Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $483.97 | 6 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halyard Health, Inc. | $138.36 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | $122.38 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $110.41 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | $101.29 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Allergan Inc. | $11.53 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $110.41 | 2 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($110.41) |
| 2020 | $122.38 | 1 | Biosense Webster, Inc. ($122.38) |
| 2018 | $11.53 | 1 | Allergan Inc. ($11.53) |
| 2017 | $239.65 | 2 | Halyard Health, Inc. ($138.36) |
All Payment Transactions
6 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/11/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $82.93 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 06/11/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.48 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 01/28/2020 | Biosense Webster, Inc. | Carto 3 System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $122.38 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 11/07/2018 | Allergan Inc. | XEN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.53 | General |
| Category: GLAUCOMA | ||||||
| 10/17/2017 | Chiesi USA, Inc. | CLEVIPREX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $101.29 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 04/06/2017 | Halyard Health, Inc. | SURGICAL PAIN REGIONAL ANESTHESIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $138.36 | General |
| Category: SURGICAL PAIN | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 73 | 76 | $77,850 | $8,724 |
| 2022 | 4 | 106 | 106 | $96,440 | $10,990 |
| 2021 | 5 | 125 | 125 | $114,210 | $12,524 |
| 2020 | 3 | 80 | 80 | $67,110 | $8,042 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
13 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00142 | Anesthesia for lens surgery | Facility | 2023 | 73 | 76 | $77,850 | $8,724 | 11.2% |
| 00142 | Anesthesia for lens surgery | Facility | 2022 | 54 | 54 | $53,550 | $6,067 | 11.3% |
| 01810 | Anesthesia for procedure on nerves, muscles, tendons, and tissue of forearm, wrist, and hand | Facility | 2022 | 24 | 24 | $23,700 | $2,679 | 11.3% |
| 01830 | Anesthesia for other procedure on forearm, wrist, or hand bones | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $15,450 | $1,804 | 11.7% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $3,740 | $440.58 | 11.8% |
| 00142 | Anesthesia for lens surgery | Facility | 2021 | 41 | 41 | $40,950 | $4,716 | 11.5% |
| 01810 | Anesthesia for procedure on nerves, muscles, tendons, fascia, and bursae of forearm, wrist, and hand | Facility | 2021 | 36 | 36 | $39,300 | $4,521 | 11.5% |
| 01830 | Anesthesia for open or endoscopic procedure on bones of forearm, wrist, or hand | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $16,800 | $1,961 | 11.7% |
| 64415 | Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into brachial nerve bundle of arm | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $12,320 | $748.16 | 6.1% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle | Facility | 2021 | 22 | 22 | $4,840 | $577.94 | 11.9% |
| 01810 | Anesthesia for procedure on nerves, muscles, tendons, fascia, and bursae of forearm, wrist, and hand | Facility | 2020 | 32 | 32 | $32,550 | $3,894 | 12.0% |
| 00142 | Anesthesia for lens surgery | Facility | 2020 | 30 | 30 | $30,600 | $3,650 | 11.9% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle | Facility | 2020 | 18 | 18 | $3,960 | $497.69 | 12.6% |
About Dr. Christopher Fosco, MD
Dr. Christopher Fosco, MD is a Anesthesiology healthcare provider based in Ventura, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/13/2012. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1154678720.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Fosco, MD has received a total of $483.97 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $110.41 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 6 transactions from 5 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($483.97).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Fosco has provided services to 384 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 387 services with total Medicare billing of $40,280. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 13 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Anesthesiology
- Location Ventura, CA
- Active Since 08/13/2012
- Last Updated 03/17/2018
- Taxonomy Code 207L00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1154678720
Products in Payments
- SURGICAL PAIN REGIONAL ANESTHESIA (Device) $138.36
- Carto 3 System (Device) $122.38
- CLEVIPREX (Drug) $101.29
- XEN (Device) $11.53
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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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