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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 SONG
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BENJAMIN SONG

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
1133 S CRENSHAW BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90019
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DR. BENJAMIN SONG,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

22

payments

$5,253

payment total

1

company 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
 10 $4,532
Food and Beverage
 12 $720

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†
AMISTEM

device

 $4,012
GMK SPHERE

device

 $1,649
MEDACTA SHOULDER SYSTEM

device

 $1,142
† 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
Mar 9, 2018 $2,372 AMISTEM Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $598 MEDACTA SHOULDER SYSTEM Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $544 MEDACTA SHOULDER SYSTEM Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $450 GMK SPHERE AMISTEM Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $170 AMISTEM GMK SPHERE Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
May 12, 2018 $170 AMISTEM GMK SPHERE Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $136 GMK SPHERE AMISTEM Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $121 AMISTEM GMK SPHERE Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $106 AMISTEM GMK SPHERE Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Aug 13, 2018 $99 GMK SPHERE Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $89 AMISTEM Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $70 GMK SPHERE AMISTEM Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Jul 28, 2018 $59 GMK SPHERE AMISTEM Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $48 AMISTEM GMK SPHERE Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Jul 28, 2018 $42 AMISTEM GMK SPHERE Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $38 GMK SPHERE AMISTEM Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $36 AMISTEM GMK SPHERE Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $34 AMISTEM GMK SPHERE Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $28 GMK SPHERE AMISTEM Travel and Lodging MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $23 AMISTEM GMK SPHERE Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $12 GMK SPHERE AMISTEM Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $10 GMK SPHERE AMISTEM Food and Beverage MEDACTA USA, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.