Physician profile

Christopher W Rial

Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) · Erie, PA

NPI 1174844310

$1,220.91

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

21 companies · $101 in 2025

The $101 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $113).

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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$163.91

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
Amgen INC. $290.06 2019
Janssen Biotech, INC. $168.72 2019
Pacira Therapeutics, INC. $145.11 2019-2021
Bioventus LLC $90.09 2019-2025 Gelsyn-3
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $82.92 2019
Abbvie INC. $47.38 2019
Celgene Corporation $42.31 2019
Ucb, INC. $40.53 2019
Glaxosmithkline, LLC. $38.91 2019
Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC $38.68 2019
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $35.93 2019-2024 Orthovisc, Monovisc
Lemaitre Vascular, INC. $26.28 2025 Restoreflow
Medtronic, INC. $25.71 2023 Venaseal
Horizon Therapeutics Plc $22.60 2019
Gilead Sciences, INC. $21.94 2021
Show all 21 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Organogenesis INC. $19.88 2025 Puraply Wound Matrix
Ibsa Pharma INC. $19.61 2021
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $17.31 2025
Philips North America LLC $17.22 2020
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $16.76 2020
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $12.96 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Christopher W Rial

$1,220.91

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Amgen INC.
Context
The $101 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $113).

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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.