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CMS Open Payments · Program Year 2024

Cook Research Incorporated

Cook Research Incorporated reported $1,490,771.64 in payments to 55 physicians and teaching hospitals across 194 transactions.

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$1.5M
Total payments
194
Transactions
55
Recipients
−$29.8K
General Payments vs PY2023

Cook Research Incorporated reported $1,490,771.64 in payments to 55 physicians and teaching hospitals in CMS Open Payments Program Year 2024 - ranking #528 of 1,925 reporting manufacturers (0.0% of all US industry payments), averaging $27.1K 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.

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

Cook Research Incorporated pairs above-median payment volume with a moderately concentrated payment pattern.

#528
of 1,925 companies
0.0%
of all US industry payments
0.5%
paid to its single top recipient
4
payment categories

Release-over-release change

General Payments changed from PY2023 to PY2024

Cook Research Incorporated's CMS-reported General Payments decreased by $29.8K (−9.4%) 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: COOK RESEARCH INCORPORATEDPY2023: COOK RESEARCH INCORPORATEDPY2024: Cook Research Incorporated. 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$318.5KPY2024$288.6K
PY2023
$318,452.92
PY2024
$288,604.48

How Cook Research Incorporated 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.

Cook Research Incorporated's total vs. every reporting company

CMS Open Payments, Program Year 2024

$1,490,772 Top 27% higher than 73% 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 Cook Research Incorporated

In Program Year 2024, Cook Research Incorporated reported $1,490,771.64 in payments to 55 physicians and teaching hospitals across 194 individual transactions, an average of $7.7K per transaction and $27.1K per recipient. That total places Cook Research Incorporated at rank #528 out of 1,925 companies in the CMS Open Payments database, a comparatively small 0.0% slice of all industry payments reported nationwide for the year.

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 "Consulting Fee" at $286.2K, accounting for 19.2% of the company's reported total and 38 transactions.

General Payment Breakdown by Type

Cook Research Incorporated made 4 types of general payments. "Consulting Fee" is the largest category at $286.2K, 19.2% of the company's reported total.

How Cook Research Incorporated divides its payments

General-payment categories, ordered by reported total

1. Consulting Fee$286.2K2. Travel and Lodging$1.8K3. Space Rental or Facility …$600.004. Food and Beverage$65.08
Payment Type Amount Transactions
Consulting Fee $286.2K 38
Travel and Lodging $1.8K 14
Space Rental or Facility Fees $600.00 1
Food and Beverage $65.08 2

Recipient Concentration in General Payments

The five largest recipient relationships account for $281,366.68 (97.5%) of $288,604.48 in this company's General Payments records across 11 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 Cook Research Incorporated

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

Paul E Timperman$130.3KNabeel R Rana$80.8KCarlos I Mena-Hurtado$37.5KVincent Flanders$24.3KPaul J Gagne$8.5K
  1. 1

    Paul E Timperman

    $130,291.68 across 13 reported transactions

  2. 2

    Nabeel R Rana

    $80,820.00 across 15 reported transactions

  3. 3

    Carlos I Mena-Hurtado

    $37,500.00 across 1 reported transactions

  4. 4

    Vincent Flanders

    $24,255.00 across 18 reported transactions

  5. 5

    Paul J Gagne

    $8,500.00 across 1 reported transactions

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Payment Size Analysis

Average transaction size: $7.7K. Average per recipient: $27.1K.

Total Amount

$1,490,771.64

Avg per Transaction

$7.7K

Avg per Recipient

$27.1K

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

Cook Research Incorporated Share

0.0%

#528 by total payments

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much did Cook Research Incorporated pay to physicians and hospitals in 2024? ▾
0.0% of all industry payments reported to CMS Open Payments for 2024 came from Cook Research Incorporated, totaling $1,490,771.64 across 194 transactions to physicians and hospitals.
How many physicians received payments from Cook Research Incorporated? ▾
55 physicians and teaching hospitals received payments from Cook Research Incorporated in 2024, averaging $27.1K per recipient.
What types of payments did Cook Research Incorporated make? ▾
General payments from Cook Research Incorporated span 4 distinct categories, covering things like consulting, meals, and travel. The largest general-payment category was "Consulting Fee" at $286.2K, representing 19.2% of the company's reported total.
How does Cook Research Incorporated rank among pharmaceutical companies? ▾
Cook Research Incorporated ranks #528 out of 1,925 companies by total payment amount in the CMS Open Payments database for 2024.
What is the average payment size from Cook Research Incorporated? ▾
The average transaction from Cook Research Incorporated was $7.7K in 2024. The company made 194 total transactions to 55 recipients.
Where does the payment data for Cook Research Incorporated 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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