Dr. Benjamin Stronach, MD
Orthopedic Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Alabama School of Medicine (2005)
- Years since graduation
- 21
- In the NPI registry since
- 2007
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 359
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2005Medical school: University of Alabama School of Medicine
- 2007Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Orthopaedic Surgery Physician primary
AR license E-13617 -
Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
MS license 21524 - Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- University of Arkansas Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR
Medical groups
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (1,175 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 359
- Services billed
- 1,398
- Patients’ average age
- 73
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg | 154 | 29 |
| X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | 114 | 87 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 110 | 81 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 88 | 75 |
| X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | 80 | 52 |
| X-ray of knee, 3 views | 74 | 57 |
| X-ray of thigh bone, minimum 2 views | 54 | 29 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 42 | 35 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 39 | 39 |
| X-ray of both hips, 2 views | 34 | 32 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 4 companies reported 28 payments worth $811,030 in total to this clinician.
| Tightline Development, LLC | $750,000 |
|---|---|
| Encore Medical, LP | $60,815 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $162 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. | $53.04 |
| Royalty or License | $750,000 |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $48,938 |
| Travel and Lodging | $11,421 |
| Food and Beverage | $671 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tightline Development, LLC Aug 21, 2025 | Royalty or License | $750,000 |
| Encore Medical, LP Sep 5, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $18,850 |
| Encore Medical, LP Apr 9, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $16,313 |
| Encore Medical, LP Jun 26, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to San Daniele Del Friuli, Italy · in-kind | $9,526 |
| Encore Medical, LP Jan 9, 2025 | Consulting Fee DJO SURGICAL; DJO SURGICAL; DJO SURGICAL · Joint Implants | $3,263 |
| Encore Medical, LP May 8, 2025 | Consulting Fee DJO SURGICAL | $1,813 |
| Encore Medical, LP May 8, 2025 | Consulting Fee DJO SURGICAL · Joint Implants | $1,450 |
| Encore Medical, LP Jan 9, 2025 | Consulting Fee DJO SURGICAL · Joint Implants | $1,088 |
| Encore Medical, LP Oct 14, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $1,088 |
| Encore Medical, LP Feb 21, 2025 | Travel and Lodging DJO SURGICAL · travel to Austin, TX · in-kind | $1,073 |
All 22 payments other than meals, newest first
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Encore Medical, LP Nov 14, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $725 |
| Encore Medical, LP Nov 14, 2025 | Travel and Lodging DJO SURGICAL · Joint Implants · travel to Tampa, FL · in-kind | $104 |
| Encore Medical, LP Nov 14, 2025 | Travel and Lodging DJO SURGICAL · Joint Implants · travel to Tampa, FL · in-kind | $24.74 |
| Encore Medical, LP Nov 9, 2025 | Travel and Lodging DJO SURGICAL · Joint Implants · travel to Tampa, FL · in-kind | $24.74 |
| Encore Medical, LP Nov 8, 2025 | Travel and Lodging DJO SURGICAL · travel to Las Vegas, NV · in-kind | $294 |
| Encore Medical, LP Oct 30, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $725 |
| Encore Medical, LP Oct 14, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $1,088 |
| Encore Medical, LP Sep 5, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $18,850 |
| Tightline Development, LLC Aug 21, 2025 | Royalty or License | $750,000 |
| Encore Medical, LP Jun 26, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to San Daniele Del Friuli, Italy · in-kind | $9,526 |
| Encore Medical, LP May 8, 2025 | Consulting Fee DJO SURGICAL | $1,813 |
| Encore Medical, LP May 8, 2025 | Consulting Fee DJO SURGICAL · Joint Implants | $1,450 |
| Encore Medical, LP May 8, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $725 |
| Encore Medical, LP Apr 9, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $16,313 |
| Encore Medical, LP Feb 26, 2025 | Travel and Lodging DJO SURGICAL · travel to Austin, TX · in-kind | $375 |
| Encore Medical, LP Feb 21, 2025 | Travel and Lodging DJO SURGICAL · travel to Austin, TX · in-kind | $1,073 |
| Encore Medical, LP Jan 9, 2025 | Consulting Fee DJO SURGICAL; DJO SURGICAL; DJO SURGICAL · Joint Implants | $3,263 |
| Encore Medical, LP Jan 9, 2025 | Consulting Fee DJO SURGICAL · Joint Implants | $1,088 |
| Encore Medical, LP Jan 9, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $725 |
| Encore Medical, LP Jan 9, 2025 | Consulting Fee DJO SURGICAL; DJO SURGICAL; DJO SURGICAL · Joint Implants | $725 |
| Encore Medical, LP Jan 9, 2025 | Consulting Fee DJO SURGICAL · Joint Implants | $725 |
| Encore Medical, LP Jan 9, 2025 | Consulting Fee DJO SURGICAL · Joint Implants | $725 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 1 industry-funded study in 2025, from 1 company. The companies reported $491 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- Attune Revision RTKA Population Multi Center Clinical Evaluation of the Attune Revision System in Complex Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.