Physician profile

Stephen A Small

Emergency Medicine · Charlotte, NC

NPI 1124065339

$654.59

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

13 companies · $151 in 2025

The $151 reported for 2025 was more than what 75% of Emergency Medicine providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $57.10).

Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Food and Beverage$444.42

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.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Pfizer INC. $138.71 2019-2024
Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $118.67 2023-2025 Xifaxan
Gilead Sciences, INC. $78.22 2022-2025 Veklury
Csl Behring $61.86 2019-2023 Kcentra
Abbvie INC. $44.47 2022-2024 Dalvance
Stryker Corporation $40.26 2025 Flowtriever
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $37.21 2023 Camzyos, Eliquis
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $29.31 2025
Allergan, INC. $28.27 2020
Bioxcel Therapeutics, INC. $22.89 2023 Igalmi
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, INC. $22.86 2022
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $17.45 2022
Grifols USA, LLC $14.41 2025 Hyperrab

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Stephen A Small

$654.59

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Pfizer INC.
Context
The $151 reported for 2025 was more than what 75% of Emergency Medicine providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $57.10).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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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.