DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC. reported $2.4M in payments to physicians and teaching hospitals across 34,244 transactions in CMS Open Payments PY 2024.
Pharmaceutical payment transparency data for DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.. Ranked #393 of 1,797 companies by total payments. Source: CMS Open Payments, Program Year 2024.
Payment Overview
Total Payments
$2.4M
0.0% of all payments
Transactions
34,244
$69.90 avg
Recipients
34,244
$69.90 avg
Industry Rank
#393
of 1,797 companies
What the Data Shows for DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
In Program Year 2024, DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC. reported $2,393,676.10 in payments to 34,244 physicians and teaching hospitals across 34,244 individual transactions — an average of $69.90 per transaction and $69.90 per recipient. That total places DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC. at rank #393 out of 1,797 companies in the CMS Open Payments database, representing 0.0% of all industry payments reported nationwide for the year. Payment volume at this scale is characteristic of manufacturers with broad prescriber engagement, active clinical research programs, or patented therapies generating ongoing royalty obligations.
The payment mix for DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC. spans 8 distinct categories defined by CMS — including general payments (consulting, speaker fees, meals, travel), research payments tied to clinical trials, and ownership or investment interests. The largest single category is "Food and Beverage" at $1.7M, accounting for 69.1% of the company's reported total and 33,816 transactions. This distribution matters because different payment types carry different regulatory and ethical implications: research funding supports clinical development, while general payments like meals and speaker fees have been studied for their correlation with prescribing patterns in peer-reviewed journals such as JAMA Internal Medicine.
Recipient concentration is another useful lens. The top 5 recipients of payments from DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC. received $0.00 combined — 0.0% of the company's total — with the remaining 100.0% distributed across the rest of the 34,244 recipients. A relatively distributed top-5 share suggests broader engagement across the prescriber community rather than concentration among a handful of high-value relationships. All figures above are drawn directly from the CMS Open Payments Public Use Files for PY2024 and are disclosed under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act; this page summarizes reported financial transfers and does not represent medical advice or judgment about individual prescribing decisions.
Payment Breakdown by Type
DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC. made 8 types of payments. "Food and Beverage" accounts for 69.1%.
69.1% · 33,816 transactions
15.1% · 90 transactions
11.4% · 78 transactions
3.6% · 247 transactions
0.6% · 5 transactions
0.1% · 2 transactions
0.0% · 4 transactions
0.0% · 2 transactions
| Payment Type | Amount | Transactions | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1.7M | 33,816 | 69.1% |
| Royalty or License | $362.6K | 90 | 15.1% |
| Consulting Fee | $272.3K | 78 | 11.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $87.1K | 247 | 3.6% |
| Space Rental or Facility Fees | $14.2K | 5 | 0.6% |
| Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting | $2.1K | 2 | 0.1% |
| Education | $1.1K | 4 | 0.0% |
| Gift | $53.22 | 2 | 0.0% |
Payment Size Analysis
Average transaction size: $69.90. Average per recipient: $69.90.
Total Amount
$2,393,676.10
Avg per Transaction
$69.90
Avg per Recipient
$69.90
Payment Transparency Context
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)
$13.3B
across 1,797 companies
DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC. Share
0.0%
#393 by total payments
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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: $13.3B across 1,797 companies.
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