Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$611.38
31 reported records · 14 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Stephen Ward, M.D.
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Interventional Cardiology · BLUEFIELD, WV · NPI 1427268911
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Stephen Ward, M.D. received $611.38 in general payments during 2025 across 31 reported records.
LANTHEUS MEDICAL IMAGING, INC. accounted for 14.2% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 16 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Jardiance.
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported BRILINTA as an associated drug or biological on 993 records involving 512 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 34 claims for Brilinta by this doctor in 2024.
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported JARDIANCE as an associated drug or biological on 123636 records involving 49438 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 54 claims for Jardiance by this doctor in 2024.
These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.
Separate record types
Research & Ownership
Research Payments (direct recipient): not present in the loaded data
Associated Research Funding (for example, named PI): not present in the loaded data
Ownership / Investment: not present in the loaded data
These categories are never added into the General Payments headline. Associated research funding must not be described as money the doctor personally received unless the source record supports that conclusion.
Who paid this doctor?
Companies in 2025 General Payments
| Reported company | Canonical company | Amount | Share | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANTHEUS MEDICAL IMAGING, INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $86.61 | 14.2% | 4 | 2025 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $85.50 | 14.0% | 4 | 2025 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $74.32 | 12.2% | 5 | 2025 |
| Acist Medical Systems, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $65.81 | 10.8% | 3 | 2025 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $65.71 | 10.8% | 4 | 2025 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $55.16 | 9.0% | 3 | 2025 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $36.68 | 6.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| ABIOMED | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $25.50 | 4.2% | 1 | 2025 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $23.90 | 3.9% | 1 | 2025 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $21.04 | 3.4% | 1 | 2025 |
| Philips North America LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $19.21 | 3.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| HEARTFLOW, INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $18.62 | 3.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| Thrombolex, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $18.19 | 3.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $15.13 | 2.5% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $611.38 | 31 |
A meal, consulting fee, royalty, and travel payment describe different kinds of reported relationships and should not be interpreted as equivalent.
Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products
Products named in Open Payments records
| Reported product | Type | Reported company | Related amount* | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEFINITY Normalized: definity |
Drug | LANTHEUS MEDICAL IMAGING, INC. | $86.61 | 4 | 2025 |
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| Kerendia Normalized: kerendia |
Drug | Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $74.32 | 5 | 2025 |
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| FARXIGA Normalized: farxiga |
Drug | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $65.71 | 4 | 2025 |
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| DRAGONFLY OPSTAR Normalized: dragonfly opstar |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $61.84 | 3 | 2025 |
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| JARDIANCE Normalized: jardiance |
Drug | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $55.16 | 3 | 2025 |
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| General - Balloon Catheters Normalized: general balloon catheters |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $36.68 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Wegovy Normalized: wegovy |
Drug | Novo Nordisk Inc | $23.90 | 1 | 2025 |
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| OPTIS Normalized: optis |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $23.66 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Acist DPR Normalized: acist dpr |
Device | Acist Medical Systems, Inc. | $22.82 | 1 | 2025 |
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| CVI Systems Normalized: cvi systems |
Device | Acist Medical Systems, Inc. | $21.72 | 1 | 2025 |
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| RXi Systems Normalized: rxi systems |
Device | Acist Medical Systems, Inc. | $21.27 | 1 | 2025 |
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| LifeVest Normalized: lifevest |
Device | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $21.04 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Coronary Other Normalized: coronary other |
Device | Philips North America LLC | $19.21 | 1 | 2025 |
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| FFRct Normalized: ffrct |
Device | HEARTFLOW, INC. | $18.62 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Bashir Endovascular Catheter Normalized: bashir endovascular catheter |
Device | Thrombolex, Inc. | $18.19 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Assure WCD Normalized: assure wcd |
Device | Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | $15.13 | 1 | 2025 |
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* Product-associated amounts are non-additive because one payment record may name more than one product.
These products were named on specific Open Payments records. A named product does not show that the payment influenced treatment or prescribing.
Public prescribing for products named in payments
| Open Payments product | Payment year | Part D brand | Part D year | Claims | Match method | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JARDIANCE jardiance |
2025 | Jardiance | 2024 | 54 | exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
The presence of the same drug in both datasets does not show that a payment caused or influenced a prescription.
