Lifestar Biliary Stent
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Lifestar Biliary Stent. "Associated with" is CMS's wording: it links a payment to a product without saying the money was spent on it.
By year
Payments reported as associated with Lifestar Biliary Stent, per program year, as reported to CMS.
Who makes it
Specialties most often involved
Where the associated payments went, by the receiving clinician's specialty.
Clinicians most associated with Lifestar Biliary Stent
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Lifestar Biliary Stent. They are typically speaking or consulting arrangements, which companies must report by law; appearing here is not evidence of anything improper.
| Clinician | Location | Specialty | Associated payments (2023-2025) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Evans | Roanoke, VA | Nephrology (Internal Medicine) | $51.03 |
| Shahram Ahmadzadeh | Roanoke, VA | Nephrology (Internal Medicine) | $51.02 |
| Katherine Brown | Omaha, NE | Vascular Surgery | $23.98 |
| Karn Gupta | Raleigh, NC | Nephrology (Internal Medicine) | $21.63 |
| Vinod Chainani | Miami, FL | Interventional Cardiology | $21.40 |
| Paul Gagne | Darien, CT | Vascular Surgery | $15.99 |
| Daniel Simon | New Brunswick, NJ | Vascular & Interventional Radiology | $15.33 |
| Lani Thomas | Murfreesboro, TN | Vascular & Interventional Radiology | $14.42 |
| Jeffrey Kelley | Murfreesboro, TN | Physician Assistant | $14.42 |
| Bruce Bell | Chicago, IL | Vascular & Interventional Radiology | $14.41 |
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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.