George Benes, MD
Gastroenterology · Newark, DENPI 1255332631
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 89 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 10 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 27.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $570 and has fallen 73.5% since, to $151 in 2022. That places this record below the midpoint for gastroenterology clinicians in DE, where the typical reported total is $2,631.
Across 89 payments — averaging $17.26 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$423
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$330
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$316
- Johnson & Johnson$201
- Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.$87
- Braintree Laboratories, Inc.$60
- plus $118 from 4 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,536100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 25 | $423 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 18 | $330 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 18 | $316 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 11 | $201 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 5 | $87 |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | 4 | $60 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $44 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 3 | $39 |
| Alfasigma USA, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc. | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$1,536 in reported general payments places this provider in the 30th percentile of 50 gastroenterology providers in Delaware.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag SulfSodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates | 99 | $5,796 |
| Gavilyte-CPeg3350/Sod Sulf,bicarb,cl/Kcl | 13 | $213 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other gastroenterology in Newark
- Michael BrooksNewark$48K
- Jorge UribeNewark$11K
- Laura ConnorNewark$11K
- Gaurav JainNewark$10K
- Jared HossackNewark$9K
- Melissa VitoloNewark$8K
- Christine HerdmanNewark$7K
- Scott MeyersonNewark$7K
- Thirumaleshawar KanchanaNewark$7K
- Hasan AliNewark$6K
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.