Dr. Benjamin Beecher, M.D

NPI: 1720299217
Total Payments
$2,246
2024 Payments
$135.66
Companies
6
Transactions
32
Medicare Patients
6,962
Medicare Billing
$907,747

Payment Breakdown by Category

Food & Beverage$2,246 (100.0%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Food and Beverage $2,246 32 100.0%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $1,130 16 $0 (2023)
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $614.64 7 $0 (2023)
Stryker Corporation $335.69 4 $0 (2024)
Heron Therapeutics, Inc. $89.42 1 $0 (2024)
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $52.40 3 $0 (2024)
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. $23.85 1 $0 (2019)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $135.66 3 Heron Therapeutics, Inc. ($89.42)
2023 $767.97 9 Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($324.30)
2021 $337.35 4 Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($188.43)
2020 $233.21 4 Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($131.30)
2019 $338.14 5 Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($301.04)
2018 $433.63 7 Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($433.63)

All Payment Transactions

32 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
09/23/2024 DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. MONOVISC (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.97 General
Category: Sports Early Intervention
02/23/2024 Stryker Corporation TRIATHLON (Device), ACCOLADE, MAKO Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $28.27 General
Category: KNEES
01/09/2024 Heron Therapeutics, Inc. ZYNRELEF (Drug) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $89.42 General
Category: POST SURGICAL PAIN RELIEF
12/14/2023 Smith+Nephew, Inc. LENS 4K (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $148.60 General
Category: Sports Med Visualization
11/29/2023 Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Persona (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $48.18 General
Category: Knees
10/18/2023 Stryker Corporation MAKO (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $136.12 General
Category: KNEES, HIPS
09/20/2023 DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. MONOVISC (Device), ORTHOVISC Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $21.18 General
Category: Sports Early Intervention
06/27/2023 Smith+Nephew, Inc. REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $145.12 General
Category: Recon Robotics
06/27/2023 Smith+Nephew, Inc. LENS 4K (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $30.58 General
Category: Sports Med Visualization
06/13/2023 Stryker Corporation MAKO (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $118.67 General
Category: KNEES, HIPS
05/31/2023 Stryker Corporation MAKO (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $52.63 General
Category: KNEES, HIPS
03/13/2023 Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. OSSEOTITE (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $66.89 General
Category: Dental
11/04/2021 Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Synovasure (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $65.01 General
Category: Hips
10/05/2021 Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ROSA-Knee (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $83.91 General
Category: Knees
06/30/2021 Smith+Nephew, Inc. ANTHOLOGY (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $128.07 General
Category: Recon Hips
03/01/2021 Smith+Nephew, Inc. R3 (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $60.36 General
Category: Recon Hips
11/11/2020 Smith+Nephew, Inc. REDAPT (Device), R3, OR3O Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $55.39 General
Category: Recon Hips
09/10/2020 Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Persona Revision (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $118.86 General
Category: Knees
09/10/2020 Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Persona Revision (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $12.44 General
Category: Knees
01/08/2020 Smith+Nephew, Inc. JOURNEY II BCS (Device), ANTHOLOGY, R3 Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $46.52 General
Category: Recon Knees
12/18/2019 Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ROSA (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $116.71 General
Category: Knees
10/24/2019 Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. Zilretta (Drug) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $23.85 General
Category: Musculoskeletal
07/20/2019 DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ORTHOVISC (Device), MONOVISC Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $13.25 General
Category: Sports Early Intervention
04/04/2019 Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. MyMobility (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $92.17 General
Category: Knees
04/04/2019 Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. MyMobility (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $92.16 General
Category: Knees

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 26 1,924 2,295 $999,938 $205,504
2022 28 1,765 2,428 $900,105 $229,380
2021 25 2,024 2,484 $962,907 $316,762
2020 17 1,249 1,529 $563,751 $156,101
Total Patients
6,962
Total Services
8,736
Medicare Billing
$907,747
Procedure Codes
96

All Medicare Procedures & Services

96 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee Facility 2023 75 79 $409,589 $73,167 17.9%
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis Facility 2023 30 31 $160,612 $28,395 17.7%
J7326 Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose Office 2023 25 37 $60,803 $13,914 22.9%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 150 163 $38,303 $13,375 34.9%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 163 181 $30,280 $10,301 34.0%
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views Office 2023 270 356 $42,888 $9,976 23.3%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Office 2023 169 186 $59,316 $9,396 15.8%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 84 84 $26,355 $9,053 34.3%
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views Office 2023 155 252 $26,375 $6,130 23.2%
29880 Removal of both knee cartilages using an endoscope Facility 2023 15 15 $40,042 $5,967 14.9%
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views Office 2023 140 190 $23,816 $5,523 23.2%
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes Office 2023 72 72 $15,030 $4,746 31.6%
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes Office 2023 80 89 $9,295 $3,210 34.5%
77078 Ct scan for measuring calcium and other minerals in bone Office 2023 26 26 $8,590 $2,333 27.2%
73721 Mri scan of leg joint without contrast Office 2023 18 18 $22,274 $1,775 8.0%
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg Office 2023 140 191 $4,001 $1,695 42.4%
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views Office 2023 54 64 $6,070 $1,451 23.9%
83970 Parathormone (parathyroid hormone) level Office 2023 32 32 $3,345 $1,294 38.7%
82306 Vitamin d-3 level Office 2023 31 31 $2,282 $899.31 39.4%
73522 X-ray of both hips, 3-4 views Office 2023 24 24 $4,000 $857.58 21.4%
84443 Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh) Office 2023 32 32 $1,498 $526.72 35.2%
84480 Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, total Office 2023 32 32 $1,338 $444.80 33.2%
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals Office 2023 32 32 $1,018 $331.20 32.5%
84439 Thyroxine (thyroid chemical), free Office 2023 32 32 $829.00 $282.88 34.1%
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views Office 2023 11 14 $1,320 $248.47 18.8%

About Dr. Benjamin Beecher, M.D

Dr. Benjamin Beecher, M.D is a Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Des Moines, Iowa. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/25/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1720299217.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Benjamin Beecher, M.D has received a total of $2,246 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $135.66 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 32 transactions from 6 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($2,246).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Beecher has provided services to 6,962 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 8,736 services with total Medicare billing of $907,747. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 96 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Location Des Moines, IA
  • Active Since 05/25/2007
  • Last Updated 11/11/2025
  • Taxonomy Code 207XS0114X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1720299217

Products in Payments

  • Persona (Device) $352.42
  • MAKO (Device) $307.42
  • MyMobility (Device) $184.33
  • LENS 4K (Device) $179.18
  • REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) $145.12
  • Persona Revision (Device) $131.30
  • ANTHOLOGY (Device) $128.07
  • ROSA (Device) $116.71
  • Regenerex (Device) $107.07
  • ZYNRELEF (Drug) $89.42
  • ROSA-Knee (Device) $83.91
  • OSSEOTITE (Device) $66.89
  • Synovasure (Device) $65.01
  • R3 (Device) $60.36
  • REDAPT (Device) $55.39
  • JOURNEY II BCS (Device) $46.52
  • MONOVISC (Device) $39.15
  • TRIATHLON (Device) $28.27
  • Zilretta (Drug) $23.85
  • Taperloc (Device) $22.32

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.