Total Payments
$67,271
2024 Payments
$17,469
Companies
25
Transactions
224
Medicare Patients
187
Medicare Billing
$12,643
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$48,438 (72.0%)
Other$11,828 (17.6%)
Food & Beverage$3,712 (5.5%)
Travel$2,918 (4.3%)
Research$375.00 (0.6%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $48,438 | 28 | 72.0% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $10,250 | 6 | 15.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,712 | 180 | 5.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,918 | 8 | 4.3% |
| Honoraria | $1,578 | 1 | 2.3% |
| Unspecified | $375.00 | 1 | 0.6% |
Payments by Type
General
$66,896
223 transactions
Research
$375.00
1 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo Endosurgery US Inc | $44,599 | 76 | $0 (2023) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $10,287 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $8,550 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH | $2,053 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| AbbVie Inc. | $454.88 | 34 | $0 (2020) |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $257.23 | 16 | $0 (2020) |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $127.75 | 8 | $0 (2020) |
| UCB, Inc. | $115.56 | 5 | $0 (2019) |
| Allergan Inc. | $104.34 | 22 | $0 (2017) |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | $97.04 | 6 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $17,469 | 9 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. ($8,250) |
| 2023 | $2,717 | 5 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($2,693) |
| 2022 | $15,879 | 16 | Apollo Endosurgery US Inc ($15,849) |
| 2021 | $7,880 | 16 | Apollo Endosurgery US Inc ($7,174) |
| 2020 | $11,223 | 20 | Apollo Endosurgery US Inc ($11,041) |
| 2019 | $10,432 | 49 | Apollo Endosurgery US Inc ($10,006) |
| 2018 | $809.70 | 44 | Apollo Endosurgery US Inc ($303.22) |
| 2017 | $861.28 | 65 | Apollo Endosurgery US Inc ($202.10) |
All Payment Transactions
224 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 9
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/27/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | OverStitch NXT Endoscopic Suturing System (Device) | 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 | $3,250.00 | General |
| Category: OverStitch NXT Endoscopic Suture System_ENDO | ||||||
| 12/27/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | OverStitch NXT Endoscopic Suturing System (Device) | 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 | $1,750.00 | General |
| Category: OverStitch NXT Endoscopic Suture System_ENDO | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,150.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | 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 | $1,500.00 | General |
| 12/05/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | 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 | $1,000.00 | General |
| 11/22/2024 | Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH | — | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,578.00 | General |
| 08/02/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,100.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/23/2024 | Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $100.00 | General |
| 05/16/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | OverStitch NXT Endoscopic Suturing System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.94 | General |
| Category: OverStitch NXT Endoscopic Suture System_ENDO | ||||||
| 12/22/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | 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 | $2,450.00 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_ENDO | ||||||
| 12/05/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.85 | General |
| 07/07/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $144.19 | General |
| Category: General - Biliary Devices_ENDO | ||||||
| 07/06/2023 | Apollo Endosurgery US Inc | OverStitch Endoscopic Suturing System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.20 | General |
| Category: ENDOSCOPIC TISSUE APPROXIMATION DEVICE | ||||||
| 05/06/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $93.84 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_ENDO | ||||||
| 11/10/2022 | Apollo Endosurgery US Inc | OverStitch Endoscopic Suturing System (Device), ORBERA Intragastric Balloon System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.20 | General |
| Category: ENDOSCOPIC TISSUE APPROXIMATION DEVICE | ||||||
| 11/09/2022 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Wegovy (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.82 | General |
| Category: Obesity | ||||||
| 10/18/2022 | Apollo Endosurgery US Inc | OverStitch Endoscopic Suturing System Sx (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,700.00 | General |
| Category: ENDOSCOPIC TISSUE APPROXIMATION DEVICE | ||||||
| 10/18/2022 | Apollo Endosurgery US Inc | OverStitch Endoscopic Suturing System Sx (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $737.97 | General |
