Benjamin Bixenmann, MD
Neurological Surgery · Lincoln, NENPI 1871728121
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 5 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 5 manufacturers reported payments, led by Cerapedics Inc. at 30.2% of the total. That places this record below the midpoint for neurological surgery clinicians in NE, where the typical reported total is $808.
Across 5 payments — averaging $20.35 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Cerapedics Inc.$31
- Aesculap, Inc.$22
- Medtronic$21
- Globus Medical$16
- AbbVie$12
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$102100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cerapedics Inc. | 1 | $31 |
| Aesculap, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $21 |
| Globus Medical | 1 | $16 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$102 in reported general payments places this provider in the 15th percentile of 49 neurological surgery providers in Nebraska.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 50 | $603 |
| Methocarbamol | 25 | $217 |
| Methylprednisolone | 22 | $140 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 25 | $87 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other neurological surgery in Lincoln
- Andrew LivingstonLincoln$44K
- Steven GogelaLincoln$24K
- John HawkinsLincoln$12K
- Jeremy HoseinLincoln$2K
- Marco ParesLincoln$1K
- Benjamin GelberLincoln$1K
- Eric PiersonLincoln$460
- Daniel TomesLincoln$91
- Omar JimenezScottsbluff$33K
- Miki KatzirOmaha$20K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.