Total Payments
$47,924
2024 Payments
$2,243
Companies
20
Transactions
320
Medicare Patients
1,868
Medicare Billing
$459,534
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$19,533 (40.8%)
Consulting$10,120 (21.1%)
Other$9,625 (20.1%)
Travel$8,486 (17.7%)
Education$160.70 (0.3%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $19,533 | 288 | 40.8% |
| Consulting Fee | $10,120 | 2 | 21.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $8,486 | 25 | 17.7% |
| Honoraria | $7,125 | 2 | 14.9% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $2,500 | 2 | 5.2% |
| Education | $160.70 | 1 | 0.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $28,712 | 120 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $8,288 | 40 | $0 (2024) |
| Maquet Cardiovascular U.S. Sales, L.L.C. | $5,390 | 80 | $0 (2020) |
| Reflow Medical Inc | $1,304 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | $1,219 | 7 | $0 (2021) |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | $1,168 | 23 | $0 (2022) |
| Laminate Medical Technologies inc. | $336.48 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| Penumbra, Inc. | $320.39 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Cook Incorporated | $201.56 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| ATRICURE, INC. | $195.29 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,243 | 24 | Reflow Medical Inc ($979.74) |
| 2023 | $2,524 | 29 | Medtronic, Inc. ($1,330) |
| 2022 | $8,761 | 51 | Medtronic, Inc. ($6,503) |
| 2021 | $1,802 | 21 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($696.96) |
| 2020 | $2,471 | 32 | Maquet Cardiovascular U.S. Sales, L.L.C. ($1,400) |
| 2019 | $16,620 | 47 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($15,555) |
| 2018 | $6,337 | 52 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($2,897) |
| 2017 | $7,166 | 64 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($5,585) |
All Payment Transactions
320 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 13
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/10/2024 | Penumbra, Inc. | Penumbra System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $130.71 | General |
| Category: Neurointervention | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Reflow Medical Inc | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $117.37 | General |
| 11/06/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $148.48 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/03/2024 | Reflow Medical Inc | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $106.95 | General |
| 10/23/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $136.90 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | ARTEGRAFT VASCULAR GRAFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.69 | General |
| Category: ARTEGRAFT | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | Reflow Medical Inc | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $90.00 | General |
| 08/26/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZILVER VENA (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.29 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 08/23/2024 | Reflow Medical Inc | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $125.36 | General |
| 08/08/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $69.03 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 07/22/2024 | Reflow Medical Inc | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $117.50 | General |
| 07/17/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $141.33 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 07/12/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ICAST COVERED STENT SYSTEM, 6MMX22MMX120CM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $40.51 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 07/11/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $166.86 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 07/11/2024 | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | ARTEGRAFT VASCULAR GRAFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.42 | General |
| Category: ARTEGRAFT | ||||||
| 06/25/2024 | Reflow Medical Inc | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $121.38 | General |
| 06/11/2024 | Reflow Medical Inc | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $67.95 | General |
| 04/03/2024 | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | ARTEGRAFT VASCULAR GRAFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.87 | General |
| Category: ARTEGRAFT | ||||||
| 03/25/2024 | Reflow Medical Inc | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $125.00 | General |
| 03/08/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | COOK (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $36.06 | General |
| Category: Aortic Intervention | ||||||
| 02/06/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $120.57 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 02/04/2024 | Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. | TYRVAYA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.21 | General |
| Category: Dry eyes | ||||||
| 01/29/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | HELI-FX ENDOANCHOR SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $175.54 | General |
| Category: Aortic EndoAnchors | ||||||
| 01/24/2024 | Reflow Medical Inc | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $108.23 | General |
| 12/13/2023 | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | ARTEGRAFT VASCULAR GRAFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.42 | General |
| Category: ARTEGRAFT | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 | 428 | 451 | $415,446 | $105,136 |
| 2022 | 14 | 392 | 435 | $338,666 | $84,825 |
