Physician profile
Benjamin Y Chen
NPI 1609049295
$195,161.19
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
23 companies · $33K in 2025
The $33K reported for 2025 was more than what 94% of Orthopaedic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $3,085 · 2020: $1,251 · 2021: $3,416 · 2022: $4,006 · 2023: $95K · 2024: $56K · 2025: $33K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $140K · Travel and Lodging: $25K · Consulting Fee: $11K · Food and Beverage: $7,397.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $140,218.54 |
| Travel and Lodging | $24,575.40 |
| Consulting Fee | $11,212.48 |
| Food and Beverage | $7,396.92 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, INC. | $169,830.07 | 2021-2025 | Mazor X System, Stealthstation S8 Platform, Unid_pass |
| Depuy Synthes Products, INC. | $11,016.45 | 2025 | Velys |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $2,855.50 | 2021-2024 | Skyline |
| Invictus Surgical Incorporated | $2,106.90 | 2024 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $1,779.80 | 2019-2025 | Spine & Trauma 3d Navigation, Velys, Viper |
| Nuvasive, INC. | $1,587.31 | 2019-2023 | Modulus |
| Alphatec Spine, INC | $1,427.63 | 2025 | Other - Miscellaneous |
| Nevro Corp. | $1,194.64 | 2020-2024 | Senza |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $1,105.60 | 2019 | |
| Seaspine Orthopedics Corporation | $1,054.55 | 2019-2020 | |
| Arthrex, INC. | $282.65 | 2024 | |
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $175.87 | 2024 | Forza Xp |
| Abbott Laboratories | $174.84 | 2024 | Eterna |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $159.80 | 2019-2020 | |
| Cerapedics INC. | $145.33 | 2023 | I-Factor Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft |
Show all 22 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rxsight INC | $113.99 | 2021 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $53.09 | 2023 | Mako |
| Paragon 28, INC. | $26.22 | 2024 | Portfolio |
| Heron Therapeutics, INC. | $19.36 | 2025 | Aponvie |
| Innovation Technologies INC | $18.17 | 2024 | Irrisept |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals INC. | $17.38 | 2019 | |
| Zimvie INC. | $16.04 | 2023 |
1 company reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.
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.
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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.