Total Payments
$926.31
2024 Payments
$477.97
Companies
11
Transactions
23
Medicare Patients
736
Medicare Billing
$61,461
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$902.88 (97.5%)
Education$23.43 (2.5%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $902.88 | 22 | 97.5% |
| Education | $23.43 | 1 | 2.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $594.15 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | $49.89 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $49.59 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $45.31 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $44.33 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| DAVOL INC. | $33.24 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Cook Medical LLC | $25.47 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | $23.72 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Aries Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $23.43 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $19.51 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $477.97 | 9 | Stryker Corporation ($362.99) |
| 2023 | $128.86 | 2 | Stryker Corporation ($119.90) |
| 2022 | $89.68 | 2 | Stryker Corporation ($74.92) |
| 2021 | $95.85 | 4 | Stryker Corporation ($36.34) |
| 2019 | $49.48 | 3 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($19.51) |
| 2018 | $61.04 | 2 | DAVOL INC. ($33.24) |
| 2017 | $23.43 | 1 | Aries Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($23.43) |
All Payment Transactions
23 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/17/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.87 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 08/08/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $52.28 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $97.08 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 07/01/2024 | Terumo Medical Corporation | AZUR CX DETACHABLE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.67 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR EMBOLIZATION | ||||||
| 06/13/2024 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. | ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System (Device), ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System, ENROUTE Enflate Transcarotid RX Balloon Dilatation Catheter | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.89 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 05/28/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDURANT IIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.55 | General |
| Category: Aortic Stent Grafts | ||||||
| 05/03/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $148.02 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 05/02/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.84 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 04/23/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.77 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 12/08/2023 | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | ARTEGRAFT VASCULAR GRAFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $8.96 | General |
| Category: ARTEGRAFT | ||||||
| 09/18/2023 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $119.90 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 06/07/2022 | Stryker Corporation | AIM (ADVANCED IMAGING MODALITY) (Device), CONNECTED OR CART | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $74.92 | General |
| Category: VISUALIZATION | ||||||
| 04/15/2022 | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | HYDRO LEMAITRE VALVULOTOME (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.76 | General |
| Category: VALVULOTOM | ||||||
| 06/11/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | ForceTriad (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.34 | General |
| Category: Electrosurgical Products | ||||||
| 05/22/2021 | Stryker Corporation | SPY-PHI SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.34 | General |
| Category: ENDOSCOPY | ||||||
| 03/29/2021 | Cook Medical LLC | Zenith (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.47 | General |
| Category: Aortic Intervention | ||||||
| 02/01/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | HawkOne (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.70 | General |
| Category: Directional Atherectomy Devices | ||||||
| 10/28/2019 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.44 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 08/27/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.53 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/22/2019 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | Aptus Heli-FX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.51 | General |
| Category: Aortic EndoAnchors | ||||||
| 12/27/2018 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.80 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/17/2018 | DAVOL INC. | VENTRALEX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.24 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/20/2017 | Aries Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | ELEVIEW (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $23.43 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | 174 | 188 | $40,940 | $14,475 |
| 2022 | 8 | 198 | 212 | $93,091 | $18,372 |
| 2021 | 7 | 190 | 208 | $43,742 | $16,067 |
| 2020 | 7 | 174 | 188 | $37,089 | $12,548 |
Total Patients
736
Total Services
796
Medicare Billing
$61,461
Procedure Codes
34
All Medicare Procedures & Services
34 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 39 | 46 | $6,854 | $2,916 | 42.5% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 27 | $9,180 | $2,727 | 29.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 24 | 27 | $5,994 | $2,655 | 44.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $6,216 | $2,247 | 36.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $4,498 | $1,410 | 31.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $3,486 | $1,091 | 31.3% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $3,012 | $773.40 | 25.7% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 17 | $1,700 | $655.69 | 38.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 53 | 63 | $9,387 | $4,252 | 45.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 38 | 38 | $8,406 | $3,152 | 37.5% |
| 36561 | Insertion of central venous tube with port (5 years or older) | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $52,096 | $2,910 | 5.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 27 | 30 | $6,660 | $2,601 | 39.1% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $7,140 | $2,231 | 31.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $4,796 | $1,810 | 37.7% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $3,514 | $1,107 | 31.5% |
| 77001 | Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion or removal of central vein access device | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 21 | $1,092 | $308.67 | 28.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 48 | 57 | $8,493 | $3,806 | 44.8% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 34 | 34 | $7,548 | $2,757 | 36.5% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 21 | 22 | $7,480 | $2,366 | 31.6% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 19 | 19 | $6,574 | $2,141 | 32.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 18 | 20 | $4,406 | $1,904 | 43.2% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $3,765 | $1,198 | 31.8% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $2,112 | $733.26 | 34.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 13 | $1,664 | $645.12 | 38.8% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 17 | $1,700 | $516.63 | 30.4% |
About Christopher Esper
Christopher Esper is a Vascular Surgery healthcare provider based in Farrell, Pennsylvania. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/28/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1669679122.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Christopher Esper has received a total of $926.31 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $477.97 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 23 transactions from 11 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($902.88).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Esper has provided services to 736 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 796 services with total Medicare billing of $61,461. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 34 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Vascular Surgery
- Location Farrell, PA
- Active Since 06/28/2007
- Last Updated 03/25/2021
- Taxonomy Code 2086S0129X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1669679122
Products in Payments
- MAKO (Device) $482.89
- AIM (ADVANCED IMAGING MODALITY) (Device) $74.92
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System (Device) $49.89
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $44.33
- SPY-PHI SYSTEM (Device) $36.34
- VENTRALEX (Device) $33.24
- GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo (Device) $31.87
- Zenith (Device) $25.47
- ELEVIEW (Device) $23.43
- Aptus Heli-FX (Device) $19.51
- ForceTriad (Device) $19.34
- AZUR CX DETACHABLE (Device) $17.67
- ENDURANT IIS (Device) $15.55
- HYDRO LEMAITRE VALVULOTOME (Device) $14.76
- HawkOne (Device) $14.70
- VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis (Device) $13.44
- ARTEGRAFT VASCULAR GRAFT (Device) $8.96
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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.