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CMS Open Payments · Program Year 2024

Alcon Research LLC

Alcon Research LLC reported $23,672,580.64 in payments to 795 physicians and teaching hospitals across 7,282 transactions.

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$23.7M
Total payments
7,282
Transactions
795
Recipients
+$4.9M
General Payments vs PY2023

Alcon Research LLC reported $23,672,580.64 in payments to 795 physicians and teaching hospitals in CMS Open Payments Program Year 2024 - ranking #83 of 1,925 reporting manufacturers (0.2% of all US industry payments), averaging $29.8K per recipient across 8 payment categories. Figures are company-reported under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act; a reported payment is a financial relationship, not evidence of wrongdoing.

Data currency: Figures are rendered from the processed CMS Open Payments release. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial team.

The verdict

Alcon Research LLC pairs top-5% payment volume with a moderately concentrated payment pattern.

#83
of 1,925 companies
0.2%
of all US industry payments
0.6%
paid to its single top recipient
8
payment categories

Release-over-release change

General Payments changed from PY2023 to PY2024

Alcon Research LLC's CMS-reported General Payments increased by $4.9M (+218.3%) from PY2023 to PY2024. The comparison uses the same CMS manufacturer-by-payment-category summary for both years and excludes research and ownership or investment records.

CMS source labels for this exact identifier: PY2022: ALCON RESEARCH LLCPY2023: ALCON RESEARCH LLCPY2024: Alcon Research LLC. Matching identifiers support a bounded record comparison; a label difference would be reported as unresolved rather than treated as a corporate event.

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General Payments: PY2023 vs PY2024

Annual CMS-reported totals for this company, not an all-category Open Payments total

PY2023$2.2MPY2024$7.1M
PY2023
$2,233,135.51
PY2024
$7,107,630.11

How Alcon Research LLC ranks nationally

Where this company's total reported payments fall within the full national distribution of all 1,925 companies in CMS Open Payments, not just its nearest peers.

Alcon Research LLC's total vs. every reporting company

CMS Open Payments, Program Year 2024

$23,672,581 Top 4% higher than 96% of 1,925 reporting companies

$9–$28: 3 reporting companies (0%). Below this entry. $28–$87: 10 reporting companies (1%). Below this entry. $87–$270: 20 reporting companies (1%). Below this entry. $270–$838: 41 reporting companies (2%). Below this entry. $838–$2,603: 76 reporting companies (4%). Below this entry. $2,603–$8,084: 114 reporting companies (6%). Below this entry. $8,084–$25,112: 167 reporting companies (9%). Below this entry. $25,112–$78,003: 249 reporting companies (13%). Below this entry. $78,003–$242,294: 295 reporting companies (15%). Below this entry. $242,294–$752,621: 270 reporting companies (14%). Below this entry. $752,621–$2,337,813: 263 reporting companies (14%). Below this entry. $2,337,813–$7,261,783: 200 reporting companies (10%). Below this entry. $7,261,783–$22,556,757: 133 reporting companies (7%). Below this entry. $22,556,757–$70,066,439: 45 reporting companies (2%). This entry sits in this band. $70,066,439–$217,642,369: 26 reporting companies (1%). Above this entry. $217,642,369–$676,046,922: 13 reporting companies (1%). Above this entry. This company $9 $676,046,922 every reporting company, bucketed by value

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Source CMS Open Payments · 2024

What the Data Shows for Alcon Research LLC

In Program Year 2024, Alcon Research LLC reported $23,672,580.64 in payments to 795 physicians and teaching hospitals across 7,282 individual transactions, an average of $3.3K per transaction and $29.8K per recipient. That total places Alcon Research LLC at rank #83 out of 1,925 companies in the CMS Open Payments database, representing 0.2% of all industry payments reported nationwide for the year.

1 transactions worth $4.1M make "Acquisitions" the top general-payment category in the 8-category breakdown below, 17.4% of the reported total (see our methodology for how research and ownership payments are reported separately).

