Benjamin Fischer Valuck, MD
Radiation Oncology · Springfield, ILNPI 1023351673
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (54.0%), consulting fees and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 14 manufacturers reported payments, led by Zap Surgical Systems, Inc. at 47.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $6,955 and has fallen 99.4% since, to $45 in 2025. Among radiation oncology clinicians in IL with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 36 payments — averaging $370.01 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Zap Surgical Systems, Inc.$6K
- Teleflex LLC$3K
- Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc.$2K
- Palette Life Sciences, Inc.$646
- Monteris Medical Corporation$620
- Boston Scientific$115
- plus $209 from 8 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$3,24024%
- Travel & lodging$7,18954%
- Food & beverage$2,29217%
- Education$6005%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Zap Surgical Systems, Inc. | 8 | $6,352 |
| Teleflex LLC | 2 | $3,261 |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc. | 4 | $2,118 |
| Palette Life Sciences, Inc. | 3 | $646 |
| Monteris Medical Corporation | 5 | $620 |
| Boston Scientific | 3 | $115 |
| AbbVie | 2 | $48 |
| Novocure Inc. | 2 | $39 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $28 |
| Novartis | 1 | $24 |
| Bayer | 1 | $21 |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| GT Medical Technologies, Inc | 1 | $16 |
| Urovant Sciences 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.
- ZAP-X MV IMAGER$6,138
- ZAP-X TREATMENT PLANNING SOFTWARE$6,138
- ZAP-X TREATMENT DELIVERY SOFTWARE$6,138
- ZAP-X RADIOSURGERY SYSTEM$6,138
- INTRABEAM$2,118
- IORT$1,391
- Neuroblate$620
How this compares
$13,320 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 242 radiation oncology providers in Illinois.
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.
Other radiation oncology in Springfield
- Brian BaumannSpringfield$204K
- Randall BrennemanSpringfield$9K
- Daniel FerraroSpringfield$7K
- Michael PayneSpringfield$5K
- Ramji RajendranElk Grove Village$207K
- Tamer RefaatFreeport$151K
- Parthiv MehtaGlenview$149K
- Sean PitrodaChicago$103K
- Aditya JulooriChicago$73K
- Steven ChmuraChicago$59K
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.