Total payments PY{stats.data_year}
$13.3B
16,146,544 transactions
CMS Open Payments · PY 2024 1,797 companies 983,926 physicians
Public dataset
Pharma Payments to Doctors, Transparent & Searchable
$13.3B in pharma payments to 983,926 doctors and 876 teaching hospitals — drawn from CMS Open Payments Program Year 2024, searchable by company, state, and payment type.
Clean, aggregated views of $13.3B in 2024 pharma payments to doctors & hospitals by company, state, type, and top recipients.
Explore $13.3B paid by 1,797 pharmaceutical companies to physicians and teaching hospitals — powered by CMS Open Payments data (Program Year 2024).
Total Payments
$13.3B
Program Year 2024
Companies
1,797
Pharma & device makers
Physicians
983,926
Receiving payments
Transactions
16,146,544
Individual payments
Payment Type Breakdown
Royalty or License $846.8M (6.4%)
Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting $694.5M (5.2%)
Consulting Fee $556.5M (4.2%)
Food and Beverage $411.8M (3.1%)
Acquisitions $213.5M (1.6%)
Travel and Lodging $202.5M (1.5%)
Top Companies by Total Payments
View all| # | Company | Total Payments | Transactions | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | $672.4M | 418,002 | 5.1% |
| 2 | PFIZER INC. | $668.7M | 604,338 | 5.0% |
| 3 | MODERNATX, INC. | $665.2M | 31,544 | 5.0% |
| 4 | ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | $649.6M | 18,711 | 4.9% |
| 5 | ABBVIE INC. | $604.3M | 1,765,388 | 4.5% |
| 6 | MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC | $519.2M | 223,087 | 3.9% |
| 7 | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | $408.7M | 614,737 | 3.1% |
| 8 | GENENTECH, INC. | $400.3M | 36,395 | 3.0% |
| 9 | MIDMARK CORPORATION | $386.1M | 381 | 2.9% |
| 10 | JANSSEN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, LLC | $345.0M | 40,202 | 2.6% |
Top States by Payments Received
View all| # | State | Total Payments | Physicians | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $334.5M | 71,271 | 104 |
| 2 | Florida | $304.7M | 52,615 | 64 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | $303.3M | 30,506 | 48 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $225.1M | 14,642 | 29 |
| 5 | Texas | $221.2M | 56,888 | 65 |
| 6 | New York | $211.9M | 47,420 | 85 |
| 7 | Missouri | $120.1M | 14,235 | 20 |
| 8 | Illinois | $118.0M | 28,020 | 46 |
| 9 | Ohio | $109.3M | 26,588 | 44 |
| 10 | Michigan | $100.2M | 22,991 | 37 |
Top Highlights
Top 8 states — PY2024 payments to physicians vs teaching hospitals (USD millions). Source: CMS Open Payments.
Physicians paid
983,926
876 teaching hospitals
Share from largest payment type — Royalty or License 6.4%
$846.8M of $13.3B (6.4%)
Learn About Open Payments
Educational guides on the Sunshine Act, payment types, and how transparency data can inform your healthcare decisions.
Understanding Open Payments
What the Sunshine Act requires and how CMS collects payment data.
Pharma Payment Types
Research, consulting, speaking, and food payments — what each means.
Why Transparency Matters
What research shows about payments and prescribing patterns.
How Much Pharma Spends on Doctors
$13.3B in PY2024 — breakdown by category, trends, and top companies.
Drug Company Marketing Practices
Speaker bureaus, consulting fees, advisory boards — how pharma shapes prescribing.
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Companies
Browse 1,797 pharmaceutical and device companies by total payments.
States
View payments to physicians and hospitals by state.
Payment Types
See how payments break down: consulting, food, research, gifts, and more.
Top Recipients
See the highest-paid physicians and teaching hospitals in America.
Frequently Asked Questions
What data does PlainPharmaWatch provide?
PlainPharmaWatch provides CMS Open Payments data showing pharmaceutical company payments to doctors, covering 6,000+ companies and totaling $13.3 billion in payment year 2024.
What types of payments are reported?
Payments include consulting fees, speaking fees, travel, meals, research grants, and ownership interests. Each payment is categorized by type and amount.
Where does the data come from?
All data comes from the CMS Open Payments program, which requires drug and device manufacturers to publicly report payments made to physicians and teaching hospitals.
Live Data Products
Every page renders directly from the current CMS Open Payments database — no curated narrative layer that could drift from the underlying dataset. See methodology.
Live Data
Company Payment Summaries
Per-company total payments, transaction counts, and recipient coverage across all reporting applicable manufacturers in the CMS Open Payments database.
Live DataTop Recipients Directory
Highest-paid teaching hospitals, physicians, and other covered recipients from the current Program Year dataset.
Live DataPayment Type Breakdowns
Aggregated totals by Nature of Payment category — consulting fees, food and beverage, royalties, and education.