Total Payments
$10,600
2024 Payments
$4,484
Companies
9
Transactions
49
Medicare Patients
102
Medicare Billing
$16,817
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$6,902 (65.1%)
Food & Beverage$2,198 (20.7%)
Education$1,500 (14.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $6,902 | 27 | 65.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,198 | 21 | 20.7% |
| Education | $1,500 | 1 | 14.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $5,459 | 27 | $0 (2023) |
| HISTOSONICS, INC. | $2,685 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| TransMedics, Inc. | $1,799 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Olympus America Inc. | $304.46 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $124.47 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $121.34 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| TEI Biosciences Inc | $53.33 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $40.06 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC | $13.53 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4,484 | 11 | HISTOSONICS, INC. ($2,685) |
| 2023 | $860.28 | 10 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($581.35) |
| 2022 | $3,730 | 15 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($3,580) |
| 2020 | $18.26 | 1 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. ($18.26) |
| 2018 | $1,297 | 7 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($1,297) |
| 2017 | $210.00 | 5 | Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. ($121.34) |
All Payment Transactions
49 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/12/2024 | HISTOSONICS,INC. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $172.86 | General |
| 12/10/2024 | HISTOSONICS, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $35.88 | General |
| 12/10/2024 | HISTOSONICS,INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $35.88 | General |
| 11/13/2024 | TransMedics, Inc. | Organ Care System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,126.54 | General |
| Category: Device | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | HISTOSONICS,INC. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $452.95 | General |
| 11/07/2024 | HISTOSONICS,INC. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $32.00 | General |
| 11/01/2024 | TransMedics, Inc. | Organ Care System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $672.41 | General |
| Category: Device | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | HISTOSONICS,INC. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $172.86 | General |
| 09/05/2024 | HISTOSONICS, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,306.63 | General |
| 09/05/2024 | HISTOSONICS,INC. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $443.96 | General |
| 09/05/2024 | HISTOSONICS,INC. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $32.00 | General |
| 11/17/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $288.32 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/17/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $205.02 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/17/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/17/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/27/2023 | Olympus America Inc. | Olympus (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.95 | General |
| Category: Energy | ||||||
| 10/03/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.06 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/11/2023 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon; Endopath (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $57.31 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 07/09/2023 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon; Endopath (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $67.16 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 07/04/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.95 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/06/2023 | Olympus America Inc. | VISERA ELITE II VIDEO SYSTEM CENTER OLYMPUS OTV-S300 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.51 | General |
| Category: Surgical Endoscopy | ||||||
| 12/13/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $166.88 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/13/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $121.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/13/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $121.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/13/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.45 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 29 | 29 | $31,150 | $4,140 |
| 2022 | 1 | 15 | 15 | $9,750 | $2,945 |
| 2021 | 2 | 28 | 30 | $16,000 | $4,799 |
| 2020 | 2 | 30 | 32 | $18,310 | $4,934 |
Total Patients
102
Total Services
106
Medicare Billing
$16,817
Procedure Codes
7
All Medicare Procedures & Services
7 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $20,700 | $2,827 | 13.7% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $10,450 | $1,313 | 12.6% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $9,750 | $2,945 | 30.2% |
| 99205 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes | Office | 2021 | 16 | 16 | $10,400 | $3,340 | 32.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 12 | 14 | $5,600 | $1,459 | 26.1% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes | Office | 2020 | 16 | 16 | $10,400 | $3,125 | 30.1% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes | Office | 2020 | 14 | 16 | $7,910 | $1,808 | 22.9% |
About Dr. Benjamin Samstein, MD
Dr. Benjamin Samstein, MD is a Transplant Surgery healthcare provider based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/08/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1164463733.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Benjamin Samstein, MD has received a total of $10,600 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $4,484 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 49 transactions from 9 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($6,902).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Samstein has provided services to 102 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 106 services with total Medicare billing of $16,817. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 7 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Transplant Surgery
- Other Specialties Transplant Surgery, Surgery
- Location Ann Arbor, MI
- Active Since 06/08/2006
- Last Updated 01/08/2019
- Taxonomy Code 204F00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1164463733
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $3,959
- Organ Care System (Device) $1,799
- DAVINCI XI (Device) $1,500
- ENDOEYE FLEX 3D DEFLECTABLE VIDEOSCOPE (Device) $150.00
- VISERA ELITE II VIDEO SYSTEM CENTER OLYMPUS OTV-S300 (Device) $124.51
- Echelon; Endopath (Device) $124.47
- Stivarga (Drug) $121.34
- Surgimend (Device) $53.33
- Olympus (Device) $29.95
- MOVIPREP (Drug) $13.53
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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.