Total Payments
$454,774
2024 Payments
$71,428
Companies
32
Transactions
713
Medicare Patients
10,648
Medicare Billing
$1.2M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$221,725 (48.8%)
Consulting$157,822 (34.7%)
Travel$54,926 (12.1%)
Food & Beverage$16,622 (3.7%)
Research$3,640 (0.8%)
Education$40.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $185,975 | 90 | 40.9% |
| Consulting Fee | $157,822 | 68 | 34.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $54,926 | 202 | 12.1% |
| Honoraria | $35,750 | 16 | 7.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $16,622 | 334 | 3.7% |
| Unspecified | $3,640 | 1 | 0.8% |
| Education | $40.00 | 2 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$451,134
712 transactions
Research
$3,640
1 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allergan, Inc. | $117,793 | 214 | $0 (2022) |
| Avadel Specialty Pharmaceuticals, LLC | $108,198 | 158 | $0 (2019) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $58,255 | 108 | $0 (2024) |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | $47,329 | 37 | $0 (2024) |
| Antares Pharma, Inc. | $38,409 | 26 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $25,598 | 31 | $0 (2024) |
| Axonics, Inc. | $18,615 | 21 | $0 (2024) |
| UROVANT SCIENCES INC | $17,952 | 18 | $0 (2022) |
| PALETTE LIFE SCIENCES, INC. | $10,711 | 9 | $0 (2023) |
| Provepharm Inc. | $8,197 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $71,428 | 69 | Medtronic, Inc. ($24,404) |
| 2023 | $66,923 | 102 | Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. ($30,256) |
| 2022 | $64,261 | 112 | ABBVIE INC. ($24,872) |
| 2021 | $52,380 | 55 | Antares Pharma, Inc. ($24,927) |
| 2020 | $15,119 | 17 | Allergan, Inc. ($11,092) |
| 2019 | $17,542 | 50 | Allergan Inc. ($17,120) |
| 2018 | $118,739 | 192 | Avadel Specialty Pharmaceuticals, LLC ($104,285) |
| 2017 | $48,382 | 116 | Allergan Inc. ($43,750) |
All Payment Transactions
713 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 29
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $68.75 | General |
| Category: UROLOGY | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | COLOPLAST CORP | Altis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.47 | General |
| Category: Women's Health | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.04 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | GEMTESA (Drug) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,350.00 | General |
| Category: UROLOGY | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | GEMTESA (Drug) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | In-kind items and services | $486.36 | General |
| Category: UROLOGY | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.10 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Teleflex LLC | SOLESTA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.79 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL UROLOGY | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $10,000.00 | General |
| 10/24/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.75 | General |
| Category: BOTOX THERAPEUTIC | ||||||
| 10/09/2024 | Provepharm Inc. | BLUDIGO (Drug) | Education | In-kind items and services | $6.60 | General |
| Category: MARKER DYE | ||||||
| 10/08/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | LIGASURE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.11 | General |
| Category: Vessel Sealing | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | Axonics, Inc. | Axonics (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,479.30 | General |
| Category: Urology | ||||||
| 09/16/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $288.19 | General |
| 09/16/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $105.29 | General |
| 09/14/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $13,764.90 | General |
| 08/27/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $145.26 | General |
| 08/24/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.93 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 08/09/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.75 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 08/09/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.07 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | GEMTESA (Drug) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $940.00 | General |
| Category: UROLOGY | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | GEMTESA (Drug) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $940.00 | General |
| Category: UROLOGY | ||||||
| 07/31/2024 | Provepharm Inc. | BLUDIGO (Drug) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,300.00 | General |
| Category: MARKER DYE | ||||||
| 07/09/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.71 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 07/09/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.70 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 06/27/2024 | Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | GEMTESA (Drug) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,820.00 | General |
| Category: UROLOGY | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| PVP-IC1901 | Provepharm Inc. | $3,640 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 32 | 2,789 | 17,313 | $3.2M | $361,333 |
