Physician profile

Christopher L Ingram

Cardiovascular Disease · Natchitoches, LA

NPI 1366432718

$3,924.07

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

21 companies · $340 in 2025

The $340 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Cardiovascular Disease provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $433).

Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Food and Beverage$906.00

Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.

Who reported paying

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $632.09 2019-2024
Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) $518.07 2019-2025 Lifevest
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $488.28 2019-2023
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $313.16 2021-2025 Verquvo
Abbott Laboratories $302.77 2019-2022
Astellas Pharma US INC $289.47 2019-2021
Pfizer INC. $266.26 2019-2025
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $244.59 2019-2025 Jardiance
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $235.55 2019-2024 Camzyos
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $156.07 2019-2022
Amgen INC. $65.75 2020-2023 Repatha
Inspire Medical Systems, INC. $64.17 2025 Inspire
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $57.70 2021-2022
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $57.23 2020-2022
Ge Healthcare $46.31 2020-2021
Show all 21 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Scpharmaceuticals INC. $46.28 2023-2025
Novo Nordisk INC $44.29 2025 Wegovy
Kestra Medical Technology Services, INC. $34.54 2025 Assure Wcd
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, INC. $31.35 2019
Itamar Medical INC $15.16 2023 Watchpatone
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, INC. $14.98 2024

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Christopher L Ingram

$3,924.07

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Context
The $340 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Cardiovascular Disease provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $433).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.