Total Payments
$33,632
2024 Payments
$9,937
Companies
16
Transactions
80
Medicare Patients
2,827
Medicare Billing
$237,046
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$19,500 (58.0%)
Education$7,200 (21.4%)
Consulting$2,819 (8.4%)
Food & Beverage$2,388 (7.1%)
Travel$1,725 (5.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $19,500 | 8 | 58.0% |
| Education | $7,200 | 6 | 21.4% |
| Consulting Fee | $2,819 | 2 | 8.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,388 | 59 | 7.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,725 | 5 | 5.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthrex, Inc. | $27,050 | 38 | $0 (2024) |
| Empire Medical, Inc | $2,515 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| MedShape, Inc. | $2,149 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Butterfly Network, Inc. | $720.00 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Stryker Corporation | $560.44 | 14 | $0 (2024) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $269.94 | 7 | $0 (2023) |
| Vital Orthopedics Llc | $83.47 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Linvatec Corporation | $66.37 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $45.86 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Trilliant Surgical LLC. | $44.34 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9,937 | 12 | Arthrex, Inc. ($7,500) |
| 2023 | $10,888 | 10 | Arthrex, Inc. ($10,059) |
| 2022 | $7,653 | 28 | Arthrex, Inc. ($4,870) |
| 2021 | $4,797 | 22 | Arthrex, Inc. ($4,620) |
| 2020 | $137.29 | 3 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($97.74) |
| 2019 | $219.65 | 5 | Stryker Corporation ($194.54) |
All Payment Transactions
80 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/29/2024 | MedShape, Inc. | Lapidus Correction Jig, Right (Device), DynaClip Bone Fixation System, Quattro, 22mm x 20mm x 20mm | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,098.75 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | MedShape, Inc. | DynaClip Bone Fixation System, Quattro, 22mm x 20mm x 20mm (Device), Lapidus Correction Jig, Right | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $50.00 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | 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 | $2,500.00 | General |
| 10/16/2024 | Vital Orthopedics Llc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $83.47 | General |
| 08/27/2024 | Stryker Corporation | VIAFLOW (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.20 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | 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 | $2,500.00 | General |
| 05/09/2024 | Stryker Corporation | INFINITY ADAPTIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.65 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 04/18/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | 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 | $2,500.00 | General |
| 04/05/2024 | Empire Medical, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.82 | General |
| 03/27/2024 | TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS, INC. | LAPIPLASTY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.35 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE | ||||||
| 02/28/2024 | Linvatec Corporation | COLINK AFX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $66.37 | General |
| Category: IN2BONES | ||||||
| 01/26/2024 | Trilliant Surgical LLC. | Arsenal Ankle 10 Hole 1/3 Tubular Plate (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $44.34 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 12/21/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | 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 | $2,500.00 | General |
| 09/14/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | 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 | $2,500.00 | General |
| 07/31/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | DISTAL EXTREMITIES IMPLANTS FOOT & ANKLE BUNION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $59.41 | General |
| Category: Distal Extremities - Implants - Foot & Ankle - Bunion | ||||||
| 07/01/2023 | Stryker Corporation | PROPHECY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.69 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 06/29/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | 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 | $2,500.00 | General |
| 05/16/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | STRAVIX (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.83 | General |
| Category: Extremities & Limb Restoration | ||||||
| 04/20/2023 | Butterfly Network, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $720.00 | General |
| 04/06/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | 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 | $2,500.00 | General |
| 03/28/2023 | Stryker Corporation | PROPHECY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.66 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 03/17/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Pico 14 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.61 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy | ||||||
| 12/22/2022 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | 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 | $2,000.00 | General |
