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BENJAMIN R BITEMAN
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BENJAMIN R BITEMAN

Listed Specialty: Surgery
2150 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW, THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSIGY, WASHINGTON, DC, 20037-3201
* Note: This physician had a Ohio practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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DR. BENJAMIN BITEMAN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

33

payments

$2,937

payment total

8

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
 7 $1,805
Food and Beverage
 26 $1,132

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†
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $1,724
ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS

device

 $625
HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY

device

 $204
3DMAX

device

 $118
PHASIX

device

 $118
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $111
PICO

device

 $52
SANTYL

drug

 $38
NON-GYN PRODUCTS

device

 $22
ECHELON FLEX STAPLER

device

 $16
LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

device

 $13
GATTEX

drug

 $12
ENSEAL PRODUCT FAMILY

device

 $2
† 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
Jan 30, 2018 $572 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Feb 26, 2018 $539 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $212 ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $203 ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $147 ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $128 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $126 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $118 3DMAX PHASIX Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $114 HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Apr 11, 2018 $111 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDROBOTICS INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $110 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $100 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $58 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $58 HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Sep 7, 2018 $32 ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $31 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jan 30, 2018 $31 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Sep 8, 2018 $29 HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Sep 7, 2018 $23 ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $22 NON-GYN PRODUCTS Food and Beverage COOPERSURGICAL, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $21 SANTYL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $20 PICO Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $18 PICO Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $17 SANTYL Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $16 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Mar 20, 2018 $16 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $14 PICO Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Mar 29, 2018 $13 LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
May 29, 2018 $12 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jul 11, 2018 $12 GATTEX Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Sep 7, 2018 $8 ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $4 HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Sep 20, 2018 $2 ENSEAL PRODUCT FAMILY Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.