Total Payments
$16,270
2023 Payments
$48.66
Companies
54
Transactions
898
Medicare Patients
5,050
Medicare Billing
$520,482
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$15,891 (97.7%)
Education$248.99 (1.5%)
Travel$110.00 (0.7%)
Gifts$20.00 (0.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $15,891 | 881 | 97.7% |
| Education | $248.99 | 15 | 1.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $110.00 | 1 | 0.7% |
| Gift | $20.00 | 1 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $1,743 | 98 | $0 (2022) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $1,318 | 75 | $0 (2022) |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $1,282 | 69 | $0 (2022) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $1,251 | 60 | $0 (2022) |
| Amgen Inc. | $1,170 | 55 | $0 (2022) |
| Amarin Pharma Inc. | $990.39 | 50 | $0 (2022) |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | $966.35 | 36 | $0 (2022) |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $701.84 | 52 | $0 (2022) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $645.70 | 52 | $0 (2022) |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $639.95 | 48 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $48.66 | 2 | Abbott Laboratories ($48.66) |
| 2022 | $1,263 | 57 | Astellas Pharma US Inc ($331.73) |
| 2021 | $4,077 | 221 | Novo Nordisk Inc ($569.75) |
| 2020 | $3,098 | 197 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. ($478.21) |
| 2019 | $3,768 | 180 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($427.23) |
| 2018 | $2,515 | 151 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($279.26) |
| 2017 | $1,501 | 90 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation ($214.26) |
All Payment Transactions
898 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 36
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/18/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.56 | General |
| Category: Diabetes Care | ||||||
| 08/15/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.10 | General |
| Category: Diabetes Care | ||||||
| 08/25/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | FREESTYLE LIBRE 2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.64 | General |
| Category: Diabetes Care | ||||||
| 08/03/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | FREESTYLE LIBRE 2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.87 | General |
| Category: Diabetes Care | ||||||
| 08/03/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | FREESTYLE LIBRE 2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.79 | General |
| Category: Diabetes Care | ||||||
| 06/02/2022 | Mylan Specialty L.P. | Yupelri (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.59 | General |
| Category: Anticholinergics, Inhaled | ||||||
| 05/17/2022 | Amarin Pharma Inc. | Vascepa (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.46 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 05/03/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | FREESTYLE LIBRE 2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $108.04 | General |
| Category: Diabetes Care | ||||||
| 04/28/2022 | ABBVIE INC. | LINZESS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.89 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 04/26/2022 | ABBVIE INC. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.32 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 04/25/2022 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | TRINTELLIX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.21 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 04/21/2022 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.85 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 04/20/2022 | Amarin Pharma Inc. | Vascepa (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.69 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 04/20/2022 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Rybelsus (Drug), Ozempic | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.45 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 04/19/2022 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.77 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 04/14/2022 | Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Nuedexta (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.01 | General |
| Category: pseudobulbar affect (PBA) | ||||||
| 04/13/2022 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | TRULANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.21 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 04/12/2022 | Amgen Inc. | Otezla (Drug), Repatha | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.56 | General |
| Category: Inflammation | ||||||
| 04/11/2022 | Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | INJECTAFER (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.45 | General |
| Category: Iron Deficiency Anemia | ||||||
| 04/06/2022 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | TRELEGY ELLIPTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.47 | General |
| Category: RESPIRATORY | ||||||
| 04/05/2022 | Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | GEMTESA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.39 | General |
| Category: UROLOGY | ||||||
| 04/05/2022 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | TRELEGY ELLIPTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.70 | General |
| Category: RESPIRATORY | ||||||
