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CMS Open Payments · Program Year 2024

Bernhard Foerster GmbH

Bernhard Foerster GmbH reported $347,677.00 in payments to 32 physicians and teaching hospitals across 32 transactions.

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$347.7K
Total payments
32
Transactions
32
Recipients
+$74.9K
General Payments vs PY2023

Bernhard Foerster GmbH reported $347,677.00 in payments to 32 physicians and teaching hospitals in CMS Open Payments Program Year 2024 - ranking #860 of 1,925 reporting manufacturers (0.0% of all US industry payments), averaging $10.9K per recipient across 4 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

Bernhard Foerster GmbH pairs above-median payment volume with a concentrated payment pattern focused on a handful of top recipients.

#860
of 1,925 companies
0.0%
of all US industry payments
0.8%
paid to its single top recipient
4
payment categories

Release-over-release change

General Payments changed from PY2023 to PY2024

Bernhard Foerster GmbH's CMS-reported General Payments increased by $74.9K (+27.4%) 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: BERNHARD FOERSTER GMBHPY2023: BERNHARD FOERSTER GMBHPY2024: Bernhard Foerster GmbH. 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$272.8KPY2024$347.7K
PY2023
$272,813.00
PY2024
$347,677.00

How Bernhard Foerster GmbH 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.

Bernhard Foerster GmbH's total vs. every reporting company

CMS Open Payments, Program Year 2024

$347,677 Top 45% higher than 55% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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 Bernhard Foerster GmbH

Rank #860 of 1,925 companies in CMS Open Payments for 2024 belongs to Bernhard Foerster GmbH, which reported $347,677.00 across 32 transactions to 32 recipients - a comparatively small 0.0% slice of all industry payments reported nationwide for the year. Averages work out to $10.9K per transaction and $10.9K per recipient.

The 4-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 "Travel and Lodging" at $155.0K, accounting for 44.6% of the company's reported total and 9 transactions.

General Payment Breakdown by Type

Bernhard Foerster GmbH made 4 types of general payments. "Travel and Lodging" is the largest category at $155.0K, 44.6% of the company's reported total.

How Bernhard Foerster GmbH divides its payments

General-payment categories, ordered by reported total

1. Travel and Lodging$155.0K2. Consulting Fee$90.0K3. Royalty or License$58.2K4. Honoraria$44.5K
Payment Type Amount Transactions
Travel and Lodging $155.0K 9
Consulting Fee $90.0K 9
Royalty or License $58.2K 10
Honoraria $44.5K 4

Recipient Concentration in General Payments

The five largest recipient relationships account for $347,677.00 (100.0%) of $347,677.00 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 Bernhard Foerster GmbH

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

Ravindra Nanda$274.8KRichard P McLaughlin$58.2KGLENN Tad SAMESHIMA$11.8KAron E Dellinger$2.8K
  1. 1

    Ravindra Nanda

    $274,825.00 across 20 reported transactions

  2. 2

    Richard P McLaughlin

    $58,178.00 across 10 reported transactions

  3. 3

    GLENN Tad SAMESHIMA

    $11,843.00 across 1 reported transactions

  4. 4

    Aron E Dellinger

    $2,831.00 across 1 reported transactions

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Payment Size Analysis

Average transaction size: $10.9K. Average per recipient: $10.9K.

Total Amount

$347,677.00

Avg per Transaction

$10.9K

Avg per Recipient

$10.9K

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

Bernhard Foerster GmbH Share

0.0%

#860 by total payments

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much did Bernhard Foerster GmbH pay to physicians and hospitals in 2024? ▾
0.0% of all industry payments reported to CMS Open Payments for 2024 came from Bernhard Foerster GmbH, totaling $347,677.00 across 32 transactions to physicians and hospitals.
How many physicians received payments from Bernhard Foerster GmbH? ▾
Averaging $10.9K per recipient, Bernhard Foerster GmbH's 2024 payments reached 32 physicians and teaching hospitals.
What types of payments did Bernhard Foerster GmbH make? ▾
General payments from Bernhard Foerster GmbH span 4 distinct categories, covering things like consulting, meals, and travel. The largest general-payment category was "Travel and Lodging" at $155.0K, representing 44.6% of the company's reported total.
How does Bernhard Foerster GmbH rank among pharmaceutical companies? ▾
Out of 1,925 companies in the CMS Open Payments database for 2024, Bernhard Foerster GmbH ranks #860 by total payment amount.
What is the average payment size from Bernhard Foerster GmbH? ▾
The average transaction from Bernhard Foerster GmbH was $10.9K in 2024. The company made 32 total transactions to 32 recipients.
Where does the payment data for Bernhard Foerster GmbH 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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