Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $2,611 | 81 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $755.50 | 29 | $0 (2024) |
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | $676.91 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| iRhythm Technologies, Inc. | $171.88 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $154.53 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $139.77 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| CVRx, Inc. | $138.49 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| PFIZER INC. | $106.18 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $101.33 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $93.51 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $88.32 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,019 | 26 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($404.80) |
| 2023 | $1,055 | 32 | Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. ($399.16) |
| 2022 | $509.59 | 22 | PFIZER INC. ($92.28) |
| 2021 | $27.40 | 1 | Aziyo Biologics, Inc. ($27.40) |
All Payment Transactions
81 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12/2024 | Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | Optimizer (Device), Optimizer | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $86.60 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular Device | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | iRhythm Technologies, Inc. | Zio monitor (Device), ZIO XT Patch | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.25 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | iRhythm Technologies, Inc. | Zio monitor (Device), ZIO XT Patch | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $119.16 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | myLUX Patient Kit with mobile device (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.62 | General |
| Category: myLUX_CRM | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | Baxter Healthcare | PERCLOT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.59 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.16 | General |
| Category: General - Brady_CRM | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | iRhythm Technologies, Inc. | ZIO AT Patch (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.86 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | Assure WCD (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.93 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 08/31/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | BodyGuardian (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.07 | General |
| Category: CDS - BG Mini_RM | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.99 | General |
| Category: General - Brady_CRM | ||||||
| 08/13/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $147.66 | General |
| 07/12/2024 | iRhythm Technologies, Inc. | Zio monitor (Device), ZIO XT Patch | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.51 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | iRhythm Technologies, Inc. | ZIO XT Patch (Device), Zio monitor | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.10 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 05/29/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | BodyGuardian (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.51 | General |
| Category: CDS - BG Mini_RM | ||||||
| 05/10/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | BodyGuardian (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.59 | General |
| Category: CDS - BG Mini Plus_RM | ||||||
| 04/30/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | LUX-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.93 | General |
| Category: LUX-Dx_CRM | ||||||
| 04/26/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.09 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | BodyGuardian (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.99 | General |
| Category: CDS - BG Mini Plus_RM | ||||||
| 04/04/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | LUX-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.41 | General |
| Category: LUX-Dx_CRM | ||||||
| 03/27/2024 | Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | Optimizer (Device), Optimizer | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $88.09 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular Device | ||||||
| 03/19/2024 | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | MULTAQ (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.18 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 03/06/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | LUX-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.09 | General |
| Category: LUX-Dx_CRM | ||||||
| 02/22/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | WAINUA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $116.15 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 02/16/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | myLUX Patient Kit with mobile device (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.76 | General |
| Category: myLUX_CRM | ||||||
| 02/13/2024 | Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | Optimizer (Device), Optimizer | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $63.87 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular Device | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | 567 | 703 | $141,160 | $31,525 |
| 2022 | 7 | 363 | 424 | $94,904 | $23,021 |
| 2021 | 2 | 31 | 31 | $4,717 | $966.43 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
19 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 152 | 190 | $60,230 | $14,920 | 24.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 72 | 77 | $17,171 | $4,613 | 26.9% |
| 93289 | Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | Office | 2023 | 37 | 47 | $9,494 | $2,283 | 24.0% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 174 | 234 | $23,634 | $2,052 | 8.7% |
| 93280 | Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | Office | 2023 | 28 | 37 | $7,400 | $1,895 | 25.6% |
| 93288 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | Office | 2023 | 46 | 50 | $6,600 | $1,829 | 27.7% |
| 93284 | Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | Office | 2023 | 19 | 23 | $7,613 | $1,613 | 21.2% |
| 93283 | Programming of dual lead implantable defibrillator system | Office | 2023 | 14 | 17 | $4,505 | $1,088 | 24.2% |
| 99442 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $2,354 | $682.00 | 29.0% |
| 93291 | Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system | Office | 2023 | 14 | 17 | $2,159 | $548.96 | 25.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 145 | 177 | $56,171 | $14,890 | 26.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $7,201 | $2,202 | 30.6% |
| 93280 | Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | Office | 2022 | 28 | 31 | $6,200 | $1,674 | 27.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 19 | 21 | $4,683 | $1,202 | 25.7% |
| 93289 | Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | Office | 2022 | 20 | 22 | $4,444 | $1,153 | 25.9% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2022 | 111 | 133 | $13,433 | $1,139 | 8.5% |
| 93288 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | Office | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $2,772 | $761.27 | 27.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $2,899 | $798.59 | 27.5% |
| 93000 | Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report | Office | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $1,818 | $167.84 | 9.2% |
About Christopher Patterson, NP
Christopher Patterson, NP is a Nurse Practitioner healthcare provider based in Houston, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/03/2021. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1740872506.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Christopher Patterson, NP has received a total of $2,611 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,019 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 81 transactions from 17 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($2,611).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Patterson has provided services to 961 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,158 services with total Medicare billing of $55,512. Data is available for 3 years (2021–2023), covering 19 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Nurse Practitioner
- Location Houston, TX
- Active Since 02/03/2021
- Last Updated 07/30/2021
- Taxonomy Code 363L00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1740872506
Products in Payments
- OPTIMIZER (Device) $438.35
- Optimizer (Device) $238.56
- BodyGuardian (Device) $217.17
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $173.22
- Zio monitor (Device) $141.92
- MULTAQ (Drug) $139.77
- Barostim Neo System (Device) $138.49
- WATCHMAN Access System (Device) $128.95
- WAINUA (Drug) $116.15
- LifeVest (Device) $88.32
- myLUX Patient Kit with mobile device (Device) $86.87
- LUX-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor (Device) $81.65
- MYCARELINK (Device) $49.24
- ANDEXXA (Biological) $38.38
- PERCLOT (Device) $36.59
- remede System (Device) $33.82
- XARELTO (Drug) $28.65
- ECM Patch,Pouch (Device) $27.40
- MICRA (Device) $26.55
- CAMZYOS (Drug) $26.47
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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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