Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | $60,000 | 2 | 85.1% |
| Education | $3,251 | 2 | 4.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,979 | 29 | 4.2% |
| Consulting Fee | $2,600 | 1 | 3.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,645 | 7 | 2.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACUMED LLC | $51,530 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $10,411 | 4 | $0 (2020) |
| Checkpoint Surgical, Inc | $3,365 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Elite Orthopedics, LLC | $2,051 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Medwest Associates | $1,200 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| AXOGEN | $1,158 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $232.43 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $175.80 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Medartis Inc. | $128.49 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $119.37 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,044 | 14 | Checkpoint Surgical, Inc ($765.46) |
| 2023 | $2,973 | 4 | Checkpoint Surgical, Inc ($2,600) |
| 2021 | $1,409 | 3 | Medwest Associates ($1,200) |
| 2020 | $772.73 | 6 | Arthrex, Inc. ($410.96) |
| 2019 | $64,100 | 13 | ACUMED LLC ($51,304) |
| 2017 | $175.80 | 1 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($175.80) |
All Payment Transactions
41 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20/2024 | Stryker Corporation | CONEXTIONS TR TENDON REPAIR SYSTEM-IMPLANT MECHANISM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.84 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDICS | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | ACUMED LLC | ACUMED (Device), ACUMED | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $78.19 | General |
| Category: Hand & Wrist | ||||||
| 09/07/2024 | Lightbody Medical Technologies Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.83 | General |
| 08/13/2024 | Checkpoint Surgical, Inc | Checkpoint Stimulators (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $134.00 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 08/06/2024 | Checkpoint Surgical, Inc | Checkpoint Stimulators (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $129.73 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 08/06/2024 | Checkpoint Surgical, Inc | Checkpoint Stimulators (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $126.90 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 08/06/2024 | Checkpoint Surgical, Inc | Checkpoint Stimulators (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $108.71 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 08/06/2024 | Checkpoint Surgical, Inc | Checkpoint Stimulators (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $102.54 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 08/06/2024 | Checkpoint Surgical, Inc | Checkpoint Stimulators (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $80.17 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 08/06/2024 | Checkpoint Surgical, Inc | Checkpoint Stimulators (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $53.67 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 08/06/2024 | Checkpoint Surgical, Inc | Checkpoint Stimulators (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $29.74 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 04/01/2024 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device), AxoGuard Nerve Connector, AxoGuard Nerve Protector | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.50 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 03/31/2024 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device), AxoGuard Nerve Connector, AxoGuard Nerve Protector | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $131.49 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 02/19/2024 | Medartis Inc. | APTUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.63 | General |
| Category: ORTHO | ||||||
| 08/22/2023 | Checkpoint Surgical, Inc | Checkpoint Stimulators (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,600.00 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 05/11/2023 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $149.07 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 05/11/2023 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $58.33 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 02/28/2023 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $165.68 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 05/15/2021 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | INTEGRA MESHED BILAYER WOUND MATRIX (Device), INTEGRA WOUND MATRIX (THIN), PRIMATRIX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $119.37 | General |
| Category: RECON-SKIN AND WOUND | ||||||
| 03/19/2021 | Medwest Associates | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,200.00 | General |
| 03/11/2021 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | NA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $89.97 | General |
| Category: CMF-Trauma | ||||||
| 10/15/2020 | Medartis Inc. | APTUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $107.86 | General |
| Category: ORTHO | ||||||
| 09/02/2020 | ACUMED LLC | Acu-Loc Wrist Plating System (Device), Elbow Plating System, Anatomic Radial Head System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $147.30 | General |
| Category: Hand & Wrist | ||||||
| 02/11/2020 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $360.96 | General |
| 02/11/2020 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | 491 | 796 | $292,015 | $45,877 |
| 2022 | 6 | 296 | 490 | $123,443 | $23,054 |
| 2021 | 7 | 344 | 480 | $179,103 | $30,999 |
| 2020 | 2 | 24 | 26 | $9,006 | $1,419 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
36 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 68 | 68 | $45,495 | $8,991 | 19.8% |
| 64721 | Release and/or relocation of hand nerve | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 24 | $79,581 | $8,237 | 10.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 52 | 52 | $30,108 | $5,362 | 17.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 49 | 65 | $18,795 | $4,536 | 24.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 40 | 41 | $17,372 | $4,086 | 23.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 57 | 78 | $20,216 | $4,061 | 20.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 36 | 47 | $17,382 | $3,740 | 21.5% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $12,230 | $2,444 | 20.0% |
| 20550 | Injection into tendon or ligament | Office | 2023 | 27 | 34 | $14,831 | $1,214 | 8.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $6,934 | $1,152 | 16.6% |
| 20550 | Injection into tendon or ligament | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 33 | $18,969 | $1,072 | 5.6% |
| 20600 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | Office | 2023 | 18 | 21 | $8,086 | $778.49 | 9.6% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 50 | 288 | $2,016 | $203.77 | 10.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 55 | 55 | $30,208 | $6,026 | 19.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 27 | 27 | $17,150 | $3,613 | 21.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 34 | 44 | $12,298 | $3,345 | 27.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 48 | 68 | $15,967 | $3,339 | 20.9% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 27 | $10,528 | $1,836 | 17.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $8,218 | $1,659 | 20.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 19 | $6,408 | $1,441 | 22.5% |
| 20550 | Injection into tendon or ligament | Office | 2022 | 20 | 30 | $12,756 | $1,154 | 9.0% |
| 20550 | Injection into tendon or ligament | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $8,622 | $490.14 | 5.7% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2022 | 32 | 184 | $1,288 | $151.77 | 11.8% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 53 | 53 | $28,223 | $6,118 | 21.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 64 | 87 | $23,604 | $4,824 | 20.4% |
About Jeffrey Stepan
Jeffrey Stepan is a Hand Surgery healthcare provider based in Chicago, Illinois. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/14/2014. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1811316201.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Jeffrey Stepan has received a total of $70,475 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,044 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 41 transactions from 12 companies. The most common payment nature is "Grant" ($60,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Stepan has provided services to 1,155 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,792 services with total Medicare billing of $101,349. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 36 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Hand Surgery
- Location Chicago, IL
- Active Since 04/14/2014
- Last Updated 10/24/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0106X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1811316201
Products in Payments
- Checkpoint Stimulators (Device) $3,365
- Acu-Loc Wrist Plating System (Device) $1,451
- AxoGuard Nerve Protector (Device) $530.21
- Avance Nerve Graft (Device) $521.07
- AQUAMANTYS (Device) $175.80
- ACCOLADE (Device) $163.34
- APTUS (Device) $128.49
- INTEGRA MESHED BILAYER WOUND MATRIX (Device) $119.37
- AVANCE NERVE GRAFT (Device) $106.61
- NA (Device) $89.97
- ACUMED (Device) $78.19
- A3 (Device) $30.51
- VARIAX (Device) $20.74
- CONEXTIONS TR TENDON REPAIR SYSTEM-IMPLANT MECHANISM (Device) $17.84
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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