CMS Open Payments · Program Year 2024
Sandoz Inc.
Sandoz Inc. reported $239,283.13 across General Payments, Research, and Ownership to 6,035 physicians and teaching hospitals across 6,035 transactions.
- $239.3K Above-median payer
- All-tracks total
- 6,035 Top quartile volume
- Transactions
- 6,035 Top quartile reach
- Recipients
- +$122.7K
- General Payments vs PY2023
Sandoz Inc. reported $239,283.13 across all CMS Open Payments tracks (General + Research + Ownership) to 6,035 physicians and teaching hospitals in Program Year 2024 - ranking #952 of 1,925 reporting manufacturers (0.0% of the all-tracks industry total); General Payments alone were $239,283.13, averaging $39.65 per recipient.
Sandoz Inc.'s payment reach score
Each tracked dimension is percentile-scored against the national companies corpus, then averaged across only the dimensions that apply to this company, a neutral scale measure of reporting activity, not a rating of quality, safety, or ethics.
Overall reach score
F
46/100
Total payments
F
12/100
Transaction volume
D
54/100
Physician reach
D
56/100
Payment type diversity
D
63/100
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CMS Sunshine Act warrant
Manufacturer sandoz-inc Sandoz Inc.
$239.3K · #952/1,925 · 0.0% industry · PY2024
- TOT $239.3K
- RANK #952
- SHARE 0.0%
- TXN 6,035
- RCP 6,035
- CAT 5
- GEN $239.3K
- ΔGEN +$122.7K
- TOP1 8.7%
- PY 2024
Volume peers
Nearest volume peer: Evolved By Nature, Inc. ($239.3K)
Sandoz Inc. sits among 1,925 manufacturers disclosing under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act. Volume peers below are nearest by all-tracks total, not corporate affiliates. Open the company rankings →
Release-over-release change
General Payments changed from PY2023 to PY2024
Sandoz Inc.'s CMS-reported General Payments increased by $122.7K (+105.2%) from PY2023 to PY2024.
How this year-over-year comparison is scoped
The comparison uses consecutive CMS program years only (current = prior + 1) from the manufacturer General Payments summary and excludes research and ownership or investment records. Non-consecutive year pairs are not shown as year-over-year change. This General Payments figure is not the all-tracks company total in the hero.
CMS source labels for this exact identifier: PY2022: SANDOZ INC.PY2023: SANDOZ INC.PY2024: Sandoz 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
- $116,621.22
- PY2024
- $239,283.13
What the Data Shows for Sandoz Inc.
Three separate CMS disclosure tracks feed the all-tracks total above - General, Research, and Ownership/Investment - each reported under its own rules and combined here for one comparable figure. For Sandoz Inc. that figure is drawn almost entirely from the General Payments track (day-to-day consulting, meals, travel and speaking fees). CMS releases each Program Year roughly 12 months after it ends; the methodology page covers the full standardization basis.
Of the 5 general-payment categories charted below, "Food and Beverage" is the largest at $135.1K across 5,982 transactions, 56.5% of this company's General Payments (see our methodology for how research and ownership payments are reported separately).
General Payment Breakdown by Type
Across 5 types of general payments, Sandoz Inc.'s largest category was "Food and Beverage" at $135.1K - 56.5% of General Payments.
Sandoz Inc. reports 5 general-payment categories - the top three are Food and Beverage (56.5%), Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting (28.3%), and Consulting Fee (10.3%). The remaining 2 categories make up 4.9% of this company's reported general-payment total. That multi-category mix is the kind of profile single-category reporters cannot show.
How Sandoz Inc. divides its payments
General-payment categories, ordered by reported total
| Payment Type | Amount | Transactions | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $135.1K | 5,982 | 56.5% |
| Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting | $67.7K | 15 | 28.3% |
| Consulting Fee | $24.7K | 6 | 10.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $11.2K | 24 | 4.7% |
| Education | $538.30 | 8 | 0.2% |
Recipient Concentration in General Payments
The five largest recipient relationships account for $76,923.87 (32.1%) of $239,283.13 in this company's General Payments records across 3,693 recipients.
General Payments scope note
Program Year 2024 General Payments view only: excludes research and ownership/investment records, so it is not the all-category company total above.
Largest General-Payment relationships for Sandoz Inc.
The five named recipients with the highest reported General Payments from this company
- 1
Dilsher S. Dhoot
$20,833.75 across 15 reported transactions
- 2
Gary Lyman
$16,215.36 across 6 reported transactions
- 3
Michael Andrew Singer
$14,536.28 across 8 reported transactions
- 4
Robert Shin
$12,748.23 across 7 reported transactions
- 5
Seenu Mavidi Hariprasad
$12,590.25 across 6 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.
Spend vs. Concentration
Sandoz Inc. ranks #952 of 1,925 by total payments (top 49% by spend) but spreads that money notably more broadly than its spend rank alone would suggest -- #1,518 of 1,838 by HHI (bottom 17% least concentrated), a wider distribution than most similarly sized payers.
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- Spinal Simplicity, LLC : $752.6K total payments, HHI 235
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Similarly Concentrated Companies
Companies whose General Payments are spread across recipients about as (un)evenly as Sandoz Inc.'s, measured by the same HHI concentration index above, not by payment size.
What HHI 2,500 means here
2,500 is the DOJ/FTC merger-guidelines threshold for "highly concentrated" markets; used here only as a familiar concentration reference, not a legal finding about Sandoz Inc..
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Put this to use
Sandoz Inc. ranks #952 of 1,925 by all-tracks total payments, led by "Food and Beverage".
- See how manufacturer spending compares across the full leaderboard. Top 100 by total payments
- Compare "Food and Beverage" spend across every manufacturer, not just Sandoz Inc.. Payment type breakdowns
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Disclaimer
This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the CMS Open Payments program. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
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