| 04/04/2022 | Astellas Pharma US Inc | Myrbetriq (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.89 | General |
| Category: Urology | ||||||
| 03/29/2022 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.04 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 03/28/2022 | Mylan Specialty L.P. | Yupelri (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.55 | General |
| Category: Anticholinergics, Inhaled | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 461 | 606 | $100,546 | $49,763 |
| 2021 | 22 | 1,622 | 2,814 | $360,195 | $228,965 |
| 2020 | 32 | 2,967 | 4,274 | $417,412 | $241,754 |
Total Patients
5,050
Total Services
7,694
Medicare Billing
$520,482
Procedure Codes
58
All Medicare Procedures & Services
58 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 166 | 242 | $50,268 | $22,869 | 45.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 156 | 225 | $33,155 | $12,817 | 38.7% |
| G0439 | Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | Office | 2022 | 67 | 67 | $10,080 | $8,382 | 83.2% |
| 99497 | Advance care planning, first 30 minutes | Office | 2022 | 72 | 72 | $7,042 | $5,695 | 80.9% |
| 99215 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes | Office | 2021 | 287 | 879 | $181,190 | $109,945 | 60.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 268 | 660 | $97,548 | $56,913 | 58.3% |
| G0439 | Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | Office | 2021 | 179 | 179 | $27,021 | $22,706 | 84.0% |
| 99497 | Advance care planning by the physician or other qualified health care professional, first 30 minutes | Office | 2021 | 181 | 181 | $17,786 | $14,759 | 83.0% |
| 90662 | Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle, split virus, preservation free | Office | 2021 | 73 | 73 | $5,734 | $4,764 | 83.1% |
| 90732 | Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older | Office | 2021 | 28 | 28 | $3,911 | $3,449 | 88.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 43 | 49 | $5,050 | $2,847 | 56.4% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule | Office | 2021 | 24 | 40 | $2,926 | $1,909 | 65.2% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function | Office | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $2,768 | $1,830 | 66.1% |
| G2212 | Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or | Office | 2021 | 41 | 57 | $2,227 | $1,385 | 62.2% |
| 11102 | Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion | Office | 2021 | 15 | 17 | $1,990 | $1,283 | 64.5% |
| G0008 | Administration of influenza virus vaccine | Office | 2021 | 76 | 76 | $2,554 | $1,211 | 47.4% |
| 99442 | Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion | Office | 2021 | 13 | 14 | $1,468 | $966.22 | 65.8% |
| 17000 | Destruction of skin growth | Office | 2021 | 16 | 19 | $1,425 | $855.72 | 60.0% |
| 96372 | Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention | Office | 2021 | 35 | 83 | $1,337 | $852.41 | 63.8% |
| 93000 | Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report | Office | 2021 | 93 | 96 | $1,616 | $851.44 | 52.7% |
| 83036 | Hemoglobin a1c level | Office | 2021 | 57 | 74 | $854.34 | $711.16 | 83.2% |
| J1040 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | Office | 2021 | 41 | 67 | $864.97 | $572.18 | 66.2% |
| G0009 | Administration of pneumococcal vaccine | Office | 2021 | 34 | 34 | $1,122 | $541.24 | 48.2% |
| 82962 | Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument | Office | 2021 | 66 | 96 | $374.28 | $311.60 | 83.3% |
| 17003 | Destruction of 2-14 skin growths | Office | 2021 | 13 | 46 | $337.64 | $226.32 | 67.0% |
About Dr. Tom Christensen, MD
Dr. Tom Christensen, MD is a Family Medicine healthcare provider based in Little River, South Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/07/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1164429825.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Tom Christensen, MD has received a total of $16,270 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $48.66 received in 2023. These payments were reported across 898 transactions from 54 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($15,891).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Christensen has provided services to 5,050 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 7,694 services with total Medicare billing of $520,482. Data is available for 3 years (2020–2022), covering 58 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Family Medicine
- Location Little River, SC
- Active Since 07/07/2005
- Last Updated 04/30/2018
- Taxonomy Code 207Q00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1164429825
Products in Payments
- TRELEGY ELLIPTA (Drug) $1,249
- XARELTO (Drug) $1,103
- Vascepa (Drug) $990.39
- Ozempic (Drug) $569.70
- FARXIGA (Drug) $540.16
- MYRBETRIQ (Drug) $515.09
- SYMBICORT (Drug) $422.28
- TRADJENTA (Drug) $384.57
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $370.39
- XIFAXAN (Drug) $362.75
- RYBELSUS (Drug) $361.70
- JANUVIA (Drug) $354.14
- Aimovig (Biological) $350.53
- VRAYLAR (Drug) $345.54
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $317.71
- Myrbetriq (Drug) $267.31
- Yupelri (Drug) $245.43
- EVENITY (Biological) $241.27
- JARDIANCE (Drug) $236.25
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System (Device) $223.31
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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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