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CMS Open Payments · Program Year 2024

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc.

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. reported $116,704.60 in payments to 348 physicians and teaching hospitals across 348 transactions.

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$116.7K
Total payments
348
Transactions
348
Recipients
−$174.4K
General Payments vs PY2023

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. reported $116,704.60 in payments to 348 physicians and teaching hospitals in CMS Open Payments Program Year 2024 - ranking #1147 of 1,925 reporting manufacturers (0.0% of all US industry payments), averaging $335.36 per recipient across 2 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

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. pairs below-median payment volume with an unusually diversified payment pattern across a wide recipient base.

#1147
of 1,925 companies
0.0%
of all US industry payments
0.1%
paid to its single top recipient
2
payment categories

Release-over-release change

General Payments changed from PY2023 to PY2024

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc.'s CMS-reported General Payments decreased by $174.4K (−59.9%) 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: LINDE GAS & EQUIPMENT INC.PY2023: LINDE GAS & EQUIPMENT INC.PY2024: Linde Gas & Equipment 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$291.1KPY2024$116.7K
PY2023
$291,127.97
PY2024
$116,704.60

How Linde Gas & Equipment 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.

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc.'s total vs. every reporting company

CMS Open Payments, Program Year 2024

$116,705 40th percentile higher than 40% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $242,294–$752,621: 270 reporting companies (14%). Above this entry. $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 Linde Gas & Equipment Inc.

Averaging $335.36 per transaction and $335.36 per recipient, Linde Gas & Equipment Inc.'s Program Year 2024 total comes to $116,704.60 across 348 transactions and 348 physicians and teaching hospitals. In the CMS Open Payments database that is good for rank #1147 of 1,925 companies, a comparatively small 0.0% slice of all industry payments reported nationwide for the year.

Of the 2 general-payment categories charted below, "Space Rental or Facility Fees" is the largest at $115.7K across 345 transactions, 99.2% of the company's reported total (see our methodology for how research and ownership payments are reported separately).

General Payment Breakdown by Type

Across 2 types of general payments, Linde Gas & Equipment Inc.'s largest category was "Space Rental or Facility Fees" at $115.7K - 99.2% of the company's reported total.

How Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. divides its payments

Top payment categories by total reported dollar volume

1. Space Rental or Facility …$115.7K2. Long-Term Medical Supply …$990.00
Payment Type Amount Transactions
Space Rental or Facility Fees $115.7K 345
Long-Term Medical Supply or Device Loan $990.00 3

Recipient Concentration in General Payments

The five largest recipient relationships account for $30,674.80 (26.3%) of $116,704.60 in this company's General Payments records across 54 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 Linde Gas & Equipment Inc.

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

Spectrum Health Hospitals$8.3KThe Christ Hospital$6.9KOhsu Hospital And Clinics$5.3KCook Childrens Medical Center$5.3KMonument Health Rapid City H…$5.0K
  1. 1

    Spectrum Health Hospitals

    $8,314.00 across 23 reported transactions

  2. 2

    The Christ Hospital

    $6,850.80 across 20 reported transactions

  3. 3

    Ohsu Hospital And Clinics

    $5,280.00 across 16 reported transactions

  4. 4

    Cook Childrens Medical Center

    $5,280.00 across 16 reported transactions

  5. 5

    Monument Health Rapid City Hospital

    $4,950.00 across 15 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: $335.36. Average per recipient: $335.36.

Total Amount

$116,704.60

Avg per Transaction

$335.36

Avg per Recipient

$335.36

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

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. Share

0.0%

#1147 by total payments

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much did Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. pay to physicians and hospitals in 2024? ▾
Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. made $116,704.60 in payments to physicians and hospitals in Program Year 2024, across 348 individual transactions. This represents 0.0% of all industry payments reported to CMS Open Payments.
How many physicians received payments from Linde Gas & Equipment Inc.? ▾
Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. made payments to 348 physicians and teaching hospitals in 2024. The average payment per recipient was $335.36.
What types of payments did Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. make? ▾
Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. made 2 different types of general payments (consulting, meals, travel, and similar categories). The largest general-payment category was "Space Rental or Facility Fees" at $115.7K, representing 99.2% of the company's reported total.
How does Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. rank among pharmaceutical companies? ▾
By total payment amount, Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. sits at #1147 of 1,925 companies in the CMS Open Payments database for 2024.
What is the average payment size from Linde Gas & Equipment Inc.? ▾
Linde Gas & Equipment Inc.'s 348 transactions to 348 recipients in 2024 averaged $335.36 per transaction.
Where does the payment data for Linde Gas & Equipment 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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