Denise Stern, MD
Internal Medicine · Brecksville, OHNPI 1659460483
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 397 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 35 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 19.5% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Among internal medicine clinicians in OH 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 397 payments — averaging $15.60 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$1K
- AstraZeneca$769
- Novo Nordisk$472
- Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.$397
- Lilly USA, LLC$375
- Merck$290
- plus $3K from 29 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$6,193100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 74 | $1,211 |
| AstraZeneca | 46 | $769 |
| Novo Nordisk | 33 | $472 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 35 | $397 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 24 | $375 |
| Merck | 22 | $290 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 17 | $267 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 17 | $260 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 13 | $238 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 13 | $203 |
| Novartis | 11 | $203 |
| Amgen | 13 | $198 |
| Pfizer | 12 | $194 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 11 | $162 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 9 | $160 |
| GSK | 7 | $114 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 7 | $109 |
| Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC | 6 | $90 |
| Bausch Health US, LLC | 3 | $61 |
| Exact Sciences | 3 | $53 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 2 | $49 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 3 | $42 |
| Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US Inc | 2 | $37 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 2 | $34 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 2 | $33 |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Shield Therapeutics Inc | 1 | $18 |
| Eyevance Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $18 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 1 | $18 |
| Phadia US Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Dermira, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$6,193 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 4,428 internal medicine providers in Ohio.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| OzempicSemaglutide | 17 | $17,906 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 27 | $16,983 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 115 | $1,497 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 116 | $941 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 84 | $657 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 101 | $605 |
| Lisinopril | 95 | $564 |
| Ezetimibe | 29 | $534 |
| Losartan Potassium | 45 | $469 |
| Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl | 26 | $412 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 32 | $329 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 24 | $306 |
| Trazodone Hcl | 11 | $275 |
| Omeprazole | 46 | $254 |
| Allopurinol | 24 | $241 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Novo NordiskOzempic | $472 | $17,90617 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance | $260 | $16,98327 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 90th percentile of 4,428 internal medicine providers in Ohio.
Other internal medicine in Brecksville
- Hassan MalikAkron$1.7M
- Cyrus HarrisCleveland$726K
- Nina DeepWesterville$614K
- Necklall KhooblallAustintown$448K
- Daniel WeissMentor$406K
- Richard KimDayton$326K
- Marina MagreyCleveland$312K
- Lisa LarkinCincinnati$276K
- Gregg FaimanMayfield Hts$274K
- Vincent MartinCincinnati$261K
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.