Total Payments
$8,154
2024 Payments
$1,393
Companies
13
Transactions
105
Medicare Patients
10,729
Medicare Billing
$471,225
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$5,005 (61.4%)
Travel$2,785 (34.2%)
Education$223.24 (2.7%)
Consulting$140.00 (1.7%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $5,005 | 86 | 61.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,785 | 12 | 34.2% |
| Education | $223.24 | 6 | 2.7% |
| Consulting Fee | $140.00 | 1 | 1.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $2,903 | 38 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $2,881 | 31 | $0 (2024) |
| BIOTRONIK INC. | $1,009 | 18 | $0 (2024) |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | $315.80 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| ATRICURE, INC. | $214.73 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $166.15 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $143.49 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Itamar Medical Inc | $124.81 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | $120.75 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $117.42 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,393 | 31 | Abbott Laboratories ($464.79) |
| 2023 | $1,300 | 22 | Abbott Laboratories ($366.20) |
| 2022 | $4,621 | 41 | Medtronic, Inc. ($2,359) |
| 2021 | $839.60 | 11 | Abbott Laboratories ($531.74) |
All Payment Transactions
105 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $87.14 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER AMULET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.66 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | AltaThera Pharmaceuticals LLC | Sotalol Hydrochloride (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $113.12 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | BIOTRONIK INC. | BIOMONITOR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $114.35 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/26/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYMPLICITY G3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.17 | General |
| Category: Renal Denervation System | ||||||
| 10/09/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | JOT DX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.94 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 09/27/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | JOT DX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.18 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MERLIN@HOME (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.39 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.23 | General |
| Category: Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) | ||||||
| 08/17/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $77.30 | General |
| Category: Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) | ||||||
| 07/29/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.26 | General |
| Category: Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) | ||||||
| 07/17/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | JOT DX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.94 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 07/15/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.23 | General |
| 07/05/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | JOT DX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.09 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 06/28/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.11 | General |
| 06/20/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.80 | General |
| 06/16/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | JOT DX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $170.46 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 06/04/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | JOT DX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $96.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 05/30/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.34 | General |
| Category: Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) | ||||||
| 05/18/2024 | BIOTRONIK INC. | BIOMONITOR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $135.58 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 05/18/2024 | BIOTRONIK INC. | BIOMONITOR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.61 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 05/13/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | JOT DX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $61.77 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 05/02/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.07 | General |
| Category: Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) | ||||||
| 04/11/2024 | BIOTRONIK INC. | BIOMONITOR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $51.92 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 04/11/2024 | BIOTRONIK INC. | BIOMONITOR (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $18.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | 3,310 | 5,285 | $1.3M | $149,373 |
| 2022 | 16 | 2,503 | 3,623 | $1.0M | $110,431 |
| 2021 | 15 | 2,363 | 3,202 | $894,196 | $103,321 |
| 2020 | 15 | 2,553 | 3,861 | $1.0M | $108,100 |
Total Patients
10,729
Total Services
15,971
Medicare Billing
$471,225
Procedure Codes
64
All Medicare Procedures & Services
64 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G2066 | Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec | Office | 2023 | 528 | 1,203 | $199,698 | $39,837 | 19.9% |
| 93298 | Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | Office | 2023 | 528 | 1,203 | $113,082 | $21,805 | 19.3% |
| 93296 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system or implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 749 | 996 | $436,248 | $19,500 | 4.5% |
| 93294 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 462 | 614 | $71,224 | $12,613 | 17.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 126 | 148 | $45,301 | $12,332 | 27.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 172 | 202 | $47,011 | $11,896 | 25.3% |
| 93295 | Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 288 | 383 | $86,941 | $9,716 | 11.2% |
| 93280 | Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | Office | 2023 | 94 | 123 | $89,913 | $6,750 | 7.5% |
| 93284 | Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | Office | 2023 | 41 | 54 | $42,606 | $3,714 | 8.7% |
| 93283 | Programming of dual lead implantable defibrillator system | Office | 2023 | 34 | 44 | $11,176 | $2,992 | 26.8% |
| 92960 | External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $27,200 | $1,827 | 6.7% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 170 | 185 | $64,195 | $1,810 | 2.8% |
| 93279 | Programming of single lead pacemaker system | Office | 2023 | 23 | 28 | $3,922 | $1,318 | 33.6% |
| 93282 | Programming of single lead implantable defibrillator system | Office | 2023 | 16 | 21 | $15,246 | $1,187 | 7.8% |
| 93281 | Programming of multiple lead pacemaker system | Office | 2023 | 12 | 14 | $2,600 | $755.56 | 29.1% |
| 93285 | Programming of cardiac rhythm monitor system | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $10,395 | $636.29 | 6.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $1,349 | $603.59 | 44.7% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $420.00 | $79.80 | 19.0% |
| G2066 | Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec | Office | 2022 | 301 | 607 | $100,762 | $19,711 | 19.6% |
| 93296 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system or implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2022 | 562 | 757 | $331,566 | $15,278 | 4.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 170 | 184 | $41,892 | $11,680 | 27.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 119 | 143 | $39,140 | $10,995 | 28.1% |
| 93298 | Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | Office | 2022 | 301 | 608 | $57,152 | $10,964 | 19.2% |
| 93295 | Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2022 | 256 | 344 | $78,088 | $8,632 | 11.1% |
| 93280 | Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | Office | 2022 | 128 | 148 | $108,188 | $8,621 | 8.0% |
About Christopher Sipala, CRNP
Christopher Sipala, CRNP is a Acute Care healthcare provider based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/20/2014. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1487071049.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Christopher Sipala, CRNP has received a total of $8,154 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,393 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 105 transactions from 13 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($5,005).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Sipala has provided services to 10,729 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 15,971 services with total Medicare billing of $471,225. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 64 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Acute Care
- Other Specialties Acute Care
- Location Philadelphia, PA
- Active Since 03/20/2014
- Last Updated 07/14/2014
- Taxonomy Code 363LA2100X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1487071049
Products in Payments
- SELECTSECURE (Device) $1,186
- CONFIRM RX (Device) $852.21
- BIOMONITOR (Device) $818.96
- JOT DX (Device) $555.41
- COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN (Device) $408.12
- CARTO 3 (Device) $315.80
- Merlin Connectivity and Remote (Device) $297.97
- MERLIN@HOME (Device) $265.41
- Confirm Rx (Device) $233.77
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) $214.73
- AMPLATZER (Device) $187.39
- ENSITE (Device) $161.01
- Rivacor (Device) $148.55
- LifeVest (Device) $143.49
- WATCHMAN (Device) $136.24
- WatchPAT (Device) $124.81
- Assure WCD (Device) $120.75
- XARELTO (Drug) $117.42
- Sotalol Hydrochloride (Drug) $113.12
- FORTIFY ASSURA (Device) $111.83
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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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