CMS Open Payments · Program Year 2024
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. reported $74,746,565.36 in payments to 126,596 physicians and teaching hospitals across 126,597 transactions.
- $74.7M
- Total payments
- 126,597
- Transactions
- 126,596
- Recipients
- +$2.2M
- General Payments vs PY2023
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. reported $74,746,565.36 in payments to 126,596 physicians and teaching hospitals in CMS Open Payments Program Year 2024 - ranking #38 of 1,925 reporting manufacturers (0.5% of all US industry payments), averaging $590.43 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.
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The verdict
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. pairs top-5% payment volume with an unusually diversified payment pattern across a wide recipient base.
- #38
- of 1,925 companies
- 0.5%
- of all US industry payments
- 0.0%
- paid to its single top recipient
- 12
- payment categories
Release-over-release change
General Payments changed from PY2023 to PY2024
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.'s CMS-reported General Payments increased by $2.2M (+3.1%) 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: INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.PY2023: INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.PY2024: INTUITIVE SURGICAL, 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
- $71,978,704.13
- PY2024
- $74,195,093.36
How Intuitive Surgical, 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.
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.'s total vs. every reporting company
CMS Open Payments, Program Year 2024
$74,746,565 Top 2% higher than 98% of 1,925 reporting companies
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Source CMS Open Payments · 2024
What the Data Shows for Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ranks #38 out of 1,925 companies in the CMS Open Payments database for Program Year 2024, representing 0.5% of all industry payments reported nationwide for the year. The underlying total is $74,746,565.36 across 126,597 transactions to 126,596 physicians and teaching hospitals - $590.43 per transaction and $590.43 per recipient on average.
"Education" leads the 12-category general-payment breakdown below at $40.0M (53.5% of the company's reported total, 18,771 transactions) - see our methodology for how research and ownership payments are reported separately.
General Payment Breakdown by Type
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. made 12 types of general payments. "Education" is the largest category at $40.0M, 53.5% of the company's reported total.
How Intuitive Surgical, Inc. divides its payments
How the reported total splits across payment categories
| Payment Type | Amount | Transactions | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $40.0M | 18,771 | 53.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $10.1M | 44,576 | 13.6% |
| Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting | $8.6M | 4,171 | 11.5% |
| Long-Term Medical Supply or Device Loan | $8.4M | 648 | 11.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $4.1M | 56,009 | 5.5% |
| Space Rental or Facility Fees | $2.2M | 72 | 2.9% |
| Consulting Fee | $527.4K | 150 | 0.7% |
| Royalty or License | $95.5K | 10 | 0.1% |
| Gift | $78.0K | 2,182 | 0.1% |
| Grant | $42.9K | 4 | 0.1% |
| Debt Forgiveness | $4.5K | 2 | 0.0% |
| Honoraria | $625.00 | 1 | 0.0% |
Recipient Concentration in General Payments
The five largest recipient relationships account for $4,525,357.66 (6.1%) of $74,195,093.36 in this company's General Payments records across 17,954 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 Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
The five named recipients with the highest reported General Payments from this company
- 1
Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital
$1,500,962.96 across 156 reported transactions
- 2
Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Cntr
$1,037,298.99 across 27 reported transactions
- 3
Board Of Trustees Of The University
$948,704.90 across 62 reported transactions
- 4
Hartford Hospital
$591,689.50 across 23 reported transactions
- 5
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
$446,701.31 across 14 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: $590.43. Average per recipient: $590.43.
Total Amount
$74,746,565.36
Avg per Transaction
$590.43
Avg per Recipient
$590.43
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
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Share
0.5%
#38 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: $13.9B across 1,925 companies.
Disclaimer
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