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CMS Open Payments · Program Year 2024

Synthes GmbH

Synthes GmbH reported $2,454,298.25 in payments to 2,666 physicians and teaching hospitals across 2,666 transactions.

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$2.5M
Total payments
2,666
Transactions
2,666
Recipients
−$346.7K
General Payments vs PY2023

Synthes GmbH reported $2,454,298.25 in payments to 2,666 physicians and teaching hospitals in CMS Open Payments Program Year 2024 - ranking #407 of 1,925 reporting manufacturers (0.0% of all US industry payments), averaging $920.59 per recipient across 4 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

Synthes GmbH pairs top-quartile payment volume with an unusually diversified payment pattern across a wide recipient base.

#407
of 1,925 companies
0.0%
of all US industry payments
0.1%
paid to its single top recipient
4
payment categories

Release-over-release change

General Payments changed from PY2023 to PY2024

Synthes GmbH's CMS-reported General Payments decreased by $346.7K (−12.4%) 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: SYNTHES GMBHPY2023: SYNTHES GMBHPY2024: Synthes GmbH. 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$2.8MPY2024$2.5M
PY2023
$2,801,022.65
PY2024
$2,454,298.25

How Synthes GmbH 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.

Synthes GmbH's total vs. every reporting company

CMS Open Payments, Program Year 2024

$2,454,298 Top 21% higher than 79% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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 Synthes GmbH

Averaging $920.59 per transaction and $920.59 per recipient, Synthes GmbH's Program Year 2024 total comes to $2,454,298.25 across 2,666 transactions and 2,666 physicians and teaching hospitals. In the CMS Open Payments database that is good for rank #407 of 1,925 companies, a comparatively small 0.0% slice of all industry payments reported nationwide for the year.

680 transactions worth $944.1K make "Compensation for Faculty or Speaker (Medical Education)" the top general-payment category in the 4-category breakdown below, 38.5% of the reported total (see our methodology for how research and ownership payments are reported separately).

General Payment Breakdown by Type

Across 4 types of general payments, Synthes GmbH's largest category was "Compensation for Faculty or Speaker (Medical Education)" at $944.1K - 38.5% of the company's reported total.

How Synthes GmbH divides its payments

General-payment categories, ordered by reported total

1. Compensation for Faculty …$944.1K2. Travel and Lodging$841.6K3. Grant$619.0K4. Food and Beverage$49.7K
Payment Type Amount Transactions
Compensation for Faculty or Speaker (Medical Education) $944.1K 680
Travel and Lodging $841.6K 1,564
Grant $619.0K 52
Food and Beverage $49.7K 370

Recipient Concentration in General Payments

The five largest recipient relationships account for $386,539.95 (15.7%) of $2,454,298.25 in this company's General Payments records across 596 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 Synthes GmbH

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

University Of Washington Med…$173.0KUniversity Of Alabama Hospit…$74.5KU Of U Hospitals & Clinics$52.5KRush University Medical Cent…$43.5KCedars-Sinai Medical Center$43.0K
  1. 1

    University Of Washington Med Ctr

    $173,039.95 across 15 reported transactions

  2. 2

    University Of Alabama Hospital

    $74,500.00 across 8 reported transactions

  3. 3

    U Of U Hospitals & Clinics

    $52,500.00 across 3 reported transactions

  4. 4

    Rush University Medical Center

    $43,500.00 across 2 reported transactions

  5. 5

    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    $43,000.00 across 3 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: $920.59. Average per recipient: $920.59.

Total Amount

$2,454,298.25

Avg per Transaction

$920.59

Avg per Recipient

$920.59

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

Synthes GmbH Share

0.0%

#407 by total payments

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much did Synthes GmbH pay to physicians and hospitals in 2024? ▾
Synthes GmbH made $2,454,298.25 in payments to physicians and hospitals in Program Year 2024, across 2,666 individual transactions. This represents 0.0% of all industry payments reported to CMS Open Payments.
How many physicians received payments from Synthes GmbH? ▾
Synthes GmbH made payments to 2,666 physicians and teaching hospitals in 2024. The average payment per recipient was $920.59.
What types of payments did Synthes GmbH make? ▾
Synthes GmbH made 4 different types of general payments (consulting, meals, travel, and similar categories). The largest general-payment category was "Compensation for Faculty or Speaker (Medical Education)" at $944.1K, representing 38.5% of the company's reported total.
How does Synthes GmbH rank among pharmaceutical companies? ▾
Synthes GmbH ranks #407 out of 1,925 companies by total payment amount in the CMS Open Payments database for 2024.
What is the average payment size from Synthes GmbH? ▾
In 2024, Synthes GmbH averaged $920.59 per transaction across 2,666 transactions to 2,666 recipients.
Where does the payment data for Synthes GmbH 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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