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CMS Open Payments · Program Year 2024

Milestone Scientific Inc.

Milestone Scientific Inc. reported $1,902,287.77 in payments to 47 physicians and teaching hospitals across 54 transactions.

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$1.9M
Total payments
54
Transactions
47
Recipients
+$576.0K
General Payments vs PY2023

Milestone Scientific Inc. reported $1,902,287.77 in payments to 47 physicians and teaching hospitals in CMS Open Payments Program Year 2024 - ranking #461 of 1,925 reporting manufacturers (0.0% of all US industry payments), averaging $40.5K per recipient across 6 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

Milestone Scientific Inc. pairs top-quartile payment volume with a concentrated payment pattern focused on a handful of top recipients.

#461
of 1,925 companies
0.0%
of all US industry payments
0.8%
paid to its single top recipient
6
payment categories

Release-over-release change

General Payments changed from PY2023 to PY2024

Milestone Scientific Inc.'s CMS-reported General Payments increased by $576.0K (+78.8%) 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: MILESTONE SCIENTIFIC INC.PY2023: MILESTONE SCIENTIFIC INC.PY2024: Milestone Scientific 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$730.9KPY2024$1.3M
PY2023
$730,882.74
PY2024
$1,306,839.43

How Milestone Scientific 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.

Milestone Scientific Inc.'s total vs. every reporting company

CMS Open Payments, Program Year 2024

$1,902,288 Top 24% higher than 76% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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 Milestone Scientific Inc.

In Program Year 2024, Milestone Scientific Inc. reported $1,902,287.77 in payments to 47 physicians and teaching hospitals across 54 individual transactions, an average of $35.2K per transaction and $40.5K per recipient. That total places Milestone Scientific Inc. at rank #461 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.

Of the 6 general-payment categories charted below, "Royalty or License" is the largest at $892.7K across 8 transactions, 46.9% of the company's reported total (see our methodology for how research and ownership payments are reported separately).

General Payment Breakdown by Type

"Royalty or License" leads Milestone Scientific Inc.'s 6-category general-payment breakdown at $892.7K, 46.9% of the reported total.

How Milestone Scientific Inc. divides its payments

Ranked by total dollars reported per category

1. Royalty or License$892.7K2. Compensation for Services…$238.5K3. Consulting Fee$172.4K4. Travel and Lodging$1.8K5. Long-Term Medical Supply …$1.4K6. Food and Beverage$75.09
Payment Type Amount Transactions
Royalty or License $892.7K 8
Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting $238.5K 14
Consulting Fee $172.4K 17
Travel and Lodging $1.8K 3
Long-Term Medical Supply or Device Loan $1.4K 4
Food and Beverage $75.09 1

Recipient Concentration in General Payments

The five largest recipient relationships account for $1,300,648.43 (99.5%) of $1,306,839.43 in this company's General Payments records across 9 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 Milestone Scientific Inc.

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

Mark Hochman$1.1MMaged A El-Malecki$149.8KRalf E Gebhard$49.9KJack Ringer$34.5KDavid S Hornbrook$9.6K
  1. 1

    Mark Hochman

    $1,056,794.43 across 32 reported transactions

  2. 2

    Maged A El-Malecki

    $149,845.36 across 1 reported transactions

  3. 3

    Ralf E Gebhard

    $49,924.18 across 2 reported transactions

  4. 4

    Jack Ringer

    $34,484.46 across 5 reported transactions

  5. 5

    David S Hornbrook

    $9,600.00 across 3 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: $35.2K. Average per recipient: $40.5K.

Total Amount

$1,902,287.77

Avg per Transaction

$35.2K

Avg per Recipient

$40.5K

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

Milestone Scientific Inc. Share

0.0%

#461 by total payments

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much did Milestone Scientific Inc. pay to physicians and hospitals in 2024? ▾
In Program Year 2024, CMS Open Payments recorded $1,902,287.77 from Milestone Scientific Inc. to physicians and hospitals across 54 transactions - 0.0% of all industry payments reported that year.
How many physicians received payments from Milestone Scientific Inc.? ▾
Averaging $40.5K per recipient, Milestone Scientific Inc.'s 2024 payments reached 47 physicians and teaching hospitals.
What types of payments did Milestone Scientific Inc. make? ▾
General payments from Milestone Scientific Inc. span 6 distinct categories, covering things like consulting, meals, and travel. The largest general-payment category was "Royalty or License" at $892.7K, representing 46.9% of the company's reported total.
How does Milestone Scientific Inc. rank among pharmaceutical companies? ▾
Milestone Scientific Inc. ranks #461 out of 1,925 companies by total payment amount in the CMS Open Payments database for 2024.
What is the average payment size from Milestone Scientific Inc.? ▾
Milestone Scientific Inc.'s 54 transactions to 47 recipients in 2024 averaged $35.2K per transaction.
Where does the payment data for Milestone Scientific 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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