Total Payments
$1,598
2024 Payments
$105.46
Companies
15
Transactions
48
Medicare Patients
3,318
Medicare Billing
$1.4M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$1,595 (99.8%)
Education$3.08 (0.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,595 | 47 | 99.8% |
| Education | $3.08 | 1 | 0.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | $782.78 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| Merit Medical Systems Inc | $158.00 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| Amgen Inc. | $144.46 | 7 | $0 (2023) |
| Cook Medical LLC | $103.15 | 3 | $0 (2021) |
| Covidien LP | $99.57 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | $64.01 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | $45.89 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | $41.67 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $40.11 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $22.61 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $105.46 | 6 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. ($54.78) |
| 2023 | $127.15 | 7 | Amgen Inc. ($46.47) |
| 2022 | $58.27 | 3 | Medtronic, Inc. ($21.49) |
| 2021 | $59.82 | 3 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. ($22.10) |
| 2020 | $154.53 | 3 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. ($72.55) |
| 2019 | $231.02 | 8 | Covidien LP ($99.57) |
| 2018 | $182.19 | 5 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. ($84.24) |
| 2017 | $679.59 | 13 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. ($498.98) |
All Payment Transactions
48 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/11/2024 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | Venovo (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.70 | General |
| Category: Vascular/Oncology | ||||||
| 10/08/2024 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | Conquest (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.95 | General |
| Category: Vascular/Oncology | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | Atlas (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.13 | General |
| Category: Vascular/Oncology | ||||||
| 07/25/2024 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | Venovo (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.22 | General |
| Category: Vascular/Oncology | ||||||
| 04/02/2024 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | Fluency Endovascular Stent Graft (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.78 | General |
| Category: Vascular/Oncology | ||||||
| 03/26/2024 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | COVERA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.68 | General |
| Category: Vascular/Oncology | ||||||
| 12/12/2023 | Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $3.08 | General |
| 12/11/2023 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | COVERA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.33 | General |
| Category: Vascular/Oncology | ||||||
| 08/29/2023 | Amgen Inc. | Aranesp (Biological), Parsabiv, TAVNEOS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.26 | General |
| Category: Nephrology | ||||||
| 06/27/2023 | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | ANASTOCLIP GC 8CM (MEDIUM) (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.46 | General |
| Category: ANASTOCLIP | ||||||
| 05/23/2023 | Amgen Inc. | EPOGEN (Biological), Parsabiv, TAVNEOS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.21 | General |
| Category: Nephrology | ||||||
| 02/27/2023 | Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.96 | General |
| 01/04/2023 | Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.85 | General |
| 11/02/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | ELLIPSYS VASCULAR ACCESS SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.49 | General |
| Category: Catheters | ||||||
| 09/20/2022 | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | ANASTOCLIP GC 8CM (MEDIUM) (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.21 | General |
| Category: ANASTOCLIP | ||||||
| 07/27/2022 | NxStage Medical, Inc. | PUREFLOW SL (Device), NXSTAGE SYSTEM ONE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.57 | General |
| Category: Nephrology | ||||||
| 10/26/2021 | Amgen Inc. | Parsabiv (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.93 | General |
| Category: Nephrology | ||||||
| 10/07/2021 | Cook Medical LLC | Micropuncture (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.79 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 02/24/2021 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.10 | General |
| 04/22/2020 | Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | ACTHAR (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.45 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 01/30/2020 | Cook Medical LLC | Cook Medical Angioplasty (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $60.53 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 01/23/2020 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | COVERA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $72.55 | General |
| Category: BD Interventional - Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 11/26/2019 | Covidien LP | Chameleon (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.27 | General |
| Category: Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) Balloons | ||||||
| 11/08/2019 | Covidien LP | Permcath (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.63 | General |
