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CMS Open Payments · Program Year 2024

Kite Pharma, Inc.

Kite Pharma, Inc. reported $34,114,578.46 in payments to 2,852 physicians and teaching hospitals across 4,309 transactions.

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$34.1M
Total payments
4,309
Transactions
2,852
Recipients
−$606.1K
General Payments vs PY2023

Kite Pharma, Inc. reported $34,114,578.46 in payments to 2,852 physicians and teaching hospitals in CMS Open Payments Program Year 2024 - ranking #62 of 1,925 reporting manufacturers (0.2% of all US industry payments), averaging $12.0K per recipient across 8 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

Kite Pharma, Inc. pairs top-5% payment volume with a broadly spread payment pattern across many recipients.

#62
of 1,925 companies
0.2%
of all US industry payments
0.2%
paid to its single top recipient
8
payment categories

Release-over-release change

General Payments changed from PY2023 to PY2024

Kite Pharma, Inc.'s CMS-reported General Payments decreased by $606.1K (−31.3%) 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: KITE PHARMA, INC.PY2023: KITE PHARMA, INC.PY2024: Kite Pharma, 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$1.9MPY2024$1.3M
PY2023
$1,939,241.24
PY2024
$1,333,186.51

How Kite Pharma, 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.

Kite Pharma, Inc.'s total vs. every reporting company

CMS Open Payments, Program Year 2024

$34,114,578 Top 3% higher than 97% 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 Kite Pharma, Inc.

In Program Year 2024, Kite Pharma, Inc. reported $34,114,578.46 in payments to 2,852 physicians and teaching hospitals across 4,309 individual transactions, an average of $7.9K per transaction and $12.0K per recipient. That total places Kite Pharma, Inc. at rank #62 out of 1,925 companies in the CMS Open Payments database, representing 0.2% of all industry payments reported nationwide for the year.

115 transactions worth $523.1K make "Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting" the top general-payment category in the 8-category breakdown below, 1.5% of the reported total (see our methodology for how research and ownership payments are reported separately).

General Payment Breakdown by Type

Kite Pharma, Inc. made 8 types of general payments. "Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting" is the largest category at $523.1K, 1.5% of the company's reported total.

How Kite Pharma, Inc. divides its payments

Top payment categories by total reported dollar volume

1. Compensation for Services…$523.1K2. Consulting Fee$297.5K3. Royalty or License$200.0K4. Space Rental or Facility …$135.5K5. Food and Beverage$102.5K6. Grant$37.5K7. Travel and Lodging$36.9K8. Education$119.94
Payment Type Amount Transactions
Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting $523.1K 115
Consulting Fee $297.5K 78
Royalty or License $200.0K 1
Space Rental or Facility Fees $135.5K 29
Food and Beverage $102.5K 2,470
Grant $37.5K 3
Travel and Lodging $36.9K 150
Education $119.94 6

Recipient Concentration in General Payments

The five largest recipient relationships account for $399,540.30 (30.0%) of $1,333,186.51 in this company's General Payments records across 1,694 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 Kite Pharma, Inc.

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

Hospital Of The Univ Of Penna$254.3KMarco Davila$47.5KLeonard Alsfeld$40.4KRaghuveer Ranganathan$29.3KRushang Patel$28.0K
  1. 1

    Hospital Of The Univ Of Penna

    $254,315.20 across 12 reported transactions

  2. 2

    Marco Davila

    $47,463.86 across 18 reported transactions

  3. 3

    Leonard Alsfeld

    $40,421.09 across 26 reported transactions

  4. 4

    Raghuveer Ranganathan

    $29,312.00 across 13 reported transactions

  5. 5

    Rushang Patel

    $28,028.15 across 28 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: $7.9K. Average per recipient: $12.0K.

Total Amount

$34,114,578.46

Avg per Transaction

$7.9K

Avg per Recipient

$12.0K

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

Kite Pharma, Inc. Share

0.2%

#62 by total payments

Companies with Similar Payment Volumes

Pharmaceutical companies with payment totals similar to Kite Pharma, Inc.

Braintree Laboratories, Inc.

$33.9M 5,369 recipients

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$33.7M 4,888 recipients

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

$34.7M 48,499 recipients

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$32.8M 35 recipients

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$32.7M 5 recipients

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much did Kite Pharma, Inc. pay to physicians and hospitals in 2024? ▾
Kite Pharma, Inc. made $34,114,578.46 in payments to physicians and hospitals in Program Year 2024, across 4,309 individual transactions. This represents 0.2% of all industry payments reported to CMS Open Payments.
How many physicians received payments from Kite Pharma, Inc.? ▾
Averaging $12.0K per recipient, Kite Pharma, Inc.'s 2024 payments reached 2,852 physicians and teaching hospitals.
What types of payments did Kite Pharma, Inc. make? ▾
8 categories of general payment make up Kite Pharma, Inc.'s reported activity, including consulting, meals, travel, and similar types. The largest general-payment category was "Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting" at $523.1K, representing 1.5% of the company's reported total.
How does Kite Pharma, Inc. rank among pharmaceutical companies? ▾
Kite Pharma, Inc. ranks #62 out of 1,925 companies by total payment amount in the CMS Open Payments database for 2024.
What is the average payment size from Kite Pharma, Inc.? ▾
Kite Pharma, Inc.'s 4,309 transactions to 2,852 recipients in 2024 averaged $7.9K per transaction.
Where does the payment data for Kite Pharma, 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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