Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $8,107 | 4 | 65.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,077 | 139 | 24.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,073 | 4 | 8.7% |
| Education | $77.60 | 2 | 0.6% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $9,601 | 33 | $0 (2021) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $634.51 | 37 | $0 (2024) |
| Allergan, Inc. | $600.77 | 19 | $0 (2021) |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $226.47 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
| Glaukos Corporation | $201.21 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. | $197.60 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Sight Sciences, Inc. | $137.55 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Alcon Laboratories Inc | $124.59 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $119.49 | 7 | $0 (2021) |
| Thea Pharma Inc. | $83.19 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $231.32 | 12 | Alcon Vision LLC ($59.20) |
| 2023 | $347.81 | 21 | ABBVIE INC. ($193.01) |
| 2022 | $575.16 | 32 | ABBVIE INC. ($389.29) |
| 2021 | $8,988 | 39 | Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($8,561) |
| 2020 | $1,016 | 13 | Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($900.95) |
| 2019 | $390.64 | 16 | Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($139.16) |
| 2018 | $451.24 | 9 | Allergan Inc. ($129.50) |
| 2017 | $334.25 | 7 | Allergan Inc. ($187.77) |
All Payment Transactions
149 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 6
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/26/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | LUMIGAN (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.88 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 08/13/2024 | Sight Sciences, Inc. | OMNI SURGICAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.40 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 07/03/2024 | Thea Pharma Inc. | IYUZEH (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.40 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 06/26/2024 | Thea Pharma Inc. | IYUZEH (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.51 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 06/10/2024 | Alcon Vision LLC | Clareon (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.84 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 05/30/2024 | Alcon Vision LLC | Rocklatan (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.68 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 05/28/2024 | Sight Sciences, Inc. | TEARCARE SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.50 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 05/07/2024 | Thea Pharma Inc. | IYUZEH (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.73 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 04/15/2024 | Glaukos Corporation | iDose (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.43 | General |
| Category: Glaucoma | ||||||
| 04/09/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | VYZULTA (Drug), MIEBO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.94 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 03/21/2024 | Alcon Vision LLC | Rocklatan (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.68 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 01/22/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | DURYSTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.33 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 11/10/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | DURYSTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.11 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 11/08/2023 | Thea Pharma Inc. | IYUZEH (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.70 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 10/19/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | DURYSTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.20 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 10/04/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | DURYSTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.87 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 09/27/2023 | Alcon Vision LLC | Clareon (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.23 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 09/11/2023 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | VYZULTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.96 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 09/06/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | DURYSTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.85 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 08/24/2023 | Glaukos Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.57 | General |
| 08/10/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | DURYSTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.05 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 08/08/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | LUMIGAN (Drug), ALPHAGAN P, VUITY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.28 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 07/13/2023 | Alcon Vision LLC | Clareon (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.89 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 07/06/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | DURYSTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.06 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 06/14/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | DURYSTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.28 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | 3,632 | 4,521 | $1.2M | $418,078 |
| 2022 | 21 | 3,832 | 5,036 | $1.5M | $505,727 |
| 2021 | 19 | 3,685 | 4,639 | $1.1M | $397,744 |
| 2020 | 18 | 3,189 | 4,095 | $1.0M | $341,118 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
75 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 740 | 1,338 | $160,560 | $103,053 | 64.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 746 | 810 | $129,610 | $84,838 | 65.5% |
| 66984 | Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | Facility | 2023 | 65 | 104 | $312,000 | $51,172 | 16.4% |
| 92083 | Exam of visual field with extended testing | Office | 2023 | 538 | 593 | $114,296 | $35,244 | 30.8% |
| 66183 | Insertion of eye fluid drainage device | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 26 | $78,000 | $25,979 | 33.3% |
| 92133 | Imaging of optic nerve | Office | 2023 | 669 | 722 | $107,976 | $23,774 | 22.0% |
| 65855 | Laser repair to improve eye fluid flow | Office | 2023 | 67 | 101 | $70,500 | $23,047 | 32.7% |
| 66180 | Creation of shunt to improve eye fluid flow using tissue graft | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 18 | $45,000 | $20,257 | 45.0% |
| 66821 | Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser | Office | 2023 | 46 | 51 | $49,725 | $16,524 | 33.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 100 | 100 | $24,000 | $13,789 | 57.5% |
| 92020 | Exam of the internal drainage system of eye | Office | 2023 | 224 | 245 | $19,600 | $6,267 | 32.0% |
| 92134 | Imaging of retina | Office | 2023 | 124 | 132 | $15,816 | $5,047 | 31.9% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 88 | 93 | $6,975 | $4,360 | 62.5% |
| 92136 | Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye | Office | 2023 | 56 | 60 | $12,000 | $2,504 | 20.9% |
| 92250 | Photography of the retina | Office | 2023 | 36 | 36 | $5,400 | $1,281 | 23.7% |
| 76514 | Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness | Office | 2023 | 80 | 80 | $6,384 | $740.20 | 11.6% |
| 67820 | Removal of eyelashes using forceps | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $3,000 | $200.97 | 6.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 740 | 1,299 | $155,880 | $96,507 | 61.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 754 | 818 | $130,880 | $85,576 | 65.4% |
| 66984 | Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | Facility | 2022 | 85 | 131 | $393,000 | $58,943 | 15.0% |
| J7351 | Injection, bimatoprost, intracameral implant, 1 microgram | Office | 2022 | 18 | 270 | $108,000 | $42,489 | 39.3% |
| 92083 | Exam of visual field with extended testing | Office | 2022 | 524 | 578 | $92,416 | $33,191 | 35.9% |
| 92133 | Imaging of optic nerve | Office | 2022 | 671 | 763 | $91,560 | $24,930 | 27.2% |
| 65855 | Laser repair to improve eye fluid flow | Office | 2022 | 62 | 102 | $71,400 | $23,490 | 32.9% |
| 66821 | Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser | Office | 2022 | 51 | 63 | $61,425 | $20,304 | 33.1% |
About Dr. Christopher Engelman, MD
Dr. Christopher Engelman, MD is a Ophthalmology healthcare provider based in Los Gatos, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/08/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1093778326.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Engelman, MD has received a total of $12,335 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $231.32 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 149 transactions from 19 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($8,107).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Engelman has provided services to 14,338 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 18,291 services with total Medicare billing of $1.7M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 75 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Ophthalmology
- Location Los Gatos, CA
- Active Since 04/08/2006
- Last Updated 09/20/2013
- Taxonomy Code 207W00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1093778326
Products in Payments
- rhopressa (Drug) $8,598
- rocklatan (Drug) $877.98
- DURYSTA (Drug) $767.20
- LUMIGAN (Drug) $143.09
- ISTENT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT SYSTEM (Device) $140.96
- Rhopressa (Drug) $139.16
- ACTIVEFOCUS (Device) $124.59
- VYZULTA (Drug) $122.68
- CIRRUS HD-OCT (Device) $111.89
- OMNI(R) SURGICAL SYSTEM (US) (Device) $93.81
- XIIDRA (Drug) $92.18
- IOLMaster 500 (Device) $85.71
- IYUZEH (Drug) $67.34
- Zioptan (Drug) $64.48
- Clareon (Device) $57.96
- Cequa (Drug) $42.07
- RESTASIS MULTIDOSE (Drug) $39.23
- Rocklatan (Drug) $38.36
- INVELTYS (Drug) $36.46
- Prokera (Device) $33.59
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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.
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