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This database was last updated in October 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. Newer data is available at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments site.

BENJAMIN LING
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BENJAMIN LING

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
105 W 8TH AVE, SUITE 200, SPOKANE, WA, 99204-2302
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DR. BENJAMIN LING,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

12

payments

$1,611

payment total

3

companies paid this doctor

Payment Calendar in 2018

This doctor received a payment on days in 2018.

Each box below represents a single day during the disclosure period. A gray box indicates no payments. The darker the color, the more payments a doctor received that day.

2018

Types of Payments in 2018

Category Payments Payment Value
Travel and Lodging
 2 $1,220
Food and Beverage
 10 $392

Drugs & Devices in 2018

Totals listed below account for all payments from that mention this product. Beginning in 2016, the government began classifying products as drugs, devices, biologics or medical supplies. Below, you will see drugs (drugs and biologics) and devices (devices and medical supplies). If a payment record mentions more than one product, the entire value will be included in each of those products. When no products are listed, they are not included in the list below.

Product Name Product Type Payments†
CREO MIS

device

 $1,286
MARS 3V LATERAL RETRACTOR

device

 $139
LOTTA VENTRICULOSCOPE 30 HOPKINS

device

 $95
VENTRICULOSCOPE LOTTA

device

 $42
RISE-L

device

 $18
SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM

device

 $16
IMAGE 1 CCU, HD, VENTED, W/SDI/DVI, CPO

device

 $16
† May not add up to dollar total at top of page, since a payment record may not be associated with any product or can be associated with several products.

Payment Details in 2018

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
May 5, 2018 $1,136 CREO MIS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
May 4, 2018 $139 MARS 3V LATERAL RETRACTOR Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
May 29, 2018 $95 LOTTA VENTRICULOSCOPE 30 HOPKINS Food and Beverage KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
May 4, 2018 $84 CREO MIS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
May 5, 2018 $66 CREO MIS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $23 VENTRICULOSCOPE LOTTA Food and Beverage KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
Jan 18, 2018 $18 RISE-L Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jul 11, 2018 $16 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Nov 2, 2018 $16 IMAGE 1 CCU, HD, VENTED, W/SDI/DVI, CPO Food and Beverage KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
Dec 21, 2018 $8 VENTRICULOSCOPE LOTTA Food and Beverage KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
Jul 18, 2018 $7 VENTRICULOSCOPE LOTTA Food and Beverage KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
Jul 18, 2018 $3 VENTRICULOSCOPE LOTTA Food and Beverage KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.