Dr. Gary Stephens, MD
Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $4,500 | 1 | 47.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,505 | 67 | 26.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,496 | 13 | 26.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $6,115 | 13 | $0 (2017) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,012 | 39 | $0 (2022) |
| ABIOMED | $891.58 | 11 | $0 (2023) |
| ATRICURE, INC. | $485.71 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $466.67 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | $125.00 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation | $122.19 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $87.21 | 4 | $0 (2022) |
| Cook Medical LLC | $77.76 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $68.18 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $185.20 | 1 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($185.20) |
| 2023 | $298.63 | 4 | ABIOMED ($151.22) |
| 2022 | $142.99 | 10 | Abbott Laboratories ($126.17) |
| 2021 | $815.70 | 12 | ATRICURE, INC. ($485.71) |
| 2020 | $182.77 | 3 | Terumo Medical Corporation ($125.00) |
| 2019 | $370.16 | 22 | Abbott Laboratories ($237.72) |
| 2018 | $1,060 | 12 | ABIOMED ($646.67) |
| 2017 | $6,445 | 17 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($6,115) |
All Payment Transactions
81 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/08/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $185.20 | General |
| 12/13/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $55.02 | General |
| 09/06/2023 | bioMerieux Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.63 | General |
| 02/17/2023 | Cook Medical LLC | COOK (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $77.76 | General |
| Category: Aortic Intervention | ||||||
| 02/16/2023 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $151.22 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/20/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.12 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 10/17/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.18 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 07/08/2022 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.82 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 07/01/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.12 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 05/30/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.35 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 04/28/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.54 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 04/28/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.48 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 04/28/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.39 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 04/28/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.13 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 04/28/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.86 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 12/20/2021 | Abbott Laboratories | HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $142.33 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 12/08/2021 | ATRICURE, INC. | SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device), ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $362.81 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 11/26/2021 | Abbott Laboratories | HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.72 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 11/26/2021 | Abbott Laboratories | HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.56 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 11/05/2021 | Abbott Laboratories | HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.40 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 10/26/2021 | ATRICURE, INC. | EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $122.90 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/20/2021 | Abbott Laboratories | HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.54 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 07/13/2021 | Abbott Laboratories | HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.79 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 07/01/2021 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $31.11 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 03/17/2021 | Abbott Laboratories | HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.94 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
About Dr. Gary Stephens, MD
Dr. Gary Stephens, MD is a Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) healthcare provider based in Brooklyn, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/22/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1386750289.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Gary Stephens, MD has received a total of $9,501 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $185.20 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 81 transactions from 12 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($4,500).
Practice Information
- Specialty Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Location Brooklyn, NY
- Active Since 08/22/2006
- Last Updated 03/11/2008
- Taxonomy Code 208G00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1386750289
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $6,115
- Impella (Device) $891.58
- SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $362.81
- HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev (Device) $339.39
- HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device (Device) $282.78
- CentriMag (Device) $263.42
- EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system (Device) $188.41
- THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) $126.17
- MetaCross (Device) $125.00
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) $122.90
- Vascutek (Device) $122.19
- LifeVest (Device) $87.21
- COOK (Device) $77.76
- XARELTO (Drug) $68.18
- Relay Plus (Device) $35.30
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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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