General Payment Breakdown by Type

"Acquisitions" leads Alcon Research LLC's 8-category general-payment breakdown at $4.1M, 17.4% of the reported total.

How Alcon Research LLC divides its payments

How the reported total splits across payment categories

1. Acquisitions$4.1M2. Consulting Fee$1.4M3. Royalty or License$753.8K4. Grant$625.0K5. Compensation for Services…$88.2K6. Travel and Lodging$80.6K7. Space Rental or Facility …$25.9K8. Food and Beverage$6.9K
Payment Type Amount Transactions
Acquisitions $4.1M 1
Consulting Fee $1.4M 552
Royalty or License $753.8K 2
Grant $625.0K 6
Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting $88.2K 26
Travel and Lodging $80.6K 109
Space Rental or Facility Fees $25.9K 5
Food and Beverage $6.9K 94

Recipient Concentration in General Payments

The five largest recipient relationships account for $5,347,675.99 (75.2%) of $7,107,630.11 in this company's General Payments records across 267 recipients. This is a CMS Open Payments Program Year 2024 General Payments view only: it excludes research and ownership/investment records, so it is not the all-category company total above.

Largest General-Payment relationships for Alcon Research LLC

The five named recipients with the highest reported General Payments from this company

Mark C Lobanoff$4.1MGuy Kezirian$453.8KSteve T Charles$428.0KUci Medical Center$257.9KAndrew W Browne$75.0K
  1. 1

    Mark C Lobanoff

    $4,133,000.00 across 2 reported transactions

  2. 2

    Guy Kezirian

    $453,750.00 across 1 reported transactions

  3. 3

    Steve T Charles

    $428,019.49 across 28 reported transactions

  4. 4

    Uci Medical Center

    $257,906.50 across 4 reported transactions

  5. 5

    Andrew W Browne

    $75,000.00 across 1 reported transactions

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Payment Size Analysis

Average transaction size: $3.3K. Average per recipient: $29.8K.

Total Amount

$23,672,580.64

Avg per Transaction

$3.3K

Avg per Recipient

$29.8K

Payment Transparency Context

What is the Sunshine Act?

The Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers to report payments and transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. These payments can include consulting fees, research grants, speaker fees, food and beverages, travel, royalties, and other forms of compensation.

Industry Total (2024)

$13.9B

across 1,925 companies

Alcon Research LLC Share

0.2%

#83 by total payments

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much did Alcon Research LLC pay to physicians and hospitals in 2024? ▾
In Program Year 2024, CMS Open Payments recorded $23,672,580.64 from Alcon Research LLC to physicians and hospitals across 7,282 transactions - 0.2% of all industry payments reported that year.
How many physicians received payments from Alcon Research LLC? ▾
Alcon Research LLC made payments to 795 physicians and teaching hospitals in 2024. The average payment per recipient was $29.8K.
What types of payments did Alcon Research LLC make? ▾
8 categories of general payment make up Alcon Research LLC's reported activity, including consulting, meals, travel, and similar types. The largest general-payment category was "Acquisitions" at $4.1M, representing 17.4% of the company's reported total.
How does Alcon Research LLC rank among pharmaceutical companies? ▾
Alcon Research LLC ranks #83 out of 1,925 companies by total payment amount in the CMS Open Payments database for 2024.
What is the average payment size from Alcon Research LLC? ▾
The average transaction from Alcon Research LLC was $3.3K in 2024. The company made 7,282 total transactions to 795 recipients.
Where does the payment data for Alcon Research LLC come from? ▾
This data comes from the CMS Open Payments program (Sunshine Act), which requires pharmaceutical and medical device companies to report payments and transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data covers Program Year 2024.

Data Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments, Program Year 2024. Data includes general payments, research payments, and physician ownership/investment interests as required by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act. Total industry payments: $13.9B across 1,925 companies.

Data sourced from CMS Open Payments (Physician Payments Sunshine Act). See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPharmaWatch Editorial
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