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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 YIM
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BENJAMIN YIM

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
47 NEW SCOTLAND AVE, DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY, ALBANY, NY, 12208-3412
* Note: This physician had a California practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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BENJAMIN YIM,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

20

payments

$1,531

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
Travel and Lodging
 12 $991
Food and Beverage
 8 $540

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†
VIRAGE

device

 $969
PRELUDE IDEAL HYDROPHILIC SHEATH INTRODUCER

device

 $281
PRELUDE SYNC RADIAL COMPRESSION

device

 $281
PERFORMA CATHETERS

device

 $281
EMBOTRAP II REVASCULARIZATION DEVICE

device

 $113
ORTHO PAK 2

device

 $92
XLIF

device

 $39
TLIF

device

 $38
† 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
Jun 8, 2018 $434 VIRAGE Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $281 PRELUDE IDEAL HYDROPHILIC SHEATH INTRODUCER PRELUDE SYNC RADIAL COMPRESSION PERFORMA CATHETERS Travel and Lodging MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC
Jun 8, 2018 $179 VIRAGE Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $146 VIRAGE Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $113 EMBOTRAP II REVASCULARIZATION DEVICE Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Jul 11, 2018 $92 ORTHO PAK 2 Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jul 6, 2018 $45 VIRAGE Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 23, 2018 $39 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 23, 2018 $38 TLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $34 VIRAGE Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jul 6, 2018 $26 VIRAGE Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $22 VIRAGE Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 9, 2018 $22 VIRAGE Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 9, 2018 $22 VIRAGE Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 9, 2018 $22 VIRAGE Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jul 6, 2018 $10 VIRAGE Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 9, 2018 $3 VIRAGE Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 9, 2018 $2 VIRAGE Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 9, 2018 $2 VIRAGE Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 9, 2018 $2 VIRAGE Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
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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.