Kardium Inc.: payments to doctors
Reported under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act for Open Payments program years 2019–2025. Figures group every CMS reporting entity belonging to this corporate parent.
- Total reported
- $1.6M
- Providers paid
- 13
- Transactions
- 1,137
- Average per transaction
- $1,402
The average per transaction — $1,402 — is the number worth reading. A large total spread across hundreds of thousands of transactions is a company buying a great many modest meals at educational presentations. A large total across few transactions means consulting, speaking or royalty arrangements with a small number of physicians. The totals alone do not distinguish them.
Where the money went
| State | Total reported | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | $390,105 | 24.5% |
| New York | $312,335 | 19.6% |
| California | $309,129 | 19.4% |
| Arkansas | $300,720 | 18.9% |
| Maryland | $131,192 | 8.2% |
| Alabama | $52,450 | 3.3% |
| Pennsylvania | $38,750 | 2.4% |
| Massachusetts | $21,000 | 1.3% |
| Michigan | $20,000 | 1.3% |
| Ohio | $18,086 | 1.1% |