Christopher Benton, MD
Hematology & Oncology · Englewood, CONPI 1255667655
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (50.7%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. It is spread thinly across 33 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 21.9%. 2025 is the largest year on record at $118,372, more than ten times the $151 reported in 2019. Among hematology & oncology clinicians in CO 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 304 payments — averaging $818.82 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$55K
- GSK$36K
- Novartis$32K
- AstraZeneca$32K
- Amgen$15K
- AbbVie$14K
- plus $65K from 27 others
Across 375 payments — averaging $2315.76 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.
- Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.$372K
- Incyte Corporation$240K
- Novartis$157K
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$49K
- Pharmaessentia USA Corporation$47K
- AstraZeneca$5K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$126,15551%
- Speaking & faculty fees$99,05540%
- Travel & lodging$15,1326%
- Food & beverage$8,5663%
- Education$120%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 28 | $54,618 |
| GSK | 30 | $35,768 |
| Novartis | 26 | $32,053 |
| AstraZeneca(2 entities) | 21 | $32,014 |
| Amgen | 40 | $15,117 |
| AbbVie | 33 | $14,337 |
| Geron Corporation | 9 | $12,877 |
| Sobi, Inc | 9 | $12,249 |
| Incyte Corporation | 11 | $9,476 |
| Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 10 | $8,963 |
| Taiho Oncology, Inc. | 8 | $5,657 |
| Sanofi | 4 | $5,514 |
| Genentech, Inc. | 4 | $5,387 |
| Gilead(2 entities) | 3 | $1,747 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 21 | $1,542 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 11 | $266 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 5 | $190 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 6 | $151 |
| Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. | 1 | $135 |
| Tersera Therapeutics LLC | 4 | $128 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $125 |
| Genmab U.S., Inc. | 1 | $121 |
| TG Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $92 |
| Legend Biotech USA Inc. | 2 | $65 |
| Tolmar, Inc. | 3 | $58 |
| Seagen Inc. | 2 | $49 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 2 | $47 |
| Exelixis Inc. | 2 | $39 |
| Pharmaand GmbH | 2 | $38 |
| CTI Biopharma Corp. | 1 | $30 |
| Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Pharmaessentia USA Corporation | 1 | $23 |
| Servier Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $19 |
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
$248,920 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 169 hematology & oncology providers in Colorado.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| JakafiRuxolitinib Phosphate | 343 | $5,721,044 |
| OjjaaraMomelotinib Dihydrochloride | 58 | $1,584,109 |
| RevlimidLenalidomide | 60 | $819,541 |
| VonjoPacritinib Citrate | 39 | $759,641 |
| EmpaveliPegcetacoplan | 13 | $522,428 |
| ScemblixAsciminib Hydrochloride | 26 | $511,670 |
| TibsovoIvosidenib | 12 | $399,849 |
| ImbruvicaIbrutinib | 22 | $205,691 |
| InqoviDecitabine/Cedazuridine | 43 | $192,099 |
| EliquisApixaban | 187 | $155,955 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 169 | $153,883 |
| VenclextaVenetoclax | 52 | $60,895 |
| Deferasirox | 21 | $22,431 |
| ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl | 106 | $5,409 |
| Cefpodoxime Proxetil | 28 | $5,263 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Incyte CorporationJakafi | $9,476 | $5,721,044343 claims |
| GSKOjjaara | $35,768 | $1,584,10958 claims |
| Bristol Myers SquibbRevlimid | $1,542 | $819,54160 claims |
| NovartisScemblix | $32,053 | $511,67026 claims |
| Servier Pharmaceuticals LLCTibsovo | $19 | $399,84912 claims |
| Taiho Oncology, Inc.Inqovi | $5,657 | $192,09943 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $190 | $153,883169 claims |
| AbbVieVenclexta | $14,337 | $60,89552 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 95th percentile of 169 hematology & oncology providers in Colorado.
Other hematology & oncology in Englewood
- Samir WittaEnglewood$13K
- Amy SchmidtDenver$2.8M
- Yousuf GaffarDenver$963K
- John BurkeAurora$321K
- Manojkumar BupathiLittleton$312K
- Steven SchusterFort Collins$298K
- Douglas ReznickAurora$294K
- Daniel PollyeaAurora$274K
- Robert RifkinDenver$270K
- Mabel MardonesDenver$149K
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.