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

MICHAEL J STEPHEN

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

NPI
1275807638
CMS profile
285234
Location
HOUSTON, TX

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$8,208.17

  • Reported across 371 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$1,348.88

52 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
Food and Beverage $1,348.88 52

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $2,186.15 54
PY2019 $573.52 26
PY2020 $774.69 39
PY2021 $1,125.35 59
PY2022 $1,145.34 81
PY2023 $1,054.24 60
PY2024 $1,348.88 52

Payment records · PY2024 (52)

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 $11.03 03/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124948831 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $98.89 04/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124948835 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $80.65 10/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124948839 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $12.15 12/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124948842 CMS
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. $29.90 01/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125826661 CMS
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. $17.27 03/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125826673 CMS
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. $21.01 11/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125826765 CMS
Amgen Inc. $19.27 05/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1116150854 CMS
Amgen Inc. $18.51 06/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1116150861 CMS
Amgen Inc. $17.41 07/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1116150867 CMS
Amgen Inc. $15.64 10/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1116150873 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $16.25 05/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104704697 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $26.83 05/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092614562 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $80.00 10/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092614564 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $20.50 01/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101642925 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $13.11 02/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101642939 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $16.51 04/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101642954 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $23.77 04/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101642957 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $14.20 05/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101642961 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $15.89 07/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101642990 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $110.59 03/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138848543 CMS
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. $15.87 02/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1129456636 CMS
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. $15.89 06/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1129456638 CMS
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. $15.24 07/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1129456640 CMS
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. $13.09 10/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1129456642 CMS
iRhythm Technologies, Inc. $16.63 01/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154053359 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $43.80 05/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078204199 CMS
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc $25.59 02/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154893604 CMS
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc $21.89 05/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154893762 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $124.92 10/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117141343 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $15.26 05/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087221401 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $23.06 07/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087221405 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $15.49 02/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151254352 CMS
PFIZER INC. $22.07 01/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131544151 CMS
PFIZER INC. $1.74 01/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131506232 CMS
PFIZER INC. $12.69 02/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131440224 CMS
PFIZER INC. $6.17 02/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131455972 CMS
PFIZER INC. $27.93 03/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131497414 CMS
PFIZER INC. $29.68 04/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131464197 CMS
PFIZER INC. $5.78 05/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131451427 CMS
PFIZER INC. $4.13 05/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131508517 CMS
PFIZER INC. $27.61 05/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131491572 CMS
PFIZER INC. $11.06 06/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131502870 CMS
PFIZER INC. $23.14 07/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131573749 CMS
PFIZER INC. $10.59 07/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131490701 CMS
PFIZER INC. $25.35 08/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131547821 CMS
PFIZER INC. $8.66 12/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131587406 CMS
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. $24.25 05/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1114195054 CMS
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC $21.88 05/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139771564 CMS
Tactile Systems Technology Inc $20.79 05/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1082369659 CMS
Tactile Systems Technology Inc $17.12 08/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1082369661 CMS
Tactile Systems Technology Inc $22.13 12/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1082369663 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
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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