Benjamin Watson, DO
Foot and Ankle Surgery · Columbus, GANPI 1497074876
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (50.4%), education and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 22 manufacturers reported payments, led by Trilliant Surgical LLC. at 29.8% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $11,015, 5.3 times the $2,065 reported in 2019. Among foot and ankle surgery clinicians in GA 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 89 payments — averaging $196.74 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Trilliant Surgical LLC.$5K
- CGG Medical Inc$3K
- Arthrex$3K
- Forma Medical$3K
- Medshape, Inc.$1K
- Paragon 28, Inc.$453
- plus $2K from 16 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$8,82850%
- Speaking & faculty fees$1,2507%
- Travel & lodging$3412%
- Food & beverage$3,00317%
- Education$4,08823%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Trilliant Surgical LLC. | 1 | $5,225 |
| CGG Medical Inc | 12 | $3,467 |
| Arthrex | 5 | $2,710 |
| Forma Medical | 3 | $2,708 |
| Medshape, Inc. | 2 | $1,187 |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | 6 | $453 |
| Stryker | 7 | $340 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 23 | $287 |
| Bioventus LLC | 11 | $256 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $144 |
| Encore Medical, LP | 1 | $134 |
| Novastep Inc. | 1 | $125 |
| Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. | 3 | $119 |
| Theramicro, Inc. | 1 | $99 |
| Medline Industries LP | 1 | $76 |
| Crossroads Extremity Systems, LLC | 1 | $43 |
| International Life Sciences | 1 | $42 |
| Biowound Solutions, Inc. | 3 | $33 |
| Avanos Medical | 1 | $25 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $14 |
| Next Science LLC | 1 | $12 |
| Smith+Nephew | 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.
- Arsenal Sinus Support Plate$5,225
- OptimalMTP$2,708
- DynaClip Bone Fixation System, Quattro, 22mm x 20mm x 20mm$1,100
- Portfolio$293
- DJO SURGICAL$134
- AIRLOCK CENTROLOCK$125
- NEXIS$125
- INBONE$114
- HAMMERLOCK$100
How this compares
$17,510 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 239 foot and ankle surgery providers in Georgia.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 21 | $12,728 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 148 | $1,380 |
| Meloxicam | 374 | $1,104 |
| Methylprednisolone | 142 | $1,060 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 25 | $254 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 22 | $160 |
| Pregabalin | 21 | $159 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 32 | $119 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 21 | $99 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other foot and ankle surgery in Columbus
- Jennifer MonacoColumbus$13K
- Robert WeinsteinFayetteville$394K
- Jason BariteauAtlanta$199K
- Scott RomanPeachtree City$118K
- Jeffrey FlashForest Park$114K
- Mickey StappThomson$110K
- David MurphyWaycross$55K
- Rishin KadakiaAtlanta$53K
- Javan BassLithonia$43K
- Bhavin MehtaAtlanta$43K
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.