Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$36,382.36
98 reported records · 9 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Benjamin L Walter, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Psychiatry & Neurology|Neurology · CLEVELAND, OH · NPI 1184689093
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Benjamin L Walter, MD received $36,382.36 in general payments during 2025 across 98 reported records.
Medtronic, Inc. accounted for 35.8% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 12 associated products.
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported RYTARY as an associated drug or biological on 200 records involving 121 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 108 claims for Rytary by this doctor in 2024.
MDD US Operations, LLC reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported Gocovri as an associated drug or biological on 3202 records involving 1029 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 16 claims for Gocovri by this doctor in 2024.
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported AUSTEDO as an associated drug or biological on 28 records involving 15 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 74 claims for Austedo by this doctor in 2024.
These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.
Separate record types
Research & Ownership
Research Payments (direct recipient): not present in the loaded data
Associated Research Funding (for example, named PI): not present in the loaded data
Ownership / Investment: not present in the loaded data
These categories are never added into the General Payments headline. Associated research funding must not be described as money the doctor personally received unless the source record supports that conclusion.
Who paid this doctor?
Companies in 2025 General Payments
| Reported company | Canonical company | Amount | Share | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Medtronic, Inc. exact · evidence 2025-07-22 |
$13,028.16 | 35.8% | 43 | 2025 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $12,771.95 | 35.1% | 24 | 2025 |
| MDD US Operations, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $8,830.59 | 24.3% | 14 | 2025 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $926.80 | 2.5% | 4 | 2025 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $408.33 | 1.1% | 7 | 2025 |
| InSightec,Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $197.80 | 0.5% | 2 | 2025 |
| ABBVIE INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $112.47 | 0.3% | 2 | 2025 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $100.12 | 0.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $6.14 | 0.0% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $12,850.00 | 7 |
| Travel and Lodging | $7,819.40 | 31 |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $6,950.00 | 3 |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $4,750.00 | 2 |
| Food and Beverage | $3,512.96 | 54 |
| Honoraria | $500.00 | 1 |
A meal, consulting fee, royalty, and travel payment describe different kinds of reported relationships and should not be interpreted as equivalent.
Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products
Products named in Open Payments records
| Reported product | Type | Reported company | Related amount* | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERCEPT PC BRAINSENSE Normalized: percept pc brainsense |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $12,706.34 | 35 | 2025 |
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| INFINITY Normalized: infinity |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $10,934.19 | 20 | 2025 |
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| PROCLAIM Normalized: proclaim |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $1,837.76 | 4 | 2025 |
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| Vercise Normalized: vercise |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $855.35 | 3 | 2025 |
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| CREXONT Normalized: crexont |
Drug | Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | $408.33 | 7 | 2025 |
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| Exablate Normalized: exablate |
Device | InSightec,Inc | $197.80 | 2 | 2025 |
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| AUSTEDO XR Normalized: austedo xr |
Drug | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | $100.12 | 1 | 2025 |
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| VYALEV Normalized: vyalev |
Drug | ABBVIE INC. | $88.83 | 1 | 2025 |
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| General - DBS Normalized: general dbs |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $71.45 | 1 | 2025 |
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| BOTOX Normalized: botox |
Biological | ABBVIE INC. | $23.64 | 1 | 2025 |
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| INGREZZA Normalized: ingrezza |
Drug | Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. | $6.14 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ACTIVA PC Normalized: activa pc |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $3.45 | 1 | 2025 |
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* Product-associated amounts are non-additive because one payment record may name more than one product.
These products were named on specific Open Payments records. A named product does not show that the payment influenced treatment or prescribing.
Public prescribing for products named in payments
No exact normalized or approved-alias overlap was found in the loaded Part D year. This does not mean the doctor never prescribed the product.
The presence of the same drug in both datasets does not show that a payment caused or influenced a prescription.
Analysis 2 · Same-company prescribing overlap
Drugs reported in other payments from the same company that also appear in Medicare Part D
This analysis is independent from products named on this doctor’s individual payment records. A row appears only when the exact Open Payments reporting entity paid this doctor, that same reporting entity reported the drug or biological on at least 10 loaded General Payment records involving at least 2 distinct recipient NPIs, and this doctor has the same non-generic brand in public Part D data. This does not mean the company owns or manufactures the drug.
| Paying company | Payment year | Drug reported by same entity | Open Payments evidence | Part D | Claims | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | RYTARY open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 200 supporting records · 121 recipient NPIs · example record 1220526035 |
Rytary · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
108 | 28 |
| MDD US Operations, LLC Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | Gocovri open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 3202 supporting records · 1029 recipient NPIs · example record 1241843637 |
Gocovri · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
16 | suppressed by CMS |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | AUSTEDO open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 28 supporting records · 15 recipient NPIs · example record 1247249192 |
Austedo · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
74 | suppressed by CMS |
These facts do not show that a payment was for the drug, that the company owns or manufactures the drug, or that a payment caused or influenced prescribing.
