Benjamin Westbrook, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Manchester, NHNPI 1669457503
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (42.9%), food and beverage and education — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 17 manufacturers reported payments, led by Edwards Lifesciences at 33.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $2,789 and has fallen 95.6% since, to $124 in 2025.
Across 87 payments — averaging $78.70 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Edwards Lifesciences$2K
- Intuitive Surgical$2K
- Abbott$912
- Silk Road Medical, Inc.$808
- Atricure, Inc.$480
- Inari Medical, Inc.$210
- plus $569 from 11 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$2,94143%
- Food & beverage$2,85542%
- Education$1,05115%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences | 23 | $2,278 |
| Intuitive Surgical | 11 | $1,591 |
| Abbott | 19 | $912 |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | 8 | $808 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 10 | $480 |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | 2 | $210 |
| Medtronic | 2 | $152 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $101 |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | 2 | $84 |
| Cook Medical LLC | 1 | $65 |
| Endologix LLC | 2 | $43 |
| Abiomed | 1 | $29 |
| Solventum Corporation | 1 | $24 |
| Bolton Medical Inc | 1 | $23 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 1 | $18 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $16 |
| Surgical Specialties Corporation (US), Inc. (dba Corza Medical) | 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.
- Da Vinci Surgical System$1,343
- ENROUTE .014 Guidewire$626
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent$626
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System$626
- ENHANCE Transcarotid Peripheral Access Kit$626
- AMPLATZER Occluders$349
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S$179
- CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT$179
- MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve$161
- COREVALVE EVOLUT R$147
- SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM$122
- GENERAL - STRUCTURAL HEART$101
How this compares
$6,847 in reported general payments places this provider in the 55th percentile of 27 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) providers in New Hampshire.
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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.
Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) in Manchester
- David CaparrelliManchester$204K
- Erik GreenManchester$6K
- Yvon BaribeauManchester$74
- Bryan StaniferLebanon$68K
- David FinleyLebanon$46K
- Jose RodriguezLebanon$40K
- Alexandru VaidaConcord$28K
- John FedericoPortsmouth$20K
- Joseph DesimoneLebanon$16K
- Alexander IribarneLebanon$15K
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.