Benjamin Bleier, MD
Otolaryngology · Boston, MANPI 1386700300
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (55.3%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 11 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 44.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $22,922 and has fallen 98.3% since, to $387 in 2025. Among otolaryngology clinicians in MA 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 76 payments — averaging $1010.22 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$34K
- Stryker$27K
- 3-d Matrix, Inc.$6K
- KARL Storz Endoscopy-america$3K
- Olympus Corporation$2K
- GSK$2K
- plus $3K from 5 others
Across 2 payments — averaging $35,345 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.
- Medtronic$71K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$42,43155%
- Speaking & faculty fees$29,47438%
- Travel & lodging$2,4913%
- Food & beverage$2,3813%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 22 | $33,749 |
| Stryker | 29 | $26,937 |
| 3-d Matrix, Inc. | 2 | $6,193 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 3 | $2,551 |
| Olympus Corporation | 7 | $2,468 |
| GSK | 3 | $1,825 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 2 | $1,372 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 5 | $870 |
| Gyrus ACMI, Inc. | 1 | $510 |
| Neurent Medical Limited | 1 | $225 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 1 | $76 |
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.
- FUSION$24,843
- CLARIFIX CRYOTHERAPY DEVICE$24,375
- XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM$15,819
- SCOPIS ENT$14,977
- LATERA$14,375
- TGS GUIDEWIRE$14,375
- ENTELLUS MEDICAL FOCESS SINUSCOPE$10,000
- SHAVER SYSTEM$10,000
- ORTHOMAP$10,000
- STRAIGHTSHOT$4,893
- DRILLCUT-X II SHAVER HANDPIECE$2,500
- FLOSEAL$1,372
- VIVAER STYLUS$594
- RHINAER STYLUS$594
- NEUROMARK Device$225
- NEUROMARK Radiofrequency Console$225
How this compares
$76,777 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 298 otolaryngology providers in Massachusetts.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Budesonide | 11 | $1,894 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 45 | $1,267 |
| Mometasone Furoate | 11 | $959 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 17 | $366 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 15 | $218 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 11 | $169 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Boston
- Dennis PoeBoston$264K
- Peter WeberBoston$157K
- Kevin EmerickBoston$89K
- Gregory RandolphBoston$56K
- Daniel LeeBoston$52K
- Marika RussellBoston$50K
- Isaac WassermanBoston$50K
- Phillip HuyettBoston$48K
- Thomas CarrollBoston$41K
- David JungBoston$24K
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.