Total Payments
$21,869
2023 Payments
$19.38
Companies
5
Transactions
47
Medicare Patients
6,615
Medicare Billing
$360,957
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$9,290 (42.5%)
Travel$6,332 (29.0%)
Consulting$4,420 (20.2%)
Food & Beverage$1,624 (7.4%)
Education$202.33 (0.9%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | $8,749 | 4 | 40.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $6,332 | 12 | 29.0% |
| Consulting Fee | $4,420 | 3 | 20.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,624 | 26 | 7.4% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $541.00 | 1 | 2.5% |
| Education | $202.33 | 1 | 0.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $12,315 | 30 | $0 (2019) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $4,877 | 7 | $0 (2019) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $3,238 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $1,420 | 5 | $0 (2017) |
| G1 Therapeutics, Inc. | $19.38 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $19.38 | 1 | G1 Therapeutics, Inc. ($19.38) |
| 2019 | $6,460 | 9 | Abbott Laboratories ($2,792) |
| 2018 | $11,482 | 29 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($9,381) |
| 2017 | $3,907 | 8 | Abbott Laboratories ($1,946) |
All Payment Transactions
47 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/01/2023 | G1 Therapeutics, Inc. | COSELA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.38 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 05/16/2019 | Abbott Laboratories | Ensite Cardiac Mapping System (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,400.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 05/16/2019 | Abbott Laboratories | Ensite Cardiac Mapping System (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,200.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 05/09/2019 | Abbott Laboratories | Ensite Cardiac Mapping System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $170.21 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 05/09/2019 | Abbott Laboratories | Ensite Cardiac Mapping System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.92 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 05/06/2019 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1,579.00 | General |
| 05/06/2019 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $408.45 | General |
| 05/06/2019 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $395.00 | General |
| 03/06/2019 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | Adapta (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.84 | General |
| Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
| 02/27/2019 | Boston Scientific Corporation | GENERAL TACHY (Device) | Grant | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,274.92 | General |
| Category: TACHY | ||||||
| 12/19/2018 | Boston Scientific Corporation | GENERAL - THERAPIES (Device) | Grant | Cash or cash equivalent | $180.56 | General |
| Category: THERAPIES | ||||||
| 12/09/2018 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.62 | General |
| 12/09/2018 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.62 | General |
| 12/08/2018 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $153.93 | General |
| 12/08/2018 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $66.79 | General |
| 12/07/2018 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $636.85 | General |
| 12/07/2018 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $425.52 | General |
| 12/07/2018 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $116.25 | General |
| 12/07/2018 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $48.02 | General |
| 11/14/2018 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | GENERAL EP (Device) | Grant | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,579.92 | General |
| Category: THERAPIES | ||||||
| 06/28/2018 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | — | Grant | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,714.00 | General |
| 04/20/2018 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $202.33 | General |
| Category: THERAPIES | ||||||
| 03/04/2018 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.02 | General |
| 03/04/2018 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.72 | General |
| 03/04/2018 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.72 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 | 1,788 | 1,969 | $569,309 | $71,777 |
| 2022 | 24 | 1,555 | 1,646 | $597,391 | $81,170 |
| 2021 | 26 | 1,654 | 1,783 | $139,059 | $103,481 |
| 2020 | 26 | 1,618 | 1,728 | $162,116 | $104,528 |
Total Patients
6,615
Total Services
7,126
Medicare Billing
$360,957
Procedure Codes
102
All Medicare Procedures & Services
102 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 5
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93656 | Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality causing atrial fibrillation (uncoordinated contraction of upper chambers of heart) by pulmonary vein isolation | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 16 | $114,928 | $10,858 | 9.4% |
| 93296 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system or implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 604 | 650 | $113,750 | $10,172 | 8.9% |
| 93294 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 429 | 467 | $82,192 | $9,223 | 11.2% |
| 93295 | Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 178 | 186 | $61,566 | $4,518 | 7.3% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 32 | 35 | $15,307 | $4,494 | 29.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 35 | 35 | $16,660 | $4,346 | 26.1% |
| 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 | 60 | 74 | $25,900 | $3,861 | 14.9% |
| 93280 | Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | Office | 2023 | 68 | 68 | $21,071 | $3,775 | 17.9% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 32 | $18,752 | $3,189 | 17.0% |
| 93284 | Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | Office | 2023 | 32 | 33 | $15,941 | $2,781 | 17.4% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 38 | $10,526 | $2,347 | 22.3% |
| 93283 | Programming of dual lead implantable defibrillator system | Office | 2023 | 27 | 27 | $10,999 | $2,093 | 19.0% |
| 93286 | Programming of single, dual, or multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system before or after surgery | Office | 2023 | 34 | 66 | $8,208 | $1,946 | 23.7% |
| 93281 | Programming of multiple lead pacemaker system | Office | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $8,868 | $1,603 | 18.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 15 | 16 | $4,640 | $1,521 | 32.8% |
| 93280 | Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | Facility | 2023 | 60 | 60 | $12,249 | $1,501 | 12.3% |
| 93298 | Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | Office | 2023 | 60 | 74 | $13,098 | $1,320 | 10.1% |
| 93287 | Programming of single, dual or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system before or after surgery | Office | 2023 | 17 | 30 | $6,556 | $978.46 | 14.9% |
| 93279 | Programming of single lead pacemaker system | Office | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $5,336 | $822.57 | 15.4% |
| 93279 | Programming of single lead pacemaker system | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $2,762 | $427.26 | 15.5% |
| 93656 | Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality causing atrial fibrillation (uncoordinated contraction of upper chambers of heart) by pulmonary vein isolation | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $115,680 | $12,484 | 10.8% |
| 93296 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system or implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2022 | 509 | 528 | $89,232 | $8,762 | 9.8% |
| 93294 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2022 | 382 | 397 | $67,490 | $7,981 | 11.8% |
| 93653 | Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality of upper chamber of heart causing supraventricular tachycardia (rapid heart rate) | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $66,228 | $7,459 | 11.3% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 49 | 50 | $22,250 | $6,407 | 28.8% |
About Christopher Desimone
Christopher Desimone is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Rochester, Minnesota. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/17/2010. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1326369935.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Christopher Desimone has received a total of $21,869 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $19.38 received in 2023. These payments were reported across 47 transactions from 5 companies. The most common payment nature is "Grant" ($8,749).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Desimone has provided services to 6,615 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 7,126 services with total Medicare billing of $360,957. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 102 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Other Specialties Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
- Location Rochester, MN
- Active Since 06/17/2010
- Last Updated 08/13/2020
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1326369935
Products in Payments
- Ensite Cardiac Mapping System (Device) $2,792
- Ablation Therapy Hardware (Device) $1,820
- GENERAL EP (Device) $1,580
- Carto 3 System (Device) $1,420
- GENERAL TACHY (Device) $1,275
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $202.33
- GENERAL - THERAPIES (Device) $180.56
- CRT-Ds (Device) $138.60
- EP Transseptal Access (Device) $126.37
- COSELA (Drug) $19.38
- Adapta (Device) $10.84
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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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