Steven Bessen
Diagnostic Radiology · Las Vegas, NVNPI 1881645794
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 271 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 15 manufacturers reported payments, led by UCB, Inc. at 26.6% of the total. Among diagnostic radiology clinicians in NV 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 271 payments — averaging $17.63 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- UCB, Inc.$1K
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$1K
- AbbVie$627
- Johnson & Johnson$307
- Novartis$250
- GSK$232
- plus $869 from 9 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$4,779100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| UCB, Inc. | 49 | $1,273 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 112 | $1,220 |
| AbbVie | 31 | $627 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 15 | $307 |
| Novartis | 14 | $250 |
| GSK | 12 | $232 |
| Amgen | 9 | $202 |
| ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 7 | $196 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 6 | $157 |
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | 7 | $115 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | 5 | $102 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $29 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Sanofi | 1 | $17 |
How this compares
$4,779 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 246 diagnostic radiology providers in Nevada.
Other diagnostic radiology in Las Vegas
- Mark WinklerLas Vegas$306K
- Rajneesh AgrawalLas Vegas$145K
- John OhLas Vegas$37K
- Oleksandra KutsenkoLas Vegas$26K
- Richard PenfilLas Vegas$26K
- Julian HardmanLas Vegas$24K
- Masters RichardsLas Vegas$23K
- Rajiv ShahLas Vegas$18K
- Ravishankar KonchadaLas Vegas$11K
- Trey PhamLas Vegas$11K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.