| Category: ENDOSCOPIC TISSUE APPROXIMATION DEVICE | ||||||
| 10/15/2022 | Apollo Endosurgery US Inc | OverStitch Endoscopic Suturing System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.62 | General |
| Category: ENDOSCOPIC TISSUE APPROXIMATION DEVICE | ||||||
| 10/02/2022 | Apollo Endosurgery US Inc | OverStitch Endoscopic Suturing System (Device), OverStitch Endoscopic Suturing System Sx, ORBERA Intragastric Balloon System | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,650.00 | General |
| Category: ENDOSCOPIC TISSUE APPROXIMATION DEVICE | ||||||
| 10/02/2022 | Apollo Endosurgery US Inc | OverStitch Endoscopic Suturing System (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $600.00 | General |
| Category: ENDOSCOPIC TISSUE APPROXIMATION DEVICE | ||||||
| 10/02/2022 | Apollo Endosurgery US Inc | OverStitch Endoscopic Suturing System (Device), OverStitch Endoscopic Suturing System Sx, ORBERA Intragastric Balloon System | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $592.71 | General |
| Category: ENDOSCOPIC TISSUE APPROXIMATION DEVICE | ||||||
| 10/02/2022 | Apollo Endosurgery US Inc | OverStitch Endoscopic Suturing System (Device), OverStitch Endoscopic Suturing System Sx | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $300.00 | General |
| Category: ENDOSCOPIC TISSUE APPROXIMATION DEVICE | ||||||
| 10/02/2022 | Apollo Endosurgery US Inc | OverStitch Endoscopic Suturing System (Device), OverStitch Endoscopic Suturing System Sx, ORBERA Intragastric Balloon System | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $44.00 | General |
| Category: ENDOSCOPIC TISSUE APPROXIMATION DEVICE | ||||||
| 10/01/2022 | Apollo Endosurgery US Inc | OverStitch Endoscopic Suturing System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.04 | General |
| Category: ENDOSCOPIC TISSUE APPROXIMATION DEVICE | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Endoscopic gastric mucosal ablation as a primary obesity therapy Early Feasibility (COMET EF) - Step I | Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH | $375.00 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 187 | 204 | $52,621 | $12,643 |
Total Patients
187
Total Services
204
Medicare Billing
$12,643
Procedure Codes
8
All Medicare Procedures & Services
8 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45385 | Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 27 | 27 | $19,659 | $4,072 | 20.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 55 | 57 | $6,918 | $2,405 | 34.8% |
| 88305 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | Office | 2020 | 28 | 42 | $7,560 | $2,193 | 29.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 17 | 17 | $4,667 | $1,320 | 28.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 27 | 27 | $4,854 | $1,186 | 24.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $1,963 | $587.48 | 29.9% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $6,129 | $525.58 | 8.6% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes | Office | 2020 | 11 | 12 | $872.76 | $354.23 | 40.6% |
About Christopher Mcgowan
Christopher Mcgowan is a Gastroenterology healthcare provider based in Cary, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/17/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1720204241.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Christopher Mcgowan has received a total of $67,271 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $17,469 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 224 transactions from 25 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($48,438).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Mcgowan has provided services to 187 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 204 services with total Medicare billing of $12,643. Data is available for 1 year (2020–2020), covering 8 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Gastroenterology
- Other Specialties Gastroenterology, Gastroenterology
- Location Cary, NC
- Active Since 04/17/2007
- Last Updated 11/04/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207RG0100X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1720204241
Products in Payments
- OverStitch Endoscopic Suturing System (Device) $19,609
- Overstitch (Device) $17,388
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $8,550
- OverStitch NXT Endoscopic Suturing System (Device) $5,041
- X-tack (Device) $3,833
- OverStitch Endoscopic Suturing System Sx (Device) $3,438
- Humira (Biological) $258.87
- XIFAXAN (Drug) $175.10
- ORBERA (Device) $144.89
- Orbera (Device) $126.15
- Cimzia (Drug) $115.56
- LINZESS (Drug) $88.19
- XIFAXANIBSD (Drug) $86.00
- Creon (Drug) $81.61
- CLENPIQ (Drug) $80.79
- GATTEX (Drug) $79.13
- Trulance (Drug) $72.46
- XELJANZ (Drug) $67.46
- INJECTAFER (Drug) $61.53
- OVERSTITCH (Device) $57.21
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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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