Total Payments
$110,696
2024 Payments
$6,316
Companies
22
Transactions
202
Medicare Patients
808
Medicare Billing
$114,023
Payment Breakdown by Category
Education$96,000 (86.7%)
Food & Beverage$9,483 (8.6%)
Travel$2,791 (2.5%)
Other$2,400 (2.2%)
Gifts$21.72 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $96,000 | 24 | 86.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $9,483 | 155 | 8.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,791 | 16 | 2.5% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $1,950 | 4 | 1.8% |
| Honoraria | $450.00 | 1 | 0.4% |
| Gift | $21.72 | 2 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $106,038 | 114 | $0 (2024) |
| Davol Inc. | $3,719 | 43 | $0 (2024) |
| Covidien LP | $243.75 | 11 | $0 (2018) |
| Baxter Healthcare | $121.10 | 3 | $0 (2021) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $109.81 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $66.26 | 4 | $0 (2017) |
| CONMED Corporation | $60.25 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Osiris Therapeutics Inc. | $41.52 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $38.60 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| KCI USA, Inc. | $37.96 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6,316 | 12 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. ($6,250) |
| 2023 | $2,352 | 28 | Davol Inc. ($2,263) |
| 2022 | $29,696 | 22 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($29,069) |
| 2021 | $747.47 | 15 | Davol Inc. ($511.05) |
| 2020 | $9,014 | 17 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($8,677) |
| 2019 | $26,878 | 32 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($26,796) |
| 2018 | $9,757 | 37 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($9,396) |
| 2017 | $25,936 | 39 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($25,703) |
All Payment Transactions
202 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 9
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/23/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $300.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (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 | $500.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/08/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.97 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | COLLAGENASE SANTYL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.46 | General |
| Category: Pharma Products | ||||||
| 09/06/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (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 | $500.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/11/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $396.88 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/11/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Gift | In-kind items and services | $8.74 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/07/2024 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.14 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 02/14/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $429.45 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/14/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/06/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $69.28 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/06/2023 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $105.65 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 11/02/2023 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $51.96 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 11/01/2023 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $44.28 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 10/11/2023 | Davol Inc. | — | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $450.00 | General |
| 09/13/2023 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.49 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 09/12/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.64 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/31/2023 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.35 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 08/30/2023 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.02 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 07/28/2023 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $56.79 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 07/18/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.56 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/16/2023 | CONMED Corporation | AIRSEAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.80 | General |
| Category: GENERAL SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/02/2023 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $73.15 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 04/29/2023 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $107.32 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 213 | 262 | $105,027 | $27,636 |
| 2022 | 9 | 198 | 225 | $124,795 | $31,100 |
| 2021 | 9 | 191 | 235 | $97,382 | $27,012 |
| 2020 | 8 | 206 | 327 | $98,509 | $28,276 |
Total Patients
808
Total Services
1,049
Medicare Billing
$114,023
Procedure Codes
36
All Medicare Procedures & Services
36 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47562 | Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $30,087 | $6,981 | 23.2% |
| 49650 | Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $19,453 | $4,617 | 23.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 38 | 38 | $15,989 | $4,220 | 26.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 38 | 38 | $10,864 | $2,580 | 23.7% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $7,729 | $2,195 | 28.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 25 | 30 | $6,620 | $1,944 | 29.4% |
| 43999 | Other procedure on stomach | Office | 2023 | 11 | 19 | $3,135 | $1,921 | 61.3% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 33 | 43 | $6,216 | $1,698 | 27.3% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 40 | $4,934 | $1,480 | 30.0% |
| 43775 | Partial removal of stomach for weight loss using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $31,174 | $8,077 | 25.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 49 | 49 | $19,747 | $5,859 | 29.7% |
| 47562 | Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $31,613 | $5,492 | 17.4% |
| 49650 | Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $15,232 | $3,614 | 23.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 29 | 37 | $6,808 | $2,309 | 33.9% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 32 | 32 | $8,448 | $2,175 | 25.8% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $6,780 | $1,998 | 29.5% |
| 99231 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 33 | $3,201 | $947.50 | 29.6% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 14 | 16 | $1,792 | $628.65 | 35.1% |
| 47562 | Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $34,088 | $6,647 | 19.5% |
| 49650 | Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $17,408 | $4,894 | 28.1% |
| 43999 | Stomach procedure | Office | 2021 | 15 | 28 | $4,620 | $3,187 | 69.0% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 24 | 24 | $9,528 | $2,673 | 28.1% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 34 | 34 | $8,976 | $2,655 | 29.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 25 | 32 | $5,888 | $2,142 | 36.4% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 19 | 19 | $6,441 | $1,913 | 29.7% |
About Dr. Benjamin Hung, MD
Dr. Benjamin Hung, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Lincoln, Nebraska. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/24/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1245233154.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Benjamin Hung, MD has received a total of $110,696 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $6,316 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 202 transactions from 22 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($96,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Hung has provided services to 808 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,049 services with total Medicare billing of $114,023. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 36 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Location Lincoln, NE
- Active Since 05/24/2005
- Last Updated 03/15/2021
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1245233154
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $106,038
- Phasix Mesh (Device) $1,892
- Phasix (Device) $731.39
- Phasix Plug and Patch (Device) $450.00
- TISSEEL (Biological) $121.10
- iDrive (Device) $118.25
- BD MAX (Device) $78.74
- Santyl (Drug) $75.99
- NASCOBAL (Drug) $66.26
- AIRSEAL (Device) $60.25
- Endo Hernia (Device) $52.80
- XARACOLL (Drug) $50.83
- GRAFIX/GRAFIXPL/STRAVIX (Biological) $41.52
- Situate (Device) $35.89
- PHASIX (Device) $27.15
- SNAP (Device) $24.86
- XIFAXAN (Drug) $24.75
- XARELTO (Drug) $23.39
- COLLAGENASE SANTYL (Drug) $22.46
- DEXTILE (Device) $21.46
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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