Total Payments
$72,172
2024 Payments
$3,393
Companies
8
Transactions
107
Medicare Patients
1,889
Medicare Billing
$439,631
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$54,513 (75.5%)
Education$6,468 (9.0%)
Food & Beverage$5,522 (7.7%)
Travel$5,421 (7.5%)
Other$200.00 (0.3%)
Gifts$47.83 (0.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $54,513 | 24 | 75.5% |
| Education | $6,468 | 4 | 9.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $5,522 | 53 | 7.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $5,421 | 22 | 7.5% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $200.00 | 1 | 0.3% |
| Gift | $47.83 | 3 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethicon Inc. | $55,178 | 29 | $0 (2023) |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $14,246 | 52 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $817.97 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $794.51 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
| Edap Technomed Inc | $783.00 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| CONMED Corporation | $220.32 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| UROGEN PHARMA, INC. | $104.69 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $26.89 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,393 | 21 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. ($1,846) |
| 2023 | $6,338 | 27 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($5,488) |
| 2022 | $20,632 | 17 | Ethicon Inc. ($15,094) |
| 2021 | $26,255 | 14 | Ethicon Inc. ($26,255) |
| 2020 | $276.56 | 6 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($276.56) |
| 2019 | $14,375 | 12 | Ethicon Inc. ($12,905) |
| 2018 | $756.19 | 7 | Ethicon Inc. ($479.62) |
| 2017 | $145.46 | 3 | Ethicon US, LLC ($145.46) |
All Payment Transactions
107 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/09/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $26.89 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | LIGASURE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $279.88 | General |
| Category: Vessel Sealing | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | LIGASURE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $34.25 | General |
| Category: Vessel Sealing | ||||||
| 07/17/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SIGNIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.33 | General |
| Category: Surgical Stapling | ||||||
| 07/16/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | SURGIFLO Hemostatic Matrix (Device), Harmonic, N/A | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.65 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 07/10/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | SURGIFLO Hemostatic Matrix (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $126.50 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 05/28/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $66.43 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/23/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon Flex (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $126.14 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 04/10/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $633.14 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/10/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Gift | In-kind items and services | $8.74 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/15/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $389.29 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/15/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $180.73 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/15/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/15/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/27/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.18 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/12/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $505.86 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/12/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 01/30/2024 | UROGEN PHARMA, INC. | JELMYTO (Drug) | Education | In-kind items and services | $18.18 | General |
| Category: UROTHELIAL CANCER | ||||||
| 01/24/2024 | Edap Technomed Inc | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $261.00 | General |
| 01/24/2024 | Edap Technomed Inc | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $261.00 | General |
| 01/24/2024 | Edap Technomed Inc | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $261.00 | General |
| 12/12/2023 | UroGen Pharma, Inc. | JELMYTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $86.51 | General |
| Category: UROTHELIAL CANCER | ||||||
| 10/25/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | SIGNIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $127.70 | General |
| Category: Surgical Stapling | ||||||
| 10/25/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDO GRASP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.25 | General |
| Category: Hand Instruments and Ligation Devices | ||||||
| 10/03/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $164.00 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | 459 | 508 | $1.3M | $99,224 |
| 2022 | 13 | 445 | 471 | $1.4M | $108,915 |
| 2021 | 14 | 502 | 534 | $1.7M | $112,993 |
| 2020 | 9 | 483 | 513 | $1.5M | $118,499 |
Total Patients
1,889
Total Services
2,026
Medicare Billing
$439,631
Procedure Codes
56
All Medicare Procedures & Services
56 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55866 | Surgical removal of prostate and surrounding lymph nodes using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $277,196 | $24,900 | 9.0% |
| 50545 | Removal of kidney and lymph nodes using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $86,670 | $17,911 | 20.7% |
| 50543 | Partial removal of kidney using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $76,500 | $14,923 | 19.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 77 | 77 | $51,214 | $9,107 | 17.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 113 | 145 | $72,933 | $8,258 | 11.3% |
| 38571 | Removal of lymph nodes of both sides of pelvis using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $119,347 | $6,936 | 5.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 38 | 42 | $26,498 | $3,742 | 14.1% |
| 52000 | Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 40 | 47 | $49,378 | $3,256 | 6.6% |
| 52332 | Insertion of stent in ureter using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 19 | $501,102 | $2,748 | 0.5% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 31 | $16,485 | $2,064 | 12.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $3,930 | $1,771 | 45.1% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $7,413 | $1,498 | 20.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 21 | 25 | $7,162 | $1,392 | 19.4% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $8,892 | $718.96 | 8.1% |
| 55866 | Surgical removal of prostate and surrounding lymph nodes using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 27 | $325,404 | $34,137 | 10.5% |
| 50545 | Removal of kidney and lymph nodes using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $111,054 | $22,916 | 20.6% |
| 50543 | Partial removal of kidney using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 12 | $83,300 | $16,248 | 19.5% |
| 38571 | Removal of lymph nodes of both sides of pelvis using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 27 | $141,400 | $7,909 | 5.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 55 | 55 | $39,410 | $6,794 | 17.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 58 | 58 | $29,330 | $4,392 | 15.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 58 | 70 | $35,266 | $4,098 | 11.6% |
| 52332 | Insertion of stent in ureter using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 19 | $564,939 | $2,534 | 0.4% |
| 52000 | Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 34 | 37 | $38,917 | $2,464 | 6.3% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 70 | 78 | $29,564 | $2,232 | 7.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 24 | 24 | $15,888 | $1,996 | 12.6% |
About Dr. Benjamin Chung, M.D
Dr. Benjamin Chung, M.D is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Stanford, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/29/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1205945920.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Benjamin Chung, M.D has received a total of $72,172 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $3,393 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 107 transactions from 8 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($54,513).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Chung has provided services to 1,889 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,026 services with total Medicare billing of $439,631. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 56 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Urology
- Location Stanford, CA
- Active Since 08/29/2006
- Last Updated 03/13/2024
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1205945920
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $8,246
- DA VINCI SP (Device) $6,000
- ECHELON FLEX Stapler (Device) $335.78
- LIGASURE (Device) $314.13
- SIGNIA (Device) $252.03
- AIRSEAL (Device) $220.32
- Echelon; Endopath (Device) $168.03
- INTERSTIM (Device) $164.00
- CERTUS 140 MICROWAVE ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $161.13
- SURGIFLO Hemostatic Matrix (Device) $154.15
- Echelon Flex (Device) $143.45
- JELMYTO (Drug) $104.69
- APPOSE ULC (Device) $78.56
- LifeVest (Device) $26.89
- ENDO GRASP (Device) $9.25
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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