Stella Rubina, DO
Hospice and Palliative Medicine · Astoria, NYNPI 1700150877
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 30 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 11 manufacturers reported payments, led by Johnson & Johnson at 39.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,300 and has fallen 90.4% since, to $125 in 2024. Among hospice and palliative medicine clinicians in NY with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 30 payments — averaging $116.14 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Johnson & Johnson$1K
- AstraZeneca$625
- Vifor Pharma, Inc.$375
- Cvrx, Inc.$180
- Beckman Coulter, Inc.$160
- Nevro Corp.$145
- plus $619 from 5 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,484100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson | 14 | $1,380 |
| AstraZeneca | 5 | $625 |
| Vifor Pharma, Inc. | 3 | $375 |
| Cvrx, Inc. | 1 | $180 |
| Beckman Coulter, Inc. | 1 | $160 |
| Nevro Corp. | 1 | $145 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $125 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $125 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 1 | $125 |
| Akebia Therapeutics Inc | 1 | $124 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $120 |
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.
- XARELTO$859
- LOKELMA$500
- INVOKANA$250
- Veltassa$250
- Barostim Neo System$180
- DXH 900 Hematology System$160
- Omnia$145
- ELIQUIS$125
- HawkOne$125
- FARXIGA$125
- JARDIANCE$125
- AURYXIA$124
- GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT$120
How this compares
$3,484 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 133 hospice and palliative medicine providers in New York.
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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.
Other hospice and palliative medicine in Astoria
- Gregory PiskunBrooklyn$902K
- Jane SimpsonJohnson City$11K
- Jinny CaldenteyNew Hyde Park$3K
- Jeffrey BergerMineola$3K
- Sherly AbrahamBrooklyn$2K
- Ines CarrasquilloSyracuse$2K
- Julissa BaezNew York$2K
- Milagros SilvaNew York$2K
- Alexander LoreckBrooklyn$2K
- Fernando KawaiFlushing$2K
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.