Analysis 2 · Same-company prescribing overlap
Drugs reported in other payments from the same company that also appear in Medicare Part D
This analysis is independent from products named on this doctor’s individual payment records. A row appears only when the exact Open Payments reporting entity paid this doctor, that same reporting entity reported the drug or biological on at least 10 loaded General Payment records involving at least 2 distinct recipient NPIs, and this doctor has the same non-generic brand in public Part D data. This does not mean the company owns or manufactures the drug.
| Paying company | Payment year | Drug reported by same entity | Open Payments evidence | Part D | Claims | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | BRILINTA open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 993 supporting records · 512 recipient NPIs · example record 1206131430 |
Brilinta · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
34 | suppressed by CMS |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | JARDIANCE open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 123636 supporting records · 49438 recipient NPIs · example record 1221811583 |
Jardiance · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
54 | 19 |
These facts do not show that a payment was for the drug, that the company owns or manufactures the drug, or that a payment caused or influenced prescribing.
Public Medicare Part D data
Provider-and-drug rows loaded for 2024
| Brand | Generic | Claims | Beneficiaries |
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| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 224 | 89 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 179 | 65 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 146 | 58 |
| Telmisartan | Telmisartan | 118 | 60 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 113 | 40 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 112 | 30 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 93 | 25 |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 90 | 39 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 74 | 27 |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate Er | Isosorbide Mononitrate | 65 | 25 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 55 | 16 |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 54 | 19 |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 50 | suppressed |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 47 | 18 |
| Entresto | Sacubitril/Valsartan | 45 | 17 |
| Ranolazine Er | Ranolazine | 43 | 12 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd) | Diltiazem Hcl | 42 | 17 |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 41 | 15 |
| Brilinta | Ticagrelor | 34 | suppressed |
| Nitroglycerin | Nitroglycerin | 34 | 14 |
| Digoxin | Digoxin | 33 | suppressed |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 31 | suppressed |
| Prasugrel Hcl | Prasugrel Hcl | 30 | suppressed |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 27 | 11 |
| Valsartan | Valsartan | 23 | suppressed |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 22 | suppressed |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 20 | suppressed |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 19 | suppressed |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 13 | suppressed |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 13 | suppressed |
| Incruse Ellipta | Umeclidinium Bromide | 12 | suppressed |
| Doxazosin Mesylate | Doxazosin Mesylate | 11 | suppressed |
| Irbesartan | Irbesartan | 11 | suppressed |
| Propranolol Hcl Er | Propranolol Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
Timeline
Payment and prescribing data by year
Open Payments and Medicare Part D may refer to different years. They are shown separately rather than aligned as if they describe the same period.
| Year | General Payments | Main payer | Explicit products | Company overlaps | Part D coverage |
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| 2025 | $611.38 · 31 records | LANTHEUS MEDICAL IMAGING, INC. | Acist DPR, Assure WCD, Bashir Endovascular Catheter, CVI Systems, Coronary Other, DEFINITY, DRAGONFLY OPSTAR, FARXIGA, FFRct, General - Balloon Catheters, JARDIANCE, Kerendia, LifeVest, OPTIS, RXi Systems, Wegovy | 2 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Jardiance play in your treatment recommendations for me?
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP?
- Are there reasonable alternatives I should understand when we discuss treatment options?
- How should I interpret the industry-payment records shown here in the context of my care?
These are general questions generated from reviewed templates. They are not personalized medical advice.
Sources and limitations
How to read this page
- Payment and Medicare prescribing data can cover different years; every comparison shows both years explicitly.
- Part D does not represent a doctor’s entire practice; it excludes many patients and is subject to CMS public-release thresholds.
- Company–drug relationships must have an auditable source, a precise relationship type, and a valid evidence period. Unresolved mappings are not published.
- Generic drug claims are not attributed to a specific manufacturer without manufacturer-level evidence.
- When a source extract is incomplete, missing rows are never treated as proof of no payments or no prescriptions.
Loaded source releases
| Dataset | Year | Publication | Source |
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| CMS Open Payments — General Payments | 2025 | 2026-06-30 | Original source |
| Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug | 2024 | 2026-05-06 | Original source |
| NPPES Data Dissemination V2 | current / reference data | 2026-08-10 | Original source |
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