The Institute Of Musculoskeletal Science And Education: 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
- $6.1M
- Providers paid
- 148
- Transactions
- 1,647
- Average per transaction
- $3,728
The average per transaction — $3,728 — 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | $1,953,488 | 31.8% |
| Florida | $1,002,596 | 16.3% |
| Indiana | $757,065 | 12.3% |
| Maryland | $398,284 | 6.5% |
| Louisiana | $389,120 | 6.3% |
| Texas | $302,475 | 4.9% |
| California | $216,159 | 3.5% |
| Arkansas | $198,503 | 3.2% |
| Tennessee | $188,346 | 3.1% |
| Arizona | $136,851 | 2.2% |
| New Jersey | $128,478 | 2.1% |
| Missouri | $118,738 | 1.9% |
| New York | $61,778 | 1.0% |
| Michigan | $53,428 | 0.9% |
| Nevada | $45,763 | 0.7% |
| Ohio | $30,665 | 0.5% |
| Kentucky | $28,453 | 0.5% |
| Georgia | $28,410 | 0.5% |
| Connecticut | $25,470 | 0.4% |
| New Hampshire | $25,393 | 0.4% |
| District of Columbia | $21,136 | 0.3% |
| Oklahoma | $9,017 | 0.1% |
| South Carolina | $8,712 | 0.1% |
| Virginia | $7,295 | 0.1% |
| Delaware | $1,634 | 0.0% |
| Maine | $1,000 | 0.0% |
| Nebraska | $967 | 0.0% |