Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $2,009 | 35 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $445.18 | 8 | $0 (2019) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $322.14 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $282.22 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| 4WEB, Inc. | $204.24 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $163.56 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| SPINEART USA INC | $132.61 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| SI-BONE, INC. | $107.85 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $91.12 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $83.70 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Nevro Corp. | $82.27 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $676.79 | 13 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($271.76) |
| 2023 | $275.54 | 6 | Medtronic, Inc. ($93.05) |
| 2022 | $465.38 | 4 | Stryker Corporation ($163.56) |
| 2021 | $11.04 | 1 | Medtronic, Inc. ($11.04) |
| 2019 | $122.99 | 3 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($83.70) |
| 2017 | $456.77 | 8 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($405.89) |
All Payment Transactions
35 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/21/2024 | Augmedics Inc. | Xvision (Device), Xvision, Xvision | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.31 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | MARS ACDF Retractor (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.59 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | CREO Threaded (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.89 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/01/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius Deformity (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $76.24 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 07/09/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | QUARTEX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.78 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 06/25/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Hedron IC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.40 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 06/13/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | CREO ONE Robotic Screw (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.34 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 05/04/2024 | SPINEART USA INC | Perla TL (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.71 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 05/02/2024 | SPINEART USA INC | Perla TL (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $118.90 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 04/12/2024 | 4WEB, Inc. | SPINE TRUSS SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $130.88 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC | ||||||
| 03/05/2024 | 4WEB, Inc. | SPINE TRUSS SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $73.36 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC | ||||||
| 02/05/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.87 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 01/21/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | CREO ONE Robotic Screw (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.52 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 09/05/2023 | Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.43 | General |
| 08/25/2023 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $91.12 | General |
| 07/25/2023 | SI-BONE, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.56 | General |
| 03/23/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.58 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 03/08/2023 | Globus Medical, Inc. | CREO 5.5 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.38 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 02/11/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ACCURIAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $44.47 | General |
| Category: Neuro Pain (includes Interventional) | ||||||
| 05/16/2022 | Stryker Corporation | ADHERUS AUTOSPRAY DURAL SEALANT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $163.56 | General |
| Category: CRANIOMAXILLOFACIAL | ||||||
| 04/21/2022 | Nevro Corp. | Omnia (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $82.27 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 03/24/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | VANTA ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $135.26 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 02/22/2022 | SI-BONE, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $84.29 | General |
| 04/26/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | Pipeline (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.04 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 12/16/2019 | Boston Scientific Corporation | SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.90 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 42 | 55 | $19,157 | $5,707 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
3 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 25 | $7,289 | $2,413 | 33.1% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $9,036 | $2,354 | 26.1% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 14 | $2,832 | $939.82 | 33.2% |
About Dr. Michael Benko, D.O
Dr. Michael Benko, D.O is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Travis Afb, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/08/2015. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1801274006.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Michael Benko, D.O has received a total of $2,009 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $676.79 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 35 transactions from 13 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($2,009).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Benko has provided services to 42 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 55 services with total Medicare billing of $5,707. Data is available for 1 year (2023–2023), covering 3 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Travis Afb, CA
- Active Since 05/08/2015
- Last Updated 03/28/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1801274006
Products in Payments
- KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty (Device) $344.08
- SPINE TRUSS SYSTEM (Device) $204.24
- ADHERUS AUTOSPRAY DURAL SEALANT (Device) $163.56
- VANTA ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $135.26
- Perla TL (Device) $132.61
- CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) $91.45
- SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (Device) $83.70
- Omnia (Device) $82.27
- CREO ONE Robotic Screw (Device) $77.86
- Excelsius Deformity (Device) $76.24
- O-ARM-ST (Device) $61.81
- EXPEDIUM (Device) $50.88
- CREO 5.5 (Device) $50.38
- ACCURIAN (Device) $44.47
- PRESTIGE (Device) $39.29
- CREO Threaded (Device) $38.89
- MARS ACDF Retractor (Device) $33.59
- Xvision (Device) $25.31
- QUARTEX (Device) $22.78
- Hedron IC (Device) $22.40
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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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