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Benjamin W Starnes
NPI 1114997707
$666,348.01
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
14 companies · $22K in 2025
The $22K reported for 2025 was more than what 95% of Vascular Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $927).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $1,278 · 2020: $228 · 2021: $1,836 · 2022: $10K · 2023: $14K · 2024: $616K · 2025: $22K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $610K · Travel and Lodging: $38K · Food and Beverage: $4,774.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $610,118.48 |
| Travel and Lodging | $37,727.54 |
| Food and Beverage | $4,773.92 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Medical INC | $659,883.18 | 2019-2025 | Treo Abdominal Stent-Graft System, Relay Thoracic Stent-Graft With Plus Delivery System |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $2,676.39 | 2019-2025 | Gore Excluder Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis, Gore Tag Thoracic Endoprosthesis, Excluder Conformable Aaa Endoprosthesis With Active Control |
| Medtronic, INC. | $884.88 | 2021-2024 | Endurant Iis, Heli-Fx Endoanchor System, Valiant Captivia |
| Cook Medical LLC | $635.26 | 2019-2024 | Zenith Alpha |
| Endologix LLC | $546.29 | 2019 | |
| Abbott Laboratories | $429.95 | 2020-2025 | Pressurewire, Coroflow, Esprit |
| Angiodynamics, INC. | $381.92 | 2021-2025 | Auryon Laser System 100-120 Vac |
| Shape Memory Medical INC. | $276.76 | 2023 | Impede Embolization Plug |
| Surmodics, INC. | $210.88 | 2022 | |
| Abiomed | $188.16 | 2019-2021 | |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | $104.23 | 2025 | Azur Cx Detachable, Progreat, Angio-Seal |
| Inspiremd LTD | $80.77 | 2025 | Cguard Prime Carotid Stent System |
| Penumbra, INC. | $49.34 | 2023 | Indigo System |
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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- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
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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.