Physician profile
Eric Franklin Sterne
NPI 1346583085
$4,644.74
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
36 companies · $503 in 2025
The $503 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Interventional Pain Medicine provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $676).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $768 · 2020: $429 · 2021: $816 · 2022: $584 · 2023: $686 · 2024: $858 · 2025: $503.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $2,047.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $2,047.01 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,244.91 | 2019-2025 | Eterna, Proclaim |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, INC. | $597.01 | 2020-2025 | Belbuca |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $331.19 | 2021-2025 | Relistor |
| Nevro Corp. | $321.00 | 2022-2024 | Senza |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $305.35 | 2019-2025 | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 |
| Medtronic, INC. | $208.55 | 2021-2025 | Inceptiv, Kyphon Express II Kyphopak Tray |
| Radius Health, INC. | $176.43 | 2019 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $154.08 | 2024 | Augment Injectable |
| Virtus Pharmaceuticals LLC | $125.20 | 2023-2025 | Levorphanol Tartrate |
| Horizon Therapeutics Plc | $121.97 | 2021-2022 | |
| Biodelivery Sciences International, INC. | $119.05 | 2020-2021 | |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $92.11 | 2019 | |
| Amgen INC. | $84.75 | 2019-2020 | |
| Stimwave Technologies Incorporated | $77.50 | 2022 | |
| Pacira Therapeutics, INC. | $63.41 | 2019-2021 |
Show all 36 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals INC. | $60.97 | 2019-2022 | |
| Redhill Biopharma INC. | $57.56 | 2021 | |
| Bioventus LLC | $54.07 | 2019-2025 | Durolane |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals INC. | $53.61 | 2020-2024 | |
| Spinal Simplicity, LLC | $52.07 | 2023-2025 | Ha Minuteman G3-R |
| Nalu Medical, INC. | $42.81 | 2021-2023 | Nalu Neurostimulation System |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $33.74 | 2019 | |
| Baudax Bio INC. | $32.80 | 2020-2022 | |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $28.37 | 2019 | |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $28.02 | 2021 | |
| Convatec INC. | $24.68 | 2019 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $20.81 | 2019 | |
| Averitas Pharma INC. | $18.01 | 2023 | Qutenza |
| Trevena, INC. | $17.66 | 2022 | |
| Advanced Oxygen Therapy INC. | $17.24 | 2025 | Topical Oxygen Chamber For Extremities |
| Fidia Pharma USA INC. | $16.93 | 2022 | |
| Acelrx Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $15.27 | 2019 | |
| Hydrocision, INC. | $13.46 | 2025 | Tenjet |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $11.73 | 2020 | |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $11.22 | 2020 | |
| Zyla Life Sciences, INC. | $11.20 | 2020 |
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.
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- "I saw Eric Sterne 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.