Physician profile
Benjamin P Kramer
NPI 1649732611
$1,745.44
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
7 companies · $717 in 2025
The $717 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2022: $197 · 2023: $591 · 2024: $241 · 2025: $717.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $1,549.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,548.75 |
Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.
Who reported paying
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $949.05 | 2022-2025 | Inspiris Resilia Aortic Valve |
| Bolton Medical INC | $349.36 | 2023-2025 | Treo Abdominal Stent-Graft System, Relay Thoracic Stent-Graft With Plus Delivery System |
| Kerecis Limited | $162.72 | 2022 | |
| Nexus Medical Technologies LLC | $135.28 | 2025 | |
| Haemonetics Corporation | $72.21 | 2024 | Teg6s Hemostasis System |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $39.84 | 2024-2025 | Stratafix, Surgicel Nu-Knit, Echelon; Endopath |
| Baxter Healthcare | $36.98 | 2025 | Floseal, Seprafilm, Coseal |
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
If you want to bring it up
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- "I saw Benjamin Kramer listed in the CMS Open Payments database. Can you tell me about your work with those companies?"
- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.
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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.