Total Payments
$5,489
2024 Payments
$484.72
Companies
24
Transactions
80
Medicare Patients
169
Medicare Billing
$18,940
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$4,975 (90.6%)
Travel$478.49 (8.7%)
Other$35.00 (0.6%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $4,975 | 74 | 90.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $478.49 | 5 | 8.7% |
| Honoraria | $35.00 | 1 | 0.6% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $943.97 | 9 | $0 (2022) |
| Cook Medical LLC | $901.62 | 16 | $0 (2024) |
| Olympus Corporation of the Americas | $518.77 | 8 | $0 (2018) |
| PFIZER INC. | $401.47 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $356.46 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $298.96 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $262.42 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $249.96 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Covidien LP | $231.95 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
| Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC | $146.26 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $484.72 | 12 | Cook Medical LLC ($156.39) |
| 2023 | $134.54 | 2 | Cook Medical LLC ($109.55) |
| 2022 | $533.40 | 6 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. ($196.77) |
| 2021 | $126.88 | 3 | Cook Medical LLC ($100.19) |
| 2020 | $231.40 | 4 | Eisai Inc. ($100.65) |
| 2019 | $1,317 | 19 | Cook Medical LLC ($279.04) |
| 2018 | $1,564 | 23 | Olympus Corporation of the Americas ($518.77) |
| 2017 | $1,096 | 11 | Gilead Sciences Inc ($310.92) |
All Payment Transactions
80 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/22/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE VIABIL Biliary Endoprosthesis (Device) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $35.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | BARRX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.45 | General |
| Category: Ablation | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PILLCAM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $51.78 | General |
| Category: Capsule Endoscopy | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | AIRSUPRA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.40 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
| 10/09/2024 | Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | RESMETIROM (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.44 | General |
| Category: LIVER DISEASE | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | PFIZER INC. | VELSIPITY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.39 | General |
| Category: INFLAMMATION;PAIN | ||||||
| 07/18/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | SKYRIZI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.53 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 07/01/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | INSTINCT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $4.86 | General |
| Category: Endoscopy | ||||||
| 06/24/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | INSTINCT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $85.65 | General |
| Category: Endoscopy | ||||||
| 06/03/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | INSTINCT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $65.88 | General |
| Category: Endoscopy | ||||||
| 05/09/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | EXALT Model D (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $70.00 | General |
| Category: EXALT Model D_ENDO | ||||||
| 04/03/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | EXALT Model D (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $54.34 | General |
| Category: EXALT Model D_ENDO | ||||||
| 09/20/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.99 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 06/15/2023 | Cook Medical LLC | HEMOSPRAY (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $109.55 | General |
| Category: Endoscopy | ||||||
| 12/21/2022 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | Epclusa (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $97.25 | General |
| Category: HCV | ||||||
| 09/16/2022 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | Epclusa (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $99.52 | General |
| Category: HCV | ||||||
| 07/08/2022 | Cook Medical LLC | HEMOSPRAY (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $84.90 | General |
| Category: Endoscopy | ||||||
| 06/10/2022 | Cook Medical LLC | HEMOSPRAY (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.13 | General |
| Category: Endoscopy | ||||||
| 04/20/2022 | Apollo Endosurgery US Inc | X-Tack Endoscopic HeliX Tacking System (Device), X-Tack Endoscopic HeliX Tacking System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.51 | General |
| Category: ENDOSCOPIC TISSUE APPROXIMATION DEVICE | ||||||
| 02/25/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | EXALT Model D (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $113.09 | General |
| Category: EXALT_ENDO | ||||||
| 08/26/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | Barrx (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.69 | General |
| Category: Ablation | ||||||
| 06/25/2021 | Cook Medical LLC | Hemospray (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $82.93 | General |
| Category: Endoscopy | ||||||
| 06/22/2021 | Cook Medical LLC | Hemospray (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.26 | General |
| Category: Endoscopy | ||||||
| 06/22/2020 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.16 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 06/10/2020 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.51 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 75 | 80 | $38,969 | $9,711 |
| 2022 | 4 | 65 | 66 | $22,214 | $6,550 |
| 2021 | 1 | 16 | 17 | $7,208 | $1,447 |
| 2020 | 1 | 13 | 13 | $2,769 | $1,232 |
Total Patients
169
Total Services
176
Medicare Billing
$18,940
Procedure Codes
10
All Medicare Procedures & Services
10 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45385 | Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 25 | $18,209 | $5,263 | 28.9% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $7,156 | $1,915 | 26.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 17 | 21 | $5,033 | $1,356 | 26.9% |
| 45380 | Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $8,571 | $1,177 | 13.7% |
| 45378 | Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $8,224 | $2,297 | 27.9% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $8,056 | $2,080 | 25.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $3,834 | $1,244 | 32.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 14 | 15 | $2,100 | $928.18 | 44.2% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 16 | 17 | $7,208 | $1,447 | 20.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 13 | 13 | $2,769 | $1,232 | 44.5% |
About Dr. Benjamin Go, M.D
Dr. Benjamin Go, M.D is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Chicago, Illinois. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/20/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1982624946.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Benjamin Go, M.D has received a total of $5,489 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $484.72 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 80 transactions from 24 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($4,975).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Go has provided services to 169 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 176 services with total Medicare billing of $18,940. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 10 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Other Specialties Gastroenterology
- Location Chicago, IL
- Active Since 07/20/2006
- Last Updated 04/23/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1982624946
Products in Payments
- Epclusa (Drug) $611.09
- Olympus EMR & ESD Devices (Device) $518.77
- XELJANZ (Drug) $382.08
- Vemlidy (Drug) $332.88
- EXALT Model D (Device) $237.43
- HEMOSPRAY (Device) $211.58
- Mavyret (Drug) $208.24
- Cook Medical Hemostasis (Device) $183.92
- INSTINCT (Device) $156.39
- OCA (Drug) $149.66
- OCALIVA (Drug) $149.30
- COOK MEDICAL HEMOSTASIS (Device) $148.28
- XIFAXAN (Drug) $146.26
- RELISTOR (Drug) $124.98
- UCERIS (Drug) $124.98
- Trulance (Drug) $124.81
- X-Tack Endoscopic HeliX Tacking System (Device) $121.51
- ZEPATIER (Drug) $120.00
- Lenvima (Drug) $100.65
- Hemospray (Device) $100.19
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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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