Nielsen Biosciences, 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
- $4.5M
- Providers paid
- 28
- Transactions
- 56
- Average per transaction
- $79,609
The average per transaction — $79,609 — 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | $1,061,587 | 23.8% |
| California | $768,815 | 17.2% |
| Utah | $530,519 | 11.9% |
| Iowa | $298,914 | 6.7% |
| Florida | $274,687 | 6.2% |
| Ohio | $188,774 | 4.2% |
| Texas | $188,395 | 4.2% |
| Pennsylvania | $183,447 | 4.1% |
| Massachusetts | $178,505 | 4.0% |
| South Carolina | $169,934 | 3.8% |
| Michigan | $159,801 | 3.6% |
| Alabama | $153,058 | 3.4% |
| Nebraska | $148,700 | 3.3% |
| Virginia | $92,502 | 2.1% |
| Arizona | $41,529 | 0.9% |
| New Jersey | $13,500 | 0.3% |
| Illinois | $3,263 | 0.1% |
| Connecticut | $2,175 | 0.0% |