Total Payments
$10,030
2024 Payments
$478.75
Companies
15
Transactions
36
Medicare Patients
359
Medicare Billing
$27,960
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$7,020 (70.0%)
Travel$2,094 (20.9%)
Food & Beverage$915.65 (9.1%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $7,020 | 5 | 70.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,094 | 3 | 20.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $915.65 | 28 | 9.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation | $9,249 | 10 | $0 (2022) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $221.49 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $175.62 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | $103.94 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $61.11 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $57.48 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $26.80 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Davol Inc. | $23.15 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $22.57 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc | $17.02 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $478.75 | 14 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($186.65) |
| 2023 | $174.63 | 8 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($57.48) |
| 2022 | $1,430 | 2 | Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation ($1,430) |
| 2021 | $7,947 | 12 | Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation ($7,819) |
All Payment Transactions
36 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.71 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
| 11/02/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $54.72 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_CRM | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.40 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
| 09/04/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $7.17 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 08/21/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $7.17 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 08/13/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.41 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_CRM | ||||||
| 08/02/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | ACCOLADE SR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.32 | General |
| Category: ACCOLADE_CRM | ||||||
| 06/27/2024 | Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc | Arcalyst (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.02 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 06/22/2024 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.48 | General |
| 04/20/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | EMBLEM MRI S-ICD (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $74.20 | General |
| Category: EMBLEM_CRM | ||||||
| 04/18/2024 | CVRx, Inc. | Barostim Neo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.18 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure and Hypertension | ||||||
| 04/10/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $6.08 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 02/29/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | STERNALOCK 360 SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $75.43 | General |
| Category: CMF & Thoracic | ||||||
| 02/21/2024 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | ARISTA AH FlexiTip (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $72.46 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 12/20/2023 | Davol Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.15 | General |
| 10/25/2023 | Conetic Solutions, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.74 | General |
| 10/24/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.84 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_CRM | ||||||
| 10/11/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | PICO (Device), RENASYS GO v2 HOME | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.69 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy | ||||||
| 10/03/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | PICO (Device), RENASYS GO v2 HOME | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.79 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy | ||||||
| 08/16/2023 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $6.38 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 02/21/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | HemoSphere (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.57 | General |
| Category: Hemodynamic Monitoring | ||||||
| 01/26/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug), VERQUVO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.47 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 06/30/2022 | Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation | HARVEST (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $910.00 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR PRODUCTS | ||||||
| 06/30/2022 | Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation | HARVEST (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $520.00 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR PRODUCTS | ||||||
| 12/16/2021 | Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation | Virtuosaph Plus with Radial Indication (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,730.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular Products | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 45 | 45 | $114,704 | $3,557 |
| 2022 | 3 | 67 | 67 | $23,960 | $4,699 |
| 2021 | 6 | 152 | 152 | $58,568 | $12,137 |
| 2020 | 3 | 95 | 95 | $29,228 | $7,567 |
Total Patients
359
Total Services
359
Medicare Billing
$27,960
Procedure Codes
14
All Medicare Procedures & Services
14 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $113,758 | $3,524 | 3.1% |
| 33508 | Harvest of vein using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $946.00 | $32.92 | 3.5% |
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2022 | 26 | 26 | $21,424 | $4,147 | 19.4% |
| 33518 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 2 grafts | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $2,340 | $509.26 | 21.8% |
| 33508 | Harvest of vein using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 28 | 28 | $196.00 | $42.93 | 21.9% |
| 33533 | Heart artery bypass, single graft | Facility | 2021 | 46 | 46 | $37,936 | $7,771 | 20.5% |
| 33405 | Replacement of aortic valve using artificial valve on heart-lung machine, open procedure | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $11,909 | $2,439 | 20.5% |
| 33518 | Combined vein and artery heart artery bypass, 2 grafts | Facility | 2021 | 20 | 20 | $3,609 | $800.60 | 22.2% |
| 33519 | Combined vein and artery heart artery bypass, 3 grafts | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $3,333 | $741.58 | 22.2% |
| 32674 | Removal of lymph nodes of mid-chest cavity using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $1,423 | $314.40 | 22.1% |
| 33508 | Harvest of veins for coronary artery bypass procedure using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 45 | 45 | $358.00 | $70.20 | 19.6% |
| 33533 | Heart artery bypass to repair one artery | Facility | 2020 | 37 | 37 | $25,388 | $6,509 | 25.6% |
| 33519 | Combined multiple vein and artery heart artery bypasses | Facility | 2020 | 18 | 18 | $3,600 | $991.96 | 27.6% |
| 33508 | Harvest of veins for coronary artery bypass procedure using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 40 | 40 | $240.00 | $65.76 | 27.4% |
About Christopher Darst, PA
Christopher Darst, PA is a Surgical healthcare provider based in Lincoln, Nebraska. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/10/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1275731531.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Christopher Darst, PA has received a total of $10,030 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $478.75 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 36 transactions from 15 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($7,020).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Darst has provided services to 359 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 359 services with total Medicare billing of $27,960. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 14 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgical
- Location Lincoln, NE
- Active Since 07/10/2007
- Last Updated 05/29/2025
- Taxonomy Code 363AS0400X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1275731531
Products in Payments
- Virtuosaph Plus with Radial Indication (Device) $7,437
- HARVEST (Device) $1,430
- RibFix Blu (Device) $76.47
- STERNALOCK 360 SYSTEM (Device) $75.43
- EMBLEM MRI S-ICD (Device) $74.20
- ARISTA AH FlexiTip (Device) $72.46
- COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) $61.11
- PICO (Device) $57.48
- LifeVest (Device) $26.80
- AdvantageRib (Device) $23.72
- HemoSphere (Device) $22.57
- Arcalyst (Drug) $17.02
- VERQUVO (Drug) $14.47
- ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $14.34
- Barostim Neo System (Device) $14.18
- HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device (Device) $13.04
- ACCOLADE SR (Device) $10.32
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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