Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $443,091 | 157 | 68.6% |
| Unspecified | $65,340 | 15 | 10.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $61,920 | 204 | 9.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $23,179 | 302 | 3.6% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $14,200 | 6 | 2.2% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $14,068 | 2 | 2.2% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $10,750 | 3 | 1.7% |
| Royalty or License | $7,007 | 8 | 1.1% |
| Education | $6,049 | 9 | 0.9% |
| Honoraria | $730.00 | 1 | 0.1% |
Payments by Type
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | $272,190 | 216 | $0 (2024) |
| Linvatec Corporation | $161,301 | 113 | $0 (2024) |
| Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | $87,509 | 65 | $0 (2024) |
| MEDACTA USA, INC. | $38,435 | 51 | $0 (2024) |
| EXACTECH, INC. | $32,826 | 45 | $0 (2024) |
| Applied Medical Resources Corporation | $10,248 | 24 | $0 (2024) |
| Derma Sciences, Inc. | $10,067 | 6 | $0 (2019) |
| Peerless Surgical Inc. | $5,960 | 19 | $0 (2022) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $5,905 | 22 | $0 (2019) |
| Tigon Medical LLC | $5,212 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $167,460 | 88 | Linvatec Corporation ($86,766) |
| 2023 | $157,935 | 134 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($74,684) |
| 2022 | $138,707 | 112 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($55,561) |
| 2021 | $91,518 | 133 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($52,112) |
| 2020 | $35,489 | 48 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($18,205) |
| 2019 | $49,574 | 137 | Linvatec Corporation ($24,473) |
| 2018 | $4,417 | 42 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($1,477) |
| 2017 | $1,236 | 13 | Stryker Corporation ($845.45) |
All Payment Transactions
707 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 29
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/16/2024 | Linvatec Corporation | BIOBRACE 23MM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $667.95 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $725.00 | General |
| 11/21/2024 | Linvatec Corporation | BIOBRACE 23MM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,125.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Linvatec Corporation | BIOBRACE 23MM (Device) | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | Research |
| Study: BioBrace Implant for Arthroscopic Repair of Full Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears • Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | RevoMotion (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Linvatec Corporation | BIOBRACE 23MM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $125.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/16/2024 | Arthrosurface Incorporated | RevoMotion (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.26 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | DYNACORD (Device), HEALIX KNOTLESS PEEK | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $131.60 | General |
| Category: Sports_Surgical | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Linvatec Corporation | BIOBRACE 23MM (Device) | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $16,865.00 | Research |
| Study: BioBrace Implant for Arthroscopic Repair of Full Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears • Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Linvatec Corporation | BIOBRACE 23MM (Device) | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $11,347.50 | Research |
| Study: BioBrace Implant for Arthroscopic Repair of Full Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears • Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Linvatec Corporation | BIOBRACE 23MM (Device) | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,547.05 | Research |
| Study: BioBrace Implant for Arthroscopic Repair of Full Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears • Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | REVOMOTION (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $996.80 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | Linvatec Corporation | BIOBRACE 23MM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $174.28 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | Linvatec Corporation | BIOBRACE 23MM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.57 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | Linvatec Corporation | BIOBRACE 23MM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.90 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | Linvatec Corporation | BIOBRACE 23MM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,500.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | RevoMotion (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $152.03 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | Linvatec Corporation | BIOBRACE 23MM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/15/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $245.00 | Research |
| Study: CR09-005 EQUINOXE PMCF • Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $11,600.00 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,625.00 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,900.00 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $36.00 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 09/10/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL, DJO SURGICAL | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $725.00 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | Catalyst OrthoScience | Catalyst CSR Shoulder System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $136.29 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| BioBrace Implant for Arthroscopic Repair of Full Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears | Linvatec Corporation | $56,830 | 6 |
