'Open Payments' Peek: Device, DX Company Payments To Physicians Slightly Down In 2016
Executive Summary
The latest updates to the US Open Payments database show spending by device and diagnostics firms on physician royalties, consulting fees, education, research and more was a bit less in 2016 compared to 2015, but still substantial. Top "general payment" spending came from Medtronic, Zimmer Biomet, Johnson & Johnson, Stryker, Smith & Nephew and Intuitive Surgical; while top "research payments" were reported by Edwards Lifesciences, Boston Scientific, and Abbott Laboratories, according to the CMS database.