Physician profile

Stephen Alva Turner

Cardiovascular Disease · Corpus Christi, TX

NPI 1508866252

$3,364.98

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

22 companies · $56.54 in 2025

The $56.54 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Cardiovascular Disease provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $433).

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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$864.63

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
Medtronic Vascular, INC. $722.36 2019-2020
Medtronic, INC. $490.28 2021-2024 Linq II, Azure Xt Dr Mri Surescan, Tyrx
Pfizer INC. $427.75 2019-2024
Boston Scientific Corporation $327.07 2022-2024
Preventice Services, LLC $265.89 2020-2021
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $227.27 2019-2022
Abiomed $162.52 2022-2023 Impella
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $135.62 2019-2024 Camzyos, Eliquis
Philips North America LLC $89.46 2019
Esperion Therapeutics, INC. $81.04 2021
Abbott Laboratories $64.94 2021-2024 Mitraclip
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $60.50 2021-2022
Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) $54.80 2021-2025 Lifevest
Irhythm Technologies, INC. $40.83 2019
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $40.73 2019-2021
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Cvrx, INC. $35.95 2025 Barostim Neo System
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $35.05 2020-2023
Amgen INC. $33.26 2019-2023 Repatha
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $32.43 2021-2022
Acist Medical Systems, INC. $18.00 2021
Gilead Sciences, INC. $12.68 2019
Vivaquant INC, Dba Rhythm Express $6.55 2024 Rhythm Express

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Stephen Alva Turner

$3,364.98

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Medtronic Vascular, INC.
Context
The $56.54 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Cardiovascular Disease provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $433).

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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.