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Argon Medical Devices, Inc. vs Benco Dental Supply Co.
Side-by-side comparison of CMS Open Payments data for Program Year 2024. Select different companies below to start a new comparison.
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Which recorded payment profile is more concentrated?
Argon Medical Devices, Inc. has the more concentrated recorded General Payments recipient profile in Program Year 2024: its recipient-distribution HHI is 254, versus 43 for the other company. Its single largest recorded recipient represents 0.1% of that company's General Payments recipient total.
HHI summarizes how payments are distributed across recorded recipients: higher means a less evenly distributed recipient pattern. This is a description of CMS-reported General Payments only, not a finding about conduct, prescribing, quality, or wrongdoing. Read it with the recipient count and underlying records below.
- Argon Medical Devices, Inc.
- HHI 254 · top recipient 0.1%
- Ranked #1,504 of 1,838 companies by HHI
- Benco Dental Supply Co.
- HHI 43 · top recipient 0.0%
- Ranked #1,776 of 1,838 companies by HHI
Payment Overview
Argon Medical Devices, Inc.
- Total Payments
- $147.3K
- % of Industry
- 0.0%
- Transactions
- 1,135
- Avg per Transaction
- $129.78
- Recipients
- 1,135
- Avg per Recipient
- $129.78
- Payment Types
- 2
- Top Payment Type
- Consulting Fee
Benco Dental Supply Co.
- Total Payments
- $148.4K
- % of Industry
- 0.0%
- Transactions
- 1,359
- Avg per Transaction
- $109.19
- Recipients
- 1,359
- Avg per Recipient
- $109.19
- Payment Types
- 4
- Top Payment Type
- Travel and Lodging
Highlighted values indicate the higher figure for each metric.
Total payments compared
Argon Medical Devices, Inc. vs Benco Dental Supply Co. - total reported payments in CMS Open Payments PY2024
Payment Types Breakdown
Argon Medical Devices, Inc.
63.7%
36.3%
Benco Dental Supply Co.
69.6%
30.0%
0.3%
0.0%
Top 5 General-Payment Recipients
This list uses CMS detailed General Payments records only; it excludes research and ownership/investment records, so it does not equal the all-category totals above. A reported payment documents a financial relationship, not evidence of wrongdoing; a higher total reflects reporting volume, not conduct. Verify directly at openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Argon Medical Devices, Inc.
- 1
ARAVINDA NANJUNDAPPA
$9,742.39 · 12 txns
- 2
JASON BEAVER
$9,181.34 · 10 txns
- 3
JULIE BIRCH
$7,355.06 · 8 txns
- 4
DYLAN SUTTLE
$7,289.84 · 6 txns
- 5
NEAL KHURANA
$6,412.42 · 16 txns
Benco Dental Supply Co.
- 1
DANIELLE MILLER
$1,723.70 · 7 txns
- 2
SHANNON EDWARD OWENS
$1,476.49 · 4 txns
- 3
LAVENDRA SHOOTES-MILLER
$1,385.42 · 4 txns
- 4
SATYAM M PATEL
$1,328.98 · 2 txns
- 5
KARIM JOHN HACHMEH
$1,326.56 · 4 txns
Summary Comparison
| Metric | Argon Medical Devices, Inc. | Benco Dental Supply Co. |
|---|---|---|
| Total Payments | $147.3K | $148.4K |
| % of Industry Total | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Transaction Count | 1,135 | 1,359 |
| Avg per Transaction | $129.78 | $109.19 |
| Recipient Count | 1,135 | 1,359 |
| Avg per Recipient | $129.78 | $109.19 |
| Payment Type Count | 2 | 4 |
| Top Payment Type | Consulting Fee | Travel and Lodging |
Data Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments, Program Year 2024. Data includes general payments, research payments, and physician ownership/investment interests as required by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act. All companies in the CMS Open Payments company corpus are available in the selector. Browse all companies →
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