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This database was last updated in October 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. Newer data is available at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments site.

KAREN L STIERMAN
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KAREN L STIERMAN

Listed Specialty: Otolaryngology
2765 BEE CAVE RD, STE 205, AUSTIN, TX, 78746-5640
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KAREN STIERMAN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

23

payments

$3,333

payment total

8

companies paid this doctor

Payment Calendar in 2018

This doctor received a payment on days in 2018.

Each box below represents a single day during the disclosure period. A gray box indicates no payments. The darker the color, the more payments a doctor received that day.

2018

Types of Payments in 2018

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
2 $2,400
Food and Beverage
21 $933

Drugs & Devices in 2018

Totals listed below account for all payments from that mention this product. Beginning in 2016, the government began classifying products as drugs, devices, biologics or medical supplies. Below, you will see drugs (drugs and biologics) and devices (devices and medical supplies). If a payment record mentions more than one product, the entire value will be included in each of those products. When no products are listed, they are not included in the list below.

Product Name Product Type Payments
COBLATION - TONSIL WANDS

device

$1,800
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$600
CLARIFIX

device

$499
RELIEVA CIRCA ETHMOID PUNCH

device

$127
RELIEVA SPIN BALLOON SINUPLASTY SYSTEM

device

$123
XHANCE

drug

$53
ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM

device

$29
RELIEVA SPINPLUS BALLOON SINUPLASTY SYSTEM

device

$21
ORALAIR

drug

$20
C TOPICAL SOLUTION 4 CII

drug

$19
ACCLARENT AERA EUSTACHIAN TUBE BALLOON DILATION SYSTEM

device

$17
COBLATION - TURBINATE WANDS

device

$17
VIVAER AIRWAY REMODELING STYLUS

device

$8
† May not add up to dollar total at top of page, since a payment record may not be associated with any product or can be associated with several products.

Payment Details in 2018

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Sep 6, 2018 $1,800 COBLATION - TONSIL WANDS Consulting SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. STIERMAN, KAREN, L, MD, PA
May 4, 2018 $600 No Listed Product Consulting SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. STIERMAN, KAREN, L, MD, PA
Oct 9, 2018 $352 CLARIFIX Food and Beverage ARRINEX, INC.
May 2, 2018 $107 CLARIFIX Food and Beverage ARRINEX, INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $91 RELIEVA SPIN BALLOON SINUPLASTY SYSTEM Food and Beverage ACCLARENT, INC
Nov 12, 2018 $45 RELIEVA CIRCA ETHMOID PUNCH Food and Beverage ACCLARENT, INC
Nov 30, 2018 $40 CLARIFIX Food and Beverage ARRINEX, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $38 RELIEVA CIRCA ETHMOID PUNCH Food and Beverage ACCLARENT, INC
Nov 1, 2018 $38 RELIEVA CIRCA ETHMOID PUNCH Food and Beverage ACCLARENT, INC
May 10, 2018 $32 RELIEVA SPIN BALLOON SINUPLASTY SYSTEM Food and Beverage ACCLARENT, INC
Feb 3, 2018 $21 RELIEVA SPINPLUS BALLOON SINUPLASTY SYSTEM Food and Beverage ACCLARENT, INC
May 7, 2018 $20 ORALAIR Food and Beverage GREER LABORATORIES, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $19 C TOPICAL SOLUTION 4 CII Food and Beverage LANNETT COMPANY INC
Aug 21, 2018 $17 ACCLARENT AERA EUSTACHIAN TUBE BALLOON DILATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage ACCLARENT, INC
Sep 27, 2018 $17 COBLATION - TURBINATE WANDS Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $16 XHANCE Food and Beverage OPTINOSE US, INC.
Oct 15, 2018 $16 XHANCE Food and Beverage OPTINOSE US, INC.
Aug 30, 2018 $15 ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 30, 2018 $15 XHANCE Food and Beverage OPTINOSE US, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $14 ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 29, 2018 $8 VIVAER AIRWAY REMODELING STYLUS Food and Beverage AERIN MEDICAL INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $6 XHANCE Food and Beverage OPTINOSE US, INC.
Oct 16, 2018 $6 RELIEVA CIRCA ETHMOID PUNCH Food and Beverage ACCLARENT, INC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.