Physician profile
Chad R Christopherson
NPI 1154305365
$126,297.93
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
54 companies · $42K in 2025
The $42K reported for 2025 was more than what 96% of Interventional Cardiology providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $1,092).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $8,084 · 2020: $3,624 · 2021: $11K · 2022: $17K · 2023: $18K · 2024: $27K · 2025: $42K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Long Term Medical Supply Or Device Loan: $39K · Food and Beverage: $35K · Travel and Lodging: $7,271 · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $5,300 · Consulting Fee: $500.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Long Term Medical Supply Or Device Loan | $38,555.80 |
| Food and Beverage | $34,951.80 |
| Travel and Lodging | $7,271.48 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $5,300.00 |
| Consulting Fee | $500.00 |
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.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angiodynamics, INC. | $39,520.98 | 2021-2025 | Auryon Laser System 100-120 Vac, Auryon Laser System 100-120 Vac, Alphavac |
| Medtronic, INC. | $20,542.41 | 2021-2025 | Corevalve Evolut R, Ellipsys Vascular Access System, Endurant Iis |
| Penumbra, INC. | $19,818.70 | 2019-2025 | Indigo System, Penumbra System, Smart Coil |
| Abbott Laboratories | $13,603.01 | 2019-2025 | Optis, Coroflow, Navitor |
| Abiomed | $5,834.42 | 2019-2025 | Impella |
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $3,488.39 | 2019-2020 | |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $2,896.28 | 2019-2025 | Edwards Sapien 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Thv), Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia, Evoque |
| International Rehabilitative Sciences, INC | $2,805.80 | 2024 | Rs 4i Plus Sequential Stimulator |
| Cardiovascular Systems INC. | $2,272.66 | 2019-2023 | Diamondback Coronary |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, INC. | $1,744.18 | 2019-2023 | Lutonix Drug Coated Balloon, Venovo |
| Philips North America LLC | $1,616.12 | 2019-2025 | Labosys, IV Other, (Br5) Peripheral Ivus |
| Cvrx, INC. | $1,314.87 | 2021-2025 | Barostim Neo System |
| Cardiva Medical, INC. | $985.56 | 2022-2025 | Cardiva Vascade 6/7f Vcs, Optowire, Cardiva Vascade Mvp Vvcs 6-12f |
| Inari Medical, INC. | $974.26 | 2022-2023 | Flowtriever Catheter, S, Ct Thrombectomy System Kit |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $917.38 | 2019-2025 | Eluvia, Watchman Flx, General - Vascular Intervention |
Show all 54 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Medical INC | $868.77 | 2021-2024 | Treo Abdominal Stent-Graft System |
| Teleflex LLC | $835.02 | 2019-2025 | Manta, Guideliner, Supercross |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $741.59 | 2019-2025 | |
| Atricure, INC. | $600.58 | 2024-2025 | Atricure Cryoice Cryoablation System (Cryo2), Atriclip Laa Exclusion System, Synergy Ablation System |
| Silk Road Medical, INC. | $531.81 | 2022-2023 | Enroute Transcarotid Stent, Enroute Transcarotid Neuroprotection System |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $323.20 | 2019-2025 | Lifevest |
| Veryan Medical Incorporated | $321.99 | 2022-2023 | Biomimics 3d Vascular Stent System |
| Inspiremd LTD | $298.44 | 2025 | Cguard Prime Carotid Stent System |
| Endologix LLC | $293.71 | 2024 | Endocross Device, Torus Stent Graft System |
| Thrombolex, INC. | $266.48 | 2024 | Bashir Endovascular Catheter |
| Livanova USA, INC. | $255.00 | 2019 | |
| Surmodics, INC. | $237.81 | 2022 | |
| Celonova Biosciences, INC. | $223.10 | 2021 | |
| Biotronik INC. | $204.13 | 2019-2025 | Passeo-18, Pulsar-18 T3 |
| Osprey Medical INC | $183.44 | 2019-2021 | |
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) INC. | $170.41 | 2024 | Optimizer |
| Saranas, INC. | $155.95 | 2022 | |
| Cagent Vascular INC | $154.82 | 2024 | Serrantor |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, INC. | $153.65 | 2019-2022 | |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $138.12 | 2021 | |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $137.07 | 2019-2023 | Camzyos |
| Shockwave Medical, INC | $127.07 | 2024 | Shockwave Ivl System With The Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter |
| Acist Medical Systems, INC. | $104.58 | 2021-2024 | |
| Pfizer INC. | $94.14 | 2019-2022 | |
| Irhythm Technologies, INC. | $91.22 | 2019-2023 | Zio Xt Patch |
| Ekos Corporation | $64.94 | 2019 | |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC | $59.76 | 2019-2022 | |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | $41.34 | 2021 | |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $40.08 | 2019 | |
| Imperative Care, INC | $38.89 | 2025 | Symphony Catheter |
| Amgen INC. | $28.01 | 2019 | |
| Chiesi USA, INC. | $27.41 | 2019 | |
| Tactile Systems Technology INC | $25.22 | 2020-2021 | |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | $24.83 | 2025 | Rotarexs 6 F X 135 Cm |
| Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $23.68 | 2024 | |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $21.31 | 2023 | Brilinta |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, Plc | $19.22 | 2024 | Arcalyst |
| Zoll Circulation INC | $18.72 | 2021 | |
| Scpharmaceuticals INC. | $17.40 | 2025 |
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
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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.