Stuart Goldstein, MD
Pediatric Nephrology · Cincinnati, OHNPI 1780764035
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (44.6%), speaking fees and education — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 24 manufacturers reported payments, led by Baxter Healthcare at 37.9% of the total. Among pediatric nephrology clinicians in OH with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 328 payments — averaging $891.44 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Baxter Healthcare$111K
- Nuwellis, Inc.$35K
- Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.$31K
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.$29K
- Vantive US Healthcare LLC$18K
- Medtronic$16K
- plus $52K from 18 others
Across 70 payments — averaging $8981.27 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Baxter Healthcare$259K
- Genentech, Inc.$106K
- Medtronic$101K
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.$63K
- Octapharma USA, Inc.$31K
- Exthera Medical Corporation$21K
- plus $49K from 5 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$130,51945%
- Speaking & faculty fees$92,12832%
- Travel & lodging$29,22210%
- Food & beverage$10,7714%
- Education$29,75310%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Baxter Healthcare | 124 | $110,866 |
| Nuwellis, Inc. | 33 | $35,263 |
| Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. | 66 | $30,719 |
| Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. | 19 | $29,093 |
| Vantive US Healthcare LLC | 21 | $18,103 |
| Medtronic | 12 | $16,340 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 4 | $8,763 |
| Kaneka Medical America LLC | 1 | $7,268 |
| Leadiant Biosciences, Inc. | 4 | $6,375 |
| AstraZeneca(2 entities) | 4 | $5,325 |
| Akebia Therapeutics Inc | 3 | $5,160 |
| Covidien LP | 14 | $4,713 |
| Bio Products Laboratory USA, Inc. | 3 | $4,500 |
| Mozarc Medical US LLC | 5 | $3,886 |
| Exthera Medical Corporation | 3 | $2,078 |
| Potrero Medical, Inc. | 2 | $1,309 |
| Astellas Pharma Inc | 1 | $850 |
| Acelrx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $700 |
| La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company | 1 | $525 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 2 | $160 |
| Biomerieux Inc | 1 | $144 |
| Novartis | 2 | $133 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 1 | $109 |
| Outset Medical Inc | 1 | $12 |
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.
- Renal - Acute$68,202
- Renal - Non Product Related$33,148
- TOLVAPTAN$20,613
- Aquadex$20,604
- CRIT-LINE$19,608
- Carpediem$16,406
- Renal - CRRT$12,990
- AQUADEX SMARTFLOW CONSOLE$12,295
- Critline - Monitors$8,157
- JYNARQUE$7,931
- LIPOSORBER$7,268
- Carnitor$6,375
- Argyle$6,363
- TERLIVAZ$6,325
- AURYXIA$5,160
- Renal - HD$3,087
- Renal - Chronic$2,550
- Velphoro$2,500
- Renal - Prismaflex HF 20 sets$1,785
- Gammaplex$1,500
How this compares
$292,393 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 44 pediatric nephrology providers in Ohio.
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.
Other pediatric nephrology in Cincinnati
- Francisco FloresCincinnati$156K
- Prasad DevarajanCincinnati$152K
- Stefanie BenoitCincinnati$51K
- Hillarey StoneCincinnati$5K
- Meredith HarrisCincinnati$3K
- Elif ErkanCincinnati$224
- Charles VarnellCincinnati$159
- Kyle McCrackenCincinnati$146
- Mark MitsnefesCincinnati$110
- Jean-Philippe RoyCincinnati$50
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.