Nathan Christensen, MD
Otolaryngology · Eugene, ORNPI 1952324907
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 11 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 7 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 22.7% of the total.
Across 11 payments — averaging $71.96 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$180
- Hologic Sales And Service, LLC$136
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$122
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$106
- Stryker$104
- Optinose US, Inc.$96
- plus $49 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$792100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic | 2 | $180 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 2 | $136 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $122 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 3 | $106 |
| Stryker | 1 | $104 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 1 | $96 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $49 |
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
$792 in reported general payments places this provider in the 55th percentile of 128 otolaryngology providers in Oregon.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 19 | $2,376 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 67 | $1,990 |
| Ofloxacin | 22 | $1,517 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 65 | $882 |
| Omeprazole | 41 | $634 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 31 | $599 |
| Dexamethasone | 12 | $562 |
| Mupirocin | 33 | $355 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 44 | $259 |
| Amoxicillin | 23 | $109 |
| Prednisone | 13 | $78 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Eugene
- William TomEugene$1K
- James KnackstedtEugene$829
- Prashant VivekEugene$713
- Mathew GeltzeilerPortland$221K
- Ryan LiPortland$160K
- Jeremiah AltPortland$89K
- Mark WaxPortland$20K
- Marcus MonroePortland$16K
- Joshua SchindlerPortland$8K
- Andrew BakerMilwaukie$8K
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.