Physician profile

Benjamin F Thompson

Pulmonary Disease · Lake Charles, LA

NPI 1710996079

$5,912.85

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

30 companies · $26.88 in 2025

The $26.88 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Pulmonary Disease provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $500).

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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)
Food and Beverage$367.47

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
Glaxosmithkline, LLC. $1,595.43 2019-2023 Nucala, Trelegy Ellipta
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $660.42 2019-2023
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $414.44 2019-2023 Spiriva Respimat, Stiolto Respimat
Csl Behring $378.76 2019-2022
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals INC. $340.51 2019-2020
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, INC. $263.98 2019-2022
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $261.95 2019-2021
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $222.60 2019-2022
Philips North America LLC $205.50 2019-2023
Genzyme Corporation $195.98 2020-2023
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, INC. $169.77 2019-2021
Baxter Healthcare $148.16 2022-2023 Hillrom - Life 2000 Ventilation System, Hillrom - Vest System Model 105 Home Care
Abiomed $121.97 2021
Mylan Specialty L.P. $102.81 2019-2022
Genentech USA, INC. $100.98 2019-2022
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare INC $94.96 2019
United Therapeutics Corporation $89.43 2019-2022
Insmed, INC. $83.61 2020-2022
Grifols USA, LLC $80.02 2019-2022
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $74.75 2022
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $73.95 2021-2022
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $53.52 2021-2022
Amgen INC. $38.97 2023 Tezspire
Gilead Sciences, INC. $36.08 2019
Hologic Sales and Service, LLC $26.88 2025 Novasure, Myosure Tissue Removal Device
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, INC. $24.61 2019-2021
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $16.11 2022
Haemonetics Corporation $12.90 2023
Boston Scientific Corporation $12.48 2019
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $11.32 2021

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Benjamin F Thompson

$5,912.85

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Glaxosmithkline, LLC.
Context
The $26.88 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Pulmonary Disease provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $500).

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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.