Official source Data mirrored from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Open Payments · General Payments · as published 2026-01-23 View official record Methodology

Covered recipient · General Payments record

BENJAMIN THOMAS SKETCHLER

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI
1154942118
CMS profile
11428550
Location
HOUSTON, TX

General Payments · PY2022–2024

$6,394.16

  • Reported across 99 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$3,435.88

49 records · 0 disputed

Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.

How these totals are calculated
  • The total is the sum of the General Payments records CMS published for the labeled program year(s), exactly as published. Nothing is estimated, weighted, or combined across categories.
  • General Payments only. Research and Ownership/Investment are separate datasets and are never summed with these figures; amounts are kept separate per program year.
  • Featured-page threshold (a presentation gate, not a judgment): records>=3 OR total>=100 (all years).
  • Methodology & Data — sourcing, labeling, and limitations.

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Food and Beverage $2,057.26 44
Travel and Lodging $1,378.62 5

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Stryker Corporation $2,873.70 42
Globus Medical, Inc. $347.00 2
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $215.18 5

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2022 $1,047.30 13
PY2023 $1,910.98 37
PY2024 $3,435.88 49

Payment records · PY2024 (49)

Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS

Program year 2024 20222023 Record-level detail is published for PY2024; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.
Paying entity Amount Date Nature of payment Dispute status Published Record ID Source
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $38.73 01/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077892808 CMS
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $68.53 03/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077892776 CMS
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $57.52 07/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077892740 CMS
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $28.23 07/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077892638 CMS
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $22.17 08/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077892696 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $185.00 09/06/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145028581 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $162.00 09/08/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145028739 CMS
Stryker Corporation $46.95 03/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814041 CMS
Stryker Corporation $14.29 03/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814043 CMS
Stryker Corporation $24.31 03/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814045 CMS
Stryker Corporation $95.86 03/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814047 CMS
Stryker Corporation $20.13 06/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814049 CMS
Stryker Corporation $28.54 07/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814051 CMS
Stryker Corporation $18.30 07/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814053 CMS
Stryker Corporation $33.50 07/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814055 CMS
Stryker Corporation $32.87 07/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814057 CMS
Stryker Corporation $42.97 07/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814059 CMS
Stryker Corporation $40.02 07/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814061 CMS
Stryker Corporation $2.60 08/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814063 CMS
Stryker Corporation $42.53 08/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814065 CMS
Stryker Corporation $40.96 08/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814067 CMS
Stryker Corporation $12.01 08/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814069 CMS
Stryker Corporation $23.65 08/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814071 CMS
Stryker Corporation $10.70 08/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814073 CMS
Stryker Corporation $512.96 08/15/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814075 CMS
Stryker Corporation $81.32 08/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814077 CMS
Stryker Corporation $67.09 08/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814079 CMS
Stryker Corporation $130.71 08/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814081 CMS
Stryker Corporation $7.14 08/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814083 CMS
Stryker Corporation $128.03 08/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814085 CMS
Stryker Corporation $32.30 08/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814087 CMS
Stryker Corporation $15.40 08/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814089 CMS
Stryker Corporation $39.95 08/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814091 CMS
Stryker Corporation $38.26 08/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814093 CMS
Stryker Corporation $31.93 08/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814095 CMS
Stryker Corporation $26.59 09/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814097 CMS
Stryker Corporation $10.96 09/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814099 CMS
Stryker Corporation $44.00 09/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814101 CMS
Stryker Corporation $20.05 09/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814103 CMS
Stryker Corporation $36.75 09/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814105 CMS
Stryker Corporation $172.12 09/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814107 CMS
Stryker Corporation $486.42 09/13/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814109 CMS
Stryker Corporation $24.41 09/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814111 CMS
Stryker Corporation $149.31 11/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814113 CMS
Stryker Corporation $32.24 11/09/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814115 CMS
Stryker Corporation $6.62 12/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814117 CMS
Stryker Corporation $41.99 12/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814119 CMS
Stryker Corporation $82.08 12/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814121 CMS
Stryker Corporation $124.88 12/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126814123 CMS

Source & provenance

Dataset
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
Publisher of source data
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS publication date
2026-01-23
Program years on this page
2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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