Benjamin Nykamp
Dermatology · Ada, MINPI 1700984390
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 97.1% of the total across 199 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 12 manufacturers reported payments, led by Novartis at 25.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,751 and has fallen 68.1% since, to $559 in 2021. That places this record below the midpoint for dermatology clinicians in MI, where the typical reported total is $2,933.
Across 199 payments — averaging $17.04 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novartis$848
- AbbVie$601
- Johnson & Johnson$399
- Amgen$308
- Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC$298
- Lilly USA, LLC$285
- plus $651 from 6 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,29297%
- Education$993%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis | 65 | $848 |
| AbbVie | 26 | $601 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 31 | $399 |
| Amgen | 12 | $308 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 3 | $298 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 18 | $285 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 27 | $281 |
| Sanofi | 7 | $206 |
| UCB, Inc. | 6 | $102 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 2 | $29 |
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $18 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $15 |
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.
How this compares
$3,391 in reported general payments places this provider in the 50th percentile of 404 dermatology providers in Michigan.
Other dermatology in Ada
- Linda Stein GoldWest Bloomfield$3.3M
- Kristi HawleyCaledonia$2.2M
- David AltmanWarren$1.9M
- Michael SiegelWaterford$708K
- Johann GudjonssonAnn Arbor$535K
- Michael DormanWest Bloomfield$433K
- Steven DaveluyDearborn$350K
- Benjamin WorkmanMidland$284K
- Diana WestgateKalamazoo$252K
- Christofer BuattiAuburn Hills$247K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.