Christina Ho
Family Medicine · Billings, MTNPI 1730327974
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 196 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 20 manufacturers reported payments, led by E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. at 26.4% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $924 and has fallen 98.2% since, to $17 in 2025. Among family medicine clinicians in MT with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 196 payments — averaging $19.86 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$1K
- Johnson & Johnson$713
- Abbott$500
- Boston Scientific$375
- Novartis$321
- AstraZeneca$294
- plus $662 from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,893100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 28 | $1,028 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 70 | $713 |
| Abbott | 11 | $500 |
| Boston Scientific | 14 | $375 |
| Novartis | 18 | $321 |
| AstraZeneca | 19 | $294 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 14 | $186 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 4 | $158 |
| Merck | 6 | $103 |
| Coloplast | 2 | $40 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 1 | $31 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 1 | $21 |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. | 1 | $20 |
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Amgen | 1 | $15 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $14 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 1 | $12 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
How this compares
$3,893 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 426 family medicine providers in Montana.
Other family medicine in Billings
- Julie ReilBillings$9K
- Jeanne Pereles OrtizBillings$7K
- Benjamin PhippsBillings$2K
- Michael AscuittoBillings$1K
- Kimberly BlakesleeMissoula$186K
- Kathleen Harder-BrouwerHamilton$28K
- Joey BanksMissoula$21K
- Aubrey RemmersMissoula$5K
- Lyle OnstadGreat Falls$5K
- Carey WelshGreat Falls$5K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.