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CMS Open Payments · Program Year 2024

Novastep Inc.

Novastep Inc. reported $391,550.87 in payments to 282 physicians and teaching hospitals across 282 transactions.

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$391.6K
Total payments
282
Transactions
282
Recipients
−$308.2K
General Payments vs PY2023

Novastep Inc. reported $391,550.87 in payments to 282 physicians and teaching hospitals in CMS Open Payments Program Year 2024 - ranking #829 of 1,925 reporting manufacturers (0.0% of all US industry payments), averaging $1.4K per recipient across 5 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

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

#829
of 1,925 companies
0.0%
of all US industry payments
0.2%
paid to its single top recipient
5
payment categories

Release-over-release change

General Payments changed from PY2023 to PY2024

Novastep Inc.'s CMS-reported General Payments decreased by $308.2K (−44.0%) 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: NOVASTEP INC.PY2023: NOVASTEP INC.PY2024: Novastep 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$699.8KPY2024$391.6K
PY2023
$699,772.29
PY2024
$391,550.87

How Novastep 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.

Novastep Inc.'s total vs. every reporting company

CMS Open Payments, Program Year 2024

$391,551 Top 43% higher than 57% 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 Novastep Inc.

$391,550.87: that is what Novastep Inc. reported in payments to 282 physicians and teaching hospitals during Program Year 2024, spread across 282 transactions ($1.4K per transaction, $1.4K per recipient). The company sits at rank #829 of 1,925, a comparatively small 0.0% slice of all industry payments reported nationwide for the year.

69 transactions worth $237.6K make "Royalty or License" the top general-payment category in the 5-category breakdown below, 60.7% of the reported total (see our methodology for how research and ownership payments are reported separately).

General Payment Breakdown by Type

Across 5 types of general payments, Novastep Inc.'s largest category was "Royalty or License" at $237.6K - 60.7% of the company's reported total.

How Novastep Inc. divides its payments

How the reported total splits across payment categories

1. Royalty or License$237.6K2. Consulting Fee$139.8K3. Honoraria$6.5K4. Food and Beverage$5.5K5. Travel and Lodging$2.1K
Payment Type Amount Transactions
Royalty or License $237.6K 69
Consulting Fee $139.8K 112
Honoraria $6.5K 2
Food and Beverage $5.5K 68
Travel and Lodging $2.1K 31

Recipient Concentration in General Payments

The five largest recipient relationships account for $268,243.94 (68.5%) of $391,550.87 in this company's General Payments records across 69 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 Novastep Inc.

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

Brian Loder$74.4KOliver Schipper$72.7KAnne Johnson$67.1KBradley Abicht$34.7KCary Chapman$19.4K
  1. 1

    Brian Loder

    $74,382.53 across 9 reported transactions

  2. 2

    Oliver Schipper

    $72,653.73 across 10 reported transactions

  3. 3

    Anne Johnson

    $67,117.89 across 9 reported transactions

  4. 4

    Bradley Abicht

    $34,710.11 across 46 reported transactions

  5. 5

    Cary Chapman

    $19,379.68 across 20 reported transactions

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Payment Size Analysis

Average transaction size: $1.4K. Average per recipient: $1.4K.

Total Amount

$391,550.87

Avg per Transaction

$1.4K

Avg per Recipient

$1.4K

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

Novastep Inc. Share

0.0%

#829 by total payments

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much did Novastep Inc. pay to physicians and hospitals in 2024? ▾
In Program Year 2024, CMS Open Payments recorded $391,550.87 from Novastep Inc. to physicians and hospitals across 282 transactions - 0.0% of all industry payments reported that year.
How many physicians received payments from Novastep Inc.? ▾
Averaging $1.4K per recipient, Novastep Inc.'s 2024 payments reached 282 physicians and teaching hospitals.
What types of payments did Novastep Inc. make? ▾
General payments from Novastep Inc. span 5 distinct categories, covering things like consulting, meals, and travel. The largest general-payment category was "Royalty or License" at $237.6K, representing 60.7% of the company's reported total.
How does Novastep Inc. rank among pharmaceutical companies? ▾
Out of 1,925 companies in the CMS Open Payments database for 2024, Novastep Inc. ranks #829 by total payment amount.
What is the average payment size from Novastep Inc.? ▾
The average transaction from Novastep Inc. was $1.4K in 2024. The company made 282 total transactions to 282 recipients.
Where does the payment data for Novastep 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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