Benjamin Copeland, MD
Otolaryngology · Indianapolis, INNPI 1114084548
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
16 manufacturers reported payments, led by Oticon Medical, LLC at 55.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $6,845 and has fallen 91.9% since, to $556 in 2025.
Across 70 payments — averaging $135.15 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Oticon Medical, LLC$5K
- Advanced Bionics, LLC$2K
- Med-el Corporation$1K
- Cochlear Americas$515
- Acclarent, Inc$114
- KARL Storz Endoscopy-america$79
- plus $389 from 10 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$5,29056%
- Food & beverage$4,17144%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oticon Medical, LLC | 2 | $5,202 |
| Advanced Bionics, LLC | 23 | $1,720 |
| Med-el Corporation | 11 | $1,442 |
| Cochlear Americas | 6 | $515 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 5 | $114 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 1 | $79 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 4 | $76 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 3 | $73 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 3 | $57 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 4 | $47 |
| GSK | 2 | $40 |
| Merck | 1 | $26 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 2 | $24 |
| Sanofi | 1 | $17 |
| Checkpoint Surgical, Inc | 1 | $15 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $13 |
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.
- PONTO BONE ANCHORED HEARING SYSTEM$5,202
- VIBRANT Soundbridge Middle Ear Implant and BONEBRIDGE System$1,046
- HIRES ULTRA CI HIFOCUS MS ELECTRODE$336
- Baha$230
- Cochlear Nucleus CI632 cochlear implant with Slim Modiolar electrode$221
- HiResolution Bionic Ear System$122
- Nucleus$116
- OSIA OSI300 IMPLANT$114
- Mi1250 SYNCHRONY 2 FLEXsoft$111
- BCI 602 Kit$111
- Baha BI300 implant 4 mm$107
- Cochlear Osia OSI200 Implant$107
How this compares
$9,460 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 193 otolaryngology providers in Indiana.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ofloxacin | 19 | $1,887 |
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 15 | $1,742 |
| Cephalexin | 103 | $740 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 100 | $545 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 56 | $233 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 38 | $206 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Indianapolis
- Satyan SreenathIndianapolis$103K
- Elisa IllingIndianapolis$28K
- Daniel VinhIndianapolis$9K
- Avinash MantravadiIndianapolis$4K
- Sarah BurginIndianapolis$4K
- Jason GuttIndianapolis$4K
- Richard BiggerstaffIndianapolis$3K
- Anthony FamaIndianapolis$3K
- David FangIndianapolis$3K
- Jonathan TingIndianapolis$3K
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.