INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. reported $72.8M in payments to physicians and teaching hospitals across 116,856 transactions in CMS Open Payments PY 2024.
Pharmaceutical payment transparency data for INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.. Ranked #37 of 1,797 companies by total payments. Source: CMS Open Payments, Program Year 2024.
Payment Overview
Total Payments
$72.8M
0.5% of all payments
Transactions
116,856
$622.80 avg
Recipients
116,855
$622.80 avg
Industry Rank
#37
of 1,797 companies
What the Data Shows for INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
In Program Year 2024, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. reported $72,777,341.29 in payments to 116,855 physicians and teaching hospitals across 116,856 individual transactions — an average of $622.80 per transaction and $622.80 per recipient. That total places INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. at rank #37 out of 1,797 companies in the CMS Open Payments database, representing 0.5% 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 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. spans 12 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 "Education" at $40.0M, accounting for 54.9% of the company's reported total and 18,515 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 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. received $0.00 combined — 0.0% of the company's total — with the remaining 100.0% distributed across the rest of the 116,855 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
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. made 12 types of payments. "Education" accounts for 54.9%.
54.9% · 18,515 transactions
13.9% · 44,386 transactions
11.6% · 648 transactions
9.7% · 4,015 transactions
5.1% · 46,926 transactions
3.0% · 72 transactions
0.7% · 150 transactions
0.1% · 10 transactions
| Payment Type | Amount | Transactions | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $40.0M | 18,515 | 54.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $10.1M | 44,386 | 13.9% |
| Long-Term Medical Supply or Device Loan | $8.4M | 648 | 11.6% |
| Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting | $7.1M | 4,015 | 9.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $3.7M | 46,926 | 5.1% |
| Space Rental or Facility Fees | $2.2M | 72 | 3.0% |
| Consulting Fee | $527.4K | 150 | 0.7% |
| Royalty or License | $95.5K | 10 | 0.1% |
| Gift | $71.0K | 2,126 | 0.1% |
| Grant | $42.9K | 4 | 0.1% |
| Debt Forgiveness | $4.5K | 2 | 0.0% |
| Honoraria | $625.00 | 1 | 0.0% |
Payment Size Analysis
Average transaction size: $622.80. Average per recipient: $622.80.
Total Amount
$72,777,341.29
Avg per Transaction
$622.80
Avg per Recipient
$622.80
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
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. Share
0.5%
#37 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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