RxDoctor Payments Data

Michael Cinelli

Chapel Hill, NCNPI 1265964696

Payments from drug & device makers

What this record shows

The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (48.9%), travel and lodging and grants — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 14 manufacturers reported payments, led by Boston Scientific at 39.9% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $7,901, more than ten times the $12 reported in 2022.

$16,244in general payments, 2019–2025

Across 148 payments — averaging $109.75 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.

  • Boston Scientific$6K
  • Medtronic$4K
  • Edwards Lifesciences$2K
  • Shockwave Medical, Inc$871
  • Abiomed$754
  • Philips North America LLC$388
  • plus $1K from 8 others

What the payments were for

  • Grants$2,19013%
  • Travel & lodging$5,72735%
  • Food & beverage$7,94249%
  • Education$3862%

General payments by program year

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25

Who reported the general payments

Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.

What the payments were tied to

Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.

Where these figures come from

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