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Stephen Howard Kouba
NPI 1073588620
$2,825.66
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
37 companies · $17.69 in 2025
The $17.69 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $967 · 2020: $654 · 2021: $454 · 2022: $648 · 2023: $84.87 · 2025: $17.69.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $84.87 · Education: $17.69.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $84.87 |
| Education | $17.69 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amgen INC. | $599.41 | 2019-2025 | Evenity, Prolia |
| Radius Health, INC. | $264.24 | 2019-2022 | |
| Fidia Pharma USA INC. | $213.90 | 2019-2022 | |
| Pacira Therapeutics, INC. | $197.71 | 2019-2020 | |
| Ermi LLC | $135.30 | 2019-2022 | |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $135.27 | 2020-2021 | |
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $107.42 | 2019-2020 | |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals INC. | $94.18 | 2019-2022 | |
| Bioventus LLC | $91.55 | 2019-2022 | |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $90.04 | 2022-2023 | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical INC. | $70.50 | 2019-2022 | |
| Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC | $70.27 | 2019-2022 | |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $70.13 | 2021 | |
| Djo, LLC | $61.63 | 2019-2020 | |
| Avanos Medical | $57.36 | 2019 |
Show all 37 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbvie INC. | $55.05 | 2022 | |
| Davol INC. | $49.67 | 2021-2022 | |
| Baxter Healthcare | $45.98 | 2021 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $44.99 | 2019-2023 | Na |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $42.61 | 2019-2020 | |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $37.50 | 2020 | |
| Precision Medical Products INC. | $36.06 | 2022 | |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $33.18 | 2022 | |
| Acell, INC. | $21.94 | 2019 | |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals INC. | $20.79 | 2023 | Xiaflex |
| Vericel Corporation | $19.30 | 2022 | |
| Acera Surgical, INC. | $19.10 | 2022 | |
| Medacta USA, INC. | $17.81 | 2019 | |
| Biodelivery Sciences International, INC. | $17.39 | 2021 | |
| Daiichi Sankyo INC. | $15.99 | 2019 | |
| Acelrx Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $15.24 | 2021 | |
| Apria Healthcare LLC | $13.71 | 2021 | |
| Axogen | $13.55 | 2019 | |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, INC. | $13.33 | 2022 | |
| Tenex Health INC. | $12.09 | 2019 | |
| Convatec INC. | $11.31 | 2020 | |
| Kinex Medical Company LLC | $10.16 | 2019 |
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.
If you want to bring it up
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- "I saw Stephen Kouba 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.