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 JAMES CATOE

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI
1528625712
CMS profile
8802767
Location
MURRELLS INLET, SC

General Payments · PY2020–2024

$7,385.99

  • Reported across 40 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$5,833.33

34 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 $2,076.45 25
Grant $1,875.00 1
Travel and Lodging $1,724.66 7
Education $157.22 1

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Smith & Nephew, Inc. $3,842.41 14
Stryker Corporation $725.51 9
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $438.69 2
Peerless Surgical Inc. $214.70 2
EXACTECH, INC. $189.58 1
CGG Medical Inc $178.02 2
Anika Therapeutics, Inc. $150.83 1
Vericel Corporation $62.66 2
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $30.93 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2020 $14.01 1
PY2022 $1,243.28 2
PY2023 $295.37 3
PY2024 $5,833.33 34

Payment records · PY2024 (34)

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

Program year 2024 202020222023 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
Anika Therapeutics, Inc. $150.83 08/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1136022729 CMS
Cgg Medical Inc $24.05 01/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104804333 CMS
Cgg Medical Inc $153.97 02/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104804331 CMS
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $30.93 04/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077887916 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $417.02 08/23/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154729265 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $21.67 09/14/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154729191 CMS
EXACTECH, INC. $189.58 09/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151236190 CMS
Peerless Surgical Inc. $77.45 09/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125525631 CMS
Peerless Surgical Inc. $137.25 10/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125525633 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $1,875.00 06/07/2024 Grant Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149574090 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $29.28 07/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149574068 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $143.55 08/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149574080 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $483.58 09/22/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149574088 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $33.38 09/23/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149574070 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $64.96 09/23/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149574072 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $106.17 09/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149574076 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $114.94 09/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149574078 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $157.22 09/23/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149574082 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $282.25 09/23/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149574084 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $421.80 09/23/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149574086 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $90.67 09/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149574074 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $22.30 11/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149574066 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $17.31 11/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149574064 CMS
Stryker Corporation $167.49 02/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119794111 CMS
Stryker Corporation $17.08 02/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119794113 CMS
Stryker Corporation $37.21 02/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119794115 CMS
Stryker Corporation $6.82 02/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119794117 CMS
Stryker Corporation $79.85 02/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119794119 CMS
Stryker Corporation $124.14 05/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119794121 CMS
Stryker Corporation $131.12 09/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119794123 CMS
Stryker Corporation $139.80 12/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119794125 CMS
Stryker Corporation $22.00 12/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119794127 CMS
Vericel Corporation $26.19 02/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1128572623 CMS
Vericel Corporation $36.47 10/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1128572625 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
2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2020 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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