Christopher Duarte, PA
Physician Assistant · Eureka, MTNPI 1730223694
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 77 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 21 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 28.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $651 and has fallen 79.1% since, to $136 in 2024. Among physician assistant clinicians in MT 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 77 payments — averaging $18.37 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$405
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$150
- Biotissue Holdings Inc.$107
- Lilly USA, LLC$99
- AstraZeneca$96
- Exact Sciences$70
- plus $487 from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,415100%
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 | 30 | $405 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 8 | $150 |
| Biotissue Holdings Inc. | 1 | $107 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 5 | $99 |
| AstraZeneca | 5 | $96 |
| Exact Sciences | 3 | $70 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 3 | $62 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $59 |
| Bioventus LLC | 2 | $45 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 2 | $44 |
| Novo Nordisk | 2 | $44 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 2 | $34 |
| Bayer | 1 | $33 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 1 | $32 |
| Merck | 2 | $26 |
| Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US Inc | 1 | $20 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $20 |
| Amgen | 1 | $18 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | 2 | $17 |
| Alfasigma USA, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$1,415 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 626 physician assistant providers in Montana.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 51 | $996 |
| Gabapentin | 62 | $939 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 24 | $540 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 46 | $472 |
| Methocarbamol | 52 | $463 |
| Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate | 16 | $383 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 29 | $340 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 22 | $289 |
| Omeprazole | 12 | $249 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | 18 | $237 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 19 | $213 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 32 | $186 |
| Lisinopril | 22 | $173 |
| Metformin Hcl | 14 | $168 |
| Methylprednisolone | 22 | $162 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other physician assistant in Eureka
- Trenay HartBillings$57K
- Jason KjonoGreat Falls$32K
- Maura KingKalispell$9K
- Joan Bond-DeschampsMissoula$9K
- Kasie CooperHelena$9K
- Janel Allison-ShamblinBozeman$7K
- Richard McEwenButte$7K
- Jennifer DotyMissoula$6K
- Charla FontaineMissoula$5K
- Elliy PhillipsBillings$5K
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.