Steve Chausse, MD
Vascular Surgery · Edgewood, KYNPI 1083008346
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 96 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 25 manufacturers reported payments, led by Endologix LLC at 31.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $1,794 and has fallen 67.8% since, to $577 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for vascular surgery clinicians in KY, where the typical reported total is $9,151.
Across 96 payments — averaging $56.68 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Endologix LLC$2K
- Abbott$431
- Medtronic$374
- Silk Road Medical, Inc.$347
- Penumbra, Inc.$347
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$289
- plus $2K from 19 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$5,442100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Endologix LLC | 11 | $1,685 |
| Abbott | 3 | $431 |
| Medtronic | 5 | $374 |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | 4 | $347 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | 3 | $347 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 2 | $289 |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | 2 | $272 |
| Lemaitre Vascular, Inc. | 7 | $264 |
| Boston Scientific | 3 | $262 |
| Stryker | 30 | $246 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 6 | $233 |
| Cook Medical LLC | 2 | $203 |
| Philips North America LLC | 2 | $100 |
| Surmodics, Inc. | 3 | $72 |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | 1 | $65 |
| Surgical Specialties Corporation (US), Inc. (dba Corza Medical) | 1 | $39 |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. | 2 | $35 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 2 | $32 |
| Cardiva Medical, Inc. | 1 | $31 |
| Biotissue Holdings Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Imperative Care, Inc | 1 | $21 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $19 |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Bolton Medical Inc | 1 | $16 |
| Solventum Corporation | 1 | $16 |
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.
- Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System$1,286
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S$422
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent$324
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System$324
- GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo$289
- XACT$174
- AFX2 Bifurcated Endograft System$167
- Heli-FX EndoAnchor System$165
- Supera peripheral stent system$163
- Penumbra System$143
- Zilver PTX$140
- Varithena Administration Pack$135
- Artegraft$125
- ENDOCROSS Device$125
- Torus Stent Graft System$125
- CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT$122
- XARELTO$121
- Indigo System$106
How this compares
$5,442 in reported general payments places this provider in the 35th percentile of 72 vascular surgery 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 |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 38 | $25,308 |
| Cilostazol | 90 | $1,287 |
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 144 | $1,100 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 53 | $175 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 14 | $107 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other vascular surgery in Edgewood
- Alexander HouEdgewood$22K
- Edward CaldwellEdgewood$21K
- David KimEdgewood$12K
- Douglas RodgersEdgewood$11K
- Kevin MartinEdgewood$9K
- Alhasan SedeeqEdgewood$4K
- Amit DwivediLouisville$406K
- Igor VoskresenskyLexington$99K
- Nick AbediLexington$95K
- Abindra SigdelLouisville$84K
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.