| Category: Dialysis Catheters | ||||||
| 11/06/2019 | BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.13 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 | 668 | 1,143 | $782,384 | $240,910 |
| 2022 | 23 | 688 | 1,027 | $709,017 | $232,452 |
| 2021 | 23 | 904 | 1,373 | $1.1M | $391,831 |
| 2020 | 25 | 1,058 | 1,759 | $1.4M | $499,702 |
Total Patients
3,318
Total Services
5,302
Medicare Billing
$1.4M
Procedure Codes
89
All Medicare Procedures & Services
89 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36902 | Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist | Office | 2023 | 57 | 71 | $292,165 | $75,881 | 26.0% |
| 90960 | Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older) | Office | 2023 | 17 | 109 | $84,100 | $32,461 | 38.6% |
| 36905 | Removal and/or dissolving of blood clot in hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with imaging review by radiologist, with balloon tube | Office | 2023 | 13 | 16 | $121,600 | $32,367 | 26.6% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 134 | 333 | $44,955 | $22,241 | 49.5% |
| 36901 | Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit with review by radiologist | Office | 2023 | 31 | 33 | $72,270 | $18,845 | 26.1% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 66 | 142 | $27,290 | $14,262 | 52.3% |
| 90961 | Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older) | Office | 2023 | 15 | 36 | $22,680 | $8,719 | 38.4% |
| 36907 | Balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist | Office | 2023 | 14 | 15 | $32,775 | $7,875 | 24.0% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 48 | 54 | $13,284 | $5,690 | 42.8% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 35 | $12,425 | $5,106 | 41.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 52 | 78 | $15,720 | $4,968 | 31.6% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Office | 2023 | 63 | 82 | $13,120 | $3,611 | 27.5% |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 17 | $8,568 | $3,053 | 35.6% |
| 36589 | Removal of tunneled central venous tube | Office | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $9,690 | $2,284 | 23.6% |
| 77001 | Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion or removal of central vein access device | Office | 2023 | 14 | 17 | $4,046 | $1,522 | 37.6% |
| 90935 | Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 22 | $3,916 | $1,323 | 33.8% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 43 | 45 | $2,925 | $514.39 | 17.6% |
| 99153 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes | Office | 2023 | 17 | 19 | $855.00 | $187.16 | 21.9% |
| 36902 | Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist | Office | 2022 | 64 | 73 | $282,510 | $82,803 | 29.3% |
| 36905 | Removal and/or dissolving of blood clot in hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with imaging review by radiologist, with balloon tube | Office | 2022 | 12 | 15 | $108,000 | $32,467 | 30.1% |
| 90960 | Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older) | Office | 2022 | 12 | 78 | $54,600 | $23,985 | 43.9% |
| 36901 | Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit with review by radiologist | Office | 2022 | 29 | 33 | $67,980 | $21,352 | 31.4% |
| 36907 | Balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist | Office | 2022 | 16 | 21 | $41,538 | $11,724 | 28.2% |
| 90935 | Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation | Facility | 2022 | 59 | 116 | $20,648 | $7,102 | 34.4% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 70 | 117 | $15,795 | $6,994 | 44.3% |
About Dr. Scott Benson, DO
Dr. Scott Benson, DO is a Nephrology healthcare provider based in Hartford, Connecticut. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/20/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1669597639.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Scott Benson, DO has received a total of $1,598 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $105.46 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 48 transactions from 15 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,595).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Benson has provided services to 3,318 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 5,302 services with total Medicare billing of $1.4M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 89 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Nephrology
- Location Hartford, CT
- Active Since 03/20/2007
- Last Updated 02/21/2010
- Taxonomy Code 207RN0300X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1669597639
Products in Payments
- BPV-Fluency (Device) $213.66
- BPV-Flair (Device) $177.29
- COVERA (Device) $99.56
- FLUENCY (Device) $84.24
- Parsabiv (Biological) $80.06
- Cook Medical Angioplasty (Device) $60.53
- Palindrome (Device) $57.67
- BPV-Conquest (Device) $52.40
- ANASTOCLIP GC 8CM (MEDIUM) (Device) $41.67
- VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with PROPATEN Bioactive Surface (Device) $40.11
- COOK MEDICAL WIRE GUIDES (Device) $39.34
- Venovo (Device) $35.92
- BPV-PowerPort (Device) $30.01
- Aranesp (Biological) $29.26
- BPV-ClearVUE (Device) $25.62
- Permcath (Device) $23.63
- RENVELA (Drug) $22.61
- ELLIPSYS VASCULAR ACCESS SYSTEM (Device) $21.49
- ACTHAR (Biological) $21.45
- Micropuncture (Device) $19.79
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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