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CMS Open Payments · Program Year 2024

Kuraray America Inc.

Kuraray America Inc. reported $352,262.23 in payments to 611 physicians and teaching hospitals across 611 transactions.

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$352.3K
Total payments
611
Transactions
611
Recipients
−$81.4K
General Payments vs PY2023

Kuraray America Inc. reported $352,262.23 in payments to 611 physicians and teaching hospitals in CMS Open Payments Program Year 2024 - ranking #858 of 1,925 reporting manufacturers (0.0% of all US industry payments), averaging $576.53 per recipient across 7 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

Kuraray America Inc. pairs above-median payment volume with a broadly spread payment pattern across many recipients.

#858
of 1,925 companies
0.0%
of all US industry payments
0.2%
paid to its single top recipient
7
payment categories

Release-over-release change

General Payments changed from PY2023 to PY2024

Kuraray America Inc.'s CMS-reported General Payments decreased by $81.4K (−18.8%) 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: KURARAY AMERICA INC.PY2023: KURARAY AMERICA INC.PY2024: Kuraray America 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$433.7KPY2024$352.3K
PY2023
$433,673.73
PY2024
$352,262.23

How Kuraray America 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.

Kuraray America Inc.'s total vs. every reporting company

CMS Open Payments, Program Year 2024

$352,262 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 Kuraray America Inc.

Rank #858 of 1,925 companies in CMS Open Payments for 2024 belongs to Kuraray America Inc., which reported $352,262.23 across 611 transactions to 611 recipients - a comparatively small 0.0% slice of all industry payments reported nationwide for the year. Averages work out to $576.53 per transaction and $576.53 per recipient.

"Honoraria" leads the 7-category general-payment breakdown below at $212.3K (60.3% of the company's reported total, 59 transactions) - see our methodology for how research and ownership payments are reported separately.

General Payment Breakdown by Type

"Honoraria" leads Kuraray America Inc.'s 7-category general-payment breakdown at $212.3K, 60.3% of the reported total.

How Kuraray America Inc. divides its payments

Ranked by total dollars reported per category

1. Honoraria$212.3K2. Travel and Lodging$84.4K3. Food and Beverage$28.8K4. Consulting Fee$24.0K5. Education$2.7K6. Entertainment$103.997. Gift$22.14
Payment Type Amount Transactions
Honoraria $212.3K 59
Travel and Lodging $84.4K 173
Food and Beverage $28.8K 362
Consulting Fee $24.0K 1
Education $2.7K 13
Entertainment $103.99 2
Gift $22.14 1

Recipient Concentration in General Payments

The five largest recipient relationships account for $173,708.51 (49.3%) of $352,262.23 in this company's General Payments records across 326 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 Kuraray America Inc.

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

ROBERT Gregory CAMPBELL$68.0KJeffrey Hoos$40.8KTroy Schmedding$31.6KRichard Young$17.1KAmelia Orta$16.2K
  1. 1

    ROBERT Gregory CAMPBELL

    $67,985.66 across 30 reported transactions

  2. 2

    Jeffrey Hoos

    $40,800.00 across 5 reported transactions

  3. 3

    Troy Schmedding

    $31,629.84 across 15 reported transactions

  4. 4

    Richard Young

    $17,053.99 across 14 reported transactions

  5. 5

    Amelia Orta

    $16,239.02 across 7 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: $576.53. Average per recipient: $576.53.

Total Amount

$352,262.23

Avg per Transaction

$576.53

Avg per Recipient

$576.53

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

Kuraray America Inc. Share

0.0%

#858 by total payments

Companies with Similar Payment Volumes

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$352.9K 66 recipients

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$351.3K 125 recipients

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$354.0K 1 recipients

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$354.1K 17 recipients

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$347.7K 32 recipients

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$357.7K 4 recipients

Frequently Asked Questions

How much did Kuraray America Inc. pay to physicians and hospitals in 2024? ▾
0.0% of all industry payments reported to CMS Open Payments for 2024 came from Kuraray America Inc., totaling $352,262.23 across 611 transactions to physicians and hospitals.
How many physicians received payments from Kuraray America Inc.? ▾
Averaging $576.53 per recipient, Kuraray America Inc.'s 2024 payments reached 611 physicians and teaching hospitals.
What types of payments did Kuraray America Inc. make? ▾
7 categories of general payment make up Kuraray America Inc.'s reported activity, including consulting, meals, travel, and similar types. The largest general-payment category was "Honoraria" at $212.3K, representing 60.3% of the company's reported total.
How does Kuraray America Inc. rank among pharmaceutical companies? ▾
Kuraray America Inc. ranks #858 out of 1,925 companies by total payment amount in the CMS Open Payments database for 2024.
What is the average payment size from Kuraray America Inc.? ▾
In 2024, Kuraray America Inc. averaged $576.53 per transaction across 611 transactions to 611 recipients.
Where does the payment data for Kuraray America 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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