Benjamin Saviet, DPM
Foot & Ankle Surgery · Worcester, MANPI 1134533813
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — education (56.3%), food and beverage and speaking fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 22 manufacturers reported payments, led by Kairos Surgical Inc at 45.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $3,129 and has fallen 92.8% since, to $224 in 2025.
Across 82 payments — averaging $114.65 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Kairos Surgical Inc$4K
- Arthrex$2K
- Paragon 28, Inc.$763
- Stryker$550
- Zimmer Biomet$501
- Fusion Orthopedics USA, LLC$251
- plus $1K from 16 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$7508%
- Travel & lodging$7148%
- Food & beverage$2,54927%
- Education$5,29456%
- Gifts$941%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kairos Surgical Inc | 8 | $4,312 |
| Arthrex | 5 | $1,823 |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | 3 | $763 |
| Stryker(2 entities) | 11 | $550 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 10 | $501 |
| Fusion Orthopedics USA, LLC | 2 | $251 |
| Smith+Nephew | 11 | $240 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | 6 | $225 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 7 | $225 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 3 | $124 |
| Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | 1 | $117 |
| Bioventus LLC | 3 | $73 |
| Acumed LLC | 2 | $32 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 2 | $32 |
| Convatec Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $20 |
| Extremity Medical | 1 | $18 |
| Medartis Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Ossur Americas, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Vertex | 1 | $14 |
| Triad Life Sciences Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| Misonix Inc | 1 | $12 |
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.
- Portfolio$558
- Precision MIS Bunion$156
- Fusion Plate$126
- Physio-Stim$119
- Evoke$117
- TWISTOFF TWISTOFF SCREW$112
How this compares
$9,402 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 122 foot & ankle surgery providers in Massachusetts.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| QutenzaCapsaicin/Skin Cleanser | 20 | $70,965 |
| EliquisApixaban | 15 | $11,825 |
| Celecoxib | 92 | $1,328 |
| Ketoconazole | 15 | $588 |
| Cephalexin | 17 | $138 |
| Hydroxyzine Pamoate | 18 | $75 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 22 | $70 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other foot & ankle surgery in Worcester
- Harry SchneiderCambridge$174K
- Craig LareauSpringfield$115K
- David SipalaBrighton$94K
- Philip BasileCambridge$90K
- Michael SgangaNatick$90K
- Joseph FleckNorth Chelmsford$35K
- Michael SkoniecznyPlymouth$33K
- Richard BakerHyannis$16K
- Mark SlovenkaiWaltham$14K
- Jaeyoung KimBoston$14K
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.