Total Payments
$2,311
2024 Payments
$317.67
Companies
4
Transactions
19
Medicare Patients
1,543
Medicare Billing
$162,934

Payment Breakdown by Category

Travel$1,234 (53.4%)
Food & Beverage$911.39 (39.4%)
Education$166.28 (7.2%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Travel and Lodging $1,234 5 53.4%
Food and Beverage $911.39 13 39.4%
Education $166.28 1 7.2%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Medtronic USA, Inc. $1,518 12 $0 (2019)
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. $612.75 5 $0 (2024)
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $166.28 1 $0 (2021)
Medtronic, Inc. $14.33 1 $0 (2021)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $317.67 2 Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. ($317.67)
2023 $178.72 2 Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. ($178.72)
2021 $296.97 3 Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($166.28)
2019 $1,518 12 Medtronic USA, Inc. ($1,518)

All Payment Transactions

19 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
09/04/2024 Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. INSPIRE (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $153.64 General
Category: NEUROLOGY
03/11/2024 Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. INSPIRE (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $164.03 General
Category: NEUROLOGY
11/08/2023 Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. INSPIRE (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $113.36 General
Category: NEUROLOGY
02/09/2023 Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. INSPIRE (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $65.36 General
Category: NEUROLOGY
10/06/2021 Medtronic, Inc. StealthStation (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.33 General
Category: Image Guided Surgery Products
07/23/2021 Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $116.36 General
Category: Neurology
07/13/2021 Smith+Nephew, Inc. HALO (Device) Education In-kind items and services $166.28 General
Category: Sports Med Resection
12/15/2019 Medtronic USA, Inc. LEGEND (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $30.14 General
Category: High Speed Surgical Drills and Tools
12/15/2019 Medtronic USA, Inc. LEGEND (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $10.01 General
Category: High Speed Surgical Drills and Tools
12/14/2019 Medtronic USA, Inc. LEGEND (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $111.09 General
Category: High Speed Surgical Drills and Tools
12/13/2019 Medtronic USA, Inc. LEGEND (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $562.17 General
Category: High Speed Surgical Drills and Tools
12/13/2019 Medtronic USA, Inc. LEGEND (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $140.85 General
Category: High Speed Surgical Drills and Tools
12/13/2019 Medtronic USA, Inc. LEGEND (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $36.99 General
Category: High Speed Surgical Drills and Tools
12/13/2019 Medtronic USA, Inc. LEGEND (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $22.73 General
Category: High Speed Surgical Drills and Tools
12/13/2019 Medtronic USA, Inc. LEGEND (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.43 General
Category: High Speed Surgical Drills and Tools
12/13/2019 Medtronic USA, Inc. LEGEND (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.43 General
Category: High Speed Surgical Drills and Tools
12/12/2019 Medtronic USA, Inc. LEGEND (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $457.76 General
Category: High Speed Surgical Drills and Tools
12/12/2019 Medtronic USA, Inc. LEGEND (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $67.17 General
Category: High Speed Surgical Drills and Tools
12/12/2019 Medtronic USA, Inc. LEGEND (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $40.14 General
Category: High Speed Surgical Drills and Tools

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 14 777 910 $445,677 $79,188
2022 11 615 730 $382,856 $68,555
2021 7 151 166 $65,007 $15,190
Total Patients
1,543
Total Services
1,806
Medicare Billing
$162,934
Procedure Codes
32

All Medicare Procedures & Services

32 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
31231 Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope Office 2023 95 115 $93,301 $15,630 16.8%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 84 84 $43,285 $10,762 24.9%
31237 Biopsy or removal of nasal polyp or tissue using an endoscope Office 2023 23 37 $84,819 $10,188 12.0%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 89 107 $42,201 $9,953 23.6%
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope Office 2023 76 91 $53,353 $8,380 15.7%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 95 122 $34,123 $7,813 22.9%
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes Office 2023 76 76 $26,296 $6,130 23.3%
69433 Incision of eardrum with insertion of eardrum tube under local or topical anesthesia Office 2023 22 22 $27,134 $4,006 14.8%
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax Office 2023 75 98 $21,000 $2,609 12.4%
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity Office 2023 33 45 $9,403 $1,307 13.9%
92504 Exam of ear using a microscope Office 2023 46 48 $5,174 $1,078 20.8%
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes Office 2023 20 20 $4,502 $970.87 21.6%
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample Office 2023 30 31 $527.00 $244.68 46.4%
80048 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total) Office 2023 13 14 $558.60 $116.06 20.8%
31231 Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope Office 2022 73 91 $79,898 $12,481 15.6%
31237 Biopsy or removal of nasal polyp or tissue using an endoscope Office 2022 22 43 $95,350 $12,047 12.6%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2022 91 91 $44,590 $11,411 25.6%
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope Office 2022 79 91 $51,470 $8,196 15.9%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2022 66 78 $29,539 $7,518 25.5%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2022 83 112 $29,837 $7,112 23.8%
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes Office 2022 72 72 $23,472 $5,239 22.3%
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax Office 2022 80 99 $20,491 $3,033 14.8%
42975 Evaluation of sleep-disordered breathing by examination of upper airway using an endoscope Facility 2022 11 11 $5,256 $907.57 17.3%
92504 Exam of ear using a microscope Office 2022 21 25 $2,665 $563.76 21.2%
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample Office 2022 17 17 $289.00 $47.45 16.4%

About Dr. Stephen Mchale, MD

Dr. Stephen Mchale, MD is a Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program healthcare provider based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/25/2016. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1073968376.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Stephen Mchale, MD has received a total of $2,311 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $317.67 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 19 transactions from 4 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($1,234).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Mchale has provided services to 1,543 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,806 services with total Medicare billing of $162,934. Data is available for 3 years (2021–2023), covering 32 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

Products in Payments

  • LEGEND (Device) $1,518
  • INSPIRE (Device) $496.39
  • HALO (Device) $166.28
  • Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System (Device) $116.36
  • StealthStation (Device) $14.33

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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