| 12/21/2022 | Stryker Corporation | CITREFIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.28 | General |
| Category: BIOLOGICS | ||||||
| 11/15/2022 | Stryker Corporation | PROPHECY (Device), EASYFUSE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.85 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 19 | 1,103 | 1,874 | $308,651 | $93,233 |
| 2022 | 16 | 848 | 1,318 | $236,474 | $73,509 |
| 2021 | 14 | 720 | 1,035 | $173,361 | $59,107 |
| 2020 | 7 | 156 | 183 | $35,046 | $11,197 |
Total Patients
2,827
Total Services
4,410
Medicare Billing
$237,046
Procedure Codes
56
All Medicare Procedures & Services
56 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 194 | 328 | $64,610 | $23,370 | 36.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 151 | 151 | $66,543 | $18,506 | 27.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 153 | 190 | $54,872 | $18,251 | 33.3% |
| 73630 | X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 184 | 302 | $27,575 | $9,035 | 32.8% |
| 11750 | Permanent removal fingernail or toenail | Office | 2023 | 22 | 36 | $22,284 | $4,220 | 18.9% |
| 73610 | X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 75 | 122 | $11,901 | $3,641 | 30.6% |
| 11721 | Removal of fingernails or toenails, 6 or more nails | Office | 2023 | 39 | 57 | $7,410 | $2,183 | 29.5% |
| 11057 | Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, more than 4 growths | Office | 2023 | 22 | 29 | $6,960 | $2,035 | 29.2% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $7,280 | $1,982 | 27.2% |
| 76882 | Limited ultrasound scan of joint or other extremity structure except blood vessels | Office | 2023 | 44 | 50 | $8,200 | $1,751 | 21.3% |
| 20605 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | Office | 2023 | 17 | 32 | $5,929 | $1,385 | 23.4% |
| 28510 | Closed treatment of broken toe | Office | 2023 | 11 | 14 | $4,774 | $1,254 | 26.3% |
| 20551 | Injection into tendon at attachment to bone or muscle | Office | 2023 | 21 | 32 | $5,470 | $1,218 | 22.3% |
| 11055 | Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 1 growth | Office | 2023 | 16 | 17 | $3,121 | $1,072 | 34.4% |
| 20550 | Injection into tendon or ligament | Office | 2023 | 16 | 18 | $2,841 | $777.15 | 27.4% |
| 20600 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | Office | 2023 | 15 | 22 | $3,043 | $768.63 | 25.3% |
| 97760 | Training in the use of orthopedic device for arm, leg and/or trunk, each 15 minutes | Office | 2023 | 14 | 18 | $2,340 | $742.39 | 31.7% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 15 | $1,801 | $693.70 | 38.5% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 83 | 427 | $1,697 | $348.18 | 20.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 146 | 246 | $48,232 | $17,893 | 37.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 120 | 120 | $52,882 | $14,383 | 27.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 103 | 110 | $31,768 | $11,265 | 35.5% |
| 73630 | X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2022 | 139 | 235 | $21,538 | $7,059 | 32.8% |
| 27786 | Closed treatment of broken outside lower leg bone at ankle | Office | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $15,966 | $4,477 | 28.0% |
| 28470 | Closed treatment of broken bone in forefoot or midfoot | Office | 2022 | 16 | 21 | $12,159 | $3,454 | 28.4% |
About Dr. Benjamin Kamel, DPM
Dr. Benjamin Kamel, DPM is a Foot & Ankle Surgery healthcare provider based in Pomona, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/16/2016. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1396192712.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Benjamin Kamel, DPM has received a total of $33,632 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $9,937 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 80 transactions from 16 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($19,500).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Kamel has provided services to 2,827 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,410 services with total Medicare billing of $237,046. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 56 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Foot & Ankle Surgery
- Location Pomona, CA
- Active Since 05/16/2016
- Last Updated 07/13/2023
- Taxonomy Code 213ES0103X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1396192712
Products in Payments
- Lapidus Correction Jig, Right (Device) $2,099
- PROPHECY (Device) $215.64
- DISTAL EXTREMITIES INSTRUMENTS FOOT & ANKLE DYNANITE (Device) $114.96
- STRAVIX (Biological) $97.74
- HOFFMANN (Device) $95.56
- STRAVIX (Medical Supply) $66.69
- COLINK AFX (Device) $66.37
- ANCHORAGE (Device) $65.05
- DISTAL EXTREMITIES IMPLANTS FOOT & ANKLE BUNION (Device) $59.41
- DynaClip Bone Fixation System, Quattro, 22mm x 20mm x 20mm (Device) $50.00
- Integra (Device) $45.86
- Arsenal Ankle 10 Hole 1/3 Tubular Plate (Device) $44.34
- SALVATION (Device) $43.99
- HEALICOIL REGENESORB (Device) $35.75
- Tactoset (Device) $32.13
- VIAFLOW (Device) $30.20
- INFINITY ADAPTIS (Device) $29.65
- PICO 7 (Device) $29.28
- FIXOS (Device) $25.14
- PNB AND ACCESSORIES (Device) $25.11
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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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