Total Payments
$51,272
2024 Payments
$39,842
Companies
10
Transactions
76
Medicare Patients
2,074
Medicare Billing
$833,470
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$43,045 (84.0%)
Travel$4,296 (8.4%)
Food & Beverage$3,931 (7.7%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $43,045 | 22 | 84.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $4,296 | 16 | 8.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,931 | 38 | 7.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| SI-BONE, INC. | $45,377 | 50 | $0 (2024) |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $2,423 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $1,503 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $557.78 | 5 | $0 (2018) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $447.07 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $375.43 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Spineology Inc. | $286.38 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| BAXTER HEALTHCARE | $155.35 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | $121.94 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Stryker Corporation | $25.52 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $39,842 | 40 | SI-BONE, INC. ($38,052) |
| 2023 | $9,050 | 18 | SI-BONE, INC. ($6,126) |
| 2022 | $1,200 | 3 | SI-BONE, Inc. ($1,154) |
| 2021 | $255.99 | 4 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($127.22) |
| 2019 | $67.75 | 3 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($36.08) |
| 2018 | $30.73 | 1 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($30.73) |
| 2017 | $825.87 | 7 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($527.05) |
All Payment Transactions
76 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/14/2024 | SI-BONE, INC. | IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,500.00 | General |
| Category: SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION | ||||||
| 10/25/2024 | SI-BONE, INC. | IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $750.00 | General |
| Category: SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION | ||||||
| 10/04/2024 | SI-BONE, INC. | IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $375.00 | General |
| Category: SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | FIBERGRAFT Aeridyan Matrix (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.84 | General |
| Category: Spine, Trauma | ||||||
| 09/29/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $171.06 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | SI-BONE, INC. | IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $106.58 | General |
| Category: SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | SI-BONE, INC. | IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $101.25 | General |
| Category: SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | SI-BONE, INC. | IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.59 | General |
| Category: SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION | ||||||
| 09/15/2024 | SI-BONE, INC. | IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $250.00 | General |
| Category: SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION | ||||||
| 09/06/2024 | SI-BONE, INC. | IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $11,375.00 | General |
| Category: SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | SI-BONE, INC. | IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $108.54 | General |
| Category: SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION | ||||||
| 08/23/2024 | SI-BONE, INC. | IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $258.13 | General |
| Category: SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION | ||||||
| 08/16/2024 | SI-BONE, INC. | IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION | ||||||
| 08/13/2024 | SI-BONE, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $189.87 | General |
| 07/27/2024 | SI-BONE, INC. | IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $200.14 | General |
| Category: SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION | ||||||
| 07/27/2024 | SI-BONE, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $73.71 | General |
| 07/27/2024 | SI-BONE, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $72.66 | General |
| 07/27/2024 | SI-BONE, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $47.10 | General |
| 07/27/2024 | SI-BONE, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.56 | General |
| 05/10/2024 | SI-BONE, INC. | IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION | ||||||
| 05/08/2024 | SI-BONE, INC. | IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $192.54 | General |
| Category: SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION | ||||||
| 05/08/2024 | SI-BONE, INC. | IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $10.91 | General |
| Category: SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION | ||||||
| 04/26/2024 | SI-BONE, INC. | IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $12,500.00 | General |
| Category: SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION | ||||||
| 04/15/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $225.00 | General |
| 03/22/2024 | SI-BONE, INC. | IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $298.40 | General |
| Category: SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15 | 467 | 703 | $2.9M | $208,793 |
| 2022 | 19 | 430 | 689 | $2.7M | $201,772 |
| 2021 | 20 | 550 | 797 | $249,240 | $195,386 |
| 2020 | 24 | 627 | 922 | $582,900 | $227,518 |
Total Patients
2,074
Total Services
3,111
Medicare Billing
$833,470
Procedure Codes
78
All Medicare Procedures & Services
78 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2023 | 42 | 230 | $1.0M | $64,699 | 6.3% |
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $415,181 | $31,195 | 7.5% |
| 62223 | Creation of brain fluid drainage shunt, ventriculo-peritoneal, -pleural, other terminus | Facility | 2023 | 43 | 43 | $318,366 | $20,778 | 6.5% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 27 | $205,253 | $14,837 | 7.2% |
| 22216 | Incision or removal of spine bone segment, each additional segment | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 48 | $176,872 | $12,622 | 7.1% |
| 22214 | Incision or removal of lower spine bone segment | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $142,685 | $10,978 | 7.7% |
| 22843 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 7-12 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $133,950 | $8,822 | 6.6% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 41 | $106,232 | $7,622 | 7.2% |
| 22600 | Fusion of spine in neck by posterior approach | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $101,712 | $7,347 | 7.2% |
| 61781 | Computer-assisted procedure inside brain | Facility | 2023 | 43 | 43 | $144,182 | $7,104 | 4.9% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 76 | 76 | $24,548 | $6,530 | 26.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 59 | 60 | $17,400 | $5,906 | 33.9% |
| 22848 | Insertion of instrumentation to pelvic bones | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $64,512 | $4,702 | 7.3% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 23 | $58,397 | $3,787 | 6.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 27 | 29 | $5,481 | $1,864 | 34.0% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2022 | 37 | 230 | $927,094 | $66,164 | 7.1% |
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $182,978 | $17,081 | 9.3% |
| 22216 | Incision or removal of spine bone segment, each additional segment | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 61 | $231,861 | $16,420 | 7.1% |
| 62223 | Creation of brain fluid drainage shunt, ventriculo-peritoneal, -pleural, other terminus | Facility | 2022 | 32 | 32 | $229,210 | $15,611 | 6.8% |
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $225,348 | $14,893 | 6.6% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $144,438 | $10,643 | 7.4% |
| 22212 | Incision or removal of middle spine bone segment | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $134,288 | $10,006 | 7.5% |
| 22610 | Fusion of spine in upper back | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $110,939 | $9,507 | 8.6% |
| 22214 | Incision or removal of lower spine bone segment | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $76,148 | $7,346 | 9.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 65 | 68 | $19,720 | $6,430 | 32.6% |
About Benjamin Elder, M.D./PH.D
Benjamin Elder, M.D./PH.D is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Rochester, Minnesota. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/25/2010. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1609190156.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Benjamin Elder, M.D./PH.D has received a total of $51,272 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $39,842 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 76 transactions from 10 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($43,045).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Elder has provided services to 2,074 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,111 services with total Medicare billing of $833,470. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 78 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Other Specialties Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
- Location Rochester, MN
- Active Since 03/25/2010
- Last Updated 08/13/2020
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1609190156
Products in Payments
- IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM (Device) $43,545
- Integra (Device) $2,423
- IFUSE IMPLANT (Device) $1,013
- O-ARM-Spine (Device) $427.34
- UNID_PASS (Device) $357.07
- OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM (Device) $286.38
- FLOSEAL (Biological) $155.35
- Teligen (Device) $150.00
- EXPEDIUM (Device) $143.47
- Spine & Trauma 3D Navigation (Device) $127.22
- CD HORIZON (Device) $99.71
- FIBERGRAFT BG MORSELS (Device) $94.14
- ARES (Device) $90.00
- ACF (Device) $45.88
- FIBERGRAFT Aeridyan Matrix (Device) $43.84
- SYMPHONY (Device) $36.08
- iFuse Implant (Device) $31.67
- O-ARM-ST (Device) $30.73
- UNIVERSAL NEURO 3 (Device) $25.52
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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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