Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $5,337 | 21 | 80.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,320 | 20 | 19.8% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $4,144 | 22 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $1,234 | 9 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $977.15 | 7 | $0 (2018) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $163.85 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $113.50 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | $24.95 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,930 | 9 | Abbott Laboratories ($1,930) |
| 2023 | $163.85 | 1 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($163.85) |
| 2022 | $101.40 | 4 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($101.40) |
| 2020 | $1,571 | 9 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($1,132) |
| 2019 | $1,800 | 10 | Abbott Laboratories ($1,800) |
| 2018 | $977.15 | 7 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($977.15) |
| 2017 | $113.50 | 1 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated ($113.50) |
All Payment Transactions
41 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/15/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $461.32 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 08/09/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1,054.15 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 08/09/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $9.02 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 08/08/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $257.57 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 08/08/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.73 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 08/06/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $36.01 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 08/06/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $31.57 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 07/27/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.04 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 07/27/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.93 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 03/02/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $163.85 | General |
| 10/28/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.27 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 09/06/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.63 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 08/25/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.15 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 03/23/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.35 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 09/04/2020 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.95 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 03/25/2020 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $50.90 | General |
| Category: STRUCTURAL HEART | ||||||
| 01/28/2020 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $118.23 | General |
| Category: STRUCTURAL HEART | ||||||
| 01/28/2020 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $14.82 | General |
| Category: STRUCTURAL HEART | ||||||
| 01/27/2020 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $654.15 | General |
| Category: STRUCTURAL HEART | ||||||
| 01/27/2020 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $294.24 | General |
| Category: STRUCTURAL HEART | ||||||
| 01/10/2020 | Abbott Laboratories | Mitra Clip system (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $335.28 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 01/10/2020 | Abbott Laboratories | Mitra Clip system (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $70.00 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 01/10/2020 | Abbott Laboratories | Mitra Clip system (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $8.28 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/23/2019 | Abbott Laboratories | Mitra Clip system (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $287.51 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/18/2019 | Abbott Laboratories | Mitra Clip system (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $495.77 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | 156 | 156 | $220,633 | $23,997 |
| 2022 | 9 | 149 | 154 | $179,169 | $19,070 |
| 2021 | 6 | 89 | 90 | $95,296 | $10,716 |
| 2020 | 8 | 128 | 129 | $123,578 | $13,004 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
30 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00560 | Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $97,264 | $10,649 | 10.9% |
| 00731 | Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 30 | $33,824 | $3,639 | 10.8% |
| 00813 | Anesthesia for procedure on small and large bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $31,856 | $3,488 | 10.9% |
| 01922 | Anesthesia for x-ray or radiation therapy | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $30,288 | $3,316 | 10.9% |
| 00811 | Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $16,416 | $1,854 | 11.3% |
| 36620 | Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $8,717 | $840.65 | 9.6% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $2,268 | $210.06 | 9.3% |
| 00560 | Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 19 | $65,744 | $7,303 | 11.1% |
| 01922 | Anesthesia for x-ray or radiation therapy | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $34,752 | $3,858 | 11.1% |
| 00811 | Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $21,904 | $2,764 | 12.6% |
| 00731 | Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $16,240 | $1,795 | 11.1% |
| 93312 | Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 14 | $10,598 | $1,284 | 12.1% |
| 36620 | Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 23 | $8,717 | $843.91 | 9.7% |
| 93503 | Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $13,893 | $803.34 | 5.8% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 19 | $2,394 | $219.19 | 9.2% |
| 93320 | Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 13 | $4,927 | $198.66 | 4.0% |
| 00560 | Anesthesia for procedure on heart and great blood vessels | Facility | 2021 | 17 | 17 | $57,600 | $6,890 | 12.0% |
| 00731 | Anesthesia for procedure on esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $14,340 | $1,715 | 12.0% |
| 93312 | Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound examination including interpretation and report | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $8,327 | $1,022 | 12.3% |
| 36620 | Insertion of arterial catheter for blood sampling or infusion, accessed through the skin | Facility | 2021 | 24 | 24 | $9,096 | $895.20 | 9.8% |
| 76937 | Ultrasound guidance for accessing into blood vessel | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 14 | $1,764 | $164.22 | 9.3% |
| 93325 | Doppler ultrasound study of color-directed heart blood flow, rate, and valve function | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $4,169 | $29.70 | 0.7% |
| 00560 | Anesthesia for procedure on heart and great blood vessels | Facility | 2020 | 23 | 23 | $72,828 | $9,296 | 12.8% |
| 93312 | Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound examination including interpretation and report | Facility | 2020 | 13 | 13 | $9,230 | $1,233 | 13.4% |
| 93503 | Insertion of catheter into right upper heart chamber and pulmonary (lung) artery for monitoring purposes | Facility | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $14,208 | $905.96 | 6.4% |
About Dr. Christopher Press, M.D
Dr. Christopher Press, M.D is a Anesthesiology healthcare provider based in Santa Rosa, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/02/2011. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1023309531.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Press, M.D has received a total of $6,657 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,930 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 41 transactions from 6 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($5,337).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Press has provided services to 522 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 529 services with total Medicare billing of $66,788. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 30 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Anesthesiology
- Location Santa Rosa, CA
- Active Since 05/02/2011
- Last Updated 06/21/2016
- Taxonomy Code 207L00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1023309531
Products in Payments
- Mitra Clip system (Device) $2,206
- WATCHMAN (Device) $1,132
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $977.15
- EXPAREL (Drug) $113.50
- WATCHMAN Access System (Device) $101.40
- BRIDION (Drug) $24.95
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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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