $67,263 | $11,406 | 17.0% |
| 99284 | Emergency department visit, problem of high severity | Facility | 2020 | 27 | 27 | $14,144 | $2,435 | 17.2% |
About Christopher Buresh
Christopher Buresh is a Emergency Medicine healthcare provider based in Seattle, Washington. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/20/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1972578417.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Christopher Buresh has received a total of $88,403 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $39,505 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 11 transactions from 1 company. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($82,833).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Buresh has provided services to 348 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 353 services with total Medicare billing of $46,345. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 8 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Emergency Medicine
- Location Seattle, WA
- Active Since 02/20/2006
- Last Updated 11/17/2020
- Taxonomy Code 207P00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1972578417
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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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