Steven Kushner, DO
Hand Surgery · Warren, MINPI 1164408985
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by travel and lodging: $900 of the $1,195 with a category attached, or 75.3%. 7 manufacturers reported payments, led by Arthrex at 54.2% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $932 and has fallen 96.4% since, to $34 in 2024. That places this record below the midpoint for hand surgery clinicians in MI, where the typical reported total is $1,229.
Across 16 payments — averaging $74.68 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Arthrex$647
- Pinnacle, Inc$389
- Stimwave Technologies Incorporated$95
- Stryker$19
- Amgen$17
- AbbVie$15
- plus $13 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$90075%
- Food & beverage$29525%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arthrex | 10 | $647 |
| Pinnacle, Inc | 1 | $389 |
| Stimwave Technologies Incorporated | 1 | $95 |
| Stryker | 1 | $19 |
| Amgen | 1 | $17 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $15 |
| Linvatec Corporation | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$1,195 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 55 hand surgery providers in Michigan.
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 | 45 | $104 |
| Methylprednisolone | 15 | $101 |
| Cephalexin | 47 | $61 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other hand surgery in Warren
- Jourdan GardWarren$14K
- Edward BurkeWarren$76
- John LienYpsilanti$56K
- Jeffrey LawtonAnn Arbor$46K
- Randy LovellGrand Rapids$40K
- Hussein HamidSouthfield$33K
- Alexander KelsheimerHolland$30K
- Janelle GreeneYpsilanti$20K
- Emily TanPort Huron$15K
- Andrew BaronDetroit$15K
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.