Total Payments
$57,995
2024 Payments
$1,926
Companies
23
Transactions
407
Medicare Patients
2,968
Medicare Billing
$329,524
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$35,439 (61.1%)
Food & Beverage$10,717 (18.5%)
Consulting$8,100 (14.0%)
Travel$3,727 (6.4%)
Education$10.85 (0.0%)
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 | $35,439 | 23 | 61.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $10,717 | 356 | 18.5% |
| Consulting Fee | $8,100 | 4 | 14.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,727 | 23 | 6.4% |
| Education | $10.85 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | $28,355 | 116 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $14,087 | 148 | $0 (2024) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $12,631 | 30 | $0 (2024) |
| ABIOMED | $697.02 | 13 | $0 (2022) |
| PFIZER INC. | $356.72 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $344.31 | 24 | $0 (2024) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $219.41 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | $196.72 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $139.14 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $138.45 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,926 | 67 | Abbott Laboratories ($462.18) |
| 2023 | $1,756 | 65 | Abbott Laboratories ($862.64) |
| 2022 | $1,035 | 40 | Abbott Laboratories ($638.44) |
| 2021 | $5,852 | 30 | Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. ($5,511) |
| 2020 | $8,319 | 40 | Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. ($5,006) |
| 2019 | $17,802 | 75 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($6,857) |
| 2018 | $10,517 | 36 | Abbott Laboratories ($5,550) |
| 2017 | $10,787 | 54 | Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. ($5,860) |
All Payment Transactions
407 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 17
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.25 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 12/31/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.76 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | CVRx, Inc. | Barostim Neo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $27.28 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure and Hypertension | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | PFIZER INC. | VYNDAQEL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.71 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Ozempic (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.85 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | WINREVAIR (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.70 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.26 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.41 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | Optimizer (Device), Optimizer | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.05 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular Device | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | CAMZYOS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.81 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.61 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Adempas (Drug), Kerendia | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.74 | General |
| Category: Cardio-pulmonary | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | UPTRAVI (Drug), OPSUMIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.32 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | PFIZER INC. | VYNDAQEL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.32 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.25 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Wegovy (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.62 | General |
| Category: Obesity | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | UPTRAVI (Drug), OPSUMIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.87 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 09/23/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.48 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | Optimizer (Device), Optimizer | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $177.67 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular Device | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | WINREVAIR (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.55 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/16/2024 | Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Adempas (Drug), Kerendia | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.74 | General |
| Category: Cardio-pulmonary | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC. | FUROSCIX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.39 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.10 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 09/03/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.13 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 08/26/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.28 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 | 796 | 1,083 | $238,131 | $87,590 |
| 2022 | 11 | 740 | 1,080 | $203,544 | $76,620 |
| 2021 | 12 | 687 | 1,097 | $194,001 | $83,496 |
| 2020 | 12 | 745 | 1,159 | $201,013 | $81,819 |
Total Patients
2,968
Total Services
4,419
Medicare Billing
$329,524
Procedure Codes
49
All Medicare Procedures & Services
49 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 148 | 218 | $39,022 | $22,857 | 58.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 168 | 214 | $23,968 | $13,615 | 56.8% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 62 | 124 | $18,600 | $11,216 | 60.3% |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 56 | $42,672 | $9,028 | 21.2% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 154 | 165 | $46,293 | $8,105 | 17.5% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 46 | 48 | $14,256 | $6,388 | 44.8% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 45 | 76 | $7,980 | $4,502 | 56.4% |
| 93451 | Insertion of tube in right heart chambers for measurement | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 30 | $21,660 | $2,911 | 13.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $5,050 | $2,583 | 51.1% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $4,573 | $2,121 | 46.4% |
| 93750 | Evaluation of lower heart chamber assist device | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 49 | $7,448 | $1,470 | 19.7% |
| 99239 | Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $2,548 | $1,244 | 48.8% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $2,556 | $1,213 | 47.5% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 34 | 35 | $1,505 | $336.35 | 22.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 229 | 398 | $44,728 | $28,059 | 62.7% |
| 99233 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 77 | 174 | $26,100 | $13,804 | 52.9% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2022 | 154 | 161 | $48,713 | $8,306 | 17.1% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 49 | 50 | $14,850 | $7,572 | 51.0% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 53 | 82 | $8,610 | $4,502 | 52.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 39 | 39 | $7,878 | $4,049 | 51.4% |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 22 | $16,764 | $3,678 | 21.9% |
| 93451 | Insertion of tube in right heart chambers for measurement | Facility | 2022 | 31 | 31 | $22,382 | $3,063 | 13.7% |
| 99239 | Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $3,640 | $1,554 | 42.7% |
| 93750 | Evaluation of lower heart chamber assist device | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 50 | $7,600 | $1,517 | 20.0% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 53 | 53 | $2,279 | $515.00 | 22.6% |
About Dr. Benjamin Trichon, M.D
Dr. Benjamin Trichon, M.D is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Asheville, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/23/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1871599860.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Benjamin Trichon, M.D has received a total of $57,995 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,926 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 407 transactions from 23 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" ($35,439).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Trichon has provided services to 2,968 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,419 services with total Medicare billing of $329,524. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 49 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Other Specialties Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
- Location Asheville, NC
- Active Since 06/23/2005
- Last Updated 01/19/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1871599860
Products in Payments
- UPTRAVI (Drug) $12,921
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $12,631
- CardioMEMS HF System (Device) $8,959
- OPSUMIT MACITENTAN (Drug) $2,754
- OPSUMIT (Drug) $2,285
- HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev (Device) $1,441
- Circulatory Support (Device) $1,427
- THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT (Device) $879.74
- CARDIOMEMS (Device) $770.07
- Impella (Device) $697.02
- LifeVest (Device) $344.31
- HEARTMATE TOUCH (Device) $243.06
- VYNDAQEL (Drug) $217.60
- WINREVAIR (Biological) $199.21
- Optimizer (Device) $196.72
- HeartMate (Device) $191.36
- HeartMate Touch (Device) $168.61
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $161.27
- SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $134.96
- ONPATTRO (Drug) $121.10
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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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