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CMS Open Payments · Program Year 2024

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. reported $8,066,855.35 in payments to 1,007 physicians and teaching hospitals across 3,195 transactions.

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$8.1M
Total payments
3,195
Transactions
1,007
Recipients
−$92.3K
General Payments vs PY2023

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. reported $8,066,855.35 in payments to 1,007 physicians and teaching hospitals in CMS Open Payments Program Year 2024 - ranking #208 of 1,925 reporting manufacturers (0.1% of all US industry payments), averaging $8.0K 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

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. pairs top-quartile payment volume with a broadly spread payment pattern across many recipients.

#208
of 1,925 companies
0.1%
of all US industry payments
0.1%
paid to its single top recipient
6
payment categories

Release-over-release change

General Payments changed from PY2023 to PY2024

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s CMS-reported General Payments decreased by $92.3K (−34.3%) 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: RHYTHM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.PY2023: RHYTHM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.PY2024: Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, 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$269.4KPY2024$177.0K
PY2023
$269,360.71
PY2024
$177,035.79

How Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, 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.

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s total vs. every reporting company

CMS Open Payments, Program Year 2024

$8,066,855 Top 11% higher than 89% 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%). Below this entry. $2,337,813–$7,261,783: 200 reporting companies (10%). Below this entry. $7,261,783–$22,556,757: 133 reporting companies (7%). This entry sits in this band. $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 Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Rank #208 of 1,925 companies in CMS Open Payments for 2024 belongs to Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which reported $8,066,855.35 across 3,195 transactions to 1,007 recipients - a comparatively small 0.1% slice of all industry payments reported nationwide for the year. Averages work out to $2.5K per transaction and $8.0K per recipient.

Of the 6 general-payment categories charted below, "Honoraria" is the largest at $68.7K across 49 transactions, 0.9% of the company's reported total (see our methodology for how research and ownership payments are reported separately).

General Payment Breakdown by Type

"Honoraria" leads Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s 6-category general-payment breakdown at $68.7K, 0.9% of the reported total.

How Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. divides its payments

Top payment categories by total reported dollar volume

1. Honoraria$68.7K2. Consulting Fee$37.1K3. Food and Beverage$27.5K4. Travel and Lodging$22.6K5. Grant$20.0K6. Education$1.2K
Payment Type Amount Transactions
Honoraria $68.7K 49
Consulting Fee $37.1K 24
Food and Beverage $27.5K 865
Travel and Lodging $22.6K 43
Grant $20.0K 1
Education $1.2K 25

Recipient Concentration in General Payments

The five largest recipient relationships account for $69,486.24 (39.2%) of $177,035.79 in this company's General Payments records across 681 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 Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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

Childrens Hospital Colorado$20.0KJose Gamez$14.6KJennifer R Paisley$13.8KJames Swain$11.7KVidhu Thaker$9.4K
  1. 1

    Childrens Hospital Colorado

    $20,000.00 across 1 reported transactions

  2. 2

    Jose Gamez

    $14,591.31 across 21 reported transactions

  3. 3

    Jennifer R Paisley

    $13,804.14 across 15 reported transactions

  4. 4

    James Swain

    $11,660.18 across 7 reported transactions

  5. 5

    Vidhu Thaker

    $9,430.61 across 13 reported transactions

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Payment Size Analysis

Average transaction size: $2.5K. Average per recipient: $8.0K.

Total Amount

$8,066,855.35

Avg per Transaction

$2.5K

Avg per Recipient

$8.0K

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

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Share

0.1%

#208 by total payments

Companies with Similar Payment Volumes

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$8.2M 16 recipients

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$8.0M 5 recipients

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much did Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. pay to physicians and hospitals in 2024? ▾
In Program Year 2024, CMS Open Payments recorded $8,066,855.35 from Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to physicians and hospitals across 3,195 transactions - 0.1% of all industry payments reported that year.
How many physicians received payments from Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.? ▾
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. made payments to 1,007 physicians and teaching hospitals in 2024. The average payment per recipient was $8.0K.
What types of payments did Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. make? ▾
General payments from Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. span 6 distinct categories, covering things like consulting, meals, and travel. The largest general-payment category was "Honoraria" at $68.7K, representing 0.9% of the company's reported total.
How does Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. rank among pharmaceutical companies? ▾
By total payment amount, Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. sits at #208 of 1,925 companies in the CMS Open Payments database for 2024.
What is the average payment size from Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.? ▾
In 2024, Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. averaged $2.5K per transaction across 3,195 transactions to 1,007 recipients.
Where does the payment data for Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, 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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