Christine Freund
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered · Canton, OHNPI 1548221336
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.6% of the total across 234 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 11 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 56.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $958 and has fallen 66.5% since, to $321 in 2025. Among nurse anesthetist, certified registered clinicians in OH 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 234 payments — averaging $14.50 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$2K
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$579
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$210
- QOL Medical, LLC$167
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$109
- Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc.$106
- plus $293 from 5 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,377100%
- Education$150%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie | 141 | $1,928 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 39 | $579 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 12 | $210 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 11 | $167 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 6 | $109 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 7 | $106 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 6 | $98 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 4 | $68 |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc. | 3 | $50 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $49 |
| Merck | 2 | $28 |
How this compares
$3,392 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 2,343 nurse anesthetist, certified registered providers in Ohio.
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Other nurse anesthetist, certified registered in Canton
- Kristine FonteCanton$2K
- Patrick KelleyCanton$1K
- Jennifer NicholsonCleveland$7K
- Bethany SchmidtCincinnati$7K
- John ReichertColumbus$6K
- John ManuelLima$6K
- Megan HagleyToledo$5K
- Christine RobbinsCincinnati$5K
- Charlene White-LoweryWarren$5K
- Rebecca ThompsonCincinnati$4K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.