Total Payments
$20,081
2024 Payments
$13,157
Companies
16
Transactions
125
Medicare Patients
162
Medicare Billing
$16,711
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$9,091 (45.3%)
Travel$5,542 (27.6%)
Food & Beverage$4,595 (22.9%)
Education$853.08 (4.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | $9,091 | 2 | 45.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $5,542 | 32 | 27.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $4,595 | 87 | 22.9% |
| Education | $853.08 | 4 | 4.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $14,744 | 52 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $3,507 | 31 | $0 (2024) |
| ABIOMED | $553.45 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $229.79 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $182.99 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $155.50 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $151.02 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. | $138.77 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $104.18 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $101.89 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $13,157 | 46 | Abbott Laboratories ($10,139) |
| 2023 | $5,938 | 62 | Abbott Laboratories ($4,378) |
| 2022 | $714.24 | 14 | ABIOMED ($240.13) |
| 2021 | $244.24 | 2 | Abbott Laboratories ($227.31) |
| 2018 | $28.15 | 1 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. ($28.15) |
All Payment Transactions
125 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AZURE XT DR MRI SURESCAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $106.56 | General |
| Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $228.79 | General |
| 10/09/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.39 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.40 | General |
| Category: General - Tachy_CRM | ||||||
| 09/28/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | INGEVITY MRI (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.13 | General |
| Category: INGEVITY_CRM | ||||||
| 09/17/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | TEZSPIRE (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $122.07 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
| 09/04/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | VIGILANT X4 CRT-D (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $84.48 | General |
| Category: VIGILANT_CRM | ||||||
| 09/03/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | VIGILANT X4 CRT-D (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.98 | General |
| Category: VIGILANT_CRM | ||||||
| 08/26/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | — | Grant | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,545.50 | General |
| 08/26/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | — | Grant | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,545.50 | General |
| 07/26/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ARCTIC FRONT ADVANCE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.00 | General |
| Category: Ablation | ||||||
| 07/11/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ARCTIC FRONT ADVANCE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.85 | General |
| Category: Ablation | ||||||
| 05/22/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.90 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 05/10/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.90 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 05/03/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.86 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 04/22/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.55 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 04/11/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MICRA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $630.42 | General |
| Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
| 03/26/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | GALLANT (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $97.88 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 03/26/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | GALLANT (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $57.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 03/25/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $50.71 | General |
| 03/24/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MICRA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $60.78 | General |
| Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
| 03/24/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MICRA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $57.37 | General |
| Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
| 03/24/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MICRA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $52.64 | General |
| Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
| 03/23/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MICRA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $116.42 | General |
| Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
| 03/23/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MICRA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $89.83 | General |
| Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 97 | 186 | $37,118 | $10,524 |
| 2020 | 4 | 65 | 106 | $22,080 | $6,187 |
Total Patients
162
Total Services
292
Medicare Billing
$16,711
Procedure Codes
7
All Medicare Procedures & Services
7 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 36 | 116 | $20,648 | $6,218 | 30.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 34 | 43 | $11,610 | $2,778 | 23.9% |
| 99238 | Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | Facility | 2021 | 27 | 27 | $4,860 | $1,528 | 31.4% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 48 | $8,544 | $2,854 | 33.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 27 | 34 | $9,180 | $2,118 | 23.1% |
| 99238 | Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | Facility | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $2,160 | $720.24 | 33.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $2,196 | $494.69 | 22.5% |
About Dr. Christopher Perez, M.D
Dr. Christopher Perez, M.D is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Galveston, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/11/2017. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1932635851.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Perez, M.D has received a total of $20,081 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $13,157 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 125 transactions from 16 companies. The most common payment nature is "Grant" ($9,091).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Perez has provided services to 162 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 292 services with total Medicare billing of $16,711. Data is available for 2 years (2020–2021), covering 7 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Other Specialties Internal Medicine
- Location Galveston, TX
- Active Since 05/11/2017
- Last Updated 06/30/2024
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1932635851
Products in Payments
- GALLANT (Device) $2,335
- CARDIOMEMS (Device) $2,109
- MICRA (Device) $1,304
- THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) $685.36
- Impella (Device) $553.45
- ENSITE (Device) $270.34
- LifeVest (Device) $229.79
- EnSite Precision Cardiac Mapping System (Device) $227.31
- ADVISA DR MRI SURESCAN (Device) $178.27
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $163.41
- DEFINITY (Drug) $138.77
- TEZSPIRE (Biological) $122.07
- VIGILANT X4 CRT-D (Device) $108.46
- AZURE XT DR MRI SURESCAN (Device) $106.56
- VERQUVO (Drug) $101.89
- CaroSpir (Drug) $101.64
- LEQVIO (Drug) $84.79
- INGEVITY MRI (Device) $42.13
- FARXIGA (Drug) $33.43
- Epclusa (Drug) $28.15
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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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