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CMS Open Payments · Program Year 2024

Surgical Theater. Inc.

Surgical Theater. Inc. reported $257,687.14 in payments to 131 physicians and teaching hospitals across 135 transactions.

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$257.7K
Total payments
135
Transactions
131
Recipients
−$29.4K
General Payments vs PY2023

Surgical Theater. Inc. reported $257,687.14 in payments to 131 physicians and teaching hospitals in CMS Open Payments Program Year 2024 - ranking #929 of 1,925 reporting manufacturers (0.0% of all US industry payments), averaging $2.0K 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

Surgical Theater. Inc. pairs above-median payment volume with a concentrated payment pattern focused on a handful of top recipients.

#929
of 1,925 companies
0.0%
of all US industry payments
0.6%
paid to its single top recipient
6
payment categories

Release-over-release change

General Payments changed from PY2023 to PY2024

Surgical Theater. Inc.'s CMS-reported General Payments decreased by $29.4K (−12.8%) 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: SURGICAL THEATER. INC.PY2023: SURGICAL THEATER. INC.PY2024: Surgical Theater. 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$229.4KPY2024$199.9K
PY2023
$229,383.17
PY2024
$199,938.14

How Surgical Theater. 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.

Surgical Theater. Inc.'s total vs. every reporting company

CMS Open Payments, Program Year 2024

$257,687 Top 48% higher than 52% 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 Surgical Theater. Inc.

Surgical Theater. Inc. ranks #929 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 $257,687.14 across 135 transactions to 131 physicians and teaching hospitals - $1.9K per transaction and $2.0K per recipient on average.

The 6-category breakdown below covers general payments only (see our methodology for how research and ownership payments are reported separately). The largest general-payment category is "Consulting Fee" at $113.2K, accounting for 43.9% of the company's reported total and 2 transactions.

General Payment Breakdown by Type

Across 6 types of general payments, Surgical Theater. Inc.'s largest category was "Consulting Fee" at $113.2K - 43.9% of the company's reported total.

How Surgical Theater. Inc. divides its payments

Top payment categories by total reported dollar volume

1. Consulting Fee$113.2K2. Gift$54.0K3. Travel and Lodging$16.3K4. Food and Beverage$11.4K5. Compensation for Services…$4.0K6. Royalty or License$1.1K
Payment Type Amount Transactions
Consulting Fee $113.2K 2
Gift $54.0K 2
Travel and Lodging $16.3K 24
Food and Beverage $11.4K 97
Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting $4.0K 5
Royalty or License $1.1K 1

Recipient Concentration in General Payments

The five largest recipient relationships account for $183,027.56 (91.5%) of $199,938.14 in this company's General Payments records across 52 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 Surgical Theater. Inc.

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

Robert Louis Mr$115.9KCedars-Sinai Medical Center$42.0KThomas Jefferson Univ. Hospi…$12.0KWalter Jean Mr$7.9KGregory Poulter Mr$5.2K
  1. 1

    Robert Louis Mr

    $115,937.29 across 16 reported transactions

  2. 2

    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    $42,000.00 across 1 reported transactions

  3. 3

    Thomas Jefferson Univ. Hospital

    $12,000.00 across 1 reported transactions

  4. 4

    Walter Jean Mr

    $7,891.56 across 11 reported transactions

  5. 5

    Gregory Poulter Mr

    $5,198.71 across 13 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: $1.9K. Average per recipient: $2.0K.

Total Amount

$257,687.14

Avg per Transaction

$1.9K

Avg per Recipient

$2.0K

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

Surgical Theater. Inc. Share

0.0%

#929 by total payments

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much did Surgical Theater. Inc. pay to physicians and hospitals in 2024? ▾
0.0% of all industry payments reported to CMS Open Payments for 2024 came from Surgical Theater. Inc., totaling $257,687.14 across 135 transactions to physicians and hospitals.
How many physicians received payments from Surgical Theater. Inc.? ▾
131 physicians and teaching hospitals received payments from Surgical Theater. Inc. in 2024, averaging $2.0K per recipient.
What types of payments did Surgical Theater. Inc. make? ▾
6 categories of general payment make up Surgical Theater. Inc.'s reported activity, including consulting, meals, travel, and similar types. The largest general-payment category was "Consulting Fee" at $113.2K, representing 43.9% of the company's reported total.
How does Surgical Theater. Inc. rank among pharmaceutical companies? ▾
Surgical Theater. Inc. ranks #929 out of 1,925 companies by total payment amount in the CMS Open Payments database for 2024.
What is the average payment size from Surgical Theater. Inc.? ▾
In 2024, Surgical Theater. Inc. averaged $1.9K per transaction across 135 transactions to 131 recipients.
Where does the payment data for Surgical Theater. 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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