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 C KAM

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI
1598755209
CMS profile
118153
Location
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$26,772.47

  • Reported across 194 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$5,633.88

40 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
Travel and Lodging $3,259.68 7
Food and Beverage $2,374.20 33

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $3,772.04 31
PY2019 $7,413.41 42
PY2020 $1,247.65 9
PY2021 $2,284.19 26
PY2022 $4,511.05 20
PY2023 $1,910.25 26
PY2024 $5,633.88 40

Payment records · PY2024 (40)

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

Program year 2024 201820192020202120222023 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
Alliance Medical $147.47 11/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1089555212 CMS
Anika Therapeutics, Inc. $194.48 08/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1136022760 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $55.87 04/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146495340 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $241.56 04/12/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146495344 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $241.56 04/12/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146495347 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $55.25 04/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146495351 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $73.31 04/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146495355 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $31.88 04/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146495358 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $79.47 04/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146495362 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $32.13 04/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146495366 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $68.00 04/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146498340 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $21.25 04/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146498344 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $21.25 04/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146498348 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $21.25 04/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146498351 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $21.25 04/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146498355 CMS
Becton, Dickinson and Company $231.26 02/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127613498 CMS
Becton, Dickinson and Company $18.15 02/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127613502 CMS
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $18.70 01/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077815701 CMS
Gemini Mountain Medical, LLC $49.87 02/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119751338 CMS
Gemini Mountain Medical, LLC $389.68 03/01/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119751334 CMS
Gemini Mountain Medical, LLC $105.40 03/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119751336 CMS
HERAEUS MEDICAL, LLC. $14.17 12/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1075918811 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $128.31 03/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149513041 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $40.63 04/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149513029 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $66.19 04/18/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149513033 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $330.96 04/18/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149513049 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $1,205.25 04/18/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149520682 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $120.37 04/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149513039 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $152.52 04/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149513047 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $57.50 04/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149513031 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $82.50 04/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149513035 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $784.48 06/20/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149513051 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $130.89 06/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149513043 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $149.62 06/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149513045 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $113.84 07/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149513037 CMS
Stryker Corporation $52.19 02/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119871491 CMS
Stryker Corporation $12.09 02/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119871493 CMS
Stryker Corporation $51.11 04/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119871495 CMS
Stryker Corporation $11.28 07/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119871497 CMS
Stryker Corporation $10.94 10/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119871499 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
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018 , PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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