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CMS Open Payments · Program Year 2024

B. Braun Melsungen AG

B. Braun Melsungen AG reported $165,413.14 in payments to 5 physicians and teaching hospitals across 5 transactions.

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$165.4K
Total payments
5
Transactions
5
Recipients
+$540.30
General Payments vs PY2023

B. Braun Melsungen AG reported $165,413.14 in payments to 5 physicians and teaching hospitals in CMS Open Payments Program Year 2024 - ranking #1054 of 1,925 reporting manufacturers (0.0% of all US industry payments), averaging $33.1K per recipient across 1 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

B. Braun Melsungen AG pairs below-median payment volume with a concentrated payment pattern focused on a handful of top recipients.

#1054
of 1,925 companies
0.0%
of all US industry payments
0.5%
paid to its single top recipient
1
payment categories

Release-over-release change

General Payments changed from PY2023 to PY2024

B. Braun Melsungen AG's CMS-reported General Payments increased by $540.30 (+0.3%) 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: B. BRAUN MELSUNGEN AGPY2023: B. BRAUN MELSUNGEN AGPY2024: B. Braun Melsungen AG. 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$164.9KPY2024$165.4K
PY2023
$164,872.84
PY2024
$165,413.14

How B. Braun Melsungen AG 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.

B. Braun Melsungen AG's total vs. every reporting company

CMS Open Payments, Program Year 2024

$165,413 45th percentile higher than 45% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $242,294–$752,621: 270 reporting companies (14%). Above this entry. $752,621–$2,337,813: 263 reporting companies (14%). Above this entry. $2,337,813–$7,261,783: 200 reporting companies (10%). Above this entry. $7,261,783–$22,556,757: 133 reporting companies (7%). Above this entry. $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 B. Braun Melsungen AG

Rank #1054 of 1,925 companies in CMS Open Payments for 2024 belongs to B. Braun Melsungen AG, which reported $165,413.14 across 5 transactions to 5 recipients - a comparatively small 0.0% slice of all industry payments reported nationwide for the year. Averages work out to $33.1K per transaction and $33.1K per recipient.

The 1-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 "Royalty or License" at $165.4K, accounting for 100.0% of the company's reported total and 5 transactions.

General Payment Breakdown by Type

B. Braun Melsungen AG made 1 types of general payments. "Royalty or License" is the largest category at $165.4K, 100.0% of the company's reported total.

How B. Braun Melsungen AG divides its payments

Ranked by total dollars reported per category

1. Royalty or License$165.4K
Payment Type Amount Transactions
Royalty or License $165.4K 5

Recipient Concentration in General Payments

The five largest recipient relationships account for $165,413.14 (100.0%) of $165,413.14 in this company's General Payments records across 4 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 B. Braun Melsungen AG

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

Admir Hadzic$87.7KWilliam Urmey$53.7KPaul Hobeika$14.2KMargot Vloka$9.8K
  1. 1

    Admir Hadzic

    $87,693.52 across 1 reported transactions

  2. 2

    William Urmey

    $53,729.74 across 2 reported transactions

  3. 3

    Paul Hobeika

    $14,208.74 across 1 reported transactions

  4. 4

    Margot Vloka

    $9,781.14 across 1 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: $33.1K. Average per recipient: $33.1K.

Total Amount

$165,413.14

Avg per Transaction

$33.1K

Avg per Recipient

$33.1K

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

B. Braun Melsungen AG Share

0.0%

#1054 by total payments

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$165.6K 954 recipients

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$165.0K 1 recipients

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$164.9K 245 recipients

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$164.8K 84 recipients

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$164.6K 1,167 recipients

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$164.6K 83 recipients

Frequently Asked Questions

How much did B. Braun Melsungen AG pay to physicians and hospitals in 2024? ▾
0.0% of all industry payments reported to CMS Open Payments for 2024 came from B. Braun Melsungen AG, totaling $165,413.14 across 5 transactions to physicians and hospitals.
How many physicians received payments from B. Braun Melsungen AG? ▾
B. Braun Melsungen AG made payments to 5 physicians and teaching hospitals in 2024. The average payment per recipient was $33.1K.
What types of payments did B. Braun Melsungen AG make? ▾
1 categories of general payment make up B. Braun Melsungen AG's reported activity, including consulting, meals, travel, and similar types. The largest general-payment category was "Royalty or License" at $165.4K, representing 100.0% of the company's reported total.
How does B. Braun Melsungen AG rank among pharmaceutical companies? ▾
By total payment amount, B. Braun Melsungen AG sits at #1054 of 1,925 companies in the CMS Open Payments database for 2024.
What is the average payment size from B. Braun Melsungen AG? ▾
B. Braun Melsungen AG's 5 transactions to 5 recipients in 2024 averaged $33.1K per transaction.
Where does the payment data for B. Braun Melsungen AG 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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