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CMS Open Payments · Program Year 2024

Forthright Medical-AZ, LLC

Forthright Medical-AZ, LLC reported $24,750.00 in payments to 251 physicians and teaching hospitals across 251 transactions.

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$24.7K
Total payments
251
Transactions
251
Recipients
#1497
of 1,925 companies

Forthright Medical-AZ, LLC reported $24,750.00 in payments to 251 physicians and teaching hospitals in CMS Open Payments Program Year 2024 - ranking #1497 of 1,925 reporting manufacturers (0.0% of all US industry payments), averaging $98.61 per recipient across 3 payment categories. Figures are company-reported under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act; a reported payment is a financial relationship, not evidence of wrongdoing.

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Compiled from official public sources by the editorial team.

The verdict

Forthright Medical-AZ, LLC pairs modest payment volume with a moderately concentrated payment pattern.

#1497
of 1,925 companies
0.0%
of all US industry payments
0.4%
paid to its single top recipient
3
payment categories

How Forthright Medical-AZ, LLC 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.

Forthright Medical-AZ, LLC's total vs. every reporting company

CMS Open Payments, Program Year 2024

$24,750 22nd percentile higher than 22% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $25,112–$78,003: 249 reporting companies (13%). Above this entry. $78,003–$242,294: 295 reporting companies (15%). Above this entry. $242,294–$752,621: 270 reporting companies (14%). Above this entry. $752,621–$2,337,813: 263 reporting companies (14%). Above this entry. $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 Forthright Medical-AZ, LLC

In Program Year 2024, Forthright Medical-AZ, LLC reported $24,750.00 in payments to 251 physicians and teaching hospitals across 251 individual transactions, an average of $98.61 per transaction and $98.61 per recipient. That total places Forthright Medical-AZ, LLC at rank #1497 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.

"Consulting Fee" leads the 3-category general-payment breakdown below at $13.4K (54.1% of the company's reported total, 10 transactions) - see our methodology for how research and ownership payments are reported separately.

General Payment Breakdown by Type

Across 3 types of general payments, Forthright Medical-AZ, LLC's largest category was "Consulting Fee" at $13.4K - 54.1% of the company's reported total.

How Forthright Medical-AZ, LLC divides its payments

Ranked by total dollars reported per category

1. Consulting Fee$13.4K2. Food and Beverage$9.6K3. Entertainment$1.8K
Payment Type Amount Transactions
Consulting Fee $13.4K 10
Food and Beverage $9.6K 225
Entertainment $1.8K 16

Recipient Concentration in General Payments

The five largest recipient relationships account for $20,547.52 (83.0%) of $24,750.00 in this company's General Payments records across 53 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 Forthright Medical-AZ, LLC

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

Rachel Gerber$8.9KJeffrey Mcalister$4.9KJason Kayce$4.2KRamez Sakkab$1.7KMarta Riniker$861.02
  1. 1

    Rachel Gerber

    $8,933.35 across 8 reported transactions

  2. 2

    Jeffrey Mcalister

    $4,864.25 across 74 reported transactions

  3. 3

    Jason Kayce

    $4,227.32 across 9 reported transactions

  4. 4

    Ramez Sakkab

    $1,661.58 across 31 reported transactions

  5. 5

    Marta Riniker

    $861.02 across 12 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: $98.61. Average per recipient: $98.61.

Total Amount

$24,750.00

Avg per Transaction

$98.61

Avg per Recipient

$98.61

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

Forthright Medical-AZ, LLC Share

0.0%

#1497 by total payments

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much did Forthright Medical-AZ, LLC pay to physicians and hospitals in 2024? ▾
Forthright Medical-AZ, LLC made $24,750.00 in payments to physicians and hospitals in Program Year 2024, across 251 individual transactions. This represents 0.0% of all industry payments reported to CMS Open Payments.
How many physicians received payments from Forthright Medical-AZ, LLC? ▾
Forthright Medical-AZ, LLC made payments to 251 physicians and teaching hospitals in 2024. The average payment per recipient was $98.61.
What types of payments did Forthright Medical-AZ, LLC make? ▾
Forthright Medical-AZ, LLC made 3 different types of general payments (consulting, meals, travel, and similar categories). The largest general-payment category was "Consulting Fee" at $13.4K, representing 54.1% of the company's reported total.
How does Forthright Medical-AZ, LLC rank among pharmaceutical companies? ▾
Out of 1,925 companies in the CMS Open Payments database for 2024, Forthright Medical-AZ, LLC ranks #1497 by total payment amount.
What is the average payment size from Forthright Medical-AZ, LLC? ▾
The average transaction from Forthright Medical-AZ, LLC was $98.61 in 2024. The company made 251 total transactions to 251 recipients.
Where does the payment data for Forthright Medical-AZ, LLC 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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