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CMS Open Payments · Program Year 2024

Eisai Inc.

Eisai Inc. reported $31,075,909.13 in payments to 50,482 physicians and teaching hospitals across 51,617 transactions.

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$31.1M
Total payments
51,617
Transactions
50,482
Recipients
+$2.1M
General Payments vs PY2023

Eisai Inc. reported $31,075,909.13 in payments to 50,482 physicians and teaching hospitals in CMS Open Payments Program Year 2024 - ranking #69 of 1,925 reporting manufacturers (0.2% of all US industry payments), averaging $615.58 per recipient across 7 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

Eisai Inc. pairs top-5% payment volume with an unusually diversified payment pattern across a wide recipient base.

#69
of 1,925 companies
0.2%
of all US industry payments
0.0%
paid to its single top recipient
7
payment categories

Release-over-release change

General Payments changed from PY2023 to PY2024

Eisai Inc.'s CMS-reported General Payments increased by $2.1M (+41.7%) 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: EISAI INC.PY2023: EISAI INC.PY2024: Eisai 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$5.0MPY2024$7.1M
PY2023
$5,005,826.26
PY2024
$7,093,097.95

How Eisai 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.

Eisai Inc.'s total vs. every reporting company

CMS Open Payments, Program Year 2024

$31,075,909 Top 4% higher than 96% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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 Eisai Inc.

Eisai Inc. ranks #69 out of 1,925 companies in the CMS Open Payments database for Program Year 2024, representing 0.2% of all industry payments reported nationwide for the year. The underlying total is $31,075,909.13 across 51,617 transactions to 50,482 physicians and teaching hospitals - $602.05 per transaction and $615.58 per recipient on average.

Of the 7 general-payment categories charted below, "Compensation for Faculty or Speaker (Medical Education)" is the largest at $2.8M across 1,800 transactions, 9.1% 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 Faculty or Speaker (Medical Education)" leads Eisai Inc.'s 7-category general-payment breakdown at $2.8M, 9.1% of the reported total.

How Eisai Inc. divides its payments

Top payment categories by total reported dollar volume

1. Compensation for Faculty …$2.8M2. Consulting Fee$2.0M3. Food and Beverage$1.3M4. Travel and Lodging$688.8K5. Space Rental or Facility …$146.2K6. Grant$93.0K7. Education$18.5K
Payment Type Amount Transactions
Compensation for Faculty or Speaker (Medical Education) $2.8M 1,800
Consulting Fee $2.0M 698
Food and Beverage $1.3M 45,757
Travel and Lodging $688.8K 1,807
Space Rental or Facility Fees $146.2K 50
Grant $93.0K 13
Education $18.5K 357

Recipient Concentration in General Payments

The five largest recipient relationships account for $594,190.78 (8.4%) of $7,093,097.95 in this company's General Payments records across 18,119 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 Eisai Inc.

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

Daniel Weintraub$122.9KAmina Ahmed$120.4KJohn a Bertelson$118.6KWendell Helveston$117.1KPaul Schulz$115.1K
  1. 1

    Daniel Weintraub

    $122,935.83 across 8 reported transactions

  2. 2

    Amina Ahmed

    $120,407.27 across 65 reported transactions

  3. 3

    John a Bertelson

    $118,613.20 across 124 reported transactions

  4. 4

    Wendell Helveston

    $117,091.03 across 129 reported transactions

  5. 5

    Paul Schulz

    $115,143.45 across 145 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: $602.05. Average per recipient: $615.58.

Total Amount

$31,075,909.13

Avg per Transaction

$602.05

Avg per Recipient

$615.58

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

Eisai Inc. Share

0.2%

#69 by total payments

Companies with Similar Payment Volumes

Pharmaceutical companies with payment totals similar to Eisai Inc.

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$31.1M 32,296 recipients

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$30.9M 495,369 recipients

Chiesi USA, Inc.

$30.8M 9,915 recipients

Janssen Biotech, Inc.

$31.5M 298,174 recipients

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$30.4M 104 recipients

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$29.9M 23,188 recipients

Frequently Asked Questions

How much did Eisai Inc. pay to physicians and hospitals in 2024? ▾
In Program Year 2024, CMS Open Payments recorded $31,075,909.13 from Eisai Inc. to physicians and hospitals across 51,617 transactions - 0.2% of all industry payments reported that year.
How many physicians received payments from Eisai Inc.? ▾
Eisai Inc. made payments to 50,482 physicians and teaching hospitals in 2024. The average payment per recipient was $615.58.
What types of payments did Eisai Inc. make? ▾
7 categories of general payment make up Eisai Inc.'s reported activity, including consulting, meals, travel, and similar types. The largest general-payment category was "Compensation for Faculty or Speaker (Medical Education)" at $2.8M, representing 9.1% of the company's reported total.
How does Eisai Inc. rank among pharmaceutical companies? ▾
By total payment amount, Eisai Inc. sits at #69 of 1,925 companies in the CMS Open Payments database for 2024.
What is the average payment size from Eisai Inc.? ▾
Eisai Inc.'s 51,617 transactions to 50,482 recipients in 2024 averaged $602.05 per transaction.
Where does the payment data for Eisai 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
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