| SCP Knee RCT | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $1,750 | 3 |
| A Prospective Study on RevoMotion Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes | Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | $1,000 | 1 |
| CR09-005 EQUINOXE PMCF | EXACTECH, INC. | $730.00 | 2 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 | 1,209 | 2,449 | $606,393 | $151,781 |
| 2022 | 12 | 1,084 | 2,153 | $579,199 | $141,836 |
| 2021 | 15 | 1,104 | 2,062 | $585,083 | $146,959 |
| 2020 | 13 | 830 | 1,554 | $472,846 | $107,069 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
54 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23472 | Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | Facility | 2023 | 50 | 50 | $209,650 | $52,291 | 24.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 241 | 313 | $65,852 | $25,882 | 39.3% |
| 29827 | Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $71,784 | $19,053 | 26.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 142 | 175 | $25,608 | $11,299 | 44.1% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 147 | 217 | $36,344 | $10,652 | 29.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 85 | 85 | $26,775 | $9,271 | 34.6% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 263 | 374 | $36,055 | $8,425 | 23.4% |
| 29828 | Release of tendon connecting biceps muscle and shoulder using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $56,056 | $8,035 | 14.3% |
| 29826 | Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 27 | $40,500 | $3,463 | 8.6% |
| 29823 | Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $26,840 | $1,372 | 5.1% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 154 | 1,104 | $5,520 | $904.51 | 16.4% |
| 20550 | Injection into tendon or ligament | Office | 2023 | 15 | 16 | $2,312 | $604.41 | 26.1% |
| 73080 | X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 13 | 16 | $1,888 | $311.61 | 16.5% |
| 73020 | X-ray of shoulder, 1 view | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $1,209 | $217.90 | 18.0% |
| 23472 | Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | Facility | 2022 | 50 | 51 | $213,843 | $54,252 | 25.4% |
| 29827 | Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 23 | 23 | $68,793 | $18,307 | 26.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 164 | 183 | $38,353 | $15,752 | 41.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 173 | 255 | $36,782 | $14,846 | 40.4% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 136 | 193 | $31,878 | $9,355 | 29.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 79 | 79 | $24,885 | $8,634 | 34.7% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2022 | 221 | 294 | $29,200 | $6,813 | 23.3% |
| 29828 | Release of tendon connecting biceps muscle and shoulder using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $48,412 | $6,809 | 14.1% |
| 29826 | Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 27 | $40,500 | $3,530 | 8.7% |
| 29823 | Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $39,040 | $2,208 | 5.7% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2022 | 143 | 980 | $4,900 | $858.00 | 17.5% |
About Dr. Stephan Pill, MD
Dr. Stephan Pill, MD is a Sports Medicine healthcare provider based in Greenville, South Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 12/12/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1992865489.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Stephan Pill, MD has received a total of $646,335 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $167,460 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 707 transactions from 37 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($443,091).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Pill has provided services to 4,227 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 8,218 services with total Medicare billing of $547,645. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 54 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Sports Medicine
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Greenville, SC
- Active Since 12/12/2006
- Last Updated 01/05/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207XX0005X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1992865489
Products in Payments
- DJO SURGICAL (Device) $171,446
- BIOBRACE 23MM (Device) $107,387
- LINVATEC SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY (Device) $53,083
- OVOMOTION (Device) $44,928
- DJO Surgical AltiVate Anatomic System (Device) $38,539
- EQUINOXE (Device) $32,826
- DJO Surgical AltiVate Reverse (Device) $28,718
- RevoMotion (Device) $23,299
- BIODRESTORE (Device) $10,067
- REVOMOTION (Device) $6,478
- SHOULDER IMPLANT (Device) $6,000
- Primary Shoulder (Device) $4,362
- DJO Surgical Turon Modular Shoulder System (Device) $3,510
- ALEXIS ORTHO PROT (Device) $3,159
- Tactoset (Device) $2,371
- Responsive Arthroscopy Devices (Device) $2,148
- Integrity (Device) $2,043
- GELPOINT V-PATH (Device) $1,875
- DJO Surgical Match Point System (Device) $1,874
- AMISTEM (Device) $1,764
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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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