Benjamin Greene, MD
Otolaryngology · Birmingham, ALNPI 1154563898
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (37.6%), education and consulting fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 19 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medical Device Business Services, Inc. at 30.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $6,405 and has fallen 91.0% since, to $576 in 2025. Among otolaryngology clinicians in AL 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 91 payments — averaging $164.54 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$5K
- Intuitive Surgical$4K
- Smith+Nephew$1K
- RTI Surgical, Inc$825
- Johnson & Johnson$780
- Axogen$767
- plus $3K from 13 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$3,02520%
- Travel & lodging$2,82019%
- Food & beverage$5,62938%
- Education$3,50023%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 22 | $4,587 |
| Intuitive Surgical | 6 | $3,924 |
| Smith+Nephew | 12 | $1,126 |
| RTI Surgical, Inc | 1 | $825 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 11 | $780 |
| Axogen | 7 | $767 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 6 | $758 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 7 | $737 |
| Polarityte, Inc. | 4 | $296 |
| Stryker | 2 | $211 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 2 | $206 |
| Medtronic | 3 | $184 |
| Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | 1 | $161 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 2 | $147 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $122 |
| Kls-martin L.p. | 1 | $79 |
| Mauna Kea Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $39 |
| Cook Medical LLC | 1 | $14 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 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.
- Da Vinci Surgical System$3,849
- TRUMATCH$1,003
- INTEGRA$941
- CORTIVA ALLOGRAFT DERMIS$825
- Stravix$606
- OMNIGRAFT$471
- SURGIMEND$471
- INTEGRA DERMAL REGENERATION TEMPLATE$471
- AdvantageRib$466
- GRAFIX PL$361
- AxoGuard Nerve Connector$311
- AxoGuard Nerve Protector$311
- Grafix$278
- STRAVIX MESH$263
- Oasis$236
- AVANCE NERVE GRAFT$235
- Acclarent Aera$169
- Inspira Air$169
- RELIEVA SPINPLUS NAV$169
- TruDi Probe$169
How this compares
$14,974 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 155 otolaryngology providers in Alabama.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oxycodone Hcl | 34 | $294 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Birmingham
- Michael SillersBirmingham$53K
- Justin TurnerBirmingham$34K
- Bradford WoodworthBirmingham$27K
- Patrick OwensBirmingham$26K
- Kirk WithrowBirmingham$22K
- Do-Yeon ChoBirmingham$19K
- Andrew FusonBirmingham$18K
- William BarberBirmingham$13K
- Dennis PappasBirmingham$13K
- Ryan MarshallBirmingham$9K
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.