Physician profile
Benjamin David Shepherd
NPI 1346680782
$13,048.62
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
42 companies · $1,156 in 2025
The $1,156 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Vascular Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $927).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $2,099 · 2020: $1,077 · 2021: $2,685 · 2022: $2,594 · 2023: $1,427 · 2024: $2,011 · 2025: $1,156.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $4,594.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $4,594.08 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $3,162.71 | 2019-2025 | Gore Viabahn Endoprosthesis, Excluder Conformable Aaa Endoprosthesis With Active Control, Gore Tag Thoracic Endoprosthesis |
| Penumbra, INC. | $2,429.86 | 2021-2024 | Penumbra System |
| Endologix LLC | $2,143.42 | 2020-2025 | Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System, Torus Stent Graft System, Endocross Device |
| Medtronic, INC. | $1,063.57 | 2021-2024 | Ellipsys Vascular Access System |
| Cook Medical LLC | $746.39 | 2019-2025 | Zenith Spiral-Z, Cook, Zenith |
| Silk Road Medical, INC. | $447.87 | 2020-2024 | Enroute Transcarotid Neuroprotection System, Enroute Transcarotid Stent, Enroute Enflate Transcarotid Rx Balloon Dilatation Catheter |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | $442.01 | 2021-2024 | Azur Cx Detachable, Glidewire |
| Kerecis Limited | $355.20 | 2023-2025 | Kerecis Omega3 Marigen, Kerecis Omega3 Surgiclose, Kerecis Surgiclose |
| Inari Medical, INC. | $300.46 | 2022-2024 | Flowtriever Catheter, S, Ct Thrombectomy System Kit, Limflow System |
| Imperative Care, INC | $187.75 | 2024-2025 | Prodigy Catheter, Hotshot Controller |
| Mimedx Group, INC. | $159.74 | 2024-2025 | |
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $157.84 | 2020 | |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | $115.84 | 2020 | |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $112.97 | 2019-2025 | Enroute Transcarotid Neuroprotection System |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $111.57 | 2022-2025 | Stravix Pl, Stravix, Stravix Mesh |
Show all 42 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lemaitre Vascular, INC. | $108.59 | 2022-2025 | Artegraft Vascular Graft, Restoreflow, Hydro Lemaitre Valvulotome |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC | $106.14 | 2021-2023 | Xarelto |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, INC. | $87.92 | 2021 | |
| Organogenesis INC. | $85.03 | 2024-2025 | Affinity, Puraply Wound Matrix, Apligraf |
| Avita Medical Americas, LLC | $74.53 | 2024 | |
| Cagent Vascular INC | $72.94 | 2025 | Serrantor |
| Solventum Corporation | $62.89 | 2024-2025 | Kerramax Care, Activ.A.C., 3m Coban |
| Polynovo North America LLC | $52.87 | 2022-2023 | |
| Urgo Medical North America, LLC | $38.27 | 2024-2025 | Urgoclean Ag, Urgok2 |
| Shockwave Medical, INC | $36.92 | 2021 | |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | $35.91 | 2021-2025 | Integra, Primatrix, Integra Dermal Regeneration Template |
| Convatec INC. | $32.32 | 2023-2025 | |
| Kci USA, INC. | $30.34 | 2020 | |
| Baxter Healthcare | $30.10 | 2022-2024 | Preveleak |
| Artivion, INC. | $27.27 | 2023 | Photofix Decellularized Bovine Pericardium, Vascular |
| Medela LLC | $24.83 | 2022-2023 | Invia Motion Endure |
| Sanara Medtech INC. | $24.31 | 2022 | |
| Bolton Medical INC | $23.99 | 2023 | Relay Thoracic Stent-Graft With Plus Delivery System |
| Bioventus LLC | $22.15 | 2022 | |
| Hartmann USA, INC. | $21.24 | 2025 | Zetuvit Plus 10x10 P10 |
| Inspiremd LTD | $20.31 | 2025 | Cguard Prime Carotid Stent System |
| Abbott Laboratories | $17.71 | 2022 | |
| Teleflex LLC | $16.15 | 2024 | Manta |
| Acera Surgical, INC. | $15.98 | 2019 | |
| Tactile Systems Technology INC | $15.24 | 2023 | Entre Plus, Flexitouch Plus |
| Acell, INC. | $14.06 | 2020 | |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $13.41 | 2022 |
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.