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BENJAMIN S SCHARFSTEIN
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Surgery
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General Payments · PY2019 · Entire year
$3,193.78
35 records · 0 disputed
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By nature of payment
PY2019 · entire year · sorted by reported total
| Nature of payment | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $1,538.10 | 8 |
| Education | $1,000.00 | 1 |
| Food and Beverage | $655.68 | 26 |
By paying entity
PY2019 · entire year · sorted by reported total
| Paying entity | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $2,890.60 | 20 |
| PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | $61.69 | 3 |
| Merz North America, Inc. | $42.18 | 1 |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $34.27 | 2 |
| LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | $34.02 | 1 |
| Endologix, Inc. | $31.04 | 1 |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | $24.46 | 2 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $17.94 | 1 |
| LEICA MICROSYSTEMS INC. | $17.18 | 1 |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $16.59 | 1 |
| CSL Behring | $11.92 | 1 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | $11.89 | 1 |
Payment records · PY2019
Ordering applied by this site (date, newest first, then paying entity) · record values are shown as CMS published them
General Payments · PY2019 · Physicians and non-physician practitioners · CMS publication 2026-06-30
35 matching records · $3,193.78 reported total · 0 disputed
Nature of payment: All payment types
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Showing records 1–35 of 35.
| Paying entity | Amount | Date | Nature of payment | Dispute status | Publication flags | Published | Record ID | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $7.55 | 12/24/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 706366899 | CMS |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $12.95 | 12/24/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 706368705 | CMS |
| LEICA MICROSYSTEMS INC. | $17.18 | 12/03/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 707498125 | CMS |
| Merz North America, Inc. | $42.18 | 11/20/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 689355911 | CMS |
| PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | $19.03 | 11/08/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 705266595 | CMS |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $5.07 | 10/16/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 706347525 | CMS |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $14.62 | 10/01/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 677019215 | CMS |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $93.33 | 09/11/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 706495635 | CMS |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $4.30 | 09/11/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 706512651 | CMS |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $48.00 | 09/06/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 706496465 | CMS |
| PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | $20.81 | 08/13/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 705254647 | CMS |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $3.82 | 08/09/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 706495681 | CMS |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $32.07 | 08/09/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 706506557 | CMS |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $17.94 | 07/31/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: CHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 699491955 | CMS |
| PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | $21.85 | 07/09/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 705263257 | CMS |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $105.36 | 06/14/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 706541497 | CMS |
| CSL Behring | $11.92 | 06/11/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 683856567 | CMS |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $16.59 | 06/06/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 648679433 | CMS |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | $12.23 | 05/01/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 702252765 | CMS |
| LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | $34.02 | 04/10/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 701459075 | CMS |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $5.00 | 03/26/2019 | Travel and Lodging | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 706419527 | CMS |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $41.42 | 03/26/2019 | Travel and Lodging | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 706419861 | CMS |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $23.80 | 03/26/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 706454763 | CMS |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $16.25 | 03/26/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 706455601 | CMS |
| Endologix, Inc. | $31.04 | 03/01/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 665936601 | CMS |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $323.06 | 02/15/2019 | Travel and Lodging | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 706451135 | CMS |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $75.00 | 02/15/2019 | Travel and Lodging | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 706456887 | CMS |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $1,000.00 | 02/14/2019 | Education | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 706445233 | CMS |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $97.75 | 02/14/2019 | Travel and Lodging | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 706456883 | CMS |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $19.00 | 02/14/2019 | Travel and Lodging | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 706456885 | CMS |
| Shire North American Group Inc | $11.89 | 02/13/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 637912491 | CMS |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $19.00 | 02/04/2019 | Travel and Lodging | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 706454769 | CMS |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $957.87 | 02/04/2019 | Travel and Lodging | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 706456889 | CMS |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | $12.23 | 01/29/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 702252245 | CMS |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $19.65 | 01/15/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 676836025 | CMS |
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Source & provenance
- Dataset
- CMS Open Payments — General Payments
- Publisher of source data
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- CMS publication date
- 2026-06-30
- Program years on this page
- 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Source files and profile matching
- Source files
- Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024 , PY2025
- Generated from
- OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2025_P06302026_06032026.csv
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Cite this record.
Permalink https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1497850515
- Plain
- BENJAMIN S SCHARFSTEIN, NPI 1497850515. IndustryPayments, data edition 2026-07-26T04:22:22Z. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1497850515.
- APA 7
- IndustryPayments. (2026). BENJAMIN S SCHARFSTEIN, NPI 1497850515 (Data edition 2026-07-26T04:22:22Z) [Data set]. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1497850515
- Bluebook
- BENJAMIN S SCHARFSTEIN, NPI 1497850515, IndustryPayments (data edition 2026-07-26T04:22:22Z), https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1497850515.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Open Payments.