Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $101,480 | 2 | 50.7% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $87,960 | 19 | 43.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $8,319 | 34 | 4.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,509 | 35 | 1.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $195,178 | 74 | $0 (2024) |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $3,934 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $782.20 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $171.40 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Stryker Corporation | $127.66 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Ceribell, Inc. | $55.42 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $19.02 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $162,997 | 63 | Medtronic, Inc. ($159,716) |
| 2023 | $37,270 | 27 | Medtronic, Inc. ($35,462) |
All Payment Transactions
90 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/10/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | 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 | $1,680.00 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $480.00 | General |
| 10/25/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | LAMITRODE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.10 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.22 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $236.23 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $853.78 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $109.49 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $853.78 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $101,000.00 | General |
| 08/15/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $792.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/14/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | 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 | $7,440.00 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/11/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $93.90 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/08/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.10 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/08/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.89 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/02/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $298.20 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/02/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $106.48 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/02/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $60.93 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $318.20 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $209.00 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $95.70 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $87.96 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $40.35 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.42 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $20.39 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.02 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 36 | 36 | $15,504 | $4,422 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
2 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $10,944 | $3,170 | 29.0% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $4,560 | $1,252 | 27.5% |
About Dr. Benjamin Hendricks, MD
Dr. Benjamin Hendricks, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in San Luis Obispo, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/25/2016. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1295180461.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Benjamin Hendricks, MD has received a total of $200,267 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $162,997 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 90 transactions from 7 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($101,480).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Hendricks has provided services to 36 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 36 services with total Medicare billing of $4,422. Data is available for 1 year (2023–2023), covering 2 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location San Luis Obispo, CA
- Active Since 04/25/2016
- Last Updated 08/14/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1295180461
Products in Payments
- STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) $26,090
- Other - Miscellaneous (Device) $3,901
- MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) $1,472
- INFINITY (Device) $735.88
- UNID_PASS (Device) $236.23
- CODMAN CERTAS (Device) $171.40
- NA (Device) $127.66
- Ceribell Rapid Response EEG (Device) $55.42
- ETERNA (Device) $24.22
- LAMITRODE (Device) $22.10
- CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $19.45
- BOTOX (Biological) $19.02
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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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