Total Payments
$6,556
2024 Payments
$1,561
Companies
27
Transactions
172
Medicare Patients
3,420
Medicare Billing
$250,208
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$4,928 (75.2%)
Travel$1,627 (24.8%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $4,928 | 166 | 75.2% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,627 | 6 | 24.8% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $2,662 | 39 | $0 (2020) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $1,640 | 56 | $0 (2024) |
| Cook Incorporated | $325.26 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
| Cook Medical LLC | $296.53 | 6 | $0 (2020) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $265.10 | 19 | $0 (2022) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $232.72 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Penumbra, Inc. | $177.78 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $166.83 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Bolton Medical Inc | $127.50 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $114.99 | 5 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,561 | 50 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($642.26) |
| 2023 | $311.18 | 19 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($185.24) |
| 2022 | $533.51 | 27 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($225.36) |
| 2021 | $244.58 | 13 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($139.23) |
| 2020 | $141.13 | 6 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($43.29) |
| 2019 | $1,429 | 26 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($1,046) |
| 2018 | $787.63 | 15 | Cook Incorporated ($325.26) |
| 2017 | $1,547 | 16 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($1,459) |
All Payment Transactions
172 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.92 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Wegovy (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.78 | General |
| Category: Obesity | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.17 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | Penumbra, Inc. | Penumbra System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $7.73 | General |
| Category: Neurointervention | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug), LEQVIO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.34 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $127.43 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $57.15 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.05 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ESPRIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $144.00 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Penumbra, Inc. | Indigo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $167.50 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Stent Graft (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.90 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.89 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.66 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE DRYSEAL Sheath (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.88 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.08 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | CAMZYOS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.63 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 10/01/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.17 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | AngioJet Ultra 5000A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.21 | General |
| Category: AngioJet_PI | ||||||
| 07/25/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug), VERQUVO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.20 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 07/15/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.28 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 07/08/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.63 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 06/27/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | CAMZYOS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.27 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 06/25/2024 | Philips North America LLC | (P77) Azurion 7 M20 (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $69.68 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 06/17/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.85 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21 | 957 | 1,031 | $219,075 | $58,168 |
| 2022 | 22 | 1,112 | 1,183 | $444,336 | $88,287 |
| 2021 | 22 | 681 | 728 | $158,558 | $56,035 |
| 2020 | 18 | 670 | 755 | $127,710 | $47,718 |
Total Patients
3,420
Total Services
3,697
Medicare Billing
$250,208
Procedure Codes
89
All Medicare Procedures & Services
89 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Office | 2023 | 193 | 203 | $40,979 | $9,631 | 23.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 87 | 97 | $26,823 | $8,833 | 32.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 61 | 61 | $25,598 | $7,651 | 29.9% |
| 36832 | Revision of hemodialysis graft | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $21,767 | $5,634 | 25.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 68 | 83 | $15,755 | $5,255 | 33.4% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2023 | 56 | 59 | $10,459 | $2,913 | 27.8% |
| 93923 | Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | Office | 2023 | 74 | 77 | $7,693 | $2,044 | 26.6% |
| 93924 | Ultrasound of leg arteries at rest and after exercise | Office | 2023 | 48 | 54 | $9,186 | $2,021 | 22.0% |
| 93925 | Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | Office | 2023 | 34 | 36 | $7,706 | $2,007 | 26.1% |
| 93971 | Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2023 | 61 | 67 | $8,200 | $1,865 | 22.7% |
| 93975 | Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow | Office | 2023 | 17 | 19 | $6,653 | $1,550 | 23.3% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $5,736 | $1,427 | 24.9% |
| 76706 | Ultrasound scan of abdominal aorta | Office | 2023 | 27 | 27 | $3,839 | $1,415 | 36.9% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $4,932 | $1,373 | 27.8% |
| 93978 | Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | Office | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $4,896 | $1,094 | 22.4% |
| 93922 | Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | Office | 2023 | 61 | 71 | $5,177 | $878.83 | 17.0% |
| 93926 | Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | Office | 2023 | 30 | 36 | $4,030 | $865.01 | 21.5% |
| 75710 | Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $2,398 | $700.70 | 29.2% |
| 93990 | Ultrasound of hemodialysis access | Office | 2023 | 16 | 17 | $1,772 | $423.74 | 23.9% |
| 93979 | Ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | Office | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $3,219 | $420.24 | 13.1% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $2,257 | $164.22 | 7.3% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Office | 2022 | 265 | 275 | $73,118 | $18,968 | 25.9% |
| 36821 | Relocation of arm vein with connection to arm artery for hemodialysis | Facility | 2022 | 26 | 27 | $51,732 | $13,754 | 26.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 97 | 115 | $35,075 | $11,442 | 32.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 53 | 53 | $24,433 | $6,808 | 27.9% |
About Dr. Christopher Ward, MD
Dr. Christopher Ward, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Coeur D Alene, Idaho. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/12/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1598964215.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Ward, MD has received a total of $6,556 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,561 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 172 transactions from 27 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($4,928).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ward has provided services to 3,420 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,697 services with total Medicare billing of $250,208. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 89 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Vascular Surgery, Vascular Surgery
- Location Coeur D Alene, ID
- Active Since 07/12/2007
- Last Updated 10/20/2021
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1598964215
Products in Payments
- IN.PACT Admiral (Device) $1,373
- HawkOne (Device) $891.25
- GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) $397.10
- COOK MEDICAL AAA (Device) $279.32
- XARELTO (Drug) $265.10
- GORE EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) $233.32
- Aptus Heli-FX (Device) $207.15
- C3 Delivery System (Device) $186.31
- EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis (Device) $181.43
- GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) $180.03
- Indigo System (Device) $170.05
- COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX (Device) $167.99
- ESPRIT (Device) $144.00
- EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) $137.90
- Endurant (Device) $136.90
- RELAY THORACIC STENT-GRAFT WITH PLUS DELIVERY SYSTEM (Device) $127.50
- LEQVIO (Drug) $119.21
- GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) $109.37
- Cook Medical Advanced Tech (Device) $108.04
- EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) $70.35
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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