Physician profile
Christopher Stephenson
NPI 1801536735
$641.22
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
7 companies · $103 in 2025
The $103 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2023: $415 · 2024: $123 · 2025: $103.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $641.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $641.22 |
Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.
Who reported paying
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $196.09 | 2023-2025 | Gore Enform Preperitoneal Biomaterial, Gore Propaten Vascular Graft |
| Tela Bio, INC. | $174.07 | 2023 | Ovitex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (Ovitex) |
| Solventum Corporation | $102.84 | 2024 | V.A.C. Veraflo |
| Medtronic, INC. | $87.30 | 2025 | Ligasure |
| Abbvie INC. | $40.66 | 2023 | Strattice Reconstructive Tissue Matrix Bps |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $20.53 | 2024 | Ethicon, Echelon Endopath, Enseal |
| Kci USA, INC. | $19.73 | 2023 | V.A.C. Veraflo |
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
If you want to bring it up
Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:
- "I saw Christopher Stephenson listed in the CMS Open Payments database. Can you tell me about your work with those companies?"
- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.
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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.