Christopher Thompson, MD
Otolaryngology · Mission Viejo, CANPI 1558650945
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 94 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 21 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 21.7% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $559 and has fallen 56.1% since, to $246 in 2025.
Across 94 payments — averaging $24.66 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- GSK$502
- Sanofi$480
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$305
- Medtronic$244
- Intersect ENT, Inc.$171
- Optinose US, Inc.$80
- plus $535 from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,318100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| GSK | 19 | $502 |
| Sanofi | 22 | $480 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 11 | $305 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 6 | $244 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 10 | $171 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 4 | $80 |
| Novartis | 4 | $75 |
| Smith+Nephew | 3 | $72 |
| Stryker | 2 | $70 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 1 | $49 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 2 | $47 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $31 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 1 | $31 |
| Grifols USA, LLC | 1 | $28 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $27 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 1 | $19 |
| Blueprint Medicines Corporation | 1 | $18 |
| Neurent Medical Limited | 1 | $18 |
| Merck | 1 | $16 |
| Kls-martin L.p. | 1 | $14 |
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.
- PROPEL$130
How this compares
$2,318 in reported general payments places this provider in the 70th percentile of 1,021 otolaryngology providers in California.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ipratropium Bromide | 121 | $4,858 |
| Cefdinir | 68 | $1,931 |
| Budesonide | 12 | $1,809 |
| Cefpodoxime Proxetil | 25 | $1,522 |
| Tobramycin-DexamethasoneTobramycin/Dexamethasone | 18 | $1,232 |
| Ofloxacin | 38 | $905 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 97 | $826 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 76 | $825 |
| Doxycycline Monohydrate | 47 | $798 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 27 | $718 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 29 | $564 |
| Mometasone Furoate | 40 | $554 |
| Methylprednisolone | 57 | $342 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 40 | $268 |
| Mupirocin | 25 | $183 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Mission Viejo
- Quang LuuMission Viejo$18K
- Brian WeeksSan Diego$924K
- Randall OwRoseville$613K
- Amir MoradiVista$389K
- Keith BlackwellLos Angeles$349K
- Kalpna DurairajSun Valley$348K
- Todd MillerNewport Beach$259K
- Jeffrey SuhLos Angeles$223K
- Dennis TangLos Angeles$209K
- Jeffrey FeinfieldThousand Oaks$160K
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.