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CMS Open Payments · Program Year 2024

United Therapeutics Corporation

United Therapeutics Corporation reported $26,646,601.38 in payments to 16,575 physicians and teaching hospitals across 21,596 transactions.

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$26.6M
Total payments
21,596
Transactions
16,575
Recipients
+$807.9K
General Payments vs PY2023

United Therapeutics Corporation reported $26,646,601.38 in payments to 16,575 physicians and teaching hospitals in CMS Open Payments Program Year 2024 - ranking #78 of 1,925 reporting manufacturers (0.2% of all US industry payments), averaging $1.6K 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.

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

United Therapeutics Corporation pairs top-5% payment volume with an unusually diversified payment pattern across a wide recipient base.

#78
of 1,925 companies
0.2%
of all US industry payments
0.2%
paid to its single top recipient
6
payment categories

Release-over-release change

General Payments changed from PY2023 to PY2024

United Therapeutics Corporation's CMS-reported General Payments increased by $807.9K (+22.9%) 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: UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORPORATIONPY2023: UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORPORATIONPY2024: United Therapeutics Corporation. 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$3.5MPY2024$4.3M
PY2023
$3,528,646.11
PY2024
$4,336,497.54

How United Therapeutics Corporation 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.

United Therapeutics Corporation's total vs. every reporting company

CMS Open Payments, Program Year 2024

$26,646,601 Top 4% higher than 96% 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%). Below this entry. $22,556,757–$70,066,439: 45 reporting companies (2%). This entry sits in this band. $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 United Therapeutics Corporation

Averaging $1.2K per transaction and $1.6K per recipient, United Therapeutics Corporation's Program Year 2024 total comes to $26,646,601.38 across 21,596 transactions and 16,575 physicians and teaching hospitals. In the CMS Open Payments database that is good for rank #78 of 1,925 companies, representing 0.2% of all industry payments reported nationwide for the year.

622 transactions worth $1.7M make "Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting" the top general-payment category in the 6-category breakdown below, 6.3% of the reported total (see our methodology for how research and ownership payments are reported separately).

General Payment Breakdown by Type

United Therapeutics Corporation made 6 types of general payments. "Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting" is the largest category at $1.7M, 6.3% of the company's reported total.

How United Therapeutics Corporation divides its payments

Top payment categories by total reported dollar volume

1. Compensation for Services…$1.7M2. Consulting Fee$1.5M3. Food and Beverage$539.9K4. Education$340.7K5. Travel and Lodging$300.2K6. Space Rental or Facility …$28.2K
Payment Type Amount Transactions
Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting $1.7M 622
Consulting Fee $1.5M 219
Food and Beverage $539.9K 14,155
Education $340.7K 4
Travel and Lodging $300.2K 1,563
Space Rental or Facility Fees $28.2K 12

Recipient Concentration in General Payments

The five largest recipient relationships account for $1,227,546.15 (28.3%) of $4,336,497.54 in this company's General Payments records across 5,439 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 United Therapeutics Corporation

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

Rush University Medical Cent…$707.5KJorge Mallea$199.7KLana Melendres Groves$114.4KGeorge Semeniuk$109.0KAnthony Cucci$96.9K
  1. 1

    Rush University Medical Center

    $707,500.00 across 6 reported transactions

  2. 2

    Jorge Mallea

    $199,703.97 across 13 reported transactions

  3. 3

    Lana Melendres Groves

    $114,388.16 across 117 reported transactions

  4. 4

    George Semeniuk

    $109,020.00 across 22 reported transactions

  5. 5

    Anthony Cucci

    $96,934.02 across 129 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: $1.2K. Average per recipient: $1.6K.

Total Amount

$26,646,601.38

Avg per Transaction

$1.2K

Avg per Recipient

$1.6K

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

United Therapeutics Corporation Share

0.2%

#78 by total payments

Companies with Similar Payment Volumes

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Cardio Flow, Inc.

$26.8M 22 recipients

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$26.3M 8,622 recipients

Henry Schein, Inc.

$27.4M 2,793 recipients

F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG

$25.8M 1,104 recipients

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.

$28.1M 10,318 recipients

Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.

$28.4M 38,771 recipients

Frequently Asked Questions

How much did United Therapeutics Corporation pay to physicians and hospitals in 2024? ▾
0.2% of all industry payments reported to CMS Open Payments for 2024 came from United Therapeutics Corporation, totaling $26,646,601.38 across 21,596 transactions to physicians and hospitals.
How many physicians received payments from United Therapeutics Corporation? ▾
Averaging $1.6K per recipient, United Therapeutics Corporation's 2024 payments reached 16,575 physicians and teaching hospitals.
What types of payments did United Therapeutics Corporation make? ▾
6 categories of general payment make up United Therapeutics Corporation's reported activity, including consulting, meals, travel, and similar types. The largest general-payment category was "Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting" at $1.7M, representing 6.3% of the company's reported total.
How does United Therapeutics Corporation rank among pharmaceutical companies? ▾
By total payment amount, United Therapeutics Corporation sits at #78 of 1,925 companies in the CMS Open Payments database for 2024.
What is the average payment size from United Therapeutics Corporation? ▾
In 2024, United Therapeutics Corporation averaged $1.2K per transaction across 21,596 transactions to 16,575 recipients.
Where does the payment data for United Therapeutics Corporation 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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