Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,122 | 42 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $352.77 | 13 | $0 (2020) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $219.56 | 9 | $0 (2023) |
| ABIOMED | $186.61 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $172.71 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Philips North America LLC | $138.75 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. | $34.55 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | $17.51 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $230.64 | 11 | Philips North America LLC ($138.75) |
| 2023 | $119.14 | 4 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($77.01) |
| 2022 | $119.54 | 6 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($119.54) |
| 2021 | $26.48 | 1 | Abbott Laboratories ($26.48) |
| 2020 | $11.43 | 1 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($11.43) |
| 2019 | $253.10 | 6 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($132.80) |
| 2018 | $255.45 | 6 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($170.01) |
| 2017 | $106.68 | 7 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($38.53) |
All Payment Transactions
42 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/23/2024 | Philips North America LLC | (6585) Omniwire (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $10.54 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Philips North America LLC | (6585) Omniwire (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $10.61 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | Philips North America LLC | (BQ9) Coronary IVUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $7.95 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 08/10/2024 | Philips North America LLC | (BQ9) Coronary IVUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $6.12 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 07/11/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | DIAMONDBACK CORONARY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.69 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 07/08/2024 | Philips North America LLC | (BQ9) Coronary IVUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.54 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 06/04/2024 | Philips North America LLC | (BQ9) Coronary IVUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.71 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 05/30/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | XIENCE SKYPOINT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.01 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 05/02/2024 | Philips North America LLC | (BQ9) Coronary IVUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $71.28 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 03/04/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | XIENCE SKYPOINT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.59 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 01/10/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | XIENCE SKYPOINT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.60 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/29/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | NC TREK NEO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.62 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/16/2023 | Terumo Medical Corporation | GLIDEWIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.51 | General |
| Category: LESION ACCESS | ||||||
| 04/08/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | ELUVIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.16 | General |
| Category: ELUVIA_PI | ||||||
| 01/25/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | JETSTREAM SC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.85 | General |
| Category: JETSTREAM_PI | ||||||
| 11/09/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | JETSTREAM SC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.85 | General |
| Category: JETSTREAM_PI | ||||||
| 10/05/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | JETSTREAM SC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.88 | General |
| Category: JETSTREAM_PI | ||||||
| 09/07/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | JETSTREAM SC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.09 | General |
| Category: JETSTREAM_PI | ||||||
| 07/22/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | JETSTREAM SC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.62 | General |
| Category: JETSTREAM_PI | ||||||
| 05/17/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | General - Vascular Intervention (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.28 | General |
| Category: General - Vascular Intervention_PI | ||||||
| 04/08/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | JETSTREAM SC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.82 | General |
| Category: JETSTREAM_PI | ||||||
| 01/25/2021 | Abbott Laboratories | Xience Sierra Coronary Stent (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.48 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 01/08/2020 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | Resolute (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.43 | General |
| Category: Stents | ||||||
| 12/10/2019 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | Resolute (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.91 | General |
| Category: Stents | ||||||
| 11/14/2019 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | CoreValve Evolut (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $79.01 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 12 | 12 | $420.00 | $64.71 |
| 2022 | 1 | 19 | 20 | $740.00 | $131.58 |
| 2021 | 1 | 18 | 18 | $666.00 | $119.36 |
| 2020 | 1 | 17 | 18 | $594.00 | $117.69 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
4 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $420.00 | $64.71 | 15.4% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 20 | $740.00 | $131.58 | 17.8% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Facility | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $666.00 | $119.36 | 17.9% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Facility | 2020 | 17 | 18 | $594.00 | $117.69 | 19.8% |
About Dr. Christopher Forrest, MD
Dr. Christopher Forrest, MD is a Interventional Cardiology healthcare provider based in Walnut Creek, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 11/02/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1245318302.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Forrest, MD has received a total of $1,122 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $230.64 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 42 transactions from 7 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,122).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Forrest has provided services to 66 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 68 services with total Medicare billing of $433.34. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 4 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Interventional Cardiology
- Location Walnut Creek, CA
- Active Since 11/02/2006
- Last Updated 12/08/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207RI0011X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1245318302
Products in Payments
- Resolute (Device) $242.01
- Impella (Device) $186.61
- JETSTREAM SC (Device) $140.11
- (BQ9) Coronary IVUS (Device) $117.60
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $98.81
- XIENCE SKYPOINT (Device) $71.20
- Xience Sierra Coronary Stent (Device) $45.61
- ELUVIA (Device) $45.16
- CVI INJECTOR (Device) $34.55
- NC TREK NEO (Device) $24.62
- FFR LINK (Device) $23.01
- (6585) Omniwire (Device) $21.15
- DIAMONDBACK CORONARY (Device) $20.69
- GLIDEWIRE (Device) $17.51
- DxTerity (Device) $11.95
- General - Vascular Intervention (Device) $11.28
- PCI Optimization (Device) $10.59
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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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