Physician profile
Christopher S Stees
NPI 1063489466
$21,214.41
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
51 companies · $5,630 in 2025
The $5,630 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $2,477).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $3,642 · 2020: $931 · 2021: $2,175 · 2022: $2,196 · 2023: $3,031 · 2024: $3,610 · 2025: $5,630.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $8,775 · Long Term Medical Supply Or Device Loan: $2,715 · Travel and Lodging: $710 · Education: $69.99.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $8,775.46 |
| Long Term Medical Supply Or Device Loan | $2,715.27 |
| Travel and Lodging | $710.41 |
| Education | $69.99 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angiodynamics, INC. | $2,715.27 | 2024-2025 | Auryon Laser System 100-120 Vac |
| Cardiofocus, INC. | $2,697.58 | 2021-2024 | Heartlight System |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $2,474.44 | 2019-2025 | Farapulse, Rhythmia Mapping System, Ranger |
| Atricure, INC. | $2,262.77 | 2019-2020 | |
| Medtronic, INC. | $1,606.31 | 2021-2025 | Micra, Symplicity G3, Corevalve Evolut R |
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) INC. | $1,321.85 | 2022-2025 | Optimizer, Optimizer |
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $1,008.84 | 2019-2020 | |
| Abbott Laboratories | $841.65 | 2019-2025 | Esprit, Diamondback Peripheral, Ensite |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, INC. | $682.53 | 2023-2025 | Opsumit, Uptravi |
| Biosense Webster, INC. | $659.85 | 2019-2023 | Carto 3, Pentaray Nav |
| Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC | $383.28 | 2019-2024 | |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. | $353.04 | 2022-2025 | |
| Endologix LLC | $352.45 | 2023-2024 | Ovation Ix Iliac Stent Graft, Torus Stent Graft System, Endocross Device |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC | $304.84 | 2019-2024 | Xarelto |
| Pfizer INC. | $301.66 | 2019-2025 |
Show all 51 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $286.33 | 2019-2025 | |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $277.23 | 2023-2025 | Camzyos, Eliquis |
| Cvrx, INC. | $264.78 | 2023-2025 | Barostim Neo System |
| Amgen INC. | $218.61 | 2019-2025 | Repatha, Repatha |
| Biotronik INC. | $215.40 | 2022-2025 | Acticor 7 Vr-T Dx |
| Heartflow, INC. | $207.76 | 2022-2025 | |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $166.53 | 2021-2025 | Gore Cardioform Septal Occluder |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals INC. | $150.58 | 2025 | Amvuttra |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, INC. | $125.86 | 2022-2024 | Venovo, Venclose Maven Catheter |
| Novo Nordisk INC | $115.13 | 2024-2025 | Wegovy, Ozempic, Rybelsus |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $104.51 | 2019-2024 | Lifevest |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $96.52 | 2021-2025 | Verquvo |
| Mozarc Medical US LLC | $95.86 | 2023 | Palindrome |
| Scpharmaceuticals INC. | $90.10 | 2023-2025 | |
| Inari Medical, INC. | $88.12 | 2023-2024 | Ct Thrombectomy System Kit, Flowtriever Catheter, S |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, INC. | $86.85 | 2019-2025 | Evkeeza |
| Cleerly, INC. | $69.16 | 2025 | Cleerly Ischemia, Cleerly Labs |
| Abiomed | $65.88 | 2024-2025 | Impella |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $57.90 | 2019-2023 | Jardiance |
| Philips North America LLC | $47.01 | 2019-2025 | (5091) Amb Mon & Diag Und, Ambulatory Monitoring & Diagnostics Undivided |
| Irhythm Technologies, INC. | $45.65 | 2024 | Zio Xt Patch, Zio Monitor |
| Esperion Therapeutics, INC. | $39.58 | 2022-2023 | Nexletol |
| Ionis Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $34.32 | 2025 | Tryngolza |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, Plc | $33.04 | 2024 | Arcalyst |
| Bardy Diagnostics, INC. | $33.02 | 2021-2022 | |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, INC. | $27.92 | 2022 | |
| Genzyme Corporation | $27.92 | 2025 | |
| Ossur Americas, INC. | $26.07 | 2024 | |
| Inspire Medical Systems, INC. | $24.71 | 2024 | Inspire |
| Astellas Pharma US INC | $23.38 | 2019 | |
| Itamar Medical INC | $19.74 | 2022 | |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, LTD. | $19.30 | 2023 | Arcalyst |
| Stryker Corporation | $18.68 | 2025 | Flowtriever Catheter, S, Ct Thrombectomy System Kit |
| Altathera Pharmaceuticals LLC | $18.39 | 2021 | |
| Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $13.11 | 2023 | Inpefa |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $13.10 | 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.
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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.