Benjamin Umbel, DO
Foot and Ankle Surgery · Morganton, NCNPI 1194266965
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $24,953 of the $37,298 with a category attached, or 66.9%. 23 manufacturers reported payments, led by International Life Sciences at 34.0% of the total. Among foot and ankle surgery clinicians in NC 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 73 payments — averaging $510.93 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- International Life Sciences$13K
- Medshape, Inc.$8K
- Trilliant Surgical LLC.$8K
- Restor3d, Inc.$3K
- CDC Medical LLC$2K
- Arthrex$891
- plus $3K from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$24,95367%
- Speaking & faculty fees$1,5004%
- Grants$7422%
- Travel & lodging$3,84810%
- Food & beverage$3,85510%
- Education$2,4006%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| International Life Sciences | 7 | $12,677 |
| Medshape, Inc. | 8 | $8,034 |
| Trilliant Surgical LLC. | 10 | $7,824 |
| Restor3d, Inc. | 1 | $2,500 |
| CDC Medical LLC | 2 | $2,400 |
| Arthrex | 10 | $891 |
| Exactech, Inc. | 6 | $552 |
| Stryker | 4 | $486 |
| Tricoast Surgical Solutions LLC | 3 | $411 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 4 | $386 |
| Carbofix Orthopedics Inc | 1 | $246 |
| Medline Industries LP | 1 | $221 |
| Medtronic | 3 | $147 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $121 |
| Novastep Inc. | 1 | $80 |
| Piedmont Plus Innovation | 2 | $79 |
| Next Science LLC | 1 | $52 |
| Vertex | 2 | $49 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 2 | $37 |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | 1 | $36 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $24 |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Nevro Corp. | 1 | $20 |
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.
- FLEXBAND$11,981
- DynaNail Helix, Washer, 15 mm$6,625
- DynaNail$6,608
- Arsenal Ankle 10 Hole 1/3 Tubular Plate$1,500
- TrueLok$502
- VANTAGE$402
- Arsenal Sinus Support Plate$386
- INBONE$340
- INFINITY$300
- MOTOBAND$242
- PANGEA$173
- KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty$121
- MINIBUNION$121
- Spinal-Stim$115
- DynaClip Bone Fixation System, Quattro, 22mm x 20mm x 20mm$114
How this compares
$37,298 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 196 foot and ankle surgery providers in North Carolina.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Meloxicam | 143 | $563 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 101 | $460 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 39 | $393 |
| Cephalexin | 36 | $343 |
| Methylprednisolone | 41 | $237 |
| Hydroxyzine Hcl | 19 | $99 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 11 | $50 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 19 | $45 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other foot and ankle surgery in Morganton
- Robert OlsonGastonia$473K
- Austin MatthewsLumberton$279K
- Matthew DzurikWilmington$142K
- Kristen McGinnessFayetteville$123K
- William RespessGreenville$79K
- Brian FutrellCary$71K
- Kenneth BloomMooresville$53K
- Stephen HeislerChapel Hill$49K
- Andrew HanselmanWake Forest$30K
- Sagar ChawlaCharlotte$27K
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.