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CMS Open Payments · Program Year 2024

Align Technology, Inc.

Align Technology, Inc. reported $17,038,763.55 in payments to 55,540 physicians and teaching hospitals across 55,647 transactions.

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$17.0M
Total payments
55,647
Transactions
55,540
Recipients
−$291.1K
General Payments vs PY2023

Align Technology, Inc. reported $17,038,763.55 in payments to 55,540 physicians and teaching hospitals in CMS Open Payments Program Year 2024 - ranking #106 of 1,925 reporting manufacturers (0.1% of all US industry payments), averaging $306.78 per recipient across 10 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

Align Technology, Inc. pairs top-10% payment volume with a broadly spread payment pattern across many recipients.

#106
of 1,925 companies
0.1%
of all US industry payments
0.2%
paid to its single top recipient
10
payment categories

Release-over-release change

General Payments changed from PY2023 to PY2024

Align Technology, Inc.'s CMS-reported General Payments decreased by $291.1K (−1.7%) 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: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.PY2023: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.PY2024: Align Technology, Inc.. 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$17.1MPY2024$16.8M
PY2023
$17,089,930.27
PY2024
$16,798,810.70

How Align Technology, Inc. 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.

Align Technology, Inc.'s total vs. every reporting company

CMS Open Payments, Program Year 2024

$17,038,764 Top 5% higher than 95% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $22,556,757–$70,066,439: 45 reporting companies (2%). Above this entry. $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 Align Technology, Inc.

Rank #106 of 1,925 companies in CMS Open Payments for 2024 belongs to Align Technology, Inc., which reported $17,038,763.55 across 55,647 transactions to 55,540 recipients - representing 0.1% of all industry payments reported nationwide for the year. Averages work out to $306.19 per transaction and $306.78 per recipient.

The 10-category breakdown below covers general payments only (see our methodology for how research and ownership payments are reported separately). The largest general-payment category is "Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting" at $7.0M, accounting for 41.0% of the company's reported total and 1,435 transactions.

General Payment Breakdown by Type

Align Technology, Inc. made 10 types of general payments. "Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting" is the largest category at $7.0M, 41.0% of the company's reported total.

How Align Technology, Inc. divides its payments

General-payment categories, ordered by reported total

1. Compensation for Services…$7.0M2. Consulting Fee$5.9M3. Food and Beverage$1.7M4. Travel and Lodging$1.0M5. Honoraria$599.4K6. Long-Term Medical Supply …$202.1K7. Grant$125.0K8. Debt Forgiveness$97.0K9. Compensation for Faculty …$60.0K10. Gift$47.3K
Payment Type Amount Transactions
Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting $7.0M 1,435
Consulting Fee $5.9M 5,358
Food and Beverage $1.7M 45,454
Travel and Lodging $1.0M 2,074
Honoraria $599.4K 33
Long-Term Medical Supply or Device Loan $202.1K 73
Grant $125.0K 5
Debt Forgiveness $97.0K 25
Compensation for Faculty or Speaker (Medical Education) $60.0K 15
Gift $47.3K 1,068

Recipient Concentration in General Payments

The five largest recipient relationships account for $5,855,411.45 (34.9%) of $16,798,810.70 in this company's General Payments records across 21,799 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 Align Technology, Inc.

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

Ryan J Molis$3.0MDavid Galler$758.0KMichael Florman$735.7KMazyar Moshiri$687.1KJonathan Louis Nicozisis$644.2K
  1. 1

    Ryan J Molis

    $3,030,409.15 across 39 reported transactions

  2. 2

    David Galler

    $757,965.86 across 78 reported transactions

  3. 3

    Michael Florman

    $735,726.14 across 70 reported transactions

  4. 4

    Mazyar Moshiri

    $687,077.81 across 69 reported transactions

  5. 5

    Jonathan Louis Nicozisis

    $644,232.49 across 55 reported transactions

Compare this company's payment profile with similarly sized manufacturers in the company comparison tool, and consult the methodology for the CMS source scope.

Payment Size Analysis

Average transaction size: $306.19. Average per recipient: $306.78.

Total Amount

$17,038,763.55

Avg per Transaction

$306.19

Avg per Recipient

$306.78

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

Align Technology, Inc. Share

0.1%

#106 by total payments

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much did Align Technology, Inc. pay to physicians and hospitals in 2024? ▾
Align Technology, Inc. made $17,038,763.55 in payments to physicians and hospitals in Program Year 2024, across 55,647 individual transactions. This represents 0.1% of all industry payments reported to CMS Open Payments.
How many physicians received payments from Align Technology, Inc.? ▾
55,540 physicians and teaching hospitals received payments from Align Technology, Inc. in 2024, averaging $306.78 per recipient.
What types of payments did Align Technology, Inc. make? ▾
Align Technology, Inc. made 10 different types of general payments (consulting, meals, travel, and similar categories). The largest general-payment category was "Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting" at $7.0M, representing 41.0% of the company's reported total.
How does Align Technology, Inc. rank among pharmaceutical companies? ▾
Out of 1,925 companies in the CMS Open Payments database for 2024, Align Technology, Inc. ranks #106 by total payment amount.
What is the average payment size from Align Technology, Inc.? ▾
The average transaction from Align Technology, Inc. was $306.19 in 2024. The company made 55,647 total transactions to 55,540 recipients.
Where does the payment data for Align Technology, Inc. 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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