Derek Stephenson, MD
Surgery · Vineland, NJNPI 1740441443
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 38 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 18 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 21.4% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. 2025 is the largest year on record at $294, 4.6 times the $64 reported in 2019. That places this record below the midpoint for surgery clinicians in NJ, where the typical reported total is $1,257.
Across 38 payments — averaging $22.76 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Smith+Nephew$185
- Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.$115
- Davol Inc.$77
- Integra Lifesciences Corporation$73
- Misonix Inc$52
- TELA Bio, Inc.$48
- plus $315 from 12 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$865100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew | 3 | $185 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 8 | $115 |
| Davol Inc. | 4 | $77 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 3 | $73 |
| Misonix Inc | 1 | $52 |
| TELA Bio, Inc. | 2 | $48 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 3 | $42 |
| Innocoll Pharmaceuticals Limited | 2 | $40 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $39 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 1 | $39 |
| Medtronic | 2 | $33 |
| Solventum Corporation | 1 | $26 |
| KCI USA, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $20 |
| Standard Bariatrics, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Teleflex LLC | 1 | $13 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $13 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$865 in reported general payments places this provider in the 40th percentile of 593 surgery providers in New Jersey.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tramadol Hcl | 39 | $55 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other surgery in Vineland
- Robert PerezHainesport$2M
- Eric WhitmanMorristown$848K
- Jarrod KaufmanBrick$474K
- Amit TrivediParamus$242K
- Young HongCamden$203K
- Harvey RainvilleGlen Ridge$159K
- Harrison CotlerOakhurst$149K
- Francis PrevitiNorth Field$131K
- David DupreeTinton Falls$124K
- Patricia MartzCape May Court House$98K
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.