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CMS Open Payments · Program Year 2024

Body Vision Medical Inc.

Body Vision Medical Inc. reported $17,461.63 in payments to 98 physicians and teaching hospitals across 98 transactions.

$17.5K
Total payments
98
Transactions
98
Recipients
−$18.4K
General Payments vs PY2023

Body Vision Medical Inc. reported $17,461.63 in payments to 98 physicians and teaching hospitals in CMS Open Payments Program Year 2024 - ranking #1556 of 1,925 reporting manufacturers (0.0% of all US industry payments), averaging $178.18 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

Body Vision Medical Inc. pairs modest payment volume with a moderately concentrated payment pattern.

#1556
of 1,925 companies
0.0%
of all US industry payments
0.4%
paid to its single top recipient
3
payment categories

Release-over-release change

General Payments changed from PY2023 to PY2024

Body Vision Medical Inc.'s CMS-reported General Payments decreased by $18.4K (−51.3%) 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: BODY VISION MEDICAL INC.PY2023: BODY VISION MEDICAL INC.PY2024: Body Vision Medical 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$35.8KPY2024$17.5K
PY2023
$35,832.87
PY2024
$17,461.63

How Body Vision Medical 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.

Body Vision Medical Inc.'s total vs. every reporting company

CMS Open Payments, Program Year 2024

$17,462 19th percentile higher than 19% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $25,112–$78,003: 249 reporting companies (13%). Above this entry. $78,003–$242,294: 295 reporting companies (15%). Above this entry. $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 Body Vision Medical Inc.

$17,461.63: that is what Body Vision Medical Inc. reported in payments to 98 physicians and teaching hospitals during Program Year 2024, spread across 98 transactions ($178.18 per transaction, $178.18 per recipient). The company sits at rank #1556 of 1,925, a comparatively small 0.0% slice of all industry payments reported nationwide for the year.

6 transactions worth $6.5K make "Travel and Lodging" the top general-payment category in the 3-category breakdown below, 37.4% of the reported total (see our methodology for how research and ownership payments are reported separately).

General Payment Breakdown by Type

Body Vision Medical Inc. made 3 types of general payments. "Travel and Lodging" is the largest category at $6.5K, 37.4% of the company's reported total.

How Body Vision Medical Inc. divides its payments

Ranked by total dollars reported per category

1. Travel and Lodging$6.5K2. Consulting Fee$6.1K3. Food and Beverage$4.8K
Payment Type Amount Transactions
Travel and Lodging $6.5K 6
Consulting Fee $6.1K 5
Food and Beverage $4.8K 87

Recipient Concentration in General Payments

The five largest recipient relationships account for $14,019.57 (80.3%) of $17,461.63 in this company's General Payments records across 49 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 Body Vision Medical Inc.

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

Joseph Cicenia MD$7.2KSonali Sethi MD$3.2KMichael Machuzak MD$2.0KAmmar Alqaid MD$860.35Sujith Cherian MD$837.65
  1. 1

    Joseph Cicenia MD

    $7,156.44 across 9 reported transactions

  2. 2

    Sonali Sethi MD

    $3,151.36 across 12 reported transactions

  3. 3

    Michael Machuzak MD

    $2,013.77 across 4 reported transactions

  4. 4

    Ammar Alqaid MD

    $860.35 across 6 reported transactions

  5. 5

    Sujith Cherian MD

    $837.65 across 5 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: $178.18. Average per recipient: $178.18.

Total Amount

$17,461.63

Avg per Transaction

$178.18

Avg per Recipient

$178.18

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

Body Vision Medical Inc. Share

0.0%

#1556 by total payments

Frequently Asked Questions

How much did Body Vision Medical Inc. pay to physicians and hospitals in 2024?
0.0% of all industry payments reported to CMS Open Payments for 2024 came from Body Vision Medical Inc., totaling $17,461.63 across 98 transactions to physicians and hospitals.
How many physicians received payments from Body Vision Medical Inc.?
Body Vision Medical Inc. made payments to 98 physicians and teaching hospitals in 2024. The average payment per recipient was $178.18.
What types of payments did Body Vision Medical Inc. make?
3 categories of general payment make up Body Vision Medical Inc.'s reported activity, including consulting, meals, travel, and similar types. The largest general-payment category was "Travel and Lodging" at $6.5K, representing 37.4% of the company's reported total.
How does Body Vision Medical Inc. rank among pharmaceutical companies?
Body Vision Medical Inc. ranks #1556 out of 1,925 companies by total payment amount in the CMS Open Payments database for 2024.
What is the average payment size from Body Vision Medical Inc.?
The average transaction from Body Vision Medical Inc. was $178.18 in 2024. The company made 98 total transactions to 98 recipients.
Where does the payment data for Body Vision Medical 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
Disclaimer

This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the CMS Open Payments program. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

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