Physician profile

Richard S Stephen

Obstetrics & Gynecology · Bessemer, AL

NPI 1891880530

$7,794.84

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

27 companies · $182 in 2025

The $182 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Obstetrics & Gynecology provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $158).

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)
Education$4,500.00
Travel and Lodging$1,657.19
Food and Beverage$866.17

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
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $5,077.92 2024
Applied Medical Resources Corporation $1,264.19 2023 Gelpoint V-Path
Shield Therapeutics INC $250.91 2023-2025 Accrufer
Pfizer INC. $193.38 2019-2023
Abbvie INC. $119.24 2019-2022
Agile Therapeutics, INC. $83.23 2021-2022
Myriad Women'S Health, INC. $79.65 2023 Myrisk
Astellas Pharma US INC $65.63 2019-2023 Veozah
Biosense Webster, INC. $63.43 2023 Carto 3
Therapeuticsmd, INC. $62.49 2019-2022
Ethicon US, LLC $56.56 2019-2025 Surgiflo Hemostatic Matrix, Stratafix, Enseal
Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC $56.25 2022-2025
Mylan Pharmaceuticals INC. $54.20 2019-2022
Baxter Healthcare $44.98 2020
Medtronic, INC. $42.63 2023 Truclear, Ligasure
Show all 27 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, INC. $41.54 2023 Seglentis
Coopersurgical, INC. $39.35 2019
Sumitomo Pharma America, INC. $34.90 2023 Gemtesa
Sage Therapeutics, LLC $26.66 2025 Zurzuvae
Minerva Surgical, INC $25.61 2019-2021
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $21.17 2019
Allergan, INC. $17.94 2019
Meditrina $17.85 2025
Convatec INC. $17.23 2022
Teleflex LLC $13.68 2021
Hologic Sales and Service, LLC $12.96 2019
Lupin INC. $11.26 2020

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Richard S Stephen

$7,794.84

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Intuitive Surgical, INC.
Context
The $182 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Obstetrics & Gynecology provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $158).

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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.