Benedict Benigno
Gynecologic Oncology · Atlanta, GANPI 1205802733
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $216,325 of the $272,812 with a category attached, or 79.3%. 12 manufacturers reported payments, led by AstraZeneca at 59.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $239,658 and has fallen 98.8% since, to $2,800 in 2021. Among gynecologic oncology clinicians in GA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 269 payments — averaging $1014.17 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AstraZeneca$163K
- Merck$50K
- Tesaro, Inc.$22K
- GSK$20K
- Clovis Oncology, Inc.$17K
- Boston Scientific$135
- plus $178 from 6 others
Across 19 payments — averaging $17,398 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Tesaro, Inc.$323K
- GSK$8K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$13,0905%
- Speaking & faculty fees$216,32579%
- Travel & lodging$35,70413%
- Food & beverage$7,6823%
- Education$100%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca | 123 | $162,722 |
| Merck | 65 | $50,460 |
| Tesaro, Inc. | 33 | $22,244 |
| GSK | 18 | $19,700 |
| Clovis Oncology, Inc. | 23 | $17,372 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $135 |
| Puma Biotechnology, Inc. | 1 | $78 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 1 | $38 |
| Amgen | 1 | $18 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $15 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $15 |
| Therapeuticsmd, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
How this compares
$272,812 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 49 gynecologic oncology providers in Georgia.
Other gynecologic oncology in Atlanta
- Adam PyrzakAtlanta$116K
- Gerald FeuerAtlanta$102K
- Guilherme CantuariaAtlanta$13K
- Cyril SpannAtlanta$12K
- Kevin AultAtlanta$10K
- Leda GattocAtlanta$7K
- Jennifer ScaliciAtlanta$6K
- Oi Wah YapAtlanta$3K
- Namita KhannaAtlanta$3K
- Joseph BoveriAtlanta$2K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.