Benjamin Proto, DPM
Podiatrist · Newport News, VANPI 1073506291
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by royalties or licence payments: $22,475 of the $25,774 with a category attached, or 87.2%. Globus Medical accounts for 87.2% of it on its own, with 8 other manufacturers making up the rest. Among podiatrist clinicians in VA 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 75 payments — averaging $343.66 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Globus Medical$22K
- Stryker$3K
- Access Pro Medical, LLC$168
- Medshape, Inc.$150
- Bioventus LLC$136
- Paragon 28, Inc.$59
- plus $45 from 3 others
Across 3 payments — averaging $4963.00 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.
- Globus Medical$15K
What the payments were for
- Royalty or licence$22,47587%
- Travel & lodging$1,3455%
- Food & beverage$1,9558%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Globus Medical | 20 | $22,475 |
| Stryker(2 entities) | 43 | $2,742 |
| Access Pro Medical, LLC | 1 | $168 |
| Medshape, Inc. | 1 | $150 |
| Bioventus LLC | 6 | $136 |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | 1 | $59 |
| Misonix Inc | 1 | $19 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $14 |
| In2bones USA, LLC | 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.
- Anthem$11,665
- Ankle Fracture System$10,810
- INBONE$820
- INFINITY$604
- VARIAX$370
- Matriderm$168
- EASYFUSE$162
- INFINITY ADAPTIS$162
- DynaNail$150
- ANCHORAGE$106
- SONICFUSION$106
- FIXOS$103
- T2$103
- ALLOGRAFT$103
How this compares
$25,774 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 126 podiatrist providers in Virginia.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Methylprednisolone | 127 | $766 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 58 | $648 |
| Cephalexin | 47 | $277 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 61 | $253 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 24 | $149 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 33 | $108 |
| Terbinafine Hcl | 11 | $80 |
| Meloxicam | 11 | $24 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other podiatrist in Newport News
- Stacie BuckNewport News$11K
- John ClementsRoanoke$925K
- Leland GilmoreAlexandria$155K
- Justin PhillinganePetersburg$82K
- Jeremy WaltersSuffolk$60K
- Matthew HopsonWilliamsburg$44K
- Kevin RabieVirginia Beach$18K
- Nelson KellerGrafton$17K
- Robert BoguskiRoanoke$12K
- Diltaj SinghSterling$11K
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.