Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $815.34 | 40 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $264.00 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| ViiV Healthcare Company | $182.44 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $90.55 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Shionogi Inc | $71.27 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Melinta Therapeutics, LLC | $64.16 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| AngioDynamics, Inc. | $42.15 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $40.96 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | $22.71 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| CSL Behring | $19.17 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | $17.93 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $636.97 | 31 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. ($216.11) |
| 2023 | $178.37 | 9 | ViiV Healthcare Company ($52.68) |
All Payment Transactions
40 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/10/2024 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.83 | General |
| 11/27/2024 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.80 | General |
| 10/31/2024 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.86 | General |
| 10/21/2024 | AngioDynamics, Inc. | ANGIOVAC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.15 | General |
| Category: VIT | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | MAVYRET (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.97 | General |
| Category: VIROLOGY | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.85 | General |
| 09/05/2024 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.12 | General |
| 09/04/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | MAVYRET (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.65 | General |
| Category: VIROLOGY | ||||||
| 09/03/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | MAVYRET (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.84 | General |
| Category: VIROLOGY | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | Shionogi Inc | Fetroja (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.85 | General |
| Category: Infections and Infectious Diseases | ||||||
| 07/16/2024 | CSL Behring | Hizentra (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.17 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 07/11/2024 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.85 | General |
| 07/02/2024 | ViiV Healthcare Company | DOVATO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.85 | General |
| Category: HIV | ||||||
| 06/27/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | MAVYRET (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.49 | General |
| Category: VIROLOGY | ||||||
| 06/24/2024 | Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | GEMTESA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.93 | General |
| Category: UROLOGY | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | Melinta Therapeutics, LLC | Rezzayo (Drug), Kimyrsa | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.41 | General |
| Category: ANTIFUNGALS | ||||||
| 06/06/2024 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.57 | General |
| 06/06/2024 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.08 | General |
| 05/25/2024 | ViiV Healthcare Company | DOVATO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.70 | General |
| Category: HIV | ||||||
| 05/16/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | DIFICID (Drug), RECARBRIO, ZERBAXA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.00 | General |
| Category: INFECTIOUS DISEASE | ||||||
| 05/10/2024 | Melinta Therapeutics, LLC | Rezzayo (Drug), Kimyrsa | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.14 | General |
| Category: ANTIFUNGALS | ||||||
| 05/06/2024 | ViiV Healthcare Company | DOVATO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.87 | General |
| Category: HIV | ||||||
| 05/03/2024 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.57 | General |
| 03/28/2024 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.14 | General |
| 03/14/2024 | Melinta Therapeutics, LLC | Rezzayo (Drug), Vabomere, Kimyrsa | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.61 | General |
| Category: ANTIFUNGALS | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 66 | 183 | $39,201 | $10,212 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
3 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 90 | $20,545 | $5,387 | 26.2% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 71 | $9,405 | $2,662 | 28.3% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 22 | $9,251 | $2,163 | 23.4% |
About Dr. Benjamin Whitt, MD
Dr. Benjamin Whitt, MD is a Infectious Disease healthcare provider based in Spartanburg, South Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/26/2018. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1447755145.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Benjamin Whitt, MD has received a total of $815.34 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $636.97 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 40 transactions from 10 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($815.34).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Whitt has provided services to 66 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 183 services with total Medicare billing of $10,212. Data is available for 1 year (2023–2023), covering 3 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Infectious Disease
- Location Spartanburg, SC
- Active Since 03/26/2018
- Last Updated 06/21/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207RI0200X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1447755145
Products in Payments
- DOVATO (Drug) $182.44
- MAVYRET (Drug) $90.55
- Fetroja (Drug) $71.27
- Rezzayo (Drug) $64.16
- ANGIOVAC (Device) $42.15
- DIFICID (Drug) $40.96
- Cresemba (Drug) $22.71
- Hizentra (Biological) $19.17
- GEMTESA (Drug) $17.93
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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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