Physician profile
Benjamin S Scharfstein
NPI 1497850515
$29,748.74
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
35 companies · $1,998 in 2025
The $1,998 reported for 2025 was more than what 82% of Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $3,194 · 2020: $3,064 · 2021: $291 · 2022: $17K · 2023: $356 · 2024: $3,615 · 2025: $1,998.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $3,094 · Travel and Lodging: $2,785 · Education: $91.07.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $3,093.96 |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,784.70 |
| Education | $91.07 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, INC. | $28,392.19 | 2019-2025 | Da Vinci Surgical System |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $204.16 | 2023-2025 | Gore Synecor Biomaterial, Gore Enform Preperitoneal Biomaterial |
| Conmed Corporation | $173.64 | 2021-2022 | |
| Medtronic, INC. | $95.82 | 2021-2025 | Transorb, Progrip, Parietene Ds |
| Lemaitre Vascular, INC. | $87.60 | 2019-2025 | Artegraft Vascular Graft |
| Portola Pharmaceuticals, LLC | $78.47 | 2019-2020 | |
| Alexion Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $57.17 | 2022 | |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | $50.16 | 2023-2025 | Integra, Integra Dermal Regeneration Template, Primatrix |
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $48.26 | 2019-2020 | |
| Leica Microsystems INC. | $43.06 | 2019-2022 | |
| Merz North America, INC. | $42.18 | 2019 | |
| Davol INC. | $33.46 | 2024 | Phasix Mesh |
| Bolton Medical INC | $32.78 | 2023 | Treo Abdominal Stent-Graft System |
| Elucent Medical | $31.09 | 2025 | |
| Endologix LLC | $31.04 | 2019 |
Show all 35 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teleflex LLC | $30.91 | 2021 | |
| Cardiovascular Systems INC. | $24.46 | 2019 | |
| Ambu INC. | $20.76 | 2022 | |
| Inari Medical, INC. | $20.58 | 2024 | Ct Thrombectomy System Kit, Flowtriever Catheter, S |
| Sanara Medtech INC. | $19.92 | 2025 | Celleraterx |
| Merit Medical Systems INC | $19.06 | 2023 | Savi Scout |
| Daiichi Sankyo INC. | $18.81 | 2023 | Injectafer |
| Hologic Sales and Service, LLC | $18.77 | 2023 | Trident Specimen Radiography System, Trunode, Localizer |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $17.94 | 2019 | |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $16.59 | 2019 | |
| Elutia, INC. | $16.34 | 2021 | |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, INC. | $15.00 | 2022 | |
| Solventum Corporation | $14.66 | 2025 | Activ.A.C. |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $14.64 | 2023 | Andexxa |
| Stryker Corporation | $14.36 | 2020 | |
| Microline Surgical INC | $13.84 | 2025 | |
| Urgo Medical North America, LLC | $13.72 | 2024 | Vashe Wound Solution 250 Ml (8.5 Fl Oz) Flip Top Cap |
| Clinical Technology, INC | $13.49 | 2025 | Vascular Product |
| Csl Behring | $11.92 | 2019 | |
| Shire North American Group INC | $11.89 | 2019 |
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.