Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$2,928.94
130 reported records · 15 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Christopher Seaton, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Anesthesiology · WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA · NPI 1124518592
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Christopher Seaton, MD received $2,928.94 in general payments during 2025 across 130 reported records.
Medtronic, Inc. accounted for 38.7% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 20 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Licart.
IBSA Pharma Inc. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported Licart as an associated drug or biological on 6755 records involving 4085 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 11 claims for Licart by this doctor in 2024.
These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.
Separate record types
Research & Ownership
Research Payments (direct recipient): not present in the loaded data
Associated Research Funding (for example, named PI): not present in the loaded data
Ownership / Investment: not present in the loaded data
These categories are never added into the General Payments headline. Associated research funding must not be described as money the doctor personally received unless the source record supports that conclusion.
Who paid this doctor?
Companies in 2025 General Payments
| Reported company | Canonical company | Amount | Share | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Medtronic, Inc. exact · evidence 2025-07-22 |
$1,134.46 | 38.7% | 48 | 2025 |
| BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $734.19 | 25.1% | 53 | 2025 |
| Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $286.26 | 9.8% | 4 | 2025 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $175.00 | 6.0% | 2 | 2025 |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $146.60 | 5.0% | 4 | 2025 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $142.81 | 4.9% | 6 | 2025 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $86.10 | 2.9% | 3 | 2025 |
| Virtus Pharmaceuticals LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $40.15 | 1.4% | 2 | 2025 |
| IBSA Pharma Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $36.88 | 1.3% | 2 | 2025 |
| SI-BONE, INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $35.06 | 1.2% | 1 | 2025 |
| Bioventus LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $26.78 | 0.9% | 1 | 2025 |
| Nalu Medical, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $24.49 | 0.8% | 1 | 2025 |
| DJO, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $22.95 | 0.8% | 1 | 2025 |
| Spinal Simplicity, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $19.43 | 0.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| HydroCision, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $17.78 | 0.6% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $2,928.94 | 130 |
A meal, consulting fee, royalty, and travel payment describe different kinds of reported relationships and should not be interpreted as equivalent.
Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products
Products named in Open Payments records
| Reported product | Type | Reported company | Related amount* | Records | Year |
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| INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM Normalized: intellis adaptivestim |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $903.65 | 34 | 2025 |
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| Prospera Normalized: prospera |
Device | BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. | $536.77 | 40 | 2025 |
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| Evoke Normalized: evoke |
Device | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | $286.26 | 4 | 2025 |
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| General - Pain Management Normalized: general pain management |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $145.03 | 1 | 2025 |
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| INCEPTIV Normalized: inceptiv |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $136.84 | 5 | 2025 |
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| VANTA ADAPTIVESTIM Normalized: vanta adaptivestim |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $93.97 | 9 | 2025 |
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| Senza Normalized: senza |
Device | Globus Medical, Inc. | $86.10 | 3 | 2025 |
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| ETERNA Normalized: eterna |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $85.62 | 4 | 2025 |
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| PROCLAIM Normalized: proclaim |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $57.19 | 2 | 2025 |
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| JOURNAVX Normalized: journavx |
Drug | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | $43.07 | 1 | 2025 |
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| LEVORPHANOL TARTRATE Normalized: levorphanol tartrate |
Drug | Virtus Pharmaceuticals LLC | $40.15 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Flector Normalized: flector |
Drug | IBSA Pharma Inc. | $36.88 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Licart Normalized: licart |
Drug | IBSA Pharma Inc. | $36.88 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Tirosint Normalized: tirosint |
Drug | IBSA Pharma Inc. | $36.88 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Intracept Normalized: intracept |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $29.97 | 1 | 2025 |
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| XCELL Normalized: xcell |
Device | Bioventus LLC | $26.78 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Nalu Neurostimulation System Normalized: nalu neurostimulation system |
Device | Nalu Medical, Inc. | $24.49 | 1 | 2025 |
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| AIRCAST Normalized: aircast |
Device | DJO, LLC | $22.95 | 1 | 2025 |
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| HA MINUTEMAN G3-R Normalized: ha minuteman g3 r |
Device | Spinal Simplicity, LLC | $19.43 | 1 | 2025 |
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| TENJET Normalized: tenjet |
Device | HydroCision, Inc. | $17.78 | 1 | 2025 |
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* Product-associated amounts are non-additive because one payment record may name more than one product.
