Physician profile

Benjamin Yim

Neurological Surgery · Walnut Creek, CA

NPI 1598176604

$125,831.83

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

25 companies · $95K in 2025

The $95K reported for 2025 was more than what 97% of Neurological Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $604).

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Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Consulting Fee$53,822.37
Travel and Lodging$38,708.64
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$20,500.00
Food and Beverage$6,626.47

Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.

Who reported paying

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Rapid Medical LTD $34,224.84 2023-2025 Tigertriever 17 Revascularization Device, Comaneci 17
Qapel Medical INC $23,301.30 2023-2025
Penumbra, INC. $17,973.19 2022-2025 Indigo System, Penumbra System, Smart Coil
Stryker Corporation $15,163.27 2019-2025 Surpass Evolve, Tgs, Target
Microvention, INC. $15,134.34 2019-2025 Web Aneurysm Embolization System, Stent, Sofia 6f-131cm Str
Medical Device Business Services, INC. $9,758.78 2025 Spotlight
Imperative Care, INC $4,568.55 2022-2025 Zoom 88-T Large Distal Platform, Zoom Rdl Radial Access System, 103cm, Zoom Reperfusion Catheter
Kaneka Medical America LLC $2,696.22 2025 Apheresis Machine
Medtronic, INC. $1,007.40 2021-2024 Anteralign Spinal System With Titan Nanolock Surface Technology, Pipeline, Cd Horizon Spinal System
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $611.12 2019-2022
Medtronic USA, INC. $337.21 2019-2020
Nuvasive, INC. $156.65 2020
Balt USA, LLC $148.96 2023
Viz.Ai, INC. $132.18 2022
Radius Health, INC. $120.06 2019
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Genentech USA, INC. $113.51 2019
Augmedics INC. $86.20 2020
Abbott Laboratories $81.28 2023-2025 Perclose Prostyle
Aesculap, INC. $51.46 2022
Microtransponder, INC. $41.50 2025
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $32.56 2020-2021
Vertos Medical, INC. $27.92 2023 Mild Device Kit
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, INC. $24.10 2024 Artis Icono Biplane
Zimvie INC. $19.90 2022
Monteris Medical Corporation $19.33 2022

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Benjamin Yim

$125,831.83

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Rapid Medical LTD
Context
The $95K reported for 2025 was more than what 97% of Neurological Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $604).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.