Total Payments
$16,136
2024 Payments
$199.67
Companies
23
Transactions
111
Medicare Patients
5,682
Medicare Billing
$446,576
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$4,243 (26.3%)
Education$4,088 (25.3%)
Food & Beverage$4,041 (25.0%)
Travel$3,765 (23.3%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $4,243 | 2 | 26.3% |
| Education | $4,088 | 4 | 25.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $4,041 | 92 | 25.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,765 | 13 | 23.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROSSROADS EXTREMITY SYSTEMS, LLC | $5,902 | 5 | $0 (2019) |
| Cgg Medical Inc | $3,427 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. | $2,262 | 19 | $0 (2018) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $1,380 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| Stryker Corporation | $655.07 | 12 | $0 (2022) |
| In2Bones USA, LLC | $577.61 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | $452.97 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
| Horizon Therapeutics plc | $263.63 | 22 | $0 (2019) |
| Bioventus LLC | $217.43 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Medline Industries, Inc. | $215.09 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $199.67 | 4 | Cgg Medical Inc ($93.81) |
| 2023 | $552.54 | 8 | Paragon 28, Inc. ($309.21) |
| 2022 | $2,964 | 14 | CGG Medical Inc ($1,452) |
| 2021 | $483.67 | 8 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($133.55) |
| 2020 | $229.64 | 5 | Paragon 28, Inc. ($88.65) |
| 2019 | $2,065 | 28 | CGG Medical Inc ($1,688) |
| 2018 | $7,069 | 20 | CROSSROADS EXTREMITY SYSTEMS, LLC ($5,859) |
| 2017 | $2,573 | 24 | Wright Medical Technology, Inc. ($2,205) |
All Payment Transactions
111 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/09/2024 | Bioventus LLC | EXOGEN ULTRASOUND BONE HEALING SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.66 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 03/08/2024 | TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS, INC. | LAPIPLASTY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.10 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE | ||||||
| 02/27/2024 | International Life Sciences | FLEXBAND (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.10 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDICS | ||||||
| 01/15/2024 | Cgg Medical Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $93.81 | General |
| 11/30/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | MOTOBAND (Device), DYNAFORCE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.25 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 10/07/2023 | Paragon 28, Inc. | Portfolio (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.61 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE IMPLANTS | ||||||
| 10/06/2023 | Paragon 28, Inc. | Portfolio (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $149.32 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE IMPLANTS | ||||||
| 09/21/2023 | Paragon 28, Inc. | Portfolio (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $143.28 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE IMPLANTS | ||||||
| 08/29/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | HAMMERLOCK (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $100.08 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 05/09/2023 | Bioventus LLC | Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.45 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 01/24/2023 | CGG Medical Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $92.72 | General |
| 01/13/2023 | Bioventus LLC | Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.83 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 12/13/2022 | Bioventus LLC | Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.76 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 12/06/2022 | CGG Medical Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $68.09 | General |
| 12/05/2022 | Stryker Corporation | INFINITY (Device), INBONE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.28 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 09/21/2022 | TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS, INC. | LAPIPLASTY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.39 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE | ||||||
| 06/28/2022 | Bioventus LLC | Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.50 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 06/23/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Pico 14 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.76 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy | ||||||
| 06/10/2022 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,200.00 | General |
| 06/10/2022 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.00 | General |
| 06/10/2022 | CGG Medical Inc | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $23.43 | General |
| 06/10/2022 | CGG Medical Inc | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $12.96 | General |
| 06/09/2022 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $155.68 | General |
| 06/09/2022 | CGG Medical Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $147.50 | General |
