Total Payments
$2.3M
2024 Payments
$96,176
Companies
18
Transactions
229
Medicare Patients
5,875
Medicare Billing
$849,829
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$2.2M (95.3%)
Consulting$91,375 (3.9%)
Travel$10,567 (0.5%)
Food & Beverage$7,004 (0.3%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $2.2M | 32 | 95.3% |
| Consulting Fee | $91,375 | 42 | 3.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $10,567 | 39 | 0.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $7,004 | 116 | 0.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | $2.3M | 161 | $0 (2024) |
| Shoulder Innovations, Inc. | $4,807 | 16 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,028 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $482.76 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| PFIZER INC. | $239.85 | 15 | $0 (2020) |
| Elevate Surgical CO | $147.75 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| SpineSmith Holdings, LLC | $129.23 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| DJO, LLC | $95.13 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
| FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc. | $66.69 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $43.64 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $96,176 | 31 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($90,570) |
| 2023 | $323,864 | 7 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($323,684) |
| 2022 | $356,935 | 15 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($356,935) |
| 2021 | $360,741 | 21 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($360,707) |
| 2020 | $353,883 | 23 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($353,804) |
| 2019 | $390,749 | 39 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($390,627) |
| 2018 | $284,058 | 34 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($283,219) |
| 2017 | $165,701 | 59 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($165,346) |
All Payment Transactions
229 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 10
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/21/2024 | Shoulder Innovations, Inc. | InSet System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $88.27 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Implant | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | Shoulder Innovations, Inc. | InSet System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $71.75 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Implant | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $19,389.54 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Panta 2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.61 | General |
| Category: Extremity, Lower Plates, Screws, and Nails | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | Elevate Surgical CO | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $147.75 | General |
| 09/30/2024 | Shoulder Innovations, Inc. | InSet System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $104.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Implant | ||||||
| 09/27/2024 | Shoulder Innovations, Inc. | InSet System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $301.52 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Implant | ||||||
| 09/27/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | TWINFIX (Device), AETOS Shoulder System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $131.24 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Shoulder | ||||||
| 09/17/2024 | Shoulder Innovations, Inc. | InSet System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $38.06 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Implant | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | AETOS Shoulder System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.60 | General |
| Category: Recon Shoulders or Extremity, Upper | ||||||
| 09/02/2024 | Shoulder Innovations, Inc. | InSet System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $245.84 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Implant | ||||||
| 09/01/2024 | Shoulder Innovations, Inc. | InSet System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $45.51 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Implant | ||||||
| 07/29/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $23,534.53 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 06/13/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $104.14 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 05/01/2024 | Shoulder Innovations, Inc. | InSet System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $814.06 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Implant | ||||||
| 05/01/2024 | Shoulder Innovations, Inc. | InSet System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $428.26 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Implant | ||||||
| 05/01/2024 | Shoulder Innovations, Inc. | InSet System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $201.55 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Implant | ||||||
| 04/29/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $22,273.94 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 04/26/2024 | Stryker Corporation | BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $163.42 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 03/16/2024 | Shoulder Innovations, Inc. | InSet System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $29.93 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Implant | ||||||
| 03/13/2024 | Shoulder Innovations, Inc. | InSet System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $753.95 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Implant | ||||||
