Official source Data mirrored from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Open Payments · General Payments · as published 2026-01-23 View official record Methodology

Covered recipient · General Payments record

JAMES W STEPHENS

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Pain Medicine Pain Medicine

NPI
1235459413
CMS profile
1337530
Location
NORMAN, OK

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$38,076.63

  • Reported across 332 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$4,233.68

78 records · 0 disputed

Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.

How these totals are calculated
  • The total is the sum of the General Payments records CMS published for the labeled program year(s), exactly as published. Nothing is estimated, weighted, or combined across categories.
  • General Payments only. Research and Ownership/Investment are separate datasets and are never summed with these figures; amounts are kept separate per program year.
  • Featured-page threshold (a presentation gate, not a judgment): records>=3 OR total>=100 (all years).
  • Methodology & Data — sourcing, labeling, and limitations.

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Consulting Fee $2,000.00 1
Food and Beverage $1,733.68 76
Travel and Lodging $500.00 1

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Spinal Simplicity, LLC $2,594.15 6
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $492.81 19
Medtronic, Inc. $306.66 16
FORTE BIO-PHARMA LLC $214.69 20
Nevro Corp. $205.36 4
Stryker Corporation $107.49 1
SI-BONE, INC. $103.44 2
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. $92.94 5
Abbott Laboratories $38.18 2
Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. $36.22 1
ABBVIE INC. $24.27 1
Avanos Medical $17.47 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $1,013.35 43
PY2019 $10,297.46 56
PY2020 $7,430.22 42
PY2021 $9,212.33 33
PY2022 $4,417.92 26
PY2023 $1,471.67 54
PY2024 $4,233.68 78

Payment records · PY2024 (78)

Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS

Program year 2024 201820192020202120222023 Record-level detail is published for PY2024; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.
Paying entity Amount Date Nature of payment Dispute status Published Record ID Source
Abbott Laboratories $16.00 03/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124915371 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $22.18 11/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124915373 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $24.27 12/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106161395 CMS
Avanos Medical $17.47 10/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149309059 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $140.62 01/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1069132650 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $9.34 02/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092595109 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $1.62 03/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092595099 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $18.27 03/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092595119 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $12.75 07/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092595113 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $0.10 07/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092595097 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $2.53 07/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092595101 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $6.88 08/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092595105 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $51.47 08/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092595129 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $35.51 09/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092595125 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $11.40 10/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092595111 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $4.61 10/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092595103 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $13.09 10/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092595115 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $31.47 10/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092595123 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $46.21 11/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092595127 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $17.83 11/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092595117 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $58.88 11/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092595131 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $6.97 12/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092595107 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $23.26 12/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092595121 CMS
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. $22.72 01/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135204921 CMS
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. $21.44 04/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135237281 CMS
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. $14.62 09/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135299006 CMS
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. $17.08 12/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135332653 CMS
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. $17.08 12/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135333173 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $14.00 01/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420828 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $14.23 02/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420830 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $13.45 03/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420832 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $4.66 03/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420834 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $1.50 03/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420836 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $1.40 04/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420838 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $4.73 04/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420840 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $6.00 04/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420842 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $11.85 05/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420844 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $13.58 07/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420846 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $21.16 08/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420848 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $6.18 09/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420850 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $18.17 09/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420852 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $9.60 10/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420854 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $21.44 10/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420856 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $7.88 10/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420858 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $6.02 11/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420860 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $22.45 11/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420862 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $5.41 12/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420864 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $10.98 12/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420866 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $15.62 01/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117178864 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $34.98 01/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117178856 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $9.59 01/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117178858 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $22.33 02/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117178860 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $32.65 02/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117178862 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $11.85 04/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117178866 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $6.39 05/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117178868 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $18.31 05/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117178870 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $22.74 06/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117178872 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $34.51 07/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117178882 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $8.28 07/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117178876 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $7.04 08/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117178874 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $8.53 09/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117178880 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $4.15 10/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117178878 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $45.55 12/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117178886 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $24.14 12/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117178884 CMS
Nevro Corp. $28.60 01/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1130746528 CMS
Nevro Corp. $6.64 06/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1130746478 CMS
Nevro Corp. $42.74 10/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1130746498 CMS
Nevro Corp. $127.38 10/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1130746500 CMS
Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. $36.22 03/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1081874328 CMS
SI-BONE, INC. $88.22 10/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120052869 CMS
SI-BONE, INC. $15.22 12/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120072081 CMS
Spinal Simplicity, LLC $32.95 01/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144045957 CMS
Spinal Simplicity, LLC $2,000.00 02/28/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144045959 CMS
Spinal Simplicity, LLC $500.00 02/28/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144045961 CMS
Spinal Simplicity, LLC $18.25 06/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144045963 CMS
Spinal Simplicity, LLC $25.48 09/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144045965 CMS
Spinal Simplicity, LLC $17.47 10/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144045967 CMS
Stryker Corporation $107.49 05/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119989776 CMS

Source & provenance

Dataset
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
Publisher of source data
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS publication date
2026-01-23
Program years on this page
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018 , PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
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OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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