Total Payments
$46,831
2024 Payments
$3,333
Companies
30
Transactions
269
Medicare Patients
3,814
Medicare Billing
$488,398
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$16,051 (34.3%)
Education$13,321 (28.4%)
Other$10,000 (21.4%)
Food & Beverage$7,458 (15.9%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $16,051 | 65 | 34.3% |
| Education | $13,321 | 11 | 28.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $7,458 | 189 | 15.9% |
| Grant | $5,000 | 1 | 10.7% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $5,000 | 3 | 10.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthrex, Inc. | $20,481 | 104 | $0 (2024) |
| Peerless Surgical Inc. | $15,788 | 54 | $0 (2022) |
| Piedmont Plus Innovation | $2,980 | 20 | $0 (2024) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $2,467 | 12 | $0 (2019) |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,458 | 13 | $0 (2021) |
| ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | $1,330 | 9 | $0 (2017) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $631.54 | 6 | $0 (2017) |
| Southtech Orthopedics | $337.50 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | $258.60 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. | $231.31 | 11 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,333 | 27 | Piedmont Plus Innovation ($1,886) |
| 2023 | $5,968 | 28 | Arthrex, Inc. ($4,823) |
| 2022 | $1,867 | 18 | Arthrex, Inc. ($967.27) |
| 2021 | $3,996 | 33 | Peerless Surgical Inc. ($2,123) |
| 2020 | $2,737 | 27 | Peerless Surgical Inc. ($1,996) |
| 2019 | $8,397 | 51 | Peerless Surgical Inc. ($6,310) |
| 2018 | $4,399 | 34 | Peerless Surgical Inc. ($3,175) |
| 2017 | $16,134 | 51 | Arthrex, Inc. ($9,872) |
All Payment Transactions
269 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 11
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/21/2024 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | EUFLEXXA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.28 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | Piedmont Plus Innovation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $62.13 | General |
| 08/29/2024 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | EUFLEXXA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.60 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | 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 | $1,250.00 | General |
| 07/12/2024 | Piedmont Plus Innovation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.06 | General |
| 07/12/2024 | Piedmont Plus Innovation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.85 | General |
| 05/21/2024 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | EUFLEXXA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.67 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 03/01/2024 | Piedmont Plus Innovation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.87 | General |
| 02/19/2024 | Piedmont Plus Innovation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $103.99 | General |
| 02/03/2024 | Piedmont Plus Innovation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $186.73 | General |
| 02/03/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.00 | General |
| 02/03/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 02/03/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 02/03/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.00 | General |
| 02/02/2024 | Piedmont Plus Innovation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.00 | General |
| 02/02/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.00 | General |
| 02/02/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 02/02/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 02/02/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.00 | General |
| 02/01/2024 | Piedmont Plus Innovation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.00 | General |
| 01/23/2024 | Piedmont Plus Innovation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $286.63 | General |
| 01/22/2024 | Piedmont Plus Innovation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $81.00 | General |
| 01/22/2024 | Piedmont Plus Innovation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $58.56 | General |
| 01/21/2024 | Piedmont Plus Innovation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $181.34 | General |
| 01/21/2024 | Piedmont Plus Innovation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $112.33 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 20 | 891 | 1,151 | $384,353 | $122,614 |
| 2022 | 20 | 890 | 1,101 | $364,636 | $129,296 |
| 2021 | 25 | 1,120 | 1,883 | $380,289 | $140,769 |
| 2020 | 18 | 913 | 1,075 | $260,541 | $95,718 |
Total Patients
3,814
Total Services
5,210
Medicare Billing
$488,398
Procedure Codes
83
All Medicare Procedures & Services
83 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23472 | Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 27 | $97,371 | $29,740 | 30.5% |
| 27245 | Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $60,501 | $19,643 | 32.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 155 | 207 | $49,245 | $18,707 | 38.0% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $64,736 | $18,582 | 28.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 101 | 126 | $20,142 | $8,114 | 40.3% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 84 | 115 | $25,071 | $5,594 | 22.3% |
| 64721 | Release and/or relocation of hand nerve | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 16 | $15,680 | $4,986 | 31.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 46 | 46 | $10,790 | $3,721 | 34.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $9,612 | $3,361 | 35.0% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 94 | 129 | $10,141 | $3,251 | 32.1% |
| 77073 | X-ray for bone length assessment | Office | 2023 | 43 | 44 | $4,276 | $1,434 | 33.5% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $4,106 | $1,304 | 31.8% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 23 | 32 | $2,722 | $984.32 | 36.2% |
| J0702 | Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg | Office | 2023 | 77 | 135 | $2,053 | $664.62 | 32.4% |
| J1030 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | Office | 2023 | 79 | 113 | $1,870 | $651.16 | 34.8% |
| 20550 | Injection into tendon or ligament | Office | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $1,544 | $442.40 | 28.7% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 12 | 14 | $1,687 | $426.70 | 25.3% |
| 72040 | X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $1,226 | $421.40 | 34.4% |
| 73110 | X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 11 | 13 | $1,100 | $354.97 | 32.3% |
| J1040 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | Office | 2023 | 20 | 27 | $480.38 | $232.28 | 48.4% |
| 23472 | Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | Facility | 2022 | 34 | 34 | $116,732 | $38,625 | 33.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 135 | 188 | $41,360 | $17,836 | 43.1% |
| 27236 | Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $46,010 | $16,790 | 36.5% |
| 27245 | Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $36,466 | $13,473 | 36.9% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $38,111 | $12,906 | 33.9% |
About Dr. Benjamin Parker, MD
Dr. Benjamin Parker, MD is a Sports Medicine healthcare provider based in Boone, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/01/2011. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1114211794.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Benjamin Parker, MD has received a total of $46,831 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $3,333 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 269 transactions from 30 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($16,051).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Parker has provided services to 3,814 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 5,210 services with total Medicare billing of $488,398. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 83 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Sports Medicine
- Other Specialties Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Boone, NC
- Active Since 06/01/2011
- Last Updated 08/28/2018
- Taxonomy Code 207XX0005X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1114211794
Products in Payments
- BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) $1,405
- Coblation Wands (Device) $1,164
- DJO Surgical AltiVate Reverse (Device) $1,078
- Dyonics 25 Fluid Management System (Device) $941.82
- OMNISPAN (Device) $631.54
- Navio Surgical System (Device) $256.95
- Zilretta (Drug) $231.31
- DJO Surgical AltiVate Anatomic System (Device) $183.72
- MACI (Biological) $94.92
- EUFLEXXA (Device) $80.43
- ARTHROPLASTY IMPLANTS SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY & FRACTURE REVERS (Device) $71.14
- GMK Sphere (Device) $69.47
- DJO Surgical Turon Modular Shoulder System (Device) $68.16
- XIAFLEX (Biological) $67.77
- Reunion (Device) $53.34
- Regeneten (Device) $52.77
- SHOULDER IMPLANTS FIBERTAK KNOTLESS (Device) $48.56
- Tymlos (Biological) $44.82
- Fast-Fix 360 (Device) $40.93
- Biomet SpinalPak (Device) $36.41
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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.