NICHOLAS ADAM STEPHENS
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) AUSTIN, TX NPI 1306196522
Browse related groups: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) TX DAVOL INC. All categories
General Payments — all program years on this page
$436.63
- Category: General Payments
- Program years: PY2018
- Record count: 6
- As of (CMS publication): 2026-01-23
Latest program year (PY2018): $436.63 across 6 records · disputed records: 0
Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.
How this figure is 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
Latest program year (PY2018) · sorted by reported total.
| Nature of payment | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $436.63 | 6 |
By paying entity
Latest program year (PY2018) · sorted by reported total.
| Paying entity | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| DAVOL INC. | $127.33 | 1 |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $125.00 | 1 |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $95.48 | 1 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $88.82 | 3 |
By program year
| Program year | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $436.63 | 6 |
Records — PY2018 (6)
| Record ID | Paying entity | Amount | Date | Nature of payment | Dispute status | Published | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 548598999 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $12.00 | 03/13/2018 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | View at CMS |
| 548599003 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $14.16 | 03/13/2018 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | View at CMS |
| 548599009 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $62.66 | 03/13/2018 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | View at CMS |
| 556778209 | Ethicon US, LLC | $125.00 | 01/25/2018 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | View at CMS |
| 579033173 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $95.48 | 08/29/2018 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | View at CMS |
| 609186855 | DAVOL INC. | $127.33 | 10/29/2018 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | View at CMS |
Provenance & corrections
- Dataset: CMS Open Payments — General Payments
- Source: CMS Open Payments dataset (bulk file)
- Publisher of source data: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Generated from: OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2018_P01232026_01102026.csv
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