Brandy Benson, NP
Adult Health · Johnson City, NYNPI 1518689462
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 19 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 12 manufacturers reported payments, led by Abiomed at 28.3% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $462, more than ten times the $31 reported in 2023.
Across 19 payments — averaging $34.64 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Abiomed$186
- Atricure, Inc.$136
- Merck$67
- BD$49
- Novo Nordisk$42
- Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$41
- plus $138 from 6 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$658100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abiomed | 3 | $186 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 1 | $136 |
| Merck | 3 | $67 |
| BD | 1 | $49 |
| Novo Nordisk | 2 | $42 |
| Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $41 |
| Heartflow, Inc. | 2 | $35 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $31 |
| Solventum Corporation | 1 | $19 |
| Angiodynamics, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, PLC | 1 | $16 |
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.
How this compares
$658 in reported general payments places this provider in the 60th percentile of 3,828 adult health providers in New York.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 11 | $42 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 16 | $36 |
| Furosemide | 20 | $15 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other adult health in Johnson City
- Kimberly MerrillJohnson City$21K
- Donna CatameroNew York$279K
- Kristen DurkinPort Jefferson Station$255K
- Mary CiechoskiBuffalo$200K
- Jennifer FioriniGlens Falls$151K
- Katelyn McCormackAmherst$131K
- Maria Gigante-BaggettEast Syracuse$92K
- Jane PattersonRochester$66K
- Alyson HartyNew York$65K
- Danielle BrunoPlainview$61K
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.