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CMS Open Payments · Program Year 2024

Next Science LLC

Next Science LLC reported $829,878.35 in payments to 1,698 physicians and teaching hospitals across 1,710 transactions.

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$829.9K
Total payments
1,710
Transactions
1,698
Recipients
+$393.0K
General Payments vs PY2023

Next Science LLC reported $829,878.35 in payments to 1,698 physicians and teaching hospitals in CMS Open Payments Program Year 2024 - ranking #664 of 1,925 reporting manufacturers (0.0% of all US industry payments), averaging $488.74 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.

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

Next Science LLC pairs above-median payment volume with a moderately concentrated payment pattern.

#664
of 1,925 companies
0.0%
of all US industry payments
0.3%
paid to its single top recipient
2
payment categories

Release-over-release change

General Payments changed from PY2023 to PY2024

Next Science LLC's CMS-reported General Payments increased by $393.0K (+256.3%) 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: NEXT SCIENCE LLCPY2023: NEXT SCIENCE LLCPY2024: Next Science LLC. 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$153.3KPY2024$546.4K
PY2023
$153,340.01
PY2024
$546,356.47

How Next Science LLC 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.

Next Science LLC's total vs. every reporting company

CMS Open Payments, Program Year 2024

$829,878 Top 34% higher than 66% 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 Next Science LLC

Next Science LLC ranks #664 out of 1,925 companies in the CMS Open Payments database for Program Year 2024, a comparatively small 0.0% slice of all industry payments reported nationwide for the year. The underlying total is $829,878.35 across 1,710 transactions to 1,698 physicians and teaching hospitals - $485.31 per transaction and $488.74 per recipient on average.

Of the 2 general-payment categories charted below, "Consulting Fee" is the largest at $471.4K across 169 transactions, 56.8% of the company's reported total (see our methodology for how research and ownership payments are reported separately).

General Payment Breakdown by Type

Next Science LLC made 2 types of general payments. "Consulting Fee" is the largest category at $471.4K, 56.8% of the company's reported total.

How Next Science LLC divides its payments

Ranked by total dollars reported per category

1. Consulting Fee$471.4K2. Food and Beverage$75.0K
Payment Type Amount Transactions
Consulting Fee $471.4K 169
Food and Beverage $75.0K 1,529

Recipient Concentration in General Payments

The five largest recipient relationships account for $468,003.31 (85.7%) of $546,356.47 in this company's General Payments records across 884 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 Next Science LLC

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

Patricia Stevenson$188.4KJon Minter$180.3KMatthew Regulski$91.3KAndrew Wickline$6.0KBerdj Stepanian$2.0K
  1. 1

    Patricia Stevenson

    $188,353.68 across 41 reported transactions

  2. 2

    Jon Minter

    $180,341.22 across 17 reported transactions

  3. 3

    Matthew Regulski

    $91,346.32 across 51 reported transactions

  4. 4

    Andrew Wickline

    $6,000.00 across 2 reported transactions

  5. 5

    Berdj Stepanian

    $1,962.09 across 50 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: $485.31. Average per recipient: $488.74.

Total Amount

$829,878.35

Avg per Transaction

$485.31

Avg per Recipient

$488.74

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

Next Science LLC Share

0.0%

#664 by total payments

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much did Next Science LLC pay to physicians and hospitals in 2024? ▾
In Program Year 2024, CMS Open Payments recorded $829,878.35 from Next Science LLC to physicians and hospitals across 1,710 transactions - 0.0% of all industry payments reported that year.
How many physicians received payments from Next Science LLC? ▾
Next Science LLC made payments to 1,698 physicians and teaching hospitals in 2024. The average payment per recipient was $488.74.
What types of payments did Next Science LLC make? ▾
General payments from Next Science LLC span 2 distinct categories, covering things like consulting, meals, and travel. The largest general-payment category was "Consulting Fee" at $471.4K, representing 56.8% of the company's reported total.
How does Next Science LLC rank among pharmaceutical companies? ▾
Next Science LLC ranks #664 out of 1,925 companies by total payment amount in the CMS Open Payments database for 2024.
What is the average payment size from Next Science LLC? ▾
Next Science LLC's 1,710 transactions to 1,698 recipients in 2024 averaged $485.31 per transaction.
Where does the payment data for Next Science LLC 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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