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CMS Open Payments · Program Year 2024

Boston Scientific Corporation

Boston Scientific Corporation reported $99,797,223.13 in payments to 271,484 physicians and teaching hospitals across 278,290 transactions.

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$99.8M
Total payments
278,290
Transactions
271,484
Recipients
+$15.3M
General Payments vs PY2023

Boston Scientific Corporation reported $99,797,223.13 in payments to 271,484 physicians and teaching hospitals in CMS Open Payments Program Year 2024 - ranking #27 of 1,925 reporting manufacturers (0.7% of all US industry payments), averaging $367.60 per recipient across 10 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

Boston Scientific Corporation pairs top-5% payment volume with an unusually diversified payment pattern across a wide recipient base.

#27
of 1,925 companies
0.7%
of all US industry payments
0.0%
paid to its single top recipient
10
payment categories

Release-over-release change

General Payments changed from PY2023 to PY2024

Boston Scientific Corporation's CMS-reported General Payments increased by $15.3M (+33.1%) 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: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATIONPY2023: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATIONPY2024: Boston Scientific Corporation. 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$46.4MPY2024$61.8M
PY2023
$46,425,640.00
PY2024
$61,770,891.52

How Boston Scientific Corporation 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.

Boston Scientific Corporation's total vs. every reporting company

CMS Open Payments, Program Year 2024

$99,797,223 Top 1% higher than 99% 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%). Below this entry. $22,556,757–$70,066,439: 45 reporting companies (2%). Below this entry. $70,066,439–$217,642,369: 26 reporting companies (1%). This entry sits in this band. $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 Boston Scientific Corporation

$99,797,223.13: that is what Boston Scientific Corporation reported in payments to 271,484 physicians and teaching hospitals during Program Year 2024, spread across 278,290 transactions ($358.61 per transaction, $367.60 per recipient). The company sits at rank #27 of 1,925, representing 0.7% of all industry payments reported nationwide for the year.

Of the 10 general-payment categories charted below, "Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting" is the largest at $16.8M across 8,775 transactions, 16.8% of the company's reported total (see our methodology for how research and ownership payments are reported separately).

General Payment Breakdown by Type

"Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting" leads Boston Scientific Corporation's 10-category general-payment breakdown at $16.8M, 16.8% of the reported total.

How Boston Scientific Corporation divides its payments

General-payment categories, ordered by reported total

1. Compensation for Services…$16.8M2. Grant$15.8M3. Food and Beverage$10.6M4. Consulting Fee$7.3M5. Travel and Lodging$5.8M6. Acquisitions$4.6M7. Royalty or License$490.8K8. Long-Term Medical Supply …$281.3K9. Charitable Contribution$48.6K10. Education$23.6K
Payment Type Amount Transactions
Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting $16.8M 8,775
Grant $15.8M 1,037
Food and Beverage $10.6M 238,101
Consulting Fee $7.3M 3,347
Travel and Lodging $5.8M 19,905
Acquisitions $4.6M 16
Royalty or License $490.8K 3
Long-Term Medical Supply or Device Loan $281.3K 48
Charitable Contribution $48.6K 92
Education $23.6K 160

Recipient Concentration in General Payments

The five largest recipient relationships account for $6,829,821.69 (11.1%) of $61,770,891.52 in this company's General Payments records across 71,173 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 Boston Scientific Corporation

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

Rahmi Oklu$1.9MU Of U Hospitals & Clinics$1.8MWashington Hospital Center$1.1MAshok Reddy$1.1MAdventhealth Orlando$1.0M
  1. 1

    Rahmi Oklu

    $1,876,487.25 across 58 reported transactions

  2. 2

    U Of U Hospitals & Clinics

    $1,752,660.85 across 8 reported transactions

  3. 3

    Washington Hospital Center

    $1,102,239.68 across 46 reported transactions

  4. 4

    Ashok Reddy

    $1,054,832.11 across 2 reported transactions

  5. 5

    Adventhealth Orlando

    $1,043,601.80 across 21 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: $358.61. Average per recipient: $367.60.

Total Amount

$99,797,223.13

Avg per Transaction

$358.61

Avg per Recipient

$367.60

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

Boston Scientific Corporation Share

0.7%

#27 by total payments

Companies with Similar Payment Volumes

Pharmaceutical companies with payment totals similar to Boston Scientific Corporation

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$101.4M 2,547 recipients

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$97.0M 182,526 recipients

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

$93.0M 70,149 recipients

Abbott Laboratories

$91.7M 292,558 recipients

Arthrex, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much did Boston Scientific Corporation pay to physicians and hospitals in 2024? ▾
In Program Year 2024, CMS Open Payments recorded $99,797,223.13 from Boston Scientific Corporation to physicians and hospitals across 278,290 transactions - 0.7% of all industry payments reported that year.
How many physicians received payments from Boston Scientific Corporation? ▾
Boston Scientific Corporation made payments to 271,484 physicians and teaching hospitals in 2024. The average payment per recipient was $367.60.
What types of payments did Boston Scientific Corporation make? ▾
General payments from Boston Scientific Corporation span 10 distinct categories, covering things like consulting, meals, and travel. The largest general-payment category was "Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting" at $16.8M, representing 16.8% of the company's reported total.
How does Boston Scientific Corporation rank among pharmaceutical companies? ▾
Out of 1,925 companies in the CMS Open Payments database for 2024, Boston Scientific Corporation ranks #27 by total payment amount.
What is the average payment size from Boston Scientific Corporation? ▾
The average transaction from Boston Scientific Corporation was $358.61 in 2024. The company made 278,290 total transactions to 271,484 recipients.
Where does the payment data for Boston Scientific Corporation 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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