Total Payments
$47,726
2024 Payments
$8,894
Companies
11
Transactions
90
Medicare Patients
37
Medicare Billing
$294.90
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$33,500 (70.2%)
Other$7,370 (15.4%)
Food & Beverage$4,748 (9.9%)
Travel$2,107 (4.4%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $33,500 | 26 | 70.2% |
| Honoraria | $7,370 | 2 | 15.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $4,748 | 58 | 9.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,107 | 4 | 4.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $41,152 | 30 | $0 (2024) |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | $3,006 | 22 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $2,745 | 23 | $0 (2023) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $203.64 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $190.16 | 4 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $123.14 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $121.68 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. | $88.49 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. | $45.17 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $27.52 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8,894 | 10 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($8,710) |
| 2023 | $7,802 | 18 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($6,881) |
| 2022 | $19,633 | 27 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($18,090) |
| 2021 | $7,834 | 7 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($7,471) |
| 2020 | $188.44 | 4 | Abbott Laboratories ($107.99) |
| 2019 | $266.71 | 3 | Abbott Laboratories ($143.57) |
| 2018 | $3,004 | 18 | Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. ($2,759) |
| 2017 | $103.82 | 3 | Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. ($45.17) |
All Payment Transactions
90 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/11/2024 | Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | OPSUMIT (Drug), UPTRAVI | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.12 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 05/20/2024 | Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | OPSUMIT (Drug), UPTRAVI | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.05 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 05/10/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder (Device), GORE CARDIOFORM ASD Occluder | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,020.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 05/10/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder (Device), GORE CARDIOFORM ASD Occluder | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $670.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 05/10/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder (Device), GORE CARDIOFORM ASD Occluder | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $670.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 04/12/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,680.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 04/12/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $670.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 04/11/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $27.52 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 04/08/2024 | Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | UPTRAVI (Drug), OPSUMIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.05 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 02/28/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $104.66 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 12/04/2023 | Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | OPSUMIT (Drug), UPTRAVI | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.01 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 11/17/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER PICCOLO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $136.90 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 11/14/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | HemoSphere (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.53 | General |
| Category: Hemodynamic Monitoring | ||||||
| 10/03/2023 | Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | UPTRAVI (Drug), OPSUMIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.01 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 09/25/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER PICCOLO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $146.25 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 09/07/2023 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $180.94 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 08/18/2023 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE CARDIOFORM ASD Occluder (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,340.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 08/18/2023 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE CARDIOFORM ASD Occluder (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $670.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 08/18/2023 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE CARDIOFORM ASD Occluder (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $335.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 07/19/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER PICCOLO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $147.73 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 06/16/2023 | Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Adempas (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.68 | General |
| Category: Cardio-pulmonary | ||||||
| 05/23/2023 | Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | OPSUMIT (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.76 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 05/17/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER PICCOLO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $154.29 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 04/28/2023 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE CARDIOFORM ASD Occluder (Device), GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,350.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 04/28/2023 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE CARDIOFORM ASD Occluder (Device), GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $670.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 11 | 11 | $660.00 | $85.17 |
| 2021 | 1 | 14 | 15 | $900.00 | $128.85 |
| 2020 | 1 | 12 | 12 | $720.00 | $80.88 |
Total Patients
37
Total Services
38
Medicare Billing
$294.90
Procedure Codes
3
All Medicare Procedures & Services
3 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $660.00 | $85.17 | 12.9% |
| 93000 | Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report | Office | 2021 | 14 | 15 | $900.00 | $128.85 | 14.3% |
| 93000 | Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report | Office | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $720.00 | $80.88 | 11.2% |
About Dr. Benjamin Waller, MD
Dr. Benjamin Waller, MD is a Pediatric Cardiology healthcare provider based in Memphis, Tennessee. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/26/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1013974062.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Benjamin Waller, MD has received a total of $47,726 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $8,894 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 90 transactions from 11 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($33,500).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Waller has provided services to 37 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 38 services with total Medicare billing of $294.90. Data is available for 3 years (2020–2022), covering 3 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Pediatric Cardiology
- Other Specialties Interventional Cardiology
- Location Memphis, TN
- Active Since 04/26/2006
- Last Updated 07/13/2018
- Taxonomy Code 2080P0202X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1013974062
Products in Payments
- GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder (Device) $31,926
- GORE CARDIOFORM ASD Occluder (Device) $9,045
- OPSUMIT MACITENTAN (Drug) $1,501
- AMPLATZER (Device) $1,370
- AMPLATZER Occluders (Device) $665.77
- AMPLATZER PICCOLO (Device) $585.17
- GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo (Device) $180.94
- UPTRAVI (Drug) $174.46
- HARMONY (Device) $172.39
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $155.44
- Melody (Device) $123.14
- Adempas (Drug) $121.68
- Absolute Pro vascular stent system (Device) $87.75
- OPSUMIT (Drug) $72.94
- AMPLATZER Vascular Plugs (Device) $36.61
- Edwards SAPIEN XT Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $29.67
- LifeVest (Device) $27.52
- Cook Medical Embolization (Device) $22.04
- HemoSphere (Device) $18.53
- Harmony (Device) $17.77
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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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