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CMS Open Payments · Program Year 2024

Vertical Orthopaedics, Inc.

Vertical Orthopaedics, Inc. reported $2,667,312.74 in payments to 19 physicians and teaching hospitals across 20 transactions.

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$2.7M
Total payments
20
Transactions
19
Recipients
#392
of 1,925 companies

Vertical Orthopaedics, Inc. reported $2,667,312.74 in payments to 19 physicians and teaching hospitals in CMS Open Payments Program Year 2024 - ranking #392 of 1,925 reporting manufacturers (0.0% of all US industry payments), averaging $140.4K per recipient across 3 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

Vertical Orthopaedics, Inc. pairs top-quartile payment volume with a concentrated payment pattern focused on a handful of top recipients.

#392
of 1,925 companies
0.0%
of all US industry payments
0.7%
paid to its single top recipient
3
payment categories

How Vertical Orthopaedics, 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.

Vertical Orthopaedics, Inc.'s total vs. every reporting company

CMS Open Payments, Program Year 2024

$2,667,313 Top 20% higher than 80% 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 Vertical Orthopaedics, Inc.

Vertical Orthopaedics, Inc. ranks #392 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 $2,667,312.74 across 20 transactions to 19 physicians and teaching hospitals - $133.4K per transaction and $140.4K per recipient on average.

Of the 3 general-payment categories charted below, "Consulting Fee" is the largest at $31.4K across 2 transactions, 1.2% of the company's reported total (see our methodology for how research and ownership payments are reported separately).

General Payment Breakdown by Type

Vertical Orthopaedics, Inc. made 3 types of general payments. "Consulting Fee" is the largest category at $31.4K, 1.2% of the company's reported total.

How Vertical Orthopaedics, Inc. divides its payments

Top payment categories by total reported dollar volume

1. Consulting Fee$31.4K2. Travel and Lodging$2.1K3. Food and Beverage$731.94
Payment Type Amount Transactions
Consulting Fee $31.4K 2
Travel and Lodging $2.1K 3
Food and Beverage $731.94 14

Recipient Concentration in General Payments

The five largest recipient relationships account for $34,216.74 (100.0%) of $34,216.74 in this company's General Payments records across 2 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 Vertical Orthopaedics, Inc.

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

Stephen Wallace$24.5KMichael Neel$9.8K
  1. 1

    Stephen Wallace

    $24,458.38 across 10 reported transactions

  2. 2

    Michael Neel

    $9,758.36 across 9 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: $133.4K. Average per recipient: $140.4K.

Total Amount

$2,667,312.74

Avg per Transaction

$133.4K

Avg per Recipient

$140.4K

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

Vertical Orthopaedics, Inc. Share

0.0%

#392 by total payments

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much did Vertical Orthopaedics, Inc. pay to physicians and hospitals in 2024? ▾
Vertical Orthopaedics, Inc. made $2,667,312.74 in payments to physicians and hospitals in Program Year 2024, across 20 individual transactions. This represents 0.0% of all industry payments reported to CMS Open Payments.
How many physicians received payments from Vertical Orthopaedics, Inc.? ▾
Averaging $140.4K per recipient, Vertical Orthopaedics, Inc.'s 2024 payments reached 19 physicians and teaching hospitals.
What types of payments did Vertical Orthopaedics, Inc. make? ▾
3 categories of general payment make up Vertical Orthopaedics, Inc.'s reported activity, including consulting, meals, travel, and similar types. The largest general-payment category was "Consulting Fee" at $31.4K, representing 1.2% of the company's reported total.
How does Vertical Orthopaedics, Inc. rank among pharmaceutical companies