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CMS Open Payments · Program Year 2024

Becton, Dickinson and Company

Becton, Dickinson and Company reported $17,803,176.45 in payments to 12,620 physicians and teaching hospitals across 12,780 transactions.

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$17.8M
Total payments
12,780
Transactions
12,620
Recipients
+$5.5M
General Payments vs PY2023

Becton, Dickinson and Company reported $17,803,176.45 in payments to 12,620 physicians and teaching hospitals in CMS Open Payments Program Year 2024 - ranking #103 of 1,925 reporting manufacturers (0.1% of all US industry payments), averaging $1.4K per recipient across 13 payment categories. Figures are company-reported under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act; a reported payment is a financial relationship, not evidence of wrongdoing.

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Compiled from official public sources by the editorial team.

The verdict

Becton, Dickinson and Company pairs top-10% payment volume with a broadly spread payment pattern across many recipients.

#103
of 1,925 companies
0.1%
of all US industry payments
0.1%
paid to its single top recipient
13
payment categories

Release-over-release change

General Payments changed from PY2023 to PY2024

Becton, Dickinson and Company's CMS-reported General Payments increased by $5.5M (+245.3%) 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: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANYPY2023: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANYPY2024: Becton, Dickinson and Company. 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$2.3MPY2024$7.8M
PY2023
$2,251,682.92
PY2024
$7,775,506.57

How Becton, Dickinson and Company 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.

Becton, Dickinson and Company's total vs. every reporting company

CMS Open Payments, Program Year 2024

$17,803,176 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 Becton, Dickinson and Company

Rank #103 of 1,925 companies in CMS Open Payments for 2024 belongs to Becton, Dickinson and Company, which reported $17,803,176.45 across 12,780 transactions to 12,620 recipients - representing 0.1% of all industry payments reported nationwide for the year. Averages work out to $1.4K per transaction and $1.4K per recipient.

Of the 13 general-payment categories charted below, "Debt Forgiveness" is the largest at $4.8M across 50 transactions, 27.2% of the company's reported total (see our methodology for how research and ownership payments are reported separately).

General Payment Breakdown by Type

Becton, Dickinson and Company made 13 types of general payments. "Debt Forgiveness" is the largest category at $4.8M, 27.2% of the company's reported total.

How Becton, Dickinson and Company divides its payments

Ranked by total dollars reported per category

1. Debt Forgiveness$4.8M2. Royalty or License$912.0K3. Consulting Fee$626.3K4. Food and Beverage$492.9K5. Travel and Lodging$356.4K6. Compensation for Services…$266.3K7. Long-Term Medical Supply …$172.0K8. Honoraria$48.2K9. Education$35.0K10. Grant$15.0K
Payment Type Amount Transactions
Debt Forgiveness $4.8M 50
Royalty or License $912.0K 315
Consulting Fee $626.3K 444
Food and Beverage $492.9K 9,896
Travel and Lodging $356.4K 1,052
Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting $266.3K 695
Long-Term Medical Supply or Device Loan $172.0K 28
Honoraria $48.2K 33
Education $35.0K 85
Grant $15.0K 5
Charitable Contribution $6.4K 11
Space Rental or Facility Fees $4.0K 4
Gift $139.00 2

Recipient Concentration in General Payments

The five largest recipient relationships account for $3,062,414.54 (39.4%) of $7,775,506.57 in this company's General Payments records across 8,011 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 Becton, Dickinson and Company

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

Steward St. Elizabeths Medic…$928.5KPalmetto General Hospital$599.3KSouthwest General Hospital$561.3KWadley Regional Medical Cent…$498.5KMountain Vista Medical Center$474.9K
  1. 1

    Steward St. Elizabeths Medical Ctr

    $928,489.44 across 2 reported transactions

  2. 2

    Palmetto General Hospital

    $599,311.67 across 3 reported transactions

  3. 3

    Southwest General Hospital

    $561,253.92 across 3 reported transactions

  4. 4

    Wadley Regional Medical Center

    $498,467.10 across 4 reported transactions

  5. 5

    Mountain Vista Medical Center

    $474,892.41 across 2 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: $1.4K. Average per recipient: $1.4K.

Total Amount

$17,803,176.45

Avg per Transaction

$1.4K

Avg per Recipient

$1.4K

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

Becton, Dickinson and Company Share

0.1%

#103 by total payments

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much did Becton, Dickinson and Company pay to physicians and hospitals in 2024? ▾
Becton, Dickinson and Company made $17,803,176.45 in payments to physicians and hospitals in Program Year 2024, across 12,780 individual transactions. This represents 0.1% of all industry payments reported to CMS Open Payments.
How many physicians received payments from Becton, Dickinson and Company? ▾
12,620 physicians and teaching hospitals received payments from Becton, Dickinson and Company in 2024, averaging $1.4K per recipient.
What types of payments did Becton, Dickinson and Company make? ▾
General payments from Becton, Dickinson and Company span 13 distinct categories, covering things like consulting, meals, and travel. The largest general-payment category was "Debt Forgiveness" at $4.8M, representing 27.2% of the company's reported total.
How does Becton, Dickinson and Company rank among pharmaceutical companies? ▾
By total payment amount, Becton, Dickinson and Company sits at #103 of 1,925 companies in the CMS Open Payments database for 2024.
What is the average payment size from Becton, Dickinson and Company? ▾
Becton, Dickinson and Company's 12,780 transactions to 12,620 recipients in 2024 averaged $1.4K per transaction.
Where does the payment data for Becton, Dickinson and Company 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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