Stephen Edling, MD
Hospitalist · Louisville, KYNPI 1255300828
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 35 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 9 manufacturers reported payments, led by Johnson & Johnson at 49.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $176 and has fallen 54.6% since, to $80 in 2024.
Across 35 payments — averaging $18.22 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Johnson & Johnson$318
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$94
- Novartis$54
- Boehringer Ingelheim$40
- Boston Scientific$37
- Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.$34
- plus $61 from 3 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$638100%
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 | 17 | $318 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 6 | $94 |
| Novartis | 3 | $54 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 3 | $40 |
| Boston Scientific | 2 | $37 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 1 | $34 |
| Merck | 1 | $23 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $23 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$638 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 258 hospitalist providers in Kentucky.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Potassium Chloride | 11 | $175 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 16 | $105 |
| Gabapentin | 11 | $64 |
| Cefdinir | 14 | $53 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 11 | $47 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 15 | $44 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | 12 | $33 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 17 | $32 |
| Prednisone | 11 | $25 |
| Furosemide | 11 | $18 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other hospitalist in Louisville
- Divyansh SharmaLouisville$3K
- Minh NguyenLouisville$2K
- Stephen RichardsLouisville$1K
- Jonathan RayLouisville$1K
- John BentonLouisville$906
- Ardel CagataLouisville$461
- Aftab AhmedLouisville$460
- Sergio CardinaliLouisville$390
- Troy MasdenLouisville$380
- Matthew MarshbanksLouisville$327
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.