Physician profile

Stephen M Lindsey

Rheumatology · Baton Rouge, LA

NPI 1558386839

$129,530.32

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

36 companies · $4,600 in 2025

The $4,600 reported for 2025 was more than what 85% of Rheumatology providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $894).

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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$8,196.31
Consulting Fee$6,600.00
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$2,650.00
Travel and Lodging$1,597.80
Education$414.22

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.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Pfizer INC. $49,634.08 2019-2025
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $43,560.22 2019-2025
Glaxosmithkline, LLC. $11,700.36 2019-2025 Benlysta
Amgen INC. $8,695.61 2019-2025 Uplizna, Tavneos, Evenity
Aurinia Pharma U.S., INC. $6,796.20 2021-2025 Lupkynis
Abbvie INC. $2,328.12 2019-2025
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $1,989.84 2021-2025
Ucb, INC. $1,178.63 2021-2025 Cimzia, Bimzelx
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products INC. $672.75 2020-2025 Acthar
Janssen Biotech, INC. $624.91 2019-2025 Tremfya, Simponi Aria
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $293.98 2023-2025
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $291.28 2019-2025 Sotyktu
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC $290.27 2022-2025 Tremfya
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $263.68 2021-2025 Saphnelo
Genzyme Corporation $237.92 2023-2025
Show all 29 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Horizon Therapeutics Plc $204.57 2019-2023 Krystexxa
Lilly USA, LLC $145.36 2019-2022
Radius Health, INC. $122.49 2019-2020
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, INC. $111.70 2019
Octapharma USA, INC. $95.51 2022-2024 Octagam Immune Globulin (Human)
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, INC. $83.88 2022-2024 Strensiq
Neurelis, INC. $47.50 2025 Valtoco
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical INC. $44.04 2022
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC $31.53 2024 Idacio
Daiichi Sankyo INC. $20.82 2023 Injectafer
Shire North American Group INC $18.64 2019
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $18.38 2021
Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $14.19 2019
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, Plc $13.86 2024 Arcalyst

7 companies reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.

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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Payment summary

Stephen M Lindsey

$129,530.32

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Pfizer INC.
Context
The $4,600 reported for 2025 was more than what 85% of Rheumatology providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $894).

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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.