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 | $23,548 | 8 | 57.8% |
| Consulting Fee | $8,810 | 5 | 21.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $6,541 | 26 | 16.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,733 | 34 | 4.3% |
| Education | $99.00 | 1 | 0.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $31,678 | 35 | $0 (2018) |
| Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $4,614 | 10 | $0 (2017) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $1,871 | 9 | $0 (2023) |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $1,612 | 6 | $0 (2018) |
| ABIOMED | $316.13 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| Insmed, Inc. | $215.71 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Harmony Biosciences LLC | $118.71 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $100.00 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | $90.31 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $67.47 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $2,137 | 12 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($1,871) |
| 2022 | $384.57 | 5 | Insmed, Inc. ($215.71) |
| 2021 | $26.51 | 2 | Medtronic, Inc. ($14.72) |
| 2018 | $13,619 | 18 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($11,819) |
| 2017 | $24,564 | 37 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($19,860) |
All Payment Transactions
74 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/18/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $593.22 | General |
| 10/18/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $30.84 | General |
| 09/26/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $132.22 | General |
| 09/13/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $645.95 | General |
| 09/13/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $104.19 | General |
| 09/13/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $91.50 | General |
| 09/13/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $72.18 | General |
| 09/13/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.64 | General |
| 08/03/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $193.35 | General |
| 04/19/2023 | Harmony Biosciences LLC | WAKIX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $118.71 | General |
| Category: SLEEP MEDICINE | ||||||
| 03/29/2023 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $101.12 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 03/28/2023 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.15 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/07/2022 | Insmed, Inc. | Arikayce (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $116.71 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
| 12/06/2022 | Insmed, Inc. | Arikayce (Drug) | Education | In-kind items and services | $99.00 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
| 03/08/2022 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $98.97 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 03/02/2022 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.68 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 02/28/2022 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $59.21 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/25/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | Mahurkar (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.72 | General |
| Category: Dialysis Catheters | ||||||
| 04/19/2021 | Cook Medical LLC | Blue Rhino (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $11.79 | General |
| Category: Critical Care | ||||||
| 10/12/2018 | Boston Scientific Corporation | GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) | Consulting Fee | In-kind items and services | $100.00 | General |
| Category: THERAPIES | ||||||
| 09/07/2018 | Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Xyrem (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $67.47 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 08/27/2018 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,515.00 | General |
| 08/27/2018 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,515.00 | General |
| 08/27/2018 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $338.00 | General |
| 08/27/2018 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $256.75 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 178 | 335 | $173,828 | $56,419 |
| 2022 | 4 | 406 | 671 | $317,548 | $105,131 |
| 2021 | 6 | 491 | 937 | $429,196 | $146,297 |
| 2020 | 3 | 128 | 221 | $93,377 | $33,352 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
16 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 120 | 256 | $153,344 | $48,396 | 31.6% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 37 | 47 | $11,844 | $4,980 | 42.0% |
| 99292 | Critical care, each additional 30 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 32 | $8,640 | $3,042 | 35.2% |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 212 | 417 | $249,783 | $80,964 | 32.4% |
| 99292 | Critical care, each additional 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 124 | 182 | $49,140 | $17,933 | 36.5% |
| 99233 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 57 | 59 | $14,868 | $5,238 | 35.2% |
| 36556 | Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $3,757 | $995.24 | 26.5% |
| 99291 | Critical care delivery critically ill or injured patient, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 246 | 549 | $327,814 | $108,985 | 33.2% |
| 99292 | Critical care delivery critically ill or injured patient | Facility | 2021 | 139 | 264 | $71,237 | $26,454 | 37.1% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 69 | 84 | $20,839 | $7,772 | 37.3% |
| 31500 | Emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe cartilage using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $4,124 | $1,557 | 37.8% |
| 36556 | Insertion of central venous catheter for infusion, patient 5 years or older, not tunneled | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $3,757 | $1,008 | 26.8% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 15 | $1,425 | $520.65 | 36.5% |
| 99291 | Critical care delivery critically ill or injured patient, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 59 | 110 | $64,522 | $22,290 | 34.5% |
| 99292 | Critical care delivery critically ill or injured patient | Facility | 2020 | 42 | 77 | $20,678 | $7,897 | 38.2% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 27 | 34 | $8,176 | $3,165 | 38.7% |
About Dr. Christopher Lettieri, MD
Dr. Christopher Lettieri, MD is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Bethesda, Maryland. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/10/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1689637787.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Lettieri, MD has received a total of $40,731 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2,137 received in 2023. These payments were reported across 74 transactions from 13 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" ($23,548).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Lettieri has provided services to 1,203 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,164 services with total Medicare billing of $341,199. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 16 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Other Specialties Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
- Location Bethesda, MD
- Active Since 04/10/2006
- Last Updated 09/15/2009
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1689637787
Products in Payments
- OFEV (Drug) $4,747
- BROVANA (Drug) $4,614
- Impella (Device) $316.13
- Arikayce (Drug) $215.71
- WAKIX (Drug) $118.71
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $100.00
- BELSOMRA (Drug) $90.31
- Xyrem (Drug) $67.47
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Device or Hospital Respiratory Equipment (Device) $20.58
- Mahurkar (Device) $14.72
- Blue Rhino (Device) $11.79
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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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