Public Medicare Part D data
Provider-and-drug rows loaded for 2024
| Brand | Generic | Claims | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbidopa-Levodopa | Carbidopa/Levodopa | 740 | 226 |
| Rasagiline Mesylate | Rasagiline Mesylate | 210 | 57 |
| Amantadine | Amantadine Hcl | 154 | 45 |
| Clonazepam | Clonazepam | 123 | 33 |
| Donepezil Hcl | Donepezil Hcl | 116 | 26 |
| Primidone | Primidone | 116 | 33 |
| Rytary | Carbidopa/Levodopa | 108 | 28 |
| Carbidopa-Levodopa Er | Carbidopa/Levodopa | 104 | 24 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | Quetiapine Fumarate | 81 | 25 |
| Nuplazid | Pimavanserin Tartrate | 76 | 11 |
| Pramipexole Dihydrochloride | Pramipexole Di-Hcl | 76 | 18 |
| Austedo | Deutetrabenazine | 74 | suppressed |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 69 | 19 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 68 | 20 |
| Rivastigmine | Rivastigmine | 53 | 13 |
| Ropinirole Hcl | Ropinirole Hcl | 45 | 15 |
| Fludrocortisone Acetate | Fludrocortisone Acetate | 43 | 14 |
| Baclofen | Baclofen | 39 | suppressed |
| Midodrine Hcl | Midodrine Hcl | 39 | 12 |
| Propranolol Hcl Er | Propranolol Hcl | 39 | 14 |
| Carbidopa-Levodopa-Entacapone | Carbidopa/Levodopa/Entacapone | 37 | 12 |
| Propranolol Hcl | Propranolol Hcl | 37 | 13 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 37 | 12 |
| Mirtazapine | Mirtazapine | 30 | 11 |
| Memantine Hcl | Memantine Hcl | 25 | suppressed |
| Nourianz | Istradefylline | 24 | suppressed |
| Solifenacin Succinate | Solifenacin Succinate | 24 | suppressed |
| Rivastigmine | Rivastigmine Tartrate | 23 | suppressed |
| Tetrabenazine | Tetrabenazine | 23 | suppressed |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 20 | suppressed |
| Bupropion Xl | Bupropion Hcl | 18 | suppressed |
| Lorazepam | Lorazepam | 17 | suppressed |
| Trihexyphenidyl Hcl | Trihexyphenidyl Hcl | 17 | suppressed |
| Gocovri | Amantadine Hcl | 16 | suppressed |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 16 | suppressed |
| Trospium Chloride | Trospium Chloride | 16 | suppressed |
| Entacapone | Entacapone | 15 | suppressed |
| Selegiline Hcl | Selegiline Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | Venlafaxine Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Buspirone Hcl | Buspirone Hcl | 14 | suppressed |
| Clonidine Hcl | Clonidine Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Divalproex Sodium | Divalproex Sodium | 12 | suppressed |
| Ondansetron Hcl | Ondansetron Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 11 | suppressed |
| Paroxetine Hcl | Paroxetine Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
Timeline
Payment and prescribing data by year
Open Payments and Medicare Part D may refer to different years. They are shown separately rather than aligned as if they describe the same period.
| Year | General Payments | Main payer | Explicit products | Company overlaps | Part D coverage |
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| 2025 | $36,382.36 · 98 records | Medtronic, Inc. | ACTIVA PC, AUSTEDO XR, BOTOX, CREXONT, Exablate, General - DBS, INFINITY, INGREZZA, PERCEPT PC BRAINSENSE, PROCLAIM, VYALEV, Vercise | 3 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC?
- Are there reasonable alternatives I should understand when we discuss treatment options?
- How should I interpret the industry-payment records shown here in the context of my care?
These are general questions generated from reviewed templates. They are not personalized medical advice.
Sources and limitations
How to read this page
- Payment and Medicare prescribing data can cover different years; every comparison shows both years explicitly.
- Part D does not represent a doctor’s entire practice; it excludes many patients and is subject to CMS public-release thresholds.
- Company–drug relationships must have an auditable source, a precise relationship type, and a valid evidence period. Unresolved mappings are not published.
- Generic drug claims are not attributed to a specific manufacturer without manufacturer-level evidence.
- When a source extract is incomplete, missing rows are never treated as proof of no payments or no prescriptions.
Loaded source releases
| Dataset | Year | Publication | Source |
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| CMS Open Payments — General Payments | 2025 | 2026-06-30 | Original source |
| Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug | 2024 | 2026-05-06 | Original source |
| NPPES Data Dissemination V2 | current / reference data | 2026-08-10 | Original source |
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