Benjamin Westerhaus, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation · Mangonia Park, FLNPI 1750817367
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (58.4%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 30 manufacturers reported payments, led by MML US, Inc. at 51.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $5,942 and has fallen 82.8% since, to $1,024 in 2025. Among physical medicine & rehabilitation clinicians in FL 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 201 payments — averaging $65.35 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- MML US, Inc.$7K
- Relievant Medsystems, Inc.$1K
- Vertos Medical, Inc.$924
- Averitas Pharma Inc.$727
- Abbott$543
- Nalu Medical, Inc.$487
- plus $3K from 24 others
Across 24 payments — averaging $3614.85 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- MML US, Inc.$87K
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$4,40033%
- Travel & lodging$1,0328%
- Food & beverage$7,67558%
- Education$280%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| MML US, Inc. | 46 | $6,693 |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | 12 | $1,094 |
| Vertos Medical, Inc. | 17 | $924 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | 28 | $727 |
| Abbott | 16 | $543 |
| Nalu Medical, Inc. | 7 | $487 |
| Boston Scientific | 11 | $457 |
| SPR Therapeutics, Inc | 10 | $432 |
| Medtronic | 4 | $278 |
| Nevro Corp. | 7 | $268 |
| GRT US Holding, Inc. | 9 | $164 |
| Spinal Simplicity, LLC | 2 | $141 |
| Biotronik NRO, Inc. | 4 | $108 |
| Stryker | 3 | $95 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $91 |
| Stimwave Technologies Incorporated | 1 | $85 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 4 | $71 |
| Globus Medical | 2 | $70 |
| Vertex | 2 | $55 |
| Interventional Pain Technologies Inc. | 3 | $49 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $43 |
| Amgen | 2 | $42 |
| Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. | 1 | $42 |
| Innovation Technologies Inc | 1 | $37 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 2 | $33 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Stratus Medical, LLC | 1 | $24 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $23 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $20 |
| Camber Spine Technologies LLC | 1 | $17 |
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.
- ReActiv8$5,743
- Intracept$2,267
- mild Device Kit$513
- Nalu Neurostimulation System$320
- SPRINT PNS System$268
- INTELLIS$210
- PROCLAIM$148
- Qutenza$121
- HA MINUTEMAN G3-R$116
How this compares
$13,136 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 618 physical medicine & rehabilitation providers in Florida.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tizanidine Hcl | 307 | $2,606 |
| Celecoxib | 145 | $2,575 |
| Meloxicam | 619 | $1,976 |
| Baclofen | 73 | $1,422 |
| Methocarbamol | 159 | $897 |
| Gabapentin | 101 | $826 |
| Lidocaine | 12 | $437 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 32 | $388 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 16 | $225 |
| Methylprednisolone | 45 | $217 |
| Pregabalin | 22 | $181 |
| Diazepam | 102 | $142 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 14 | $137 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 29 | $71 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 19 | $22 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other physical medicine & rehabilitation in Mangonia Park
- Anthony GiuffridaFort Lauderdale$271K
- Ryan HafnerSarasota$164K
- Cassandra ListJacksonville$154K
- Marissa McCarthyTampa$94K
- Jose Medina SanchezTampa$30K
- Alan MillerFernandina Beach$26K
- Anish SoniNaples$25K
- Jose de la TorreWesley Chapel$23K
- Kaivalya DeshpandeMiami$22K
- Ryan RamsookTallahassee$21K
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.