Christopher Baker, MD
Vascular & Interventional Radiology · Newport Beach, CANPI 1013059872
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (37.2%), consulting fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 23 manufacturers reported payments, led by Microvention, Inc. at 43.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $38,137 and has fallen 97.1% since, to $1,094 in 2025. Among vascular & interventional radiology clinicians in CA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 303 payments — averaging $381.98 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Microvention, Inc.$51K
- Stryker$34K
- Philips North America LLC$10K
- Medtronic$8K
- Balt USA, LLC$6K
- Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.$3K
- plus $4K from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$39,17834%
- Speaking & faculty fees$43,07537%
- Travel & lodging$26,13723%
- Food & beverage$7,3226%
- Entertainment$270%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Microvention, Inc. | 88 | $50,851 |
| Stryker | 80 | $34,453 |
| Philips North America LLC | 4 | $10,379 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 41 | $7,993 |
| Balt USA, LLC | 13 | $5,599 |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | 15 | $2,509 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | 14 | $1,304 |
| Corindus Inc. | 4 | $855 |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | 9 | $755 |
| Cardiva Medical, Inc. | 10 | $228 |
| Mediview XR, Inc. | 1 | $151 |
| Imperative Care, Inc | 3 | $118 |
| GE HealthCare | 1 | $109 |
| Boston Scientific | 5 | $88 |
| Merit Medical Systems Inc | 4 | $76 |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | 2 | $76 |
| Mozarc Medical US LLC | 2 | $51 |
| Teleflex LLC | 2 | $41 |
| Covidien LP | 1 | $24 |
| Route 92 Medical, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $21 |
| Angiodynamics, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
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.
- WEB Aneurysm Embolization System$48,627
- SURPASS EVOLVE$32,134
- (9547) IGT Systems Undivided$10,352
- AXS VECTA 71$5,278
- Optima Coil System$3,825
- STENT$3,102
- Pipeline$1,500
- Artis icono floor$1,345
- CorPath GRX$930
- WEB$911
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S$793
- REAL System$793
- Penumbra System$790
- ARTIS icono biplane$659
- Artemis$614
- CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT$593
- TREVO$545
- Axium$500
- Carrier Delivery Catheter$500
- NEUROFORM EZ 3$350
How this compares
$115,739 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 504 vascular & interventional radiology providers in California.
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Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 15 | $134 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other vascular & interventional radiology in Newport Beach
- Alexander MisonoNewport Beach$1.3M
- Trushar PatelNewport Beach$124K
- Mahmood RazaviOrange$2.4M
- Keith TerasakiLos Angeles$1.7M
- Bart DolmatchMountain View$1.7M
- Edward LeeLos Angeles$1.4M
- Kevin BurnsOrange$1.1M
- Siddharth PadiaLos Angeles$960K
- Satoshi TateshimaLos Angeles$764K
- Blaise BaxterSan Francisco$757K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.