Dr. Benjamin Degner, MD
Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $461.52 | 10 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $166.37 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $118.02 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Bolton Medical Inc | $68.79 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Aziyo Biologics, Inc. | $51.56 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $23.62 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| AtriCure, Inc. | $17.54 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Medistim USA, Inc. | $15.62 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $39.24 | 2 | Abbott Laboratories ($23.62) |
| 2023 | $68.79 | 1 | Bolton Medical Inc ($68.79) |
| 2022 | $38.18 | 2 | Aziyo Biologics, Inc. ($20.64) |
| 2018 | $79.40 | 3 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($48.48) |
| 2017 | $235.91 | 2 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($118.02) |
All Payment Transactions
10 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/09/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER AMULET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.62 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 02/09/2024 | Medistim USA, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.62 | General |
| 05/07/2023 | Bolton Medical Inc | TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $68.79 | General |
| Category: ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR | ||||||
| 11/09/2022 | Aziyo Biologics, Inc. | ECM Patch,Pouch (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.64 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular Medical Device | ||||||
| 05/16/2022 | AtriCure, Inc. | ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (CRYO2) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.54 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 12/12/2018 | Aziyo Biologics, Inc. | ECM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.89 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular Medical Device | ||||||
| 10/18/2018 | Aziyo Biologics, Inc. | ECM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.03 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular Medical Device | ||||||
| 04/26/2018 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | SternaLock Blu (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.48 | General |
| Category: CMF & Thoracic | ||||||
| 12/28/2017 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | SternaLock Blu (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $117.89 | General |
| Category: CMF & Thoracic | ||||||
| 06/16/2017 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $118.02 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 224 | 249 | $509,537 | $49,188 |
| 2022 | 6 | 148 | 153 | $597,018 | $60,718 |
| 2021 | 3 | 68 | 68 | $401,576 | $48,327 |
| 2020 | 3 | 52 | 52 | $375,327 | $42,057 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
21 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2023 | 33 | 33 | $392,634 | $42,294 | 10.8% |
| 33518 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 2 grafts | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $44,013 | $5,250 | 11.9% |
| 80053 | Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals | Office | 2023 | 29 | 38 | $2,774 | $393.30 | 14.2% |
| 33508 | Harvest of vein using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 31 | $65,472 | $374.79 | 0.6% |
| 85025 | Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count | Office | 2023 | 25 | 34 | $1,292 | $258.74 | 20.0% |
| 82565 | Blood creatinine level | Office | 2023 | 46 | 46 | $1,426 | $230.92 | 16.2% |
| 80061 | Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | Office | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $1,246 | $183.68 | 14.7% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2023 | 16 | 20 | $360.00 | $168.00 | 46.7% |
| 81003 | Automated urinalysis test | Office | 2023 | 14 | 16 | $320.00 | $35.20 | 11.0% |
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2022 | 37 | 37 | $440,226 | $52,277 | 11.9% |
| 33518 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 2 grafts | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $36,246 | $4,489 | 12.4% |
| 33517 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $35,742 | $3,068 | 8.6% |
| 33508 | Harvest of vein using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 39 | 39 | $82,368 | $497.25 | 0.6% |
| 80053 | Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals | Office | 2022 | 21 | 24 | $1,752 | $249.92 | 14.3% |
| 85025 | Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count | Office | 2022 | 16 | 18 | $684.00 | $137.94 | 20.2% |
| 33533 | Heart artery bypass, single graft | Facility | 2021 | 30 | 30 | $356,940 | $41,502 | 11.6% |
| 33518 | Combined vein and artery heart artery bypass, 2 grafts | Facility | 2021 | 16 | 16 | $41,424 | $5,236 | 12.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 22 | 22 | $3,212 | $1,589 | 49.5% |
| 33533 | Heart artery bypass to repair one artery | Facility | 2020 | 27 | 27 | $321,246 | $36,293 | 11.3% |
| 33518 | Combined multiple vein and artery heart artery bypasses | Facility | 2020 | 13 | 13 | $33,657 | $4,104 | 12.2% |
| 33517 | Combined vein and artery heart artery bypass | Facility | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $20,424 | $1,660 | 8.1% |
About Dr. Benjamin Degner, MD
Dr. Benjamin Degner, MD is a Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) healthcare provider based in Greenville, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/31/2010. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1497069546.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Benjamin Degner, MD has received a total of $461.52 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $39.24 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 10 transactions from 7 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($461.52).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Degner has provided services to 492 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 522 services with total Medicare billing of $200,291. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 21 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Other Specialties Surgery
- Location Greenville, NC
- Active Since 07/31/2010
- Last Updated 02/07/2024
- Taxonomy Code 208G00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1497069546
Products in Payments
- SternaLock Blu (Device) $166.37
- EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system (Device) $118.02
- TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) $68.79
- ECM (Device) $30.92
- AMPLATZER AMULET (Device) $23.62
- ECM Patch,Pouch (Device) $20.64
- ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (CRYO2) (Device) $17.54
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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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