Physician profile

Shawn R Bench

Surgery · San Diego, CA

NPI 1669700753

$29,407.12

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

21 companies · $214 in 2025

The $214 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).

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Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Education$4,880.22
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$3,000.00
Travel and Lodging$816.33
Food and Beverage$771.05

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.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $27,897.88 2019-2024 Da Vinci Sp, Da Vinci Surgical System
Davol INC. $592.19 2020-2025 Arista, Bard 3dmax Mesh
Ethicon US, LLC $138.73 2020-2025 Linx Reflux Management System, Vistaseal, Ethicon
Teleflex LLC $131.70 2021-2023 Quikclot, Titan Sgs Standard Gastric Stapler
Integra Lifesciences Corporation $85.69 2025 Integra, Omnigraft, Surgimend
Acell, INC. $69.27 2019-2020
Stryker Corporation $60.85 2020-2022
Medtronic, INC. $56.37 2025 Biosyn, Maxtack
Allergan, INC. $50.10 2020
Kerecis Limited $46.42 2024 Kerecis Omega3 Marigen, Kerecis Omega3 Surgiclose
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $43.58 2019-2020
Innocoll Pharmaceuticals Limited $42.70 2021
Convatec INC. $37.48 2023
Tactile Systems Technology INC $33.47 2020-2021
Prescient Surgical $21.14 2019
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Conmed Corporation $19.49 2024 Airseal
Cook Medical LLC $18.03 2020
Nuvasive, INC. $17.41 2023 Xlif, Modulus
Mimedx Group, INC. $15.88 2024
Covidien LP $14.50 2020
Boston Scientific Corporation $14.24 2021

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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Payment summary

Shawn R Bench

$29,407.12

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Intuitive Surgical, INC.
Context
The $214 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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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.