Benjamin Weisman
Internal Medicine · Bridgeport, CTNPI 1427053073
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.0% of the total across 160 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 24 manufacturers reported payments, led by Boehringer Ingelheim at 26.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,931 and has fallen 97.8% since, to $43 in 2023.
Across 160 payments — averaging $15.81 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Boehringer Ingelheim$672
- AstraZeneca$314
- AbbVie$236
- GSK$211
- Lilly USA, LLC$209
- Novo Nordisk$187
- plus $702 from 18 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,50699%
- Education$241%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 54 | $672 |
| AstraZeneca | 15 | $314 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 14 | $236 |
| GSK | 11 | $211 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 14 | $209 |
| Novo Nordisk | 13 | $187 |
| Novartis | 4 | $74 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | 3 | $68 |
| Merck | 4 | $67 |
| Mylan Specialty L.p. | 3 | $66 |
| Sanofi | 3 | $66 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 3 | $57 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 4 | $52 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 2 | $37 |
| Philips North America LLC | 2 | $32 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $27 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 2 | $27 |
| Amgen | 1 | $25 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $20 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Insmed, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $17 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 1 | $15 |
How this compares
$2,530 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 2,067 internal medicine providers in Connecticut.
Other internal medicine in Bridgeport
- Nicholas DainiakBridgeport$352K
- Adrian KlufasBridgeport$17K
- Steven RyderWestport$3.9M
- Nancy BrownNew Haven$1.6M
- Arthur DecillisMadison$1M
- Charles MontanoCromwell$970K
- Gary BlickNorwalk$683K
- Scott GottliebStamford$508K
- Jeffrey KatzOxford$361K
- Thomas PellechiGreenwich$196K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.