Total Payments
$1,329
2024 Payments
$285.29
Companies
8
Transactions
37
Medicare Patients
233
Medicare Billing
$29,145
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$1,329 (100.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,329 | 37 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $740.01 | 22 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $399.64 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| DJO, LLC | $70.38 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $52.88 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Baxter Healthcare | $19.86 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Steelhead Surgical Inc | $15.91 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Aesculap, Inc. | $15.13 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Bioventus LLC | $14.82 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $285.29 | 10 | Medtronic, Inc. ($128.43) |
| 2023 | $438.45 | 15 | Medtronic, Inc. ($295.41) |
| 2022 | $604.89 | 12 | Medtronic, Inc. ($316.17) |
All Payment Transactions
37 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/20/2024 | Steelhead Surgical Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.91 | General |
| 10/10/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CLYDESDALE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $66.18 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 07/10/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.25 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 06/18/2024 | Bioventus LLC | BONESCALPEL & SONICONE (O.R.) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.82 | General |
| Category: NOT APPLICABLE | ||||||
| 04/16/2024 | Aesculap, Inc. | PAEDIGAV (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.13 | General |
| Category: NEUROSURGERY | ||||||
| 03/23/2024 | DJO, LLC | CMF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.44 | General |
| Category: Osteogenesis Stimulators | ||||||
| 03/15/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ANTERALIGN SPINAL SYSTEM WITH TITAN NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.00 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 03/12/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | SYMPHONY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.33 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 03/12/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | SYMPHONY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.23 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 02/09/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ANTERALIGN SPINAL SYSTEM WITH TITAN NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.00 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 12/20/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ANTERALIGN SPINAL SYSTEM WITH TITAN NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $69.08 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 11/27/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | CLYDESDALE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.56 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 11/07/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.22 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 11/06/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | SYMPHONY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.55 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 10/06/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | METRX SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.00 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 08/22/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | SYMPHONY (Device), SKYLINE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.13 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 08/01/2023 | Baxter Healthcare | FLOSEAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.86 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 06/26/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | RIALTO SI FUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.34 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 05/10/2023 | DJO, LLC | CMF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.94 | General |
| Category: Osteogenesis Stimulators | ||||||
| 04/11/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | Sentio (Device), VIPER | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.56 | General |
| 03/02/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.00 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 02/20/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ELEVATE SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.75 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 02/17/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.12 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 01/19/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | INFINITY OCCIPITOCERVICAL UPPER THORACIC SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.34 | General |
| Category: Cervical | ||||||
| 01/13/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.00 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 184 | 207 | $82,375 | $20,528 |
| 2022 | 3 | 49 | 105 | $30,782 | $8,617 |
Total Patients
233
Total Services
312
Medicare Billing
$29,145
Procedure Codes
8
All Medicare Procedures & Services
8 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 | 62 | 62 | $29,078 | $7,620 | 26.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 41 | 55 | $14,025 | $3,693 | 26.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 32 | 41 | $14,760 | $3,525 | 23.9% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $16,094 | $3,468 | 21.5% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $8,418 | $2,222 | 26.4% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 24 | 24 | $14,784 | $3,925 | 26.5% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 52 | $8,303 | $2,642 | 31.8% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 29 | $7,695 | $2,051 | 26.6% |
About Dr. Benjamin Kafka, MD
Dr. Benjamin Kafka, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Salem, Oregon. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/14/2014. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1730508169.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Benjamin Kafka, MD has received a total of $1,329 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $285.29 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 37 transactions from 8 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,329).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Kafka has provided services to 233 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 312 services with total Medicare billing of $29,145. Data is available for 2 years (2022–2023), covering 8 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 Salem, OR
- Active Since 04/14/2014
- Last Updated 08/11/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1730508169
Products in Payments
- SYMPHONY (Device) $239.58
- CONDUIT (Device) $124.50
- CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) $122.84
- UNID_PASS (Device) $114.63
- ANTERALIGN SPINAL SYSTEM WITH TITAN NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY (Device) $112.08
- CLYDESDALE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $103.85
- CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $86.84
- INFINITY OCCIPITOCERVICAL UPPER THORACIC SYSTEM (Device) $84.09
- CMF (Device) $70.38
- Excelsius Robotics System (Device) $52.88
- Sentio (Device) $35.56
- METRX SYSTEM (Device) $28.00
- ARTIC-L 3D TI SPINAL SYSTEM WITH TIONIC TECHNOLOGY (Device) $27.34
- RIALTO SI FUSION SYSTEM (Device) $21.34
- FLOSEAL (Device) $19.86
- ELEVATE SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $19.75
- STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) $19.25
- PAEDIGAV (Device) $15.13
- BONESCALPEL & SONICONE (O.R.) (Device) $14.82
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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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