Total Payments
$4,176
2024 Payments
$1,742
Companies
9
Transactions
29
Medicare Patients
968
Medicare Billing
$62,475
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$1,448 (34.7%)
Travel$1,277 (30.6%)
Food & Beverage$933.78 (22.4%)
Research$517.50 (12.4%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $1,448 | 2 | 34.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,277 | 5 | 30.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $933.78 | 21 | 22.4% |
| Unspecified | $517.50 | 1 | 12.4% |
Payments by Type
General
$3,658
28 transactions
Research
$517.50
1 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $2,033 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| Covidien LP | $1,463 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $517.50 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| ATRICURE, INC. | $60.25 | 3 | $0 (2021) |
| Haemonetics Corporation | $24.99 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $24.34 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Bolton Medical Inc | $22.65 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $19.62 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,742 | 9 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($1,742) |
| 2023 | $9.73 | 1 | CVRx, Inc. ($9.73) |
| 2022 | $24.99 | 1 | Haemonetics Corporation ($24.99) |
| 2021 | $604.31 | 6 | Medtronic, Inc. ($517.50) |
| 2020 | $198.13 | 4 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($131.52) |
| 2019 | $552.94 | 2 | Covidien LP ($517.50) |
| 2018 | $40.30 | 2 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($40.30) |
| 2017 | $1,003 | 4 | Covidien LP ($945.98) |
All Payment Transactions
29 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/06/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | EVOQUE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $246.75 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Repair | ||||||
| 04/15/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | PASCAL (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $49.00 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Repair | ||||||
| 04/12/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | PASCAL (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $186.00 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Repair | ||||||
| 04/11/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | PASCAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $194.12 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Repair | ||||||
| 04/08/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | PASCAL (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $299.38 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Repair | ||||||
| 04/08/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | PASCAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $103.80 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Repair | ||||||
| 04/08/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | PASCAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $85.07 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Repair | ||||||
| 04/08/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | PASCAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $82.07 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Repair | ||||||
| 03/25/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | PASCAL (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $495.71 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Repair | ||||||
| 03/16/2023 | CVRx, Inc. | Barostim Neo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $9.73 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure and Hypertension | ||||||
| 12/22/2022 | Haemonetics Corporation | TEG6S HEMOSTASIS SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.99 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 12/09/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | Nellcor (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $517.50 | General |
| Category: Pulse Oximetry | ||||||
| 09/30/2021 | ATRICURE, INC. | EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.35 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/22/2021 | ATRICURE, INC. | SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $11.56 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 08/26/2021 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | HemoSphere (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.44 | General |
| Category: Hemodynamic Monitoring | ||||||
| 07/27/2021 | ATRICURE, INC. | ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $32.34 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 07/19/2021 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.12 | General |
| 09/22/2020 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | TFN ADVANCED (Device), VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.34 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 09/04/2020 | Bolton Medical Inc | Relay Grafts (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.65 | General |
| Category: Device | ||||||
| 08/22/2020 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | EXPAREL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.62 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 02/10/2020 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | HemoSphere advanced monitoring platform (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $131.52 | General |
| Category: Noninvasive Hemodynamic Monitoring | ||||||
| 09/03/2019 | Covidien LP | McGRATH (Device) | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $517.50 | Research |
| Study: A03 McGRATH MAC • Category: Intubation | ||||||
| 01/14/2019 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.44 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 12/17/2018 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.85 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 02/26/2018 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | ClearSight System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.45 | General |
| Category: Noninvasive Hemodynamic Monitoring | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| A03 McGRATH MAC | Covidien LP | $517.50 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | 155 | 157 | $291,490 | $15,561 |
| 2022 | 11 | 287 | 293 | $312,136 | $14,683 |
| 2021 | 11 | 264 | 275 | $297,244 | $17,893 |
| 2020 | 11 | 262 | 266 | $244,929 | $14,337 |
Total Patients
968
Total Services
991
Medicare Billing
$62,475
Procedure Codes
43
All Medicare Procedures & Services
43 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01926 | Anesthesia for x-ray on artery of brain, heart, or chest | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $80,808 | $4,590 | 5.7% |
| 00670 | Anesthesia for extensive surgery on spine | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $57,498 | $3,971 | 6.9% |
| 01402 | Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $34,743 | $2,413 | 6.9% |
| 36620 | Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 28 | $16,212 | $977.20 | 6.0% |
| 64999 | Other procedure on nervous system | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $19,779 | $926.57 | 4.7% |
| 64448 | Continuous infusion of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) through catheter | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $34,740 | $824.04 | 2.4% |
| 64415 | Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle (brachial plexus) | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $20,072 | $714.22 | 3.6% |
| 64447 | Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $20,265 | $673.11 | 3.3% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $4,900 | $338.80 | 6.9% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $2,473 | $133.80 | 5.4% |
| 00560 | Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $76,590 | $5,279 | 6.9% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | Facility | 2022 | 95 | 95 | $33,250 | $2,279 | 6.9% |
| 64999 | Other procedure on nervous system | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 22 | $30,979 | $1,400 | 4.5% |
| 64448 | Injection by continuous infusion of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve | Facility | 2022 | 30 | 30 | $69,480 | $1,295 | 1.9% |
| 36620 | Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | Facility | 2022 | 33 | 36 | $20,844 | $1,257 | 6.0% |
| 93312 | Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $13,896 | $1,035 | 7.4% |
| 64415 | Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $27,792 | $905.19 | 3.3% |
| 64447 | Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve | Facility | 2022 | 23 | 23 | $31,073 | $818.64 | 2.6% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 18 | $3,474 | $196.55 | 5.7% |
| 93320 | Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $3,237 | $186.30 | 5.8% |
| 93325 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $1,521 | $32.35 | 2.1% |
| 00560 | Anesthesia for procedure on heart and great blood vessels | Facility | 2021 | 19 | 19 | $117,438 | $8,402 | 7.2% |
| 93312 | Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound examination including interpretation and report | Facility | 2021 | 22 | 22 | $25,476 | $1,950 | 7.7% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle | Facility | 2021 | 69 | 69 | $24,150 | $1,700 | 7.0% |
| 64999 | Nervous system procedure | Facility | 2021 | 18 | 26 | $6,425 | $1,568 | 24.4% |
About Dr. Ben Chang, MD
Dr. Ben Chang, MD is a Anesthesiology healthcare provider based in Lakewood, Colorado. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/10/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1891909545.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Ben Chang, MD has received a total of $4,176 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,742 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 29 transactions from 9 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($1,448).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Chang has provided services to 968 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 991 services with total Medicare billing of $62,475. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 43 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Anesthesiology
- Location Lakewood, CO
- Active Since 05/10/2007
- Last Updated 07/21/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207L00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1891909545
Products in Payments
- PASCAL (Device) $1,495
- INVOS (Device) $930.00
- McGRATH (Device) $517.50
- Nellcor (Device) $517.50
- EVOQUE (Device) $246.75
- HemoSphere advanced monitoring platform (Device) $131.52
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $59.29
- ClearSight System (Device) $42.70
- ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM (Device) $32.34
- Pacing-TD catheter (Device) $31.09
- TEG6S HEMOSTASIS SYSTEM (Device) $24.99
- TFN ADVANCED (Device) $24.34
- Relay Grafts (Device) $22.65
- EXPAREL (Drug) $19.62
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) $16.35
- BIS (Device) $15.98
- HemoSphere (Device) $13.44
- SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $11.56
- Barostim Neo System (Device) $9.73
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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