| 2022 | 29 | 2,934 | 15,868 | $3.2M | $352,091 |
| 2021 | 27 | 2,690 | 12,753 | $2.8M | $303,829 |
| 2020 | 26 | 2,235 | 9,190 | $2.2M | $229,462 |
Total Patients
10,648
Total Services
55,124
Medicare Billing
$1.2M
Procedure Codes
114
All Medicare Procedures & Services
114 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 5
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J0585 | Injection, onabotulinumtoxina, 1 unit | Office | 2023 | 62 | 14,000 | $280,000 | $69,062 | 24.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 355 | 414 | $227,700 | $42,911 | 18.8% |
| 52287 | Exam with injections of chemical for destruction of bladder using an endoscope | Office | 2023 | 62 | 111 | $409,812 | $39,621 | 9.7% |
| 52000 | Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope | Office | 2023 | 149 | 151 | $358,172 | $31,742 | 8.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 176 | 176 | $175,472 | $25,065 | 14.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 219 | 251 | $94,125 | $18,904 | 20.1% |
| 51728 | Complex measurement of pressure of urine flow in bladder with voiding pressure studies | Office | 2023 | 49 | 49 | $135,234 | $16,249 | 12.0% |
| 51705 | Simple change of bladder tube | Office | 2023 | 26 | 155 | $151,745 | $13,182 | 8.7% |
| 51797 | Insertion of device into abdomen with pressure and urine flow rate study | Office | 2023 | 67 | 67 | $102,045 | $12,225 | 12.0% |
| 76770 | Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | Office | 2023 | 114 | 121 | $82,280 | $11,636 | 14.1% |
| 57425 | Surgical repair of vaginal defect using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $94,968 | $11,046 | 11.6% |
| 57288 | Creation of sling around urethra in female to control leakage | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $140,240 | $9,890 | 7.1% |
| 51600 | Injection procedure for imaging of bladder during voiding | Office | 2023 | 84 | 85 | $212,330 | $9,123 | 4.3% |
| 51729 | Complex measurement of pressure of urine flow in bladder with urethra pressure and voiding pressure studies | Office | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $75,647 | $8,003 | 10.6% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 51 | 51 | $37,995 | $7,382 | 19.4% |
| 74455 | Review by radiologist of urinary bladder and urethra images with contrast and after passing urine | Office | 2023 | 72 | 73 | $38,759 | $7,256 | 18.7% |
| 51798 | Ultrasound measurement of bladder capacity after voiding | Office | 2023 | 409 | 517 | $99,781 | $4,988 | 5.0% |
| 51726 | Complex measurement of pressure of urine flow in bladder | Office | 2023 | 14 | 15 | $52,425 | $4,327 | 8.3% |
| 57283 | Repair of prolapsing vaginal vault through vagina | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $71,500 | $3,686 | 5.2% |
| 51784 | Non-needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles at bladder and bowel openings | Office | 2023 | 86 | 87 | $136,150 | $2,612 | 1.9% |
| 51702 | Simple insertion of temporary bladder tube | Office | 2023 | 20 | 46 | $37,950 | $2,415 | 6.4% |
| 81002 | Urinalysis, manual test | Office | 2023 | 406 | 547 | $16,410 | $1,856 | 11.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $9,520 | $1,620 | 17.0% |
| 95971 | Electronic analysis of implanted neurostimulator generator with simple spinal cord or peripheral nerve stimulator programming | Office | 2023 | 17 | 27 | $7,857 | $1,064 | 13.5% |
| 64590 | Insertion of peripheral or gastric neurostimulator generator | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $41,833 | $912.94 | 2.2% |
About Dr. Benjamin Brucker, MD
Dr. Benjamin Brucker, MD is a Urology healthcare provider based in New York, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 12/29/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1235295619.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Benjamin Brucker, MD has received a total of $454,774 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $71,428 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 713 transactions from 32 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($185,975).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Brucker has provided services to 10,648 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 55,124 services with total Medicare billing of $1.2M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 114 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Urology
- Other Specialties Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Urology
- Location New York, NY
- Active Since 12/29/2006
- Last Updated 03/01/2021
- Taxonomy Code 208800000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1235295619
Products in Payments
- BOTOX (Biological) $148,459
- Noctiva (Drug) $108,198
- GEMTESA (Drug) $65,281
- NOCDURNA (Drug) $38,409
- Axonics (Device) $18,283
- BOTOX (Drug) $17,120
- BLUDIGO (Drug) $4,557
- Indigo Carmine (Drug) $3,640
- INTERSTIM (Device) $1,977
- BOTOX-UROLOGY (Drug) $1,720
- BOTOX OAB (Drug) $1,337
- SOLESTA (Device) $1,150
- BOTOX - UROLOGY (Drug) $625.80
- Bulkamid (Device) $313.03
- ENTERRA (Device) $300.00
- Myrbetriq (Drug) $270.83
- AQUABEAM ROBOTIC SYSTEM (Device) $269.28
- Algovita (Device) $146.84
- Advantage System (Device) $146.69
- Upsylon (Device) $136.09
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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