Dr. Benjamin Welborn, MD
Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | $17,500 | 1 | 55.0% |
| Education | $12,400 | 4 | 39.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,589 | 20 | 5.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $311.43 | 1 | 1.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthrex, Inc. | $19,035 | 4 | $0 (2022) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $10,046 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Alpha Orthopedic Systems | $1,200 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,077 | 9 | $0 (2023) |
| Peerless Surgical Inc. | $178.51 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Kairos Surgical Inc | $111.67 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $111.19 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Bioventus LLC | $24.77 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $16.03 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $90.08 | 3 | Peerless Surgical Inc. ($49.28) |
| 2023 | $5,683 | 8 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($5,046) |
| 2022 | $26,028 | 15 | Arthrex, Inc. ($19,035) |
All Payment Transactions
26 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/23/2024 | Peerless Surgical Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.28 | General |
| 08/20/2024 | Bioventus LLC | DUROLANE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.77 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICSORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/16/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | AccelStim (Device), Physio-Stim | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.03 | General |
| Category: Stimulator, Bone Growth, Non-Invasive | ||||||
| 11/08/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | PICO (Device), RENASYS GO v2 HOME | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.04 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy | ||||||
| 09/26/2023 | Stryker Corporation | TRIATHLON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $92.44 | General |
| Category: KNEES | ||||||
| 07/24/2023 | Peerless Surgical Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $129.23 | General |
| 07/07/2023 | Stryker Corporation | CINCHLOCK (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $165.32 | General |
| Category: SPORTS MEDICINE | ||||||
| 06/14/2023 | Stryker Corporation | AEQUALIS PERFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $170.97 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 02/22/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Q-FIX (Device), Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.19 | General |
| Category: Extremities & Limb Restoration | ||||||
| 01/11/2023 | Stryker Corporation | AIR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $78.65 | General |
| Category: KNEES | ||||||
| 01/06/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,000.00 | General |
| 12/20/2022 | Stryker Corporation | BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $119.34 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 12/09/2022 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,200.00 | General |
| 12/09/2022 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.00 | General |
| 12/08/2022 | Kairos Surgical Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $67.51 | General |
| 12/08/2022 | Kairos Surgical Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.24 | General |
| 12/08/2022 | Kairos Surgical Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.92 | General |
| 11/30/2022 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $311.43 | General |
| 11/22/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,000.00 | General |
| 10/20/2022 | Stryker Corporation | BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $168.41 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 09/27/2022 | Stryker Corporation | NANOTACK FLEX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $174.50 | General |
| Category: SPORTS MEDICINE | ||||||
| 09/20/2022 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Iovera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $111.19 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 09/15/2022 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Grant | Cash or cash equivalent | $17,500.00 | General |
| 09/09/2022 | Stryker Corporation | BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.07 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 03/30/2022 | Alpha Orthopedic Systems | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,200.00 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | 319 | 422 | $121,972 | $23,442 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
12 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 45 | 63 | $16,290 | $4,178 | 25.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 31 | 31 | $13,885 | $3,764 | 27.1% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 38 | 70 | $49,657 | $3,374 | 6.8% |
| J7323 | Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2023 | 11 | 34 | $11,898 | $3,302 | 27.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 30 | 34 | $10,794 | $3,074 | 28.5% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 39 | 39 | $11,307 | $2,939 | 26.0% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 15 | $4,392 | $1,442 | 32.8% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 14 | $1,444 | $556.64 | 38.5% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 39 | 49 | $1,134 | $399.87 | 35.3% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 31 | 39 | $702.00 | $264.10 | 37.6% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 14 | 16 | $352.00 | $132.00 | 37.5% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 16 | 18 | $116.46 | $15.89 | 13.6% |
About Dr. Benjamin Welborn, MD
Dr. Benjamin Welborn, MD is a Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program healthcare provider based in Asheville, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/11/2017. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1770016263.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Benjamin Welborn, MD has received a total of $31,801 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $90.08 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 26 transactions from 9 companies. The most common payment nature is "Grant" ($17,500).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Welborn has provided services to 319 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 422 services with total Medicare billing of $23,442. Data is available for 1 year (2023–2023), covering 12 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Asheville, NC
- Active Since 04/11/2017
- Last Updated 08/13/2024
- Taxonomy Code 390200000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1770016263
Products in Payments
- BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) $313.82
- NANOTACK FLEX (Device) $174.50
- AEQUALIS PERFORM (Device) $170.97
- CINCHLOCK (Device) $165.32
- Iovera (Device) $111.19
- TRIATHLON (Device) $92.44
- TRITANIUM (Device) $81.29
- AIR (Device) $78.65
- Q-FIX (Device) $36.19
- DUROLANE (Device) $24.77
- AccelStim (Device) $16.03
- PICO (Device) $10.04
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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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