Total Payments
$334,635
2024 Payments
$19,431
Companies
13
Transactions
215
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$299,075 (89.4%)
Travel$31,690 (9.5%)
Food & Beverage$3,624 (1.1%)
Other$189.18 (0.1%)
Research$55.67 (0.0%)
Education$2.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $299,075 | 111 | 89.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $31,690 | 31 | 9.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,624 | 70 | 1.1% |
| Entertainment | $189.18 | 1 | 0.1% |
| Unspecified | $55.67 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Education | $2.00 | 1 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$334,580
214 transactions
Research
$55.67
1 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $263,341 | 158 | $0 (2024) |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $40,210 | 21 | $0 (2020) |
| Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $23,561 | 15 | $0 (2020) |
| Actelion Clinical Research, Inc. | $5,600 | 7 | $0 (2017) |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $605.00 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $398.90 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
| Resmed Corp | $388.93 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | $180.54 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| CVRx, Inc. | $120.00 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| ABIOMED | $65.06 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $19,431 | 21 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC ($19,325) |
| 2023 | $10,935 | 11 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC ($10,635) |
| 2022 | $4,078 | 7 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC ($3,473) |
| 2021 | $7,475 | 6 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation ($7,475) |
| 2020 | $26,145 | 19 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation ($18,100) |
| 2019 | $92,431 | 44 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation ($61,198) |
| 2018 | $89,736 | 43 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation ($66,741) |
| 2017 | $84,403 | 64 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation ($76,394) |
All Payment Transactions
215 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 9
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/11/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,300.00 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $315.81 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $254.59 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $219.48 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.58 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $51.28 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 10/14/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,625.00 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,300.00 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/07/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | WAINUA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $54.09 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 08/30/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $120.57 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $9,677.40 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $357.86 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $76.96 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.03 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 08/28/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $357.86 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 08/28/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $128.16 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 08/21/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,625.00 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 08/05/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,300.00 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 04/05/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $409.80 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 04/05/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $90.04 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 04/05/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 11/29/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,625.00 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 11/10/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $464.30 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 11/10/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $73.24 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 11/10/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.40 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bona-fide Clinical Trial | Resmed Corp | $55.67 | 1 |
About Christopher O'connor
Christopher O'connor is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Falls Church, Virginia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/25/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1659455541.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Christopher O'connor has received a total of $334,635 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $19,431 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 215 transactions from 13 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($299,075).
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Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Other Specialties Cardiovascular Disease
- Location Falls Church, VA
- Active Since 10/25/2006
- Last Updated 02/23/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1659455541
Products in Payments
- MK-1242 (Drug) $201,820
- VERQUVO (Drug) $59,009
- Non-Covered (Drug) $15,250
- Non-Covered $8,311
- ApneaLink (Device) $189.18
- OPTIMIZER (Device) $180.54
- Xience V coronary stent system (Device) $150.00
- AirFit (Device) $144.08
- Absolute Pro vascular stent system (Device) $141.81
- Barostim Neo System (Device) $120.00
- Impella (Device) $65.06
- Resolute (Device) $59.40
- AirCurve (Device) $55.67
- No Associated Product (Device) $54.28
- WAINUA (Drug) $54.09
- CardioMEMS HF System (Device) $52.81
- Repatha (Biological) $51.28
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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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