Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $31,600 | 7 | 27.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $25,407 | 24 | 22.5% |
| Consulting Fee | $19,238 | 9 | 17.0% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $11,200 | 4 | 9.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $10,275 | 195 | 9.1% |
| Unspecified | $10,125 | 3 | 9.0% |
| Honoraria | $5,275 | 3 | 4.7% |
Payments by Type
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Incorporated | $33,096 | 39 | $0 (2019) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $15,435 | 22 | $0 (2019) |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | $14,348 | 24 | $0 (2019) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $12,549 | 28 | $0 (2024) |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $11,537 | 13 | $0 (2019) |
| BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC. | $11,371 | 10 | $0 (2019) |
| Philips Electronics North America Corporation | $10,360 | 10 | $0 (2019) |
| ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. | $643.83 | 14 | $0 (2019) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $604.94 | 12 | $0 (2019) |
| Cook Medical LLC | $542.36 | 17 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $48.68 | 1 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($48.68) |
| 2023 | $152.27 | 2 | Ethicon US, LLC ($131.25) |
| 2022 | $37.19 | 2 | Inari Medical, Inc. ($25.05) |
| 2021 | $202.21 | 2 | Penumbra, Inc. ($144.00) |
| 2019 | $25,404 | 57 | Cook Incorporated ($8,800) |
| 2018 | $34,099 | 75 | Cook Incorporated ($9,475) |
| 2017 | $53,177 | 106 | Cook Incorporated ($14,821) |
All Payment Transactions
245 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 10
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/25/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | OBSIDIO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.68 | General |
| Category: Obsidio_PI | ||||||
| 11/30/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | AVVIGO Guidance System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.02 | General |
| Category: AVVIGO_IC | ||||||
| 10/07/2023 | Ethicon US, LLC | Neuwave (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $131.25 | General |
| Category: Ablation System | ||||||
| 12/14/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | ABRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.14 | General |
| Category: Stents | ||||||
| 01/31/2022 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.05 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 10/21/2021 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $58.21 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 09/03/2021 | Penumbra, Inc. | RUBY Coil (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $144.00 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 12/19/2019 | Cook Medical LLC | Cook Medical Drainage (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.65 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 12/19/2019 | Terumo Medical Corporation | AZUR (Device), Capiject, AngioSeal | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $12.46 | General |
| Category: Vascular Embolization | ||||||
| 12/19/2019 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | VIATORR TIPS Endoprosthesis w/ (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.54 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 12/13/2019 | Cook Incorporated | Cook Medical Filters (Device) | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,800.00 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 12/13/2019 | Cook Medical LLC | Cook Medical Peripheral Intervention (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $10.68 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 12/13/2019 | Cook Medical LLC | Cook Medical Peripheral Intervention (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $10.67 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 12/07/2019 | Cook Medical LLC | Cook Medical Peripheral Intervention (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $77.48 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 12/05/2019 | Cook Medical LLC | Cook Medical Zilver PTX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.54 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 11/02/2019 | Abbott Laboratories | Supera peripheral stent system (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.20 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 10/15/2019 | Philips Electronics North America Corporation | Azurion 7 M20 (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $100.01 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/13/2019 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $103.76 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 08/29/2019 | Biocompatibles, Inc. | THERASPHERE-BIO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $64.16 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 08/23/2019 | Cook Medical LLC | Cook Medical Catheters (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $31.54 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 08/22/2019 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | VIATORR TIPS Endoprosthesis w/ (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.34 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 08/08/2019 | Terumo Medical Corporation | MetaCross (Device), AngioSeal, TR Band | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $68.89 | General |
