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CMS Open Payments · Program Year 2024

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation reported $92,997,632.79 in payments to 70,149 physicians and teaching hospitals across 75,191 transactions.

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$93.0M
Total payments
75,191
Transactions
70,149
Recipients
+$11.5M
General Payments vs PY2023

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation reported $92,997,632.79 in payments to 70,149 physicians and teaching hospitals in CMS Open Payments Program Year 2024 - ranking #29 of 1,925 reporting manufacturers (0.7% of all US industry payments), averaging $1.3K per recipient across 12 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

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

#29
of 1,925 companies
0.7%
of all US industry payments
0.2%
paid to its single top recipient
12
payment categories

Release-over-release change

General Payments changed from PY2023 to PY2024

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation's CMS-reported General Payments increased by $11.5M (+70.5%) 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: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATIONPY2023: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATIONPY2024: Edwards Lifesciences 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$16.3MPY2024$27.8M
PY2023
$16,328,082.28
PY2024
$27,843,957.70

How Edwards Lifesciences 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.

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation's total vs. every reporting company

CMS Open Payments, Program Year 2024

$92,997,633 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 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

Averaging $1.2K per transaction and $1.3K per recipient, Edwards Lifesciences Corporation's Program Year 2024 total comes to $92,997,632.79 across 75,191 transactions and 70,149 physicians and teaching hospitals. In the CMS Open Payments database that is good for rank #29 of 1,925 companies, representing 0.7% of all industry payments reported nationwide for the year.

The 12-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 "Acquisitions" at $8.0M, accounting for 8.6% of the company's reported total and 23 transactions.

General Payment Breakdown by Type

"Acquisitions" leads Edwards Lifesciences Corporation's 12-category general-payment breakdown at $8.0M, 8.6% of the reported total.

How Edwards Lifesciences Corporation divides its payments

Ranked by total dollars reported per category

1. Acquisitions$8.0M2. Consulting Fee$7.8M3. Food and Beverage$3.1M4. Travel and Lodging$2.8M5. Royalty or License$1.6M6. Grant$1.4M7. Compensation for Services…$1.2M8. Debt Forgiveness$1.1M9. Space Rental or Facility …$453.0K10. Charitable Contribution$370.0K
Payment Type Amount Transactions
Acquisitions $8.0M 23
Consulting Fee $7.8M 2,429
Food and Beverage $3.1M 58,091
Travel and Lodging $2.8M 8,679
Royalty or License $1.6M 12
Grant $1.4M 67
Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting $1.2M 260
Debt Forgiveness $1.1M 6
Space Rental or Facility Fees $453.0K 96
Charitable Contribution $370.0K 2
Education $15.3K 472
Long-Term Medical Supply or Device Loan $8.9K 12

Recipient Concentration in General Payments

The five largest recipient relationships account for $8,229,235.74 (29.6%) of $27,843,957.70 in this company's General Payments records across 19,598 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 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

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

Anthony Nunez$4.7MCleveland Clinic Hospital$1.6MNicolas Chronos$889.7KSteward St. Elizabeths Medic…$635.2KCharanjit Rihal$473.1K
  1. 1

    Anthony Nunez

    $4,670,831.35 across 3 reported transactions

  2. 2

    Cleveland Clinic Hospital

    $1,560,432.00 across 6 reported transactions

  3. 3

    Nicolas Chronos

    $889,686.38 across 5 reported transactions

  4. 4

    Steward St. Elizabeths Medical Ctr

    $635,203.90 across 1 reported transactions

  5. 5

    Charanjit Rihal

    $473,082.11 across 2 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: $1.2K. Average per recipient: $1.3K.

Total Amount

$92,997,632.79

Avg per Transaction

$1.2K

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

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation Share

0.7%

#29 by total payments

Companies with Similar Payment Volumes

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$91.7M 292,558 recipients

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$88.9M 60,850 recipients

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much did Edwards Lifesciences Corporation pay to physicians and hospitals in 2024? ▾
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation made $92,997,632.79 in payments to physicians and hospitals in Program Year 2024, across 75,191 individual transactions. This represents 0.7% of all industry payments reported to CMS Open Payments.
How many physicians received payments from Edwards Lifesciences Corporation? ▾
70,149 physicians and teaching hospitals received payments from Edwards Lifesciences Corporation in 2024, averaging $1.3K per recipient.
What types of payments did Edwards Lifesciences Corporation make? ▾
12 categories of general payment make up Edwards Lifesciences Corporation's reported activity, including consulting, meals, travel, and similar types. The largest general-payment category was "Acquisitions" at $8.0M, representing 8.6% of the company's reported total.
How does Edwards Lifesciences Corporation rank among pharmaceutical companies? ▾
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ranks #29 out of 1,925 companies by total payment amount in the CMS Open Payments database for 2024.
What is the average payment size from Edwards Lifesciences Corporation? ▾
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation's 75,191 transactions to 70,149 recipients in 2024 averaged $1.2K per transaction.
Where does the payment data for Edwards Lifesciences 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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