Ryan Stephenson, DO
Otolaryngology · Bozeman, MTNPI 1548653850
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $1,777 of the $2,358 with a category attached, or 75.4%. 18 manufacturers reported payments, led by Stryker at 29.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $1,102 and has fallen 88.7% since, to $125 in 2025.
Across 42 payments — averaging $56.13 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Stryker$703
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$470
- Davol Inc.$290
- Olympus America Inc.$269
- Acclarent, Inc$130
- Itamar Medical Inc$125
- plus $370 from 12 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$58025%
- Food & beverage$1,77775%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Stryker | 4 | $703 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 7 | $470 |
| Davol Inc. | 4 | $290 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 7 | $269 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 2 | $130 |
| Itamar Medical Inc | 1 | $125 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 2 | $57 |
| Sanofi | 2 | $53 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 2 | $49 |
| Cochlear Americas | 2 | $48 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 2 | $33 |
| Ambu Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $25 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $18 |
| KCI USA, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $17 |
| Foundation Medicine, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Mauna Kea Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $8 |
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.
- 1688$580
- Inspire$401
- PHASIX$254
- DIEGO TRIGGER SWITCH STERILE, DISPOSABLE$150
- WatchPATONE$125
- TruDi Nav Cable$115
How this compares
$2,358 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 34 otolaryngology providers in Montana.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Omeprazole | 22 | $143 |
| Famotidine | 14 | $131 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 13 | $114 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Bozeman
- Amanda KullBozeman$2K
- Brennan DodsonBozeman$1K
- Michele MorrisonBozeman$603
- Matthew WolpoeBozeman$0
- Duncan WatleyMissoula$10K
- David CaiBillings$4K
- Jonathan FowlkesMissoula$3K
- Kyle TubbsKalispell$3K
- Brian PelczarBillings$3K
- Jeffrey HallerMissoula$1K
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.