| 2021 | 17 | 418 | 468 | $454,005 | $113,336 |
| 2020 | 25 | 630 | 2,590 | $642,401 | $156,237 |
Total Patients
1,868
Total Services
3,944
Medicare Billing
$459,534
Procedure Codes
74
All Medicare Procedures & Services
74 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36902 | Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist | Office | 2023 | 33 | 33 | $127,092 | $31,733 | 25.0% |
| 36821 | Relocation of arm vein with connection to arm artery for hemodialysis | Facility | 2023 | 40 | 40 | $72,280 | $19,059 | 26.4% |
| 36830 | Creation of artery-vein connection using tube graft for hemodialysis | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 21 | $37,947 | $9,714 | 25.6% |
| 34705 | Repair of infrarenal aorta and groin artery with graft for other than rupture on both sides with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $50,820 | $8,109 | 16.0% |
| 36819 | Relocation of upper arm surface vein with connection to arm artery for hemodialysis | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $37,500 | $7,898 | 21.1% |
| 36832 | Revision of hemodialysis graft | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $23,352 | $6,242 | 26.7% |
| 36831 | Removal of blood clot from hemodialysis graft | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $14,940 | $5,896 | 39.5% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 64 | 64 | $15,040 | $5,236 | 34.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 51 | 54 | $8,316 | $3,887 | 46.7% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Office | 2023 | 50 | 52 | $7,644 | $2,139 | 28.0% |
| 36902 | Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $7,920 | $1,774 | 22.4% |
| 34713 | Exposure of groin artery for delivery of graft | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $7,020 | $1,292 | 18.4% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 22 | 23 | $2,185 | $1,031 | 47.2% |
| 99211 | Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | Office | 2023 | 33 | 36 | $1,800 | $642.10 | 35.7% |
| 99153 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes | Office | 2023 | 40 | 53 | $1,590 | $483.56 | 30.4% |
| 36821 | Relocation of arm vein with connection to arm artery for hemodialysis | Facility | 2022 | 32 | 32 | $57,824 | $15,258 | 26.4% |
| 36902 | Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist | Office | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $59,265 | $13,145 | 22.2% |
| 34705 | Repair of infrarenal aorta and groin artery with graft for other than rupture on both sides with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $55,440 | $9,035 | 16.3% |
| 36832 | Revision of hemodialysis graft | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $29,190 | $8,624 | 29.5% |
| 36830 | Creation of artery-vein connection using tube graft for hemodialysis | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $30,719 | $8,606 | 28.0% |
| 36819 | Relocation of upper arm surface vein with connection to arm artery for hemodialysis | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $35,000 | $6,804 | 19.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 68 | 68 | $15,980 | $6,037 | 37.8% |
| 36831 | Removal of blood clot from hemodialysis graft | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 14 | $14,940 | $5,526 | 37.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 46 | 50 | $7,700 | $3,484 | 45.2% |
| 36902 | Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $9,900 | $2,214 | 22.4% |
About Dr. Stephen Settle, M.D
Dr. Stephen Settle, M.D is a Vascular Surgery healthcare provider based in Austin, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/27/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1982628137.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Stephen Settle, M.D has received a total of $47,924 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2,243 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 320 transactions from 20 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($19,533).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Settle has provided services to 1,868 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,944 services with total Medicare billing of $459,534. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 74 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Vascular Surgery
- Other Specialties Vascular Surgery
- Location Austin, TX
- Active Since 07/27/2006
- Last Updated 05/12/2025
- Taxonomy Code 2086S0129X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1982628137
Products in Payments
- VIABAHN Endoprosthesis (Device) $9,841
- ACUSEAL Vascular Graft (Device) $8,412
- IN.PACT ADMIRAL (Device) $5,830
- FLIXENE (Device) $4,486
- C3 Delivery System (Device) $2,802
- EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis (Device) $2,645
- ELLIPSYS VASCULAR ACCESS SYSTEM (Device) $1,533
- EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) $1,173
- Acrobat (Device) $900.00
- VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface (Device) $605.43
- VASOVIEW (Device) $585.03
- Conformable TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) $536.16
- GORE ACUSEAL Vascular Graft (Device) $440.00
- ABRE (Device) $397.96
- LUTONIX (Device) $316.66
- GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) $312.02
- GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) $307.39
- EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) $271.32
- Vasoview Hemopro 2 (Device) $222.62
- Fusion Bioline Supported Vascular Grafts (Device) $210.58
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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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