CMS Open Payments · Program Year 2024
Solta Medical, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
Solta Medical, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC reported $585,892.95 in payments to 1,270 physicians and teaching hospitals across 1,270 transactions.
- $585.9K
- Total payments
- 1,270
- Transactions
- 1,270
- Recipients
- +$228.4K
- General Payments vs PY2023
Solta Medical, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC reported $585,892.95 in payments to 1,270 physicians and teaching hospitals in CMS Open Payments Program Year 2024 - ranking #727 of 1,925 reporting manufacturers (0.0% of all US industry payments), averaging $461.33 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
Solta Medical, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC pairs above-median payment volume with a broadly spread payment pattern across many recipients.
- #727
- of 1,925 companies
- 0.0%
- 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
Solta Medical, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC's CMS-reported General Payments increased by $228.4K (+63.9%) 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: SOLTA MEDICAL, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLCPY2023: SOLTA MEDICAL, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLCPY2024: Solta Medical, a division of Bausch Health US, 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
- $357,492.31
- PY2024
- $585,892.95
How Solta Medical, a division of Bausch Health US, 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.
Solta Medical, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC's total vs. every reporting company
CMS Open Payments, Program Year 2024
$585,893 Top 38% higher than 62% of 1,925 reporting companies
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Source CMS Open Payments · 2024
What the Data Shows for Solta Medical, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
Rank #727 of 1,925 companies in CMS Open Payments for 2024 belongs to Solta Medical, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC, which reported $585,892.95 across 1,270 transactions to 1,270 recipients - a comparatively small 0.0% slice of all industry payments reported nationwide for the year. Averages work out to $461.33 per transaction and $461.33 per recipient.
Of the 6 general-payment categories charted below, "Consulting Fee" is the largest at $346.4K across 102 transactions, 59.1% of the company's reported total (see our methodology for how research and ownership payments are reported separately).
General Payment Breakdown by Type
Across 6 types of general payments, Solta Medical, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC's largest category was "Consulting Fee" at $346.4K - 59.1% of the company's reported total.
How Solta Medical, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC divides its payments
Top payment categories by total reported dollar volume
| Payment Type | Amount | Transactions | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $346.4K | 102 | 59.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $103.0K | 36 | 17.6% |
| Compensation for Faculty or Speaker (Medical Education) | $96.1K | 21 | 16.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $35.9K | 1,105 | 6.1% |
| Royalty or License | $2.8K | 4 | 0.5% |
| Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting | $1.8K | 2 | 0.3% |
Recipient Concentration in General Payments
The five largest recipient relationships account for $283,219.91 (48.3%) of $585,892.95 in this company's General Payments records across 811 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 Solta Medical, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
The five named recipients with the highest reported General Payments from this company
- 1
Matthew Nykiel
$82,279.49 across 31 reported transactions
- 2
Mark Jewell
$52,912.50 across 44 reported transactions
- 3
Sean Satey
$50,470.37 across 19 reported transactions
- 4
Nicole Lee
$50,267.41 across 34 reported transactions
- 5
Paul Vanek Jr.
$47,290.14 across 14 reported transactions
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Payment Size Analysis
Average transaction size: $461.33. Average per recipient: $461.33.
Total Amount
$585,892.95
Avg per Transaction
$461.33
Avg per Recipient
$461.33
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
Solta Medical, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC Share
0.0%
#727 by total payments
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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.
Disclaimer
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