Physician profile

Charles Daniel Benson

Orthopaedic Surgery · Knoxville, TN

NPI 1003044033

$3,233.17

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

25 companies · $242 in 2025

The $242 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).

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$727.98

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
Stryker Corporation $1,033.62 2019-2025 Iconix
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $777.01 2019-2023
Smith+Nephew, INC. $321.25 2019-2024 Stravix Mesh, Stravix Pl, Oasis
Amgen INC. $265.73 2019-2025 Evenity, Prolia, Prolia
Pfizer INC. $140.37 2019-2023
Pacira Therapeutics, INC. $92.13 2019-2021
Endo Pharmaceuticals INC. $76.72 2019-2023 Xiaflex
Carbofix Orthopedics INC $64.36 2025
Axogen $56.78 2019-2024 Axoguard Nerve Connector, Avance Nerve Graft, Axoguard Nerve Protector
Abbvie INC. $47.53 2023-2024 Dalvance
Kerecis Limited $42.24 2024 Kerecis Omega3 Marigen, Kerecis Omega3 Surgiclose, Kerecis Omega3 Graftguide
Organogenesis INC. $40.76 2021
Horizon Therapeutics Plc $39.52 2021-2022
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $35.58 2019-2023
Ethicon US, LLC $33.84 2019
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Djo, LLC $28.54 2025 Cmf
Osiris Therapeutics INC. $23.86 2019
Radius Health, INC. $19.24 2020
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $17.72 2019
Abbott Laboratories $17.31 2024 Eterna
Integra Lifesciences Corporation $16.35 2024 Integra, Primatrix, Integra Dermal Regeneration Template
Sanara Medtech INC. $13.63 2023 Celleraterx
Breg, INC $13.06 2023 Breg Vpulse, Plasmaflow, Polarcarewave
Kci USA, INC. $12.72 2019
Stability Biologics, LLC $3.30 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Charles Daniel Benson

$3,233.17

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Stryker Corporation
Context
The $242 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).

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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.