Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $186.70 | 10 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $85.06 | 3 | $0 (2020) |
| PFIZER INC. | $50.07 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $40.02 | 3 | $0 (2017) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $11.55 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $15.99 | 1 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($15.99) |
| 2018 | $16.38 | 1 | PFIZER INC. ($16.38) |
| 2017 | $154.33 | 8 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($69.07) |
All Payment Transactions
10 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/11/2020 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | Micra (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.99 | General |
| Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
| 05/23/2018 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.38 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/27/2017 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | BRILINTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.55 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 11/16/2017 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | Reveal LINQ (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.21 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Diagnostics and Monitoring | ||||||
| 11/16/2017 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | Resolute (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.86 | General |
| Category: Stents | ||||||
| 07/19/2017 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.00 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 07/10/2017 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.16 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 03/09/2017 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.00 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 01/30/2017 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.69 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 01/17/2017 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.86 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21 | 3,825 | 4,688 | $1.3M | $112,178 |
| 2022 | 20 | 3,506 | 4,168 | $891,177 | $101,910 |
| 2021 | 24 | 3,429 | 4,281 | $738,502 | $117,223 |
| 2020 | 27 | 3,197 | 3,685 | $645,531 | $95,810 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
94 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 376 | 518 | $75,346 | $35,299 | 46.8% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 600 | 617 | $783,136 | $30,991 | 4.0% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 1,748 | 2,353 | $44,253 | $13,922 | 31.5% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 38 | 38 | $16,825 | $5,158 | 30.7% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Facility | 2023 | 82 | 82 | $183,502 | $4,826 | 2.6% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $21,902 | $2,670 | 12.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 27 | $6,390 | $2,643 | 41.4% |
| 93016 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | Facility | 2023 | 174 | 175 | $10,646 | $2,542 | 23.9% |
| 93356 | Heart muscle strain imaging | Facility | 2023 | 265 | 270 | $47,466 | $2,286 | 4.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 49 | 49 | $4,587 | $1,921 | 41.9% |
| 93018 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | Facility | 2023 | 185 | 186 | $8,176 | $1,789 | 21.9% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 18 | $4,158 | $1,676 | 40.3% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 25 | $4,103 | $1,548 | 37.7% |
| 92960 | External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 18 | $6,698 | $1,490 | 22.2% |
| 93312 | Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 15 | $3,273 | $1,248 | 38.1% |
| 93308 | Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 35 | $23,094 | $617.45 | 2.7% |
| G0250 | Physician review, interpretation, and patient management of home inr testing for patient with either mechanical heart valve(s), chronic atrial fibrillation, or venous thromboembolism who meets medicare coverage criteria; testing not occurring more frequent | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 85 | $1,395 | $545.10 | 39.1% |
| 93320 | Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 20 | $4,732 | $271.37 | 5.7% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $2,812 | $250.65 | 8.9% |
| 93321 | Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | Facility | 2023 | 36 | 36 | $4,577 | $189.38 | 4.1% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Office | 2023 | 27 | 32 | $472.00 | $178.36 | 37.8% |
| 93325 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 50 | 51 | $3,050 | $117.46 | 3.9% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2022 | 611 | 631 | $516,080 | $34,134 | 6.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 356 | 476 | $77,455 | $29,903 | 38.6% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2022 | 1,494 | 1,861 | $49,239 | $11,510 | 23.4% |
About Dr. Christopher Palma, DO
Dr. Christopher Palma, DO is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Plattsburgh, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/13/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1184637233.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Palma, DO has received a total of $186.70 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $15.99 received in 2020. These payments were reported across 10 transactions from 4 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($186.70).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Palma has provided services to 13,957 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 16,822 services with total Medicare billing of $427,121. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 94 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Location Plattsburgh, NY
- Active Since 08/13/2006
- Last Updated 07/08/2007
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1184637233
Products in Payments
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $50.07
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $40.02
- Reveal LINQ (Device) $35.21
- Resolute (Device) $33.86
- Micra (Device) $15.99
- BRILINTA (Drug) $11.55
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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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