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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.

RICHARD S STEPHEN
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RICHARD S STEPHEN

Listed Specialty: Obstetrics & Gynecology
985 9TH AVE SW, SUITE 500, BESSEMER, AL, 35022
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DR. RICHARD STEPHEN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

11

payments

$219

payment total

7

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
Food and Beverage
 8 $120
Education
 3 $98

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†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $86
MYRBETRIQ

drug

 $29
INTRAROSA

drug

 $24
LUPRON

drug

 $18
PREMARIN

drug

 $17
LIGASURE IMPACT

device

 $17
NOCTIVA

drug

 $15
VESICARE

drug

 $14
ENSEAL PRODUCT FAMILY

device

 $14
† 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
Apr 18, 2018 $75 No Listed Product Education ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Aug 29, 2018 $18 LUPRON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 28, 2018 $17 PREMARIN Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $17 LIGASURE IMPACT Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Nov 19, 2018 $15 NOCTIVA Food and Beverage AVADEL SPECIALTY PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Jul 26, 2018 $14 MYRBETRIQ Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Apr 11, 2018 $14 VESICARE MYRBETRIQ Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Feb 15, 2018 $14 ENSEAL PRODUCT FAMILY Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Mar 22, 2018 $13 INTRAROSA Education AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 22, 2018 $11 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $11 INTRAROSA Education AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.