Stephen Paulsen, MD
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · Tulsa, OKNPI 1568479384
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — royalties or licence payments (53.0%), speaking fees and gifts — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 7 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 53.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $23,617 and has fallen 99.2% since, to $197 in 2025. Among plastic and reconstructive surgery clinicians in OK 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 62 payments — averaging $428.18 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$14K
- AbbVie$12K
- Sientra, Inc.$30
- TELA Bio, Inc.$29
- Stryker$23
- Mentor Worldwide LLC$15
- plus $15 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Royalty or licence$14,08353%
- Speaking & faculty fees$8,50032%
- Food & beverage$1,1724%
- Education$930%
- Gifts$2,70010%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic | 1 | $14,083 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 54 | $12,353 |
| Sientra, Inc. | 2 | $30 |
| TELA Bio, Inc. | 2 | $29 |
| Stryker | 1 | $23 |
| Mentor Worldwide LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $15 |
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.
- VenaSeal$14,083
- NATRELLE$2,700
- BOTOX COSMETIC$500
- REVOLVE$124
- NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS$110
How this compares
$26,547 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 22 plastic and reconstructive surgery providers in Oklahoma.
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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.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 32 | $231 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 34 | $170 |
| Cephalexin | 43 | $151 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other plastic and reconstructive surgery in Tulsa
- Archibald MillerTulsa$415K
- Greg RatliffTulsa$13K
- Scott NewbroughTulsa$4K
- Angie HigniteTulsa$4K
- Shaw TangTulsa$3K
- Laurie DuckettTulsa$3K
- Scott KreitzbergTulsa$3K
- Brent RubisTulsa$2K
- Brenda SchieselTulsa$2K
- John TedescoTulsa$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.