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BENJAMIN TAYLOR COLSTON

Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers Physician Assistant

NPI
1194234468
CMS profile
11033120
Location
ROCK HILL, SC

General Payments · PY2021–2024

$14,149.77

  • Reported across 576 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$5,184.41

116 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.

Related groups: Physician Assistant SC All categories

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Food and Beverage $2,684.41 114
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $2,500.00 2

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
ABBVIE INC. $3,046.07 30
MDD US Operations, LLC $283.35 4
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. $246.59 10
UCB, Inc. $226.71 5
Lilly USA, LLC $180.69 10
PFIZER INC. $150.86 9
Celgene Corporation $125.07 6
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $115.68 5
Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. $105.68 5
Biogen, Inc. $84.67 5
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $77.80 3
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION $72.68 4
EISAI INC. $70.76 3
ARGENX US, INC. $61.60 2
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $56.51 3
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc $49.38 2
EMD Serono, Inc. $43.69 2
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. $34.23 1
HARMONY BIOSCIENCES LLC $30.86 1
SK Life Science, Inc. $27.91 1
Amgen Inc. $21.34 1
Neurelis, Inc. $20.97 1
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $19.01 1
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $16.22 1
Lundbeck LLC $16.08 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2021 $2,377.13 128
PY2022 $2,625.97 124
PY2023 $3,962.26 208
PY2024 $5,184.41 116

Payment records · PY2024 (116)

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

Program year 2024 202120222023 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
ABBVIE INC. $31.04 01/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106940331 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $15.95 01/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106940333 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $3.05 01/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106940335 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $25.49 01/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106940337 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $9.99 02/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106940339 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $2.12 02/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106940341 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $19.62 02/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106940343 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $17.72 02/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106940345 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $13.36 02/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106940347 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $28.76 03/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106940349 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $25.09 03/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106940351 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $16.19 03/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106940353 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $18.51 03/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106940355 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $22.47 04/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106940357 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $19.94 04/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106940359 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $10.18 04/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106940361 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $20.61 05/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106940363 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $20.35 05/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106940365 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $21.63 05/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106940367 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $18.66 05/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106940369 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $18.51 05/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106940371 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $23.44 06/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106940373 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $20.74 06/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106940375 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $24.47 06/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106940377 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $26.66 06/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106940379 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $20.74 07/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106940381 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $1,250.00 07/09/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106940383 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $17.49 07/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106940385 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $33.29 07/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106940387 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $1,250.00 08/27/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106940389 CMS
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc $30.56 01/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148001694 CMS
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc $18.82 06/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148001696 CMS
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $34.82 01/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1094006887 CMS
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $26.48 04/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1094039678 CMS
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $16.50 04/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1093989601 CMS
Amgen Inc. $21.34 03/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115524126 CMS
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $17.53 01/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1091135597 CMS
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $19.49 04/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1091136869 CMS
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $19.49 05/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1091132825 CMS
ARGENX US, INC. $31.00 01/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142143575 CMS
ARGENX US, INC. $30.60 02/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142148023 CMS
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $16.22 02/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1134016337 CMS
Biogen, Inc. $20.06 01/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104819614 CMS
Biogen, Inc. $14.52 03/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104829856 CMS
Biogen, Inc. $13.84 04/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104846100 CMS
Biogen, Inc. $19.55 05/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104824132 CMS
Biogen, Inc. $16.70 06/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104875826 CMS
Celgene Corporation $22.25 03/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101142800 CMS
Celgene Corporation $14.40 04/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101142858 CMS
Celgene Corporation $18.75 05/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101142862 CMS
Celgene Corporation $23.82 06/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101142866 CMS
Celgene Corporation $25.14 08/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101142870 CMS
Celgene Corporation $20.71 09/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101142874 CMS
Eisai Inc. $23.85 03/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1110795153 CMS
Eisai Inc. $24.21 04/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1110795157 CMS
Eisai Inc. $22.70 06/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1110795155 CMS
EMD Serono, Inc. $21.06 02/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120232036 CMS
EMD Serono, Inc. $22.63 04/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120238726 CMS
HARMONY BIOSCIENCES LLC $30.86 06/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126089215 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $14.79 01/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135567976 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $15.84 02/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135600607 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $15.00 03/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135600605 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $40.64 04/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135567978 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $16.06 04/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135541008 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $18.02 05/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135568924 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $12.65 05/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135575700 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $14.25 06/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135552605 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $15.71 06/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135568922 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $17.73 07/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135562274 CMS
Lundbeck LLC $16.08 02/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146007586 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $19.01 06/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145164007 CMS
MDD US Operations, LLC $178.66 01/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147756224 CMS
MDD US Operations, LLC $16.60 05/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147757468 CMS
MDD US Operations, LLC $44.70 07/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147757470 CMS
MDD US Operations, LLC $43.39 08/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147756222 CMS
Neurelis, Inc. $20.97 01/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145662066 CMS
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. $22.46 02/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150966735 CMS
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. $15.29 03/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151002526 CMS
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. $13.21 03/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151010301 CMS
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. $31.27 05/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150937144 CMS
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. $23.45 06/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150961880 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $20.08 01/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086645863 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $18.22 01/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086645869 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $17.19 02/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086645871 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $17.19 03/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086645873 CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $19.30 01/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119048114 CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $24.83 02/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119048116 CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $20.18 03/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119048118 CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $23.86 05/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119048120 CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $27.51 07/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119048122 CMS
PFIZER INC. $15.80 02/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131534925 CMS
PFIZER INC. $14.43 03/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131550002 CMS
PFIZER INC. $16.91 03/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131447335 CMS
PFIZER INC. $15.04 04/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131580226 CMS
PFIZER INC. $23.98 05/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131463144 CMS
PFIZER INC. $16.23 05/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131457817 CMS
PFIZER INC. $12.99 06/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131453728 CMS
PFIZER INC. $16.52 07/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131460557 CMS
PFIZER INC. $18.96 07/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131529046 CMS
SK Life Science, Inc. $27.91 01/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154139240 CMS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. $34.23 01/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137727846 CMS
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. $14.09 02/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151614704 CMS
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. $8.93 03/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151614718 CMS
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. $5.70 03/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151614720 CMS
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. $7.81 04/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151614732 CMS
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. $20.81 04/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151614734 CMS
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. $139.44 05/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151614758 CMS
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. $6.53 05/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151614748 CMS
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. $18.04 05/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151614750 CMS
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. $17.01 06/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151614764 CMS
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. $8.23 06/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151614768 CMS
UCB, Inc. $33.76 01/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143457573 CMS
UCB, Inc. $125.00 01/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143457577 CMS
UCB, Inc. $33.16 02/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143457582 CMS
UCB, Inc. $19.63 04/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143457587 CMS
UCB, Inc. $15.16 07/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143457591 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
2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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