| Category: Lesion Therapy | ||||||
| 06/21/2019 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | VIATORR TIPS Endoprosthesis (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,800.00 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 06/21/2019 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | VIATORR TIPS Endoprosthesis (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $386.88 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 06/19/2019 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | SOMATOM Drive (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $116.72 | General |
| Category: CT and RO incl. Computed Tomography and Radiation Oncology | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVeNEW | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | $5,625 | 2 |
| BOLSTER BPV12001 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | $4,500 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | 663 | 6,288 | $345,022 | $43,143 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
20 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71250 | Diagnostic ct scan of chest | Office | 2021 | 105 | 179 | $133,743 | $13,417 | 10.0% |
| 71260 | Diagnostic ct scan of chest with contrast | Office | 2021 | 42 | 69 | $62,775 | $6,822 | 10.9% |
| 71271 | Low dose ct scan of chest for lung cancer screening | Office | 2021 | 37 | 54 | $21,382 | $5,301 | 24.8% |
| 36558 | Insertion of central venous catheter for infusion, patient 5 years or older, tunneled | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 14 | $26,850 | $3,112 | 11.6% |
| 71271 | Low dose ct scan of chest for lung cancer screening | Facility | 2021 | 38 | 38 | $12,768 | $2,154 | 16.9% |
| 71046 | X-ray of chest, 2 views | Office | 2021 | 62 | 102 | $7,448 | $1,832 | 24.6% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2 or 3 views | Office | 2021 | 40 | 58 | $8,617 | $1,383 | 16.0% |
| 75571 | Ct scan of heart with evaluation of blood vessel calcium | Office | 2021 | 14 | 21 | $15,266 | $1,293 | 8.5% |
| 74018 | X-ray of abdomen, 1 view | Office | 2021 | 46 | 72 | $4,862 | $1,235 | 25.4% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip with pelvis, 2-3 views | Office | 2021 | 27 | 42 | $4,469 | $1,159 | 25.9% |
| 73630 | X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2021 | 28 | 41 | $4,902 | $893.12 | 18.2% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2021 | 16 | 26 | $4,654 | $678.07 | 14.6% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2021 | 16 | 24 | $3,150 | $628.75 | 20.0% |
| 72050 | X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views | Office | 2021 | 12 | 18 | $3,539 | $565.31 | 16.0% |
| Q9967 | Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml | Office | 2021 | 53 | 5,381 | $11,953 | $552.13 | 4.6% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2021 | 13 | 22 | $2,642 | $472.73 | 17.9% |
| 99152 | Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 36 | 42 | $7,398 | $446.25 | 6.0% |
| 77001 | Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device | Facility | 2021 | 22 | 26 | $2,842 | $410.47 | 14.4% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2021 | 15 | 26 | $2,818 | $398.55 | 14.1% |
| 76937 | Ultrasound guidance for accessing into blood vessel | Facility | 2021 | 29 | 33 | $2,944 | $389.02 | 13.2% |
About Dr. Stephen Kee, MD
Dr. Stephen Kee, MD is a Diagnostic Radiology healthcare provider based in Los Angeles, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/14/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1891738019.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Stephen Kee, MD has received a total of $113,119 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $48.68 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 245 transactions from 28 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program" ($31,600).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Kee has provided services to 663 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 6,288 services with total Medicare billing of $43,143. Data is available for 1 year (2021–2021), covering 20 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Diagnostic Radiology
- Other Specialties Vascular & Interventional Radiology
- Location Los Angeles, CA
- Active Since 06/14/2006
- Last Updated 12/16/2019
- Taxonomy Code 2085R0202X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1891738019
Products in Payments
- VIATORR TIPS Endoprosthesis (Device) $14,415
- Cook Medical IAA (Device) $14,000
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $11,537
- Cook Medical Filters (Device) $9,038
- IGT Equip Undiv (Device) $8,891
- COOK MEDICAL IAA (Device) $8,800
- Artis pheno (Device) $6,632
- Non-Product Specific (Device) $6,319
- LIFESTREAM (Device) $4,500
- GENERAL - GUIDEWIRES (Device) $4,358
- GENERAL - THERAPIES (Device) $3,000
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $2,500
- CLINICAL TRIAL PRODUCT (Device) $1,012
- Allura Xper FD 20 (Device) $970.44
- VIATORR Endoprosthesis (Device) $937.50
- OPTION (Device) $643.83
- THERAPIES (Device) $626.14
- Artis zeego (Device) $518.51
- Supera peripheral stent system (Device) $412.80
- SOMATOM Drive (Device) $410.53
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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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