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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 S BLEIER
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BENJAMIN S BLEIER

Listed Specialty: Otolaryngology
243 CHARLES ST, BOSTON, MA, 02114-3002
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BENJAMIN BLEIER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

16

payments

$12,993

payment total

5

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
5 $7,495
Consulting
5 $3,168
Promotional Speaking/Other
1 $2,000
Food and Beverage
5 $330

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
FUSION

device

$7,723
TELESCOPE,HOPKINS,45,3MM, 14CM

device

$2,000
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$1,530
UNIDRIVE SIII ECO SET MOTOR CONTROL UNIT

device

$1,000
PK DIEGO

device

$638
FLOSEAL

drug

$102
† 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
Nov 27, 2018 $6,646 FUSION Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $2,000 TELESCOPE,HOPKINS,45,3MM, 14CM Promotional Speaking/Other KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
Oct 16, 2018 $1,000 UNIDRIVE SIII ECO SET MOTOR CONTROL UNIT Consulting KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
Aug 14, 2018 $765 No Listed Product Consulting GYRUS ACMI, INC.
May 17, 2018 $638 PK DIEGO Consulting GYRUS ACMI, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $536 FUSION Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 20, 2018 $510 No Listed Product Consulting OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Aug 14, 2018 $255 No Listed Product Consulting OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Nov 27, 2018 $171 FUSION Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $125 FUSION Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $102 FLOSEAL Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Nov 27, 2018 $68 FUSION Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $68 FUSION Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $46 FUSION Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $46 FUSION Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $16 FUSION Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.