Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $12,623 | 680 | 86.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,593 | 5 | 10.9% |
| Education | $326.82 | 9 | 2.2% |
| Consulting Fee | $30.03 | 2 | 0.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $2,591 | 106 | $0 (2024) |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $1,833 | 119 | $0 (2024) |
| Apollo Endosurgery US Inc | $1,690 | 7 | $0 (2017) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $1,314 | 74 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $910.15 | 38 | $0 (2024) |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $726.79 | 40 | $0 (2024) |
| IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | $563.21 | 36 | $0 (2024) |
| QOL Medical, LLC | $526.01 | 30 | $0 (2024) |
| Nestle HealthCare Nutrition Inc. | $419.53 | 23 | $0 (2022) |
| UCB, Inc. | $409.51 | 19 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,733 | 85 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC ($393.66) |
| 2023 | $1,872 | 108 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC ($276.54) |
| 2022 | $1,234 | 67 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. ($270.70) |
| 2021 | $1,777 | 93 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. ($408.67) |
| 2020 | $1,737 | 80 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. ($413.98) |
| 2019 | $1,466 | 84 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. ($411.95) |
| 2018 | $1,554 | 82 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. ($421.02) |
| 2017 | $3,199 | 97 | Apollo Endosurgery US Inc ($1,690) |
All Payment Transactions
696 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 28
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | TRULANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.89 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 12/23/2024 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | XIFAXAN (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.93 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | GENZYME CORPORATION | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.62 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | VOQUEZNA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.68 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | Ardelyx, Inc. | IBSRELA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.50 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | VOQUEZNA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.80 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Janssen Biotech, Inc. | TREMFYA (Drug), SIMPONI, SIMPONI ARIA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.60 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | QOL Medical, LLC | SUCRAID (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.65 | General |
| Category: THERAPY FOR CSID | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | TRULANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.87 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | XIFAXAN (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.27 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | Janssen Biotech, Inc. | TREMFYA (Drug), SIMPONI, SIMPONI ARIA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.07 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | VOQUEZNA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.31 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | QOL Medical, LLC | SUCRAID (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $29.75 | General |
| Category: THERAPY FOR CSID | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | GENZYME CORPORATION | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.90 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | LINZESS (Drug), CREON | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.56 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | TRULANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.99 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | XIFAXAN (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.80 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | TRULANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.15 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | QOL Medical, LLC | SUCRAID (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.84 | General |
| Category: THERAPY FOR CSID | ||||||
| 10/14/2024 | Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | VOQUEZNA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.55 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | Janssen Biotech, Inc. | TREMFYA (Drug), SIMPONI, SIMPONI ARIA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.62 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 10/09/2024 | Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | REZDIFFRA (Drug) | Education | In-kind items and services | $39.56 | General |
| Category: LIVER DISEASE | ||||||
| 10/09/2024 | Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | RESMETIROM (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.14 | General |
| Category: LIVER DISEASE | ||||||
| 09/30/2024 | Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | SUFLAVE (Drug), SUTAB | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.29 | General |
| Category: GI COLON PREP | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | TRULANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.98 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 327 | 463 | $175,162 | $53,375 |
| 2022 | 9 | 409 | 558 | $231,857 | $68,497 |
| 2021 | 10 | 483 | 722 | $298,838 | $98,931 |
| 2020 | 12 | 541 | 878 | $311,139 | $92,286 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
40 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 89 | 182 | $38,766 | $15,488 | 40.0% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Office | 2023 | 46 | 48 | $48,000 | $11,975 | 24.9% |
| 45380 | Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Office | 2023 | 20 | 21 | $21,000 | $6,782 | 32.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 71 | 110 | $15,942 | $6,546 | 41.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 41 | 41 | $17,405 | $4,234 | 24.3% |
| G0105 | Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $12,000 | $3,831 | 31.9% |
| 45378 | Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $11,000 | $2,209 | 20.1% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $7,449 | $1,623 | 21.8% |
| 91065 | Measurement of hydrogen in breath to test for stomach and bowel symptoms | Office | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $3,600 | $686.29 | 19.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 106 | 205 | $43,732 | $16,579 | 37.9% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Office | 2022 | 54 | 57 | $57,000 | $14,442 | 25.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 81 | 124 | $17,484 | $8,146 | 46.6% |
| 45380 | Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Office | 2022 | 27 | 28 | $28,000 | $7,928 | 28.3% |
| 45385 | Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | Office | 2022 | 22 | 22 | $33,000 | $7,720 | 23.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 52 | 52 | $22,074 | $5,775 | 26.2% |
| G0121 | Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | Office | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $18,000 | $5,711 | 31.7% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 38 | 38 | $10,887 | $2,088 | 19.2% |
| 83014 | Administration of drug for helicobacter pylori | Office | 2022 | 11 | 14 | $1,680 | $109.08 | 6.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 154 | 365 | $77,745 | $33,933 | 43.6% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope | Office | 2021 | 77 | 77 | $77,000 | $21,143 | 27.5% |
| 45380 | Biopsy of the large bowel using an endoscope (colonoscopy) | Office | 2021 | 33 | 33 | $33,000 | $10,868 | 32.9% |
| 45385 | Removal of polyps or growths in large bowel using an endoscope (colonoscopy) using a mechanical snare | Office | 2021 | 24 | 26 | $39,000 | $9,347 | 24.0% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 59 | 59 | $25,046 | $7,204 | 28.8% |
| G0121 | Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | Office | 2021 | 16 | 16 | $16,000 | $5,267 | 32.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 56 | 78 | $10,998 | $5,013 | 45.6% |
About Dr. Ben Ogunwale, M.D
Dr. Ben Ogunwale, M.D is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Charlotte, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/02/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1720126600.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Ben Ogunwale, M.D has received a total of $14,573 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,733 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 696 transactions from 49 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($12,623).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ogunwale has provided services to 1,760 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,621 services with total Medicare billing of $313,089. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 40 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Other Specialties Gastroenterology
- Location Charlotte, NC
- Active Since 02/02/2007
- Last Updated 03/16/2017
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1720126600
Products in Payments
- XIFAXAN (Drug) $1,151
- ORBERA (Device) $963.22
- STELARA (Biological) $804.14
- Orbera (Device) $726.90
- TRULANCE (Drug) $611.66
- Linzess (Drug) $546.36
- Epclusa (Drug) $474.58
- ZENPEP (Drug) $419.53
- Cimzia (Drug) $409.51
- DUPIXENT (Biological) $403.41
- Sucraid (Drug) $336.51
- Entyvio (Biological) $301.92
- IBSRELA (Drug) $290.88
- LINZESS (Drug) $285.07
- VOQUEZNA (Drug) $283.49
- Mavyret (Drug) $252.18
- GIVLAARI (Drug) $240.14
- HUMIRA (Biological) $232.48
- Vemlidy (Drug) $220.40
- SUCRAID (Drug) $189.50
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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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