Robert Benafield, MD
Hand Surgery · Fayetteville, ARNPI 1780656850
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Midsouth Orthopedics Inc. accounts for 62.2% of it on its own, with 20 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $962 and has fallen 92.1% since, to $76 in 2025.
Across 32 payments — averaging $49.02 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Midsouth Orthopedics Inc.$976
- BD$120
- Anika Therapeutics, Inc.$89
- SPR Therapeutics, Inc$40
- Stryker$30
- Bioventus LLC$29
- plus $284 from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$74748%
- Education$82252%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Midsouth Orthopedics Inc. | 9 | $976 |
| BD | 1 | $120 |
| Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $89 |
| SPR Therapeutics, Inc | 2 | $40 |
| Stryker | 1 | $30 |
| Bioventus LLC | 2 | $29 |
| Axogen | 1 | $29 |
| Polynovo North America LLC | 1 | $27 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $22 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $21 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $21 |
| Baudax Bio Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $19 |
| Pacira Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $16 |
| Nevro Corp. | 1 | $16 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Avanos Medical | 1 | $16 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Kinex Medical Company LLC | 1 | $10 |
How this compares
Too few hand surgery providers in Arkansasto place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Diclofenac Sodium | 88 | $1,202 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 148 | $650 |
| Celecoxib | 18 | $178 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 30 | $123 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 14 | $22 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other hand surgery in Fayetteville
- Jeffrey JohnsonFayetteville$5K
- Christopher HenleyFayetteville$684
- Andreas ChenRogers$16K
- David BlackLittle Rock$13K
- Jesse AbelerNorth Little Rock$10K
- Trenden FlaniganRogers$5K
- Sean MorellLittle Rock$4K
- Brian NortonLittle Rock$3K
- John BraceyLittle Rock$3K
- George FrazierLittle Rock$2K
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.