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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.

BENNY WEKSLER
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BENNY WEKSLER

Listed Specialty: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
1325 EASTMORELAND AVE, SUITE 410, MEMPHIS, TN, 38104-3519
* Note: This physician had a Pennsylvania practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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BENNY WEKSLER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

17

payments

$6,068

payment total

6

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 $4,000
Food and Beverage
 12 $1,358
Travel and Lodging
 3 $410
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $300

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

 $5,170
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $428
PHOTOFRIN

drug

 $222
SPIN

device

 $117
ENDO GIA

device

 $66
TELESCOPE HOPKINS DCI FOWARD

device

 $66
† 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 9, 2018 $4,000 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Education INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $300 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
May 9, 2018 $300 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Mar 9, 2018 $206 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $189 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $149 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $142 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $123 PHOTOFRIN Food and Beverage PINNACLE BIOLOGICS, INC
Jun 6, 2018 $117 SPIN Food and Beverage VERAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $107 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 29, 2018 $100 PHOTOFRIN Food and Beverage PINNACLE BIOLOGICS, INC
Nov 29, 2018 $96 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Nov 30, 2018 $77 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $66 ENDO GIA Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Apr 29, 2018 $66 TELESCOPE HOPKINS DCI FOWARD Food and Beverage KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
Nov 7, 2018 $17 No Listed Product Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Nov 29, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.