Physician profile

Stephen C Pappas

Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) · Houston, TX

NPI 1053340638

$1,444,173.20

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

15 companies · $182K in 2025

The $182K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $636).

Payments by year

General and research payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Consulting Fee$629,709.66
Travel and Lodging$19,399.44
Food and Beverage$389.07

Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.

Who reported paying

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Research payments are listed separately below. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products INC. $1,121,599.23 2020-2025 Terlivaz
Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC $195,763.83 2019
Sanofi US Services INC. $54,970.00 2022-2025
Emd Serono Research & Development Institute, INC. $53,500.00 2023
Exelixis INC. $6,600.00 2021-2022
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $5,974.00 2023
Emd Serono, INC. $5,500.00 2019
Aries Pharmaceuticals, INC. $100.45 2019
Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $55.38 2019-2023 Xifaxan
Medtronic, INC. $33.45 2023 Harmony
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals $25.92 2025 Rezdiffra
Abbvie INC. $21.45 2019
Shionogi INC $15.81 2019
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. $13.68 2023 Entyvio

1 company reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.

Research and ownership

$46,000.00 in research payments reported 2019-2025. Research payments are often institution-directed and tied to clinical trials: they are reported under a clinician's name but frequently go to a hospital or research organization, and usually reflect participation in medical research.

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Payment summary

Stephen C Pappas

$1,444,173.20

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products INC.
Context
The $182K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $636).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.