Stephen Viess, MD
Sports Medicine · Dublin, CANPI 1770510117
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — education (42.7%), food and beverage and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 5 manufacturers reported payments, led by Evolution Surgical, Inc at 58.1% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $1,473, more than ten times the $64 reported in 2019.
Across 18 payments — averaging $156.14 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Evolution Surgical, Inc$2K
- Arthrex$1K
- Stryker$48
- Merck$17
- Paragon 28, Inc.$15
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$76827%
- Food & beverage$84230%
- Education$1,20043%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Evolution Surgical, Inc | 4 | $1,634 |
| Arthrex | 10 | $1,096 |
| Stryker | 2 | $48 |
| Merck | 1 | $17 |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
How this compares
$2,810 in reported general payments places this provider in the 55th percentile of 662 sports medicine providers in California.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 12 | $101 |
| Methylprednisolone | 12 | $70 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other sports medicine in Dublin
- Neal ElattracheLos Angeles$51M
- Nathaniel CohenLos Gatos$6.4M
- Thomas KnappSanta Monica$2.5M
- Michael FreehillStanford$1.6M
- Allan MishraMenlo Park$1.5M
- Heinz Hoeneckela Jolla$1.4M
- Seth ShermanStanford$1.1M
- Stephan YacoubianBurbank$1M
- Stephen Snydervan Nuys$922K
- Deryk JonesSan Carlos$915K
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.