| 03/02/2024 | Shoulder Innovations, Inc. | InSet System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $216.79 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Implant | ||||||
| 03/01/2024 | Shoulder Innovations, Inc. | InSet System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $698.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Implant | ||||||
| 02/26/2024 | Shoulder Innovations, Inc. | InSet System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $519.97 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Implant | ||||||
| 02/24/2024 | Shoulder Innovations, Inc. | InSet System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $249.28 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Implant | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16 | 1,383 | 2,019 | $914,985 | $200,587 |
| 2022 | 22 | 1,529 | 2,909 | $1.0M | $229,375 |
| 2021 | 19 | 1,555 | 2,198 | $912,533 | $207,429 |
| 2020 | 18 | 1,408 | 1,993 | $1.0M | $212,438 |
Total Patients
5,875
Total Services
9,119
Medicare Billing
$849,829
Procedure Codes
75
All Medicare Procedures & Services
75 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23472 | Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | Facility | 2023 | 48 | 51 | $257,703 | $61,089 | 23.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 241 | 352 | $126,016 | $35,083 | 27.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 185 | 185 | $101,380 | $23,576 | 23.3% |
| 29827 | Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $83,536 | $20,593 | 24.7% |
| 20611 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2023 | 133 | 214 | $72,546 | $16,277 | 22.4% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 274 | 380 | $40,660 | $11,007 | 27.1% |
| 29823 | Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 36 | 36 | $77,400 | $8,661 | 11.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 100 | 107 | $25,573 | $7,712 | 30.2% |
| 29826 | Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 32 | $71,520 | $4,456 | 6.2% |
| J7321 | Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2023 | 39 | 71 | $24,685 | $4,047 | 16.4% |
| 99441 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | Office | 2023 | 70 | 75 | $12,150 | $3,594 | 29.6% |
| 99442 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | Office | 2023 | 28 | 29 | $7,743 | $2,085 | 26.9% |
| 23700 | Manipulation of shoulder joint under anesthesia | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $9,044 | $1,504 | 16.6% |
| J0702 | Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg | Office | 2023 | 60 | 148 | $3,700 | $720.24 | 19.5% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 40 | 145 | $1,015 | $119.11 | 11.7% |
| J1885 | Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | Office | 2023 | 60 | 157 | $314.00 | $64.82 | 20.6% |
| 23472 | Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | Facility | 2022 | 65 | 66 | $333,498 | $79,602 | 23.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 222 | 298 | $106,684 | $29,773 | 27.9% |
| 20611 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2022 | 153 | 240 | $81,360 | $17,943 | 22.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 142 | 142 | $77,816 | $17,124 | 22.0% |
| 29827 | Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $65,376 | $16,046 | 24.5% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2022 | 299 | 463 | $49,595 | $13,685 | 27.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 123 | 149 | $35,611 | $10,605 | 29.8% |
| 29823 | Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 29 | 30 | $64,500 | $8,537 | 13.2% |
| 23430 | Anchoring of biceps tendon | Facility | 2022 | 25 | 25 | $61,600 | $8,003 | 13.0% |
About Dr. Ben Dubois, MD
Dr. Ben Dubois, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in La Mesa, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/09/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1790718997.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Ben Dubois, MD has received a total of $2.3M in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $96,176 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 229 transactions from 18 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($2.2M).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Dubois has provided services to 5,875 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 9,119 services with total Medicare billing of $849,829. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 75 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location La Mesa, CA
- Active Since 07/09/2006
- Last Updated 07/08/2007
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1790718997
Products in Payments
- DJO Surgical AltiVate Reverse (Device) $1.5M
- DJO SURGICAL (Device) $771,189
- DJO Surgical AltiVate Anatomic System (Device) $16,919
- DJO Surgical Turon Modular Shoulder System (Device) $8,092
- InSet System (Device) $4,807
- DJO Surgical Match Point System (Device) $1,880
- TRIATHLON (Device) $317.48
- DJO Surgical Empowr Knee System (Device) $277.21
- DJO Surgical 3DKnee System (Device) $253.75
- DJO Surgical Exprt Revision Knee (Device) $228.85
- CHANTIX (Drug) $212.32
- REUNION (Device) $166.72
- BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) $163.42
- MAKO (Device) $150.14
- TORNIER PERFORM ANATOMIC AUGMENTED GLENOID (Device) $140.02
- N/A (Device) $139.37
- Regeneten (Device) $131.91
- TWINFIX (Device) $131.24
- Janus Clamshell Ultrasound System (Device) $66.69
- CMF OL1000 (Device) $65.29
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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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