Dr. Stephen Downing, MD
NPI: 1104861178
Total Payments
$12,854
2024 Payments
$294.85
Companies
14
Transactions
177
Medicare Patients
159
Medicare Billing
$101,910
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$8,445 (65.7%)
Food & Beverage$4,365 (34.0%)
Education$43.41 (0.3%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $8,445 | 31 | 65.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $4,365 | 145 | 34.0% |
| Education | $43.41 | 1 | 0.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $5,019 | 68 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $3,035 | 43 | $0 (2020) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,752 | 18 | $0 (2021) |
| ABIOMED | $1,049 | 18 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $905.76 | 6 | $0 (2018) |
| Artivion, Inc. | $374.19 | 5 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $260.31 | 11 | $0 (2023) |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | $168.39 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation | $133.28 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Neomend, Inc. | $60.07 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $294.85 | 10 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($210.88) |
| 2023 | $1,046 | 20 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($860.29) |
| 2022 | $571.75 | 13 | Artivion, Inc. ($374.19) |
| 2021 | $959.88 | 17 | ABIOMED ($501.45) |
| 2020 | $1,220 | 19 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($1,049) |
| 2019 | $3,456 | 35 | Abbott Laboratories ($1,708) |
| 2018 | $2,961 | 37 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($1,165) |
| 2017 | $2,345 | 26 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($1,242) |
All Payment Transactions
177 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 8
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.47 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $12.94 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.30 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $36.61 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 07/11/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.94 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 05/09/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $135.50 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 04/12/2024 | Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc | ALIYA SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.42 | General |
| Category: PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD | ||||||
| 04/05/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.02 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 03/12/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | KONECT RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.88 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 02/02/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.77 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 12/07/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.83 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 12/06/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.88 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
| 09/28/2023 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.43 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/20/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.19 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 09/19/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PHYSIO II ANNULOPLASTY RING (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.77 | General |
| Category: Heart Valve Repair | ||||||
| 09/19/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.29 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 09/18/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $268.88 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 09/08/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.17 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 08/18/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $212.96 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 08/16/2023 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.69 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 08/04/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $176.25 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 08/03/2023 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.60 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 07/14/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.31 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 05/11/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.13 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
| 05/04/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.70 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 31 | 31 | $68,053 | $22,139 |
| 2022 | 3 | 43 | 43 | $69,706 | $24,054 |
| 2021 | 4 | 53 | 56 | $67,152 | $23,155 |
| 2020 | 2 | 32 | 32 | $87,641 | $32,562 |
Total Patients
159
Total Services
162
Medicare Billing
$101,910
Procedure Codes
11
All Medicare Procedures & Services
11 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $64,084 | $20,579 | 32.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $3,969 | $1,560 | 39.3% |
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $59,812 | $20,409 | 34.1% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $6,918 | $2,470 | 35.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $2,976 | $1,175 | 39.5% |
| 33533 | Heart artery bypass, single graft | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $55,540 | $18,345 | 33.0% |
| 99205 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes | Office | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $6,253 | $2,488 | 39.8% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $2,694 | $1,186 | 44.0% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 14 | $2,665 | $1,137 | 42.7% |
| 33533 | Heart artery bypass to repair one artery | Facility | 2020 | 20 | 20 | $63,445 | $25,412 | 40.1% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve with prosthetic valve, accessed through the skin | Facility | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $24,197 | $7,150 | 29.6% |
About Dr. Stephen Downing, MD
Dr. Stephen Downing, MD is a Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) healthcare provider based in Buffalo, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/16/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1104861178.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Stephen Downing, MD has received a total of $12,854 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $294.85 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 177 transactions from 14 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($8,445).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Downing has provided services to 159 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 162 services with total Medicare billing of $101,910. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 11 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Location Buffalo, NY
- Active Since 06/16/2006
- Last Updated 08/23/2016
- Taxonomy Code 208G00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1104861178
Products in Payments
- Mitra Clip system (Device) $1,700
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $1,302
- INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve (Device) $1,224
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $1,173
- Impella (Device) $1,049
- Freestyle (Device) $1,012
- STUDIO 3 (Device) $783.63
- MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) $772.70
- Mosaic (Device) $428.60
- Cardiac non-SynerGraft (Device) $374.19
- Carpentier-Edwards Physio II Annuloplasty Ring (Device) $342.83
- SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) $277.44
- 3F (Device) $215.99
- Duran Ancore (Device) $215.40
- EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system (Device) $204.52
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device) $168.39
- Virtuosaph (Device) $133.28
- OPERON SURGICAL TABLE (Device) $122.13
- COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) $68.43
- INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE (Device) $66.27
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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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