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CMS Open Payments · Program Year 2024

Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.

Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. reported $335,621.50 in payments to 0 physicians and teaching hospitals across 13 transactions.

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$335.6K
Total payments
13
Transactions
0
Recipients
#868
of 1,925 companies

Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. reported $335,621.50 in payments to 0 physicians and teaching hospitals in CMS Open Payments Program Year 2024 - ranking #868 of 1,925 reporting manufacturers (0.0% of all US industry payments), averaging $0.00 per recipient across 0 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 Operations, Inc. posts above-median payment volume among 1,925 companies reporting payments in CMS Open Payments PY2024.

#868
of 1,925 companies
0.0%
of all US industry payments
0
payment categories

How Intuitive Surgical Operations, 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 Operations, Inc.'s total vs. every reporting company

CMS Open Payments, Program Year 2024

$335,622 Top 45% higher than 55% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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 Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.

In Program Year 2024, Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. reported $335,621.50 in payments to 0 physicians and teaching hospitals across 13 individual transactions, an average of $25.8K per transaction and $0.00 per recipient. That total places Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. at rank #868 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.

The 0-category breakdown below covers general payments only (see our methodology for how research and ownership payments are reported separately). Payments are distributed across multiple categories without a dominant single type.

Payment Size Analysis

Average transaction size: $25.8K. Average per recipient: $0.00.

Total Amount

$335,621.50

Avg per Transaction

$25.8K

Avg per Recipient

$0.00

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 Operations, Inc. Share

0.0%

#868 by total payments

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$337.1K 658 recipients

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$337.8K 13 recipients

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$339.4K 4,525 recipients

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much did Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. pay to physicians and hospitals in 2024? ▾
0.0% of all industry payments reported to CMS Open Payments for 2024 came from Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., totaling $335,621.50 across 13 transactions to physicians and hospitals.
How many physicians received payments from Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.? ▾
0 physicians and teaching hospitals received payments from Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. in 2024, averaging $0.00 per recipient.
What types of payments did Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. make? ▾
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. made 0 different types of general payments (consulting, meals, travel, and similar categories).
How does Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. rank among pharmaceutical companies? ▾
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. ranks #868 out of 1,925 companies by total payment amount in the CMS Open Payments database for 2024.
What is the average payment size from Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.? ▾
The average transaction from Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. was $25.8K in 2024. The company made 13 total transactions to 0 recipients.
Where does the payment data for Intuitive Surgical Operations, 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
Disclaimer

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