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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 R PROTO
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BENJAMIN R PROTO

Listed Specialty: Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery
860 OMNI BLVD, SUITE 203, NEWPORT NEWS, VA, 23606
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MR. BENJAMIN PROTO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

5

payments

$971

payment total

4

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
Education
 1 $735
Food and Beverage
 4 $236

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†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $735
VARIAX

device

 $147
ALLOGRAFT

device

 $57
DYNASPLINT

device

 $17
PICO

device

 $14
† 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 $735 No Listed Product Education SUPREME ORTHOPEDIC SYSTEMS, LLC
Apr 6, 2018 $147 VARIAX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
May 10, 2018 $57 ALLOGRAFT Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 18, 2018 $17 DYNASPLINT Food and Beverage DYNASPLINT SYSTEMS INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $14 PICO Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.