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CMS Open Payments · Program Year 2024

Bluewind Medical

Bluewind Medical reported $2,189,670.26 in payments to 1,632 physicians and teaching hospitals across 2,200 transactions.

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$2.2M
Total payments
2,200
Transactions
1,632
Recipients
#429
of 1,925 companies

Bluewind Medical reported $2,189,670.26 in payments to 1,632 physicians and teaching hospitals in CMS Open Payments Program Year 2024 - ranking #429 of 1,925 reporting manufacturers (0.0% of all US industry payments), averaging $1.3K per recipient across 3 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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The verdict

Bluewind Medical pairs top-quartile payment volume with a moderately concentrated payment pattern.

#429
of 1,925 companies
0.0%
of all US industry payments
0.4%
paid to its single top recipient
3
payment categories

How Bluewind Medical 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.

Bluewind Medical's total vs. every reporting company

CMS Open Payments, Program Year 2024

$2,189,670 Top 22% higher than 78% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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 Bluewind Medical

Rank #429 of 1,925 companies in CMS Open Payments for 2024 belongs to Bluewind Medical, which reported $2,189,670.26 across 2,200 transactions to 1,632 recipients - a comparatively small 0.0% slice of all industry payments reported nationwide for the year. Averages work out to $995.30 per transaction and $1.3K per recipient.

81 transactions worth $424.7K make "Consulting Fee" the top general-payment category in the 3-category breakdown below, 19.4% of the reported total (see our methodology for how research and ownership payments are reported separately).

General Payment Breakdown by Type

Across 3 types of general payments, Bluewind Medical's largest category was "Consulting Fee" at $424.7K - 19.4% of the company's reported total.

How Bluewind Medical divides its payments

How the reported total splits across payment categories

1. Consulting Fee$424.7K2. Travel and Lodging$83.4K3. Food and Beverage$62.7K
Payment Type Amount Transactions
Consulting Fee $424.7K 81
Travel and Lodging $83.4K 316
Food and Beverage $62.7K 1,235

Recipient Concentration in General Payments

The five largest recipient relationships account for $435,358.12 (76.3%) of $570,870.80 in this company's General Payments records across 661 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 Bluewind Medical

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

Roger Dmochowski$224.5KSuzette Sutherland$167.6KStephanie Kielb$19.7KLaura Giusto$12.5KKimberly Ferrante$11.1K
  1. 1

    Roger Dmochowski

    $224,481.52 across 83 reported transactions

  2. 2

    Suzette Sutherland

    $167,554.57 across 81 reported transactions

  3. 3

    Stephanie Kielb

    $19,661.54 across 15 reported transactions

  4. 4

    Laura Giusto

    $12,542.39 across 12 reported transactions

  5. 5

    Kimberly Ferrante

    $11,118.10 across 12 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: $995.30. Average per recipient: $1.3K.

Total Amount

$2,189,670.26

Avg per Transaction

$995.30

Avg per Recipient

$1.3K

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

Bluewind Medical Share

0.0%

#429 by total payments

Companies with Similar Payment Volumes

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$2.2M 2 recipients

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$2.2M 3,675 recipients

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$2.2M 8 recipients

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$2.2M 5,560 recipients

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$2.2M 0 recipients

Frequently Asked Questions

How much did Bluewind Medical pay to physicians and hospitals in 2024? ▾
0.0% of all industry payments reported to CMS Open Payments for 2024 came from Bluewind Medical, totaling $2,189,670.26 across 2,200 transactions to physicians and hospitals.
How many physicians received payments from Bluewind Medical? ▾
Averaging $1.3K per recipient, Bluewind Medical's 2024 payments reached 1,632 physicians and teaching hospitals.
What types of payments did Bluewind Medical make? ▾
Bluewind Medical made 3 different types of general payments (consulting, meals, travel, and similar categories). The largest general-payment category was "Consulting Fee" at $424.7K, representing 19.4% of the company's reported total.
How does Bluewind Medical rank among pharmaceutical companies? ▾
By total payment amount, Bluewind Medical sits at #429 of 1,925 companies in the CMS Open Payments database for 2024.
What is the average payment size from Bluewind Medical? ▾
The average transaction from Bluewind Medical was $995.30 in 2024. The company made 2,200 total transactions to 1,632 recipients.
Where does the payment data for Bluewind Medical 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
Disclaimer

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