Total Payments
$10,884
2024 Payments
$550.80
Companies
36
Transactions
171
Medicare Patients
13,443
Medicare Billing
$1.6M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$5,069 (46.6%)
Food & Beverage$4,834 (44.4%)
Education$981.33 (9.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $5,069 | 22 | 46.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $4,834 | 147 | 44.4% |
| Education | $981.33 | 2 | 9.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conformis, Inc. | $3,106 | 37 | $0 (2022) |
| Stryker Corporation | $2,141 | 17 | $0 (2023) |
| Peerless Surgical Inc. | $1,748 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $1,020 | 7 | $0 (2019) |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $398.89 | 18 | $0 (2024) |
| OMNIlife science, Inc | $329.53 | 3 | $0 (2017) |
| EXACTECH, INC. | $311.94 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $278.08 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $198.32 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $184.35 | 12 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $550.80 | 14 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($198.32) |
| 2023 | $1,877 | 27 | Peerless Surgical Inc. ($812.64) |
| 2022 | $255.22 | 5 | EXACTECH, INC. ($135.83) |
| 2021 | $129.86 | 5 | Conformis, Inc. ($59.92) |
| 2020 | $1,127 | 11 | Conformis, Inc. ($1,070) |
| 2019 | $1,368 | 18 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($1,005) |
| 2018 | $3,082 | 40 | Stryker Corporation ($1,484) |
| 2017 | $2,494 | 51 | ConforMIS, Inc. ($1,606) |
All Payment Transactions
171 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/31/2024 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | EUFLEXXA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.27 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | Peerless Surgical Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $51.95 | General |
| 10/02/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.35 | General |
| 08/28/2024 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | EUFLEXXA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.09 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | Fidia Pharma USA Inc. | HYM/HYN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.57 | General |
| Category: OSTEOARTHRITIS | ||||||
| 08/08/2024 | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | ZYNRELEF (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.99 | General |
| Category: POST SURGICAL PAIN RELIEF | ||||||
| 07/11/2024 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | EUFLEXXA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.22 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 06/14/2024 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | EUFLEXXA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.44 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 04/24/2024 | Fidia Pharma USA Inc. | HYM/HYN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.99 | General |
| Category: OSTEOARTHRITIS | ||||||
| 04/19/2024 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | EUFLEXXA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.07 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 03/13/2024 | ConvaTec Inc. | AQUACEL AG+ EXTRA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.87 | General |
| Category: ADVANCED WOUND CARE | ||||||
| 03/07/2024 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | EUFLEXXA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.99 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 02/16/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | OSS Orthopedic Salvage System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $198.32 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 01/25/2024 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | EUFLEXXA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.68 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 11/16/2023 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | EUFLEXXA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.61 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 11/03/2023 | Peerless Surgical Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $80.63 | General |
| 11/03/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.00 | General |
| 11/03/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 11/03/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.00 | General |
| 11/03/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.00 | General |
| 11/02/2023 | Peerless Surgical Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $668.39 | General |
| 11/02/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $234.08 | General |
| 11/02/2023 | Peerless Surgical Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $63.62 | General |
| 09/13/2023 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | EUFLEXXA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.44 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 08/03/2023 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | EUFLEXXA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.95 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 25 | 2,965 | 8,042 | $2.3M | $338,110 |
| 2022 | 28 | 3,425 | 8,796 | $2.4M | $395,226 |
| 2021 | 26 | 3,783 | 7,766 | $2.6M | $461,601 |
| 2020 | 26 | 3,270 | 7,297 | $2.1M | $398,831 |
Total Patients
13,443
Total Services
31,901
Medicare Billing
$1.6M
Procedure Codes
106
All Medicare Procedures & Services
106 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 5
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 71 | 71 | $378,078 | $67,860 | 17.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 549 | 872 | $316,536 | $54,053 | 17.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 350 | 541 | $279,697 | $47,453 | 17.0% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2023 | 41 | 41 | $212,851 | $39,493 | 18.6% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 383 | 667 | $326,800 | $32,654 | 10.0% |
| J7318 | Hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 43 | 3,661 | $233,838 | $18,696 | 8.0% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 303 | 449 | $82,521 | $12,627 | 15.3% |
| J7323 | Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2023 | 36 | 126 | $65,394 | $12,126 | 18.5% |
| 29880 | Removal of both knee cartilages using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $93,366 | $7,617 | 8.2% |
| 73721 | Mri scan of leg joint without contrast | Office | 2023 | 71 | 75 | $48,176 | $7,166 | 14.9% |
| 73560 | X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | Office | 2023 | 184 | 242 | $36,648 | $5,699 | 15.5% |
| J1040 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | Office | 2023 | 330 | 600 | $28,800 | $5,402 | 18.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 82 | 82 | $36,326 | $5,249 | 14.4% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 128 | 148 | $27,380 | $4,960 | 18.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 41 | 41 | $27,347 | $4,459 | 16.3% |
| 73501 | X-ray of hip, 1 view | Office | 2023 | 103 | 127 | $15,732 | $2,980 | 18.9% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 72 | 106 | $15,348 | $2,472 | 16.1% |
| 72148 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $9,990 | $1,617 | 16.2% |
| 73221 | Mri scan of arm joint without contrast | Office | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $7,500 | $1,298 | 17.3% |
| G0289 | Arthroscopy, knee, surgical, for removal of loose body, foreign body, debridement/shaving of articular cartilage (chondroplasty) at the time of other surgical knee arthroscopy in a different compartment of the same knee | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $6,000 | $973.50 | 16.2% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 31 | 33 | $5,181 | $952.40 | 18.4% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 25 | 27 | $5,249 | $910.61 | 17.3% |
| 73521 | X-ray of both hips, 2 views | Office | 2023 | 15 | 21 | $3,402 | $621.00 | 18.3% |
| 73630 | X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 13 | 15 | $2,025 | $386.10 | 19.1% |
| 72170 | X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views | Office | 2023 | 11 | 13 | $1,430 | $273.78 | 19.1% |
About Dr. Eric Stem, MD
Dr. Eric Stem, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Charleston, South Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/11/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1831100064.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Eric Stem, MD has received a total of $10,884 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $550.80 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 171 transactions from 36 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($5,069).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Stem has provided services to 13,443 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 31,901 services with total Medicare billing of $1.6M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 106 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine
- Location Charleston, SC
- Active Since 08/11/2006
- Last Updated 03/13/2020
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1831100064
Products in Payments
- REUNION (Device) $1,484
- Hip (Device) $1,070
- AQUAMANTYS (Device) $1,009
- iTotal PS (Device) $825.77
- All (Device) $752.38
- EUFLEXXA (Device) $398.89
- MAKO (Device) $387.78
- OMNIBotics System (Device) $329.53
- ALL (Device) $324.06
- ALTEON (Device) $311.94
- OSS Orthopedic Salvage System (Device) $198.32
- Makoplasty (Device) $150.00
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $139.97
- TRIATHLON (Device) $119.52
- GenVisc 850 (Device) $116.69
- SCS IPGs (Device) $78.77
- ATTUNE (Device) $76.54
- ITotal Identity PS (Device) $65.13
- NO_PRODUCT (Drug) $61.15
- iTotal Identity PS (Device) $59.92
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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