Physician profile
James D Stern
NPI 1851331920
$28,272.67
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
16 companies · $6,337 in 2025
The $6,337 reported for 2025 was more than what 93% of Plastic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $380).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $169 · 2020: $121 · 2021: $346 · 2022: $4,959 · 2023: $14K · 2024: $2,438 · 2025: $6,337.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $16K · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $4,050 · Food and Beverage: $1,672 · Travel and Lodging: $956.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $16,000.00 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $4,050.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,672.24 |
| Travel and Lodging | $955.77 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | $26,949.69 | 2022-2025 | |
| Biom'Up France Sas | $264.92 | 2021 | |
| Abbvie INC. | $239.98 | 2023-2025 | Natrelle Saline-Filled Breast Implants |
| Sientra, INC. | $216.24 | 2019-2022 | |
| Biotissue Holdings INC. | $102.05 | 2022 | |
| Urgo Medical North America, LLC | $92.06 | 2023-2025 | Vashe Wound Solution 250 Ml (8.5 Fl Oz) Flip Top Cap, Drawtex Hydroconductive Wound Dressing With Levafiber 4x4, Urgok2 |
| Tela Bio, INC. | $85.29 | 2020-2021 | |
| Mentor Worldwide LLC | $79.92 | 2020-2022 | |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation INC. | $62.52 | 2023 | |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $40.18 | 2019-2024 | Allevyn Gentle Border 10 X 10cm Ctn 10, Allevyn Gentle Border Lite 10cm X 10cm |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $32.21 | 2025 | |
| Pfizer INC. | $31.51 | 2019 | |
| Allergan, INC. | $29.68 | 2019 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $21.46 | 2019 | |
| Acell, INC. | $18.82 | 2020 |
Show all 16 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amniox Medical, INC. | $6.14 | 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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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.