| 02/01/2022 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | HAMMERLOCK (Device), NA, FIBERGRAFT BG MORSELS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.24 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22 | 1,535 | 2,104 | $1.2M | $130,408 |
| 2022 | 21 | 1,615 | 2,247 | $1.1M | $138,076 |
| 2021 | 19 | 1,422 | 1,869 | $734,090 | $109,514 |
| 2020 | 15 | 1,110 | 1,515 | $391,785 | $68,579 |
Total Patients
5,682
Total Services
7,735
Medicare Billing
$446,576
Procedure Codes
77
All Medicare Procedures & Services
77 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 252 | 305 | $103,839 | $25,425 | 24.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 175 | 175 | $86,151 | $17,742 | 20.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 213 | 293 | $70,581 | $17,334 | 24.6% |
| 73630 | X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 335 | 571 | $81,429 | $12,728 | 15.6% |
| 28750 | Fusion of big toe at joint with foot | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 30 | $125,286 | $12,165 | 9.7% |
| 28122 | Partial removal of foot or heel bone | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 32 | $99,595 | $5,385 | 5.4% |
| 73610 | X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 140 | 222 | $29,509 | $5,192 | 17.6% |
| 28292 | Correction of bunion | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 27 | $102,288 | $4,658 | 4.6% |
| 20902 | Harvest of graft from large bone | Facility | 2023 | 42 | 43 | $177,613 | $4,240 | 2.4% |
| 20680 | Removal of deep implant from bone | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 18 | $57,516 | $3,833 | 6.7% |
| 28285 | Correction of toe joint deformity | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 23 | $62,956 | $3,317 | 5.3% |
| 28270 | Incision of joint capsule of foot and toe | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 26 | $65,680 | $3,255 | 5.0% |
| 73721 | Mri scan of leg joint without contrast | Office | 2023 | 26 | 28 | $26,096 | $2,600 | 10.0% |
| 20605 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | Office | 2023 | 52 | 59 | $10,350 | $2,335 | 22.6% |
| 28308 | Incision or partial removal of foot bone (other than big toe) to straighten toe | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $35,572 | $2,026 | 5.7% |
| 28470 | Closed treatment of broken bone in forefoot or midfoot | Office | 2023 | 11 | 15 | $17,169 | $1,951 | 11.4% |
| 29405 | Application of short leg cast | Office | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $7,648 | $1,295 | 16.9% |
| 73718 | Mri scan of leg without contrast | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $8,880 | $1,226 | 13.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $7,254 | $1,073 | 14.8% |
| Q4038 | Cast supplies, short leg cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass | Office | 2023 | 25 | 27 | $4,401 | $1,004 | 22.8% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $3,444 | $972.00 | 28.2% |
| J0702 | Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg | Office | 2023 | 53 | 131 | $5,895 | $652.35 | 11.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 234 | 274 | $100,284 | $24,219 | 24.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 237 | 333 | $83,916 | $20,439 | 24.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 156 | 156 | $86,892 | $16,549 | 19.0% |
About Dr. Benjamin Watson, D.O
Dr. Benjamin Watson, D.O is a Foot and Ankle Surgery healthcare provider based in Columbus, Georgia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/24/2010. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1497074876.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Benjamin Watson, D.O has received a total of $16,136 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $199.67 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 111 transactions from 23 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($4,243).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Watson has provided services to 5,682 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 7,735 services with total Medicare billing of $446,576. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 77 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Location Columbus, GA
- Active Since 05/24/2010
- Last Updated 11/19/2020
- Taxonomy Code 207XX0004X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1497074876
Products in Payments
- INFINITY (Device) $2,005
- CoLink (Device) $577.61
- Portfolio (Device) $309.21
- Triathlon (Device) $179.18
- star (Device) $143.49
- DJO SURGICAL (Device) $133.55
- SALVATION (Device) $125.05
- HAMMERLOCK (Device) $120.32
- ORTHOLOC (Device) $112.50
- MOVANTIK (Drug) $112.38
- Exogen (Device) $102.23
- SONICANCHOR (Device) $98.21
- PENNSAID (Drug) $93.70
- ORTHOLOC 2 LAPIFUSE (Device) $82.27
- Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System (Device) $69.54
- AUGMENT (Biological) $62.59
- DUEXIS (Drug) $52.01
- OFIRMEV (Drug) $51.16
- EXOGEN ULTRASOUND BONE HEALING SYSTEM (Device) $45.66
- FLEXBAND (Device) $42.10
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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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