Total Payments
$80,095
2024 Payments
$9,315
Companies
31
Transactions
266
Medicare Patients
1,125
Medicare Billing
$183,916
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$31,275 (39.0%)
Other$24,976 (31.2%)
Food & Beverage$14,314 (17.9%)
Travel$9,530 (11.9%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $31,275 | 12 | 39.0% |
| Honoraria | $16,000 | 5 | 20.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $14,314 | 210 | 17.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $9,530 | 21 | 11.9% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $6,667 | 2 | 8.3% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $2,200 | 1 | 2.7% |
| Entertainment | $109.20 | 1 | 0.1% |
| Unspecified | $0 | 14 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$80,095
252 transactions
Ownership
$0
14 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $29,359 | 68 | $0 (2024) |
| Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. | $20,928 | 28 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $18,627 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| ShockWave Medical, Inc | $2,325 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $1,292 | 13 | $0 (2020) |
| Philips Electronics North America Corporation | $1,213 | 17 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,211 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| ABIOMED | $1,160 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,025 | 15 | $0 (2023) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $996.43 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9,315 | 53 | Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. ($4,540) |
| 2023 | $14,502 | 40 | Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. ($9,613) |
| 2022 | $902.91 | 19 | Medtronic, Inc. ($296.70) |
| 2021 | $1,046 | 36 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($265.28) |
| 2020 | $9,579 | 29 | Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. ($5,819) |
| 2019 | $15,129 | 30 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($11,933) |
| 2018 | $11,746 | 27 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($10,386) |
| 2017 | $17,876 | 32 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($10,000) |
All Payment Transactions
266 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 11
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/06/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | EVOQUE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $190.55 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Repair | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $146.49 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | EVOQUE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.93 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Repair | ||||||
| 11/16/2024 | Imperative Care, Inc | SYMPHONY CATHETER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.03 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | EVOQUE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $110.11 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Repair | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | EVOQUE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $175.52 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Repair | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | EVOQUE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $75.85 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Repair | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | EVOQUE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $68.59 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Repair | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | EVOQUE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $55.62 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Repair | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $148.37 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.29 | General |
| 10/16/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $120.73 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.07 | General |
| 10/03/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.40 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | EVOQUE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $163.75 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Repair | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | PASCAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $192.74 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Repair | ||||||
| 09/16/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $159.48 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 09/16/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $146.38 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $155.14 | General |
| 09/05/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.18 | General |
| 09/05/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug), VERQUVO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.45 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. | INTERVENTIONAL ANGIOGRAPHY SYSTEM (Device) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: INFX-8000V | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.01 | General |
| 08/01/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.05 | General |
| Category: General - Structural Heart_IC | ||||||
| 07/31/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.18 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | 182 | 192 | $200,004 | $33,965 |
| 2022 | 7 | 300 | 316 | $270,167 | $50,676 |
| 2021 | 11 | 338 | 371 | $264,057 | $50,481 |
| 2020 | 9 | 305 | 323 | $244,072 | $48,795 |
Total Patients
1,125
Total Services
1,202
Medicare Billing
$183,916
Procedure Codes
34
All Medicare Procedures & Services
34 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $81,686 | $13,341 | 16.3% |
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 26 | $64,064 | $9,846 | 15.4% |
| 93454 | Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $23,904 | $3,170 | 13.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 40 | 42 | $10,110 | $2,896 | 28.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $10,258 | $2,642 | 25.8% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $5,460 | $1,702 | 31.2% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 37 | 38 | $4,522 | $368.18 | 8.1% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2022 | 30 | 30 | $111,390 | $19,357 | 17.4% |
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2022 | 23 | 27 | $66,528 | $12,073 | 18.1% |
| 93454 | Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 42 | 44 | $43,824 | $6,641 | 15.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 59 | 59 | $21,299 | $6,070 | 28.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 58 | 65 | $15,395 | $4,824 | 31.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 22 | $3,520 | $986.56 | 28.0% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 66 | 69 | $8,211 | $725.37 | 8.8% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve with prosthetic valve, accessed through the skin | Facility | 2021 | 24 | 24 | $89,112 | $15,342 | 17.2% |
| 92928 | Catheter placement of stents in major coronary artery or branch, accessed through the skin, each additional artery or branch | Facility | 2021 | 21 | 28 | $68,992 | $11,469 | 16.6% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 72 | 72 | $26,292 | $7,542 | 28.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 75 | 92 | $21,860 | $6,839 | 31.3% |
| 93454 | Insertion of catheter for imaging of heart including imaging interpretation and supervision and injection | Facility | 2021 | 30 | 30 | $29,880 | $4,278 | 14.3% |
| 93455 | Insertion of catheter for imaging of heart blood vessels and/or grafts including imaging interpretation and supervision and injection | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $12,760 | $1,900 | 14.9% |
| 99215 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $3,487 | $1,308 | 37.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 16 | 18 | $2,880 | $821.70 | 28.5% |
| 99152 | Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 53 | 57 | $6,783 | $572.60 | 8.4% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 15 | $1,569 | $320.98 | 20.5% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $442.00 | $87.01 | 19.7% |
About Dr. Stephen Ramee, MD
Dr. Stephen Ramee, MD is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in New Orleans, Louisiana. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/26/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1780630038.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Stephen Ramee, MD has received a total of $80,095 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $9,315 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 266 transactions from 31 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($31,275).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ramee has provided services to 1,125 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,202 services with total Medicare billing of $183,916. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 34 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Other Specialties Interventional Cardiology
- Location New Orleans, LA
- Active Since 05/26/2006
- Last Updated 03/05/2015
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1780630038
Products in Payments
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $11,821
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $10,292
- Angio Workstation Software (Device) $9,924
- GENERAL - STRUCTURAL HEART (Device) $6,404
- GENERAL NON-EQUIPMENT (Device) $2,986
- SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER (Device) $2,277
- EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) (Device) $1,827
- Impella (Device) $1,160
- INTERVENTIONAL ANGIOGRAPHY SYSTEM (Device) $1,144
- COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) $960.29
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $871.49
- EVOQUE (Device) $869.92
- GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder (Device) $650.56
- Occluders (Device) $630.65
- XARELTO (Drug) $549.97
- Resolute (Device) $535.91
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $534.16
- PASCAL (Device) $510.45
- SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) $369.38
- CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder (Device) $205.25
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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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