Christopher Stalvey, DO
Pain Medicine · West Des Moines, IANPI 1891904660
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $8,850 of the $14,178 with a category attached, or 62.4%. 29 manufacturers reported payments, led by Nevro Corp. at 30.2% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $4,134 and has fallen 70.4% since, to $1,223 in 2025. Among pain medicine clinicians in IA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 394 payments — averaging $35.99 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Nevro Corp.$4K
- Boston Scientific$3K
- Si-bone, Inc.$2K
- Abbott$1K
- Nalu Medical, Inc.$482
- AbbVie$399
- plus $3K from 23 others
Across 2 payments — averaging $1800.00 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.$4K
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$1,90013%
- Travel & lodging$3,42924%
- Food & beverage$8,85062%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Nevro Corp. | 94 | $4,285 |
| Boston Scientific | 60 | $3,200 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | 17 | $2,048 |
| Abbott | 83 | $1,098 |
| Nalu Medical, Inc. | 2 | $482 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 21 | $399 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 19 | $302 |
| Globus Medical | 6 | $296 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 15 | $279 |
| Stratus Medical, LLC | 2 | $195 |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | 2 | $193 |
| Pfizer | 10 | $162 |
| Vertos Medical, Inc. | 8 | $148 |
| Biotronik NRO, Inc. | 6 | $138 |
| Biodelivery Sciences International, Inc. | 6 | $125 |
| Novartis | 7 | $122 |
| Vertex | 5 | $116 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 5 | $93 |
| SPR Therapeutics, Inc | 6 | $89 |
| Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | 3 | $69 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 4 | $67 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $60 |
| Amgen | 3 | $50 |
| Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 2 | $37 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $31 |
| Alcon | 1 | $30 |
| Pacira Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Fidia Pharma USA Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Almatica Pharma LLC | 1 | $12 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- Omnia$2,143
- IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM$1,418
- Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System$685
- Intracept$574
- Nalu Neurostimulation System$448
- Nimbus$191
- Senza$167
- Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs$152
- GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT$150
- WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16$136
- SUPERION$124
How this compares
$14,178 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 31 pain medicine providers in Iowa.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| OxycontinOxycodone Hcl | 11 | $5,191 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 131 | $2,758 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 52 | $1,266 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 24 | $622 |
| Morphine Sulfate ErMorphine Sulfate | 16 | $555 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 59 | $462 |
| Acetaminophen-CodeineAcetaminophen With Codeine | 16 | $394 |
| Pregabalin | 16 | $335 |
| Hydromorphone Hcl | 29 | $313 |
| Cephalexin | 35 | $243 |
| Mupirocin | 37 | $227 |
| Nabumetone | 13 | $152 |
| RizatriptanRizatriptan Benzoate | 15 | $119 |
| Promethazine Hcl | 12 | $109 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other pain medicine in West Des Moines
- Jun XuWest Des Moines$4K
- Arpan PatelWest Des Moines$3K
- Steven QuamWest Des Moines$1K
- James SykesWest Des Moines$861
- Clay RansdellWest Des Moines$642
- Andrew SpellmanWest Des Moines$304
- Kenneth PollackWest Des Moines$0
- Garry ClarkSioux City$189K
- Jolene SmithClive$85K
- Daniel MoyseDes Moines$40K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.