Physician profile

Stephen Hugh Bailey

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Pittsburgh, PA

NPI 1033185277

$32,782.19

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

22 companies · $3,178 in 2025

The $3,178 reported for 2025 was more than what 75% of Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $796).

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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$6,073.98
Travel and Lodging$1,757.04

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
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $13,515.80 2019-2025 Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia, Edwards Sapien 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Thv), Edwards Sapien 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve
Abbott Laboratories $7,949.74 2019-2025 Epic, Navitor, Mitraclip
Covidien LP $3,850.00 2020
Medtronic, INC. $3,250.11 2021-2025 Corevalve Evolut R
Medtronic Vascular, INC. $1,169.78 2019-2020
Abiomed $714.51 2019-2025 Impella
Boston Scientific Corporation $397.75 2019-2020
Atricure, INC. $352.56 2019-2024
Cerus Corporation $291.74 2022-2024 Intercept Blood System For Platelets
Silk Road Medical, INC. $228.47 2019-2022
Stryker Corporation $167.76 2025 Venacore Thrombectomy Catheter
Irhythm Technologies, INC. $167.00 2022
Centerline Biomedical INC. $130.82 2020
Medtronic USA, INC. $118.11 2020
Olympus America INC. $109.05 2024 Hanarostent Esophagus Tts(Ccc)
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Davol INC. $90.34 2021
Livanova USA, INC. $88.24 2019-2021
Ethicon US, LLC $85.18 2021-2022
Novo Nordisk INC $39.48 2019
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $37.97 2021
Smith+Nephew, INC. $20.40 2025 Pico
Altathera Pharmaceuticals LLC $7.38 2024 Sotalol Hydrochloride

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Stephen Hugh Bailey

$32,782.19

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Context
The $3,178 reported for 2025 was more than what 75% of Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $796).

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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.