These products were named on specific Open Payments records. A named product does not show that the payment influenced treatment or prescribing.
Public prescribing for products named in payments
| Open Payments product | Payment year | Part D brand | Part D year | Claims | Match method | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licart licart |
2025 | Licart | 2024 | 11 Beneficiary count suppressed |
exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
The presence of the same drug in both datasets does not show that a payment caused or influenced a prescription.
Analysis 2 · Same-company prescribing overlap
Drugs reported in other payments from the same company that also appear in Medicare Part D
This analysis is independent from products named on this doctor’s individual payment records. A row appears only when the exact Open Payments reporting entity paid this doctor, that same reporting entity reported the drug or biological on at least 10 loaded General Payment records involving at least 2 distinct recipient NPIs, and this doctor has the same non-generic brand in public Part D data. This does not mean the company owns or manufactures the drug.
| Paying company | Payment year | Drug reported by same entity | Open Payments evidence | Part D | Claims | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBSA Pharma Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | Licart open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 6755 supporting records · 4085 recipient NPIs · example record 1211687357 |
Licart · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
11 | suppressed by CMS |
These facts do not show that a payment was for the drug, that the company owns or manufactures the drug, or that a payment caused or influenced prescribing.
Public Medicare Part D data
Provider-and-drug rows loaded for 2024
| Brand | Generic | Claims | Beneficiaries |
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| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 44 | 25 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 40 | 16 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 37 | 17 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 20 | 11 |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 19 | 11 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 19 | suppressed |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 16 | suppressed |
| Methocarbamol | Methocarbamol | 15 | suppressed |
| Licart | Diclofenac Epolamine | 11 | suppressed |
Timeline
Payment and prescribing data by year
Open Payments and Medicare Part D may refer to different years. They are shown separately rather than aligned as if they describe the same period.
| Year | General Payments | Main payer | Explicit products | Company overlaps | Part D coverage |
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| 2025 | $2,928.94 · 130 records | Medtronic, Inc. | AIRCAST, ETERNA, Evoke, Flector, General - Pain Management, HA MINUTEMAN G3-R, INCEPTIV, INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM, Intracept, JOURNAVX, LEVORPHANOL TARTRATE, Licart, Nalu Neurostimulation System, PROCLAIM, Prospera, Senza, TENJET, Tirosint, VANTA ADAPTIVESTIM, XCELL | 1 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Licart play in your treatment recommendations for me?
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with IBSA Pharma Inc.?
- Are there reasonable alternatives I should understand when we discuss treatment options?
- How should I interpret the industry-payment records shown here in the context of my care?
These are general questions generated from reviewed templates. They are not personalized medical advice.
Sources and limitations
How to read this page
- Payment and Medicare prescribing data can cover different years; every comparison shows both years explicitly.
- Part D does not represent a doctor’s entire practice; it excludes many patients and is subject to CMS public-release thresholds.
- Company–drug relationships must have an auditable source, a precise relationship type, and a valid evidence period. Unresolved mappings are not published.
- Generic drug claims are not attributed to a specific manufacturer without manufacturer-level evidence.
- When a source extract is incomplete, missing rows are never treated as proof of no payments or no prescriptions.
Loaded source releases
| Dataset | Year | Publication | Source |
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| CMS Open Payments — General Payments | 2025 | 2026-06-30 | Original source |
| Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug | 2024 | 2026-05-06 | Original source |
| NPPES Data Dissemination V2 | current / reference data | 2026-08-10 | Original source |
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