Total Payments
$153,615
2024 Payments
$11,072
Companies
57
Transactions
970
Medicare Patients
6,928
Medicare Billing
$1.3M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$90,825 (59.1%)
Food & Beverage$28,845 (18.8%)
Travel$22,967 (15.0%)
Consulting$9,711 (6.3%)
Research$1,025 (0.7%)
Gifts$233.66 (0.2%)
Education$7.88 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $87,488 | 44 | 57.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $28,845 | 830 | 18.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $22,967 | 72 | 15.0% |
| Consulting Fee | $9,711 | 8 | 6.3% |
| Entertainment | $2,338 | 7 | 1.5% |
| Unspecified | $1,025 | 4 | 0.7% |
| Honoraria | $999.99 | 1 | 0.7% |
| Gift | $233.66 | 3 | 0.2% |
| Education | $7.88 | 1 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$152,590
966 transactions
Research
$1,025
1 transactions
Ownership
$0
3 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $118,043 | 499 | $0 (2024) |
| Stimwave Technologies Incorporated | $15,998 | 69 | $0 (2022) |
| Nevro Corp. | $2,653 | 41 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $2,023 | 27 | $0 (2024) |
| Vertos Medical, Inc. | $2,011 | 14 | $0 (2022) |
| Vertiflex, Inc. | $1,954 | 15 | $0 (2019) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,792 | 33 | $0 (2023) |
| PAINTEQ LLC | $1,578 | 31 | $0 (2024) |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | $1,310 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $934.05 | 68 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11,072 | 122 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($9,756) |
| 2023 | $8,140 | 115 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($6,778) |
| 2022 | $17,782 | 128 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($12,210) |
| 2021 | $12,792 | 119 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($8,322) |
| 2020 | $12,106 | 82 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($4,721) |
| 2019 | $40,064 | 150 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($26,575) |
| 2018 | $26,701 | 111 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($25,811) |
| 2017 | $24,958 | 143 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($23,869) |
All Payment Transactions
970 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 39
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.80 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 12/23/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.40 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.99 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.56 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.66 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.94 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 12/16/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.90 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Lundbeck LLC | VYEPTI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $125.00 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.92 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.86 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 12/07/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.14 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.48 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.93 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 11/23/2024 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $154.86 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | QULIPTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $113.15 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.07 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.26 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.06 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 11/09/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.63 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 11/09/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.63 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | ZEPOSIA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $101.84 | General |
| Category: Neuroscience | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.37 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.85 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.06 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | PAINTEQ LLC | PAINTEQ (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.89 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRO | Boston Scientific Corporation | $1,025 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 20 | 1,467 | 2,880 | $765,315 | $277,168 |
| 2022 | 21 | 1,688 | 3,231 | $597,010 | $306,526 |
| 2021 | 21 | 1,785 | 3,553 | $615,261 | $327,754 |
| 2020 | 23 | 1,988 | 4,085 | $781,787 | $358,360 |
Total Patients
6,928
Total Services
13,749
Medicare Billing
$1.3M
Procedure Codes
93
All Medicare Procedures & Services
93 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63650 | Insertion of spinal neurostimulator electrode array through skin | Office | 2023 | 29 | 58 | $202,594 | $76,482 | 37.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 290 | 615 | $108,842 | $57,217 | 52.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 360 | 848 | $115,280 | $52,524 | 45.6% |
| 62323 | Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Office | 2023 | 49 | 73 | $26,645 | $13,790 | 51.8% |
| 63650 | Insertion of spinal neurostimulator electrode array through skin | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 48 | $167,664 | $11,728 | 7.0% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 68 | 82 | $22,304 | $11,262 | 50.5% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 55 | 55 | $18,425 | $9,001 | 48.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 70 | 70 | $17,710 | $7,390 | 41.7% |
| 27096 | Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Office | 2023 | 31 | 52 | $13,420 | $6,923 | 51.6% |
| 63685 | Insertion of spinal neurostimulator generator or receiver | Facility | 2023 | 36 | 36 | $22,161 | $6,763 | 30.5% |
| 95971 | Electronic analysis of implanted neurostimulator generator with simple spinal cord or peripheral nerve stimulator programming | Office | 2023 | 75 | 177 | $13,315 | $6,552 | 49.2% |
| 95991 | Maintenance of spinal canal or brain drug infusion pump by health care professional | Office | 2023 | 24 | 52 | $9,360 | $3,861 | 41.3% |
| 64454 | Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into knee nerve branch using imaging guidance | Office | 2023 | 17 | 21 | $6,529 | $3,470 | 53.1% |
| J1040 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | Office | 2023 | 124 | 238 | $4,046 | $2,214 | 54.7% |
| G0180 | Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | Office | 2023 | 38 | 41 | $3,321 | $1,653 | 49.8% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Office | 2023 | 33 | 34 | $2,664 | $1,306 | 49.0% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 22 | 27 | $2,673 | $1,280 | 47.9% |
| 77002 | Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | Office | 2023 | 12 | 14 | $2,422 | $1,245 | 51.4% |
| 95971 | Electronic analysis of implanted neurostimulator generator with simple spinal cord or peripheral nerve stimulator programming | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 32 | $2,420 | $989.12 | 40.9% |
| 99153 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes | Office | 2023 | 25 | 93 | $1,488 | $791.80 | 53.2% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 16 | 17 | $1,445 | $702.08 | 48.6% |
| J2250 | Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 37 | 197 | $587.00 | $23.88 | 4.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 333 | 836 | $134,627 | $77,876 | 57.8% |
| 63650 | Insertion of spinal neurostimulator electrode array through skin | Office | 2022 | 25 | 52 | $112,139 | $67,398 | 60.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 351 | 824 | $92,016 | $53,685 | 58.3% |
About Dr. Stephen Pyles, MD
Dr. Stephen Pyles, MD is a Pain Medicine healthcare provider based in Ocala, Florida. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/01/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1386638674.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Stephen Pyles, MD has received a total of $153,615 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $11,072 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 970 transactions from 57 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($87,488).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Pyles has provided services to 6,928 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 13,749 services with total Medicare billing of $1.3M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 93 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Pain Medicine
- Location Ocala, FL
- Active Since 09/01/2005
- Last Updated 07/16/2012
- Taxonomy Code 207LP2900X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1386638674
Products in Payments
- SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (Device) $36,998
- WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) $16,929
- SPECTRA (Device) $13,078
- PRECISION (Device) $11,446
- GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT (Device) $8,869
- GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT (Device) $7,360
- WAVEWRITER ALPHA (Device) $3,637
- General - Therapies (Device) $3,209
- StimQ Peripheral Nerve StimulatorSystem (Device) $3,161
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $2,549
- Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System (Device) $2,331
- mild Device Kit (Device) $2,011
- Superion ISS (Device) $1,954
- PAINTEQ (Device) $1,578
- GENERAL - THERAPIES (Device) $1,472
- SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (REFURBISHED) (Device) $1,333
- Seglentis (Drug) $1,294
- Pain Management (Device) $1,025
- StimQ Receiver Stimulator Kit Channel A US w/Receiver (Device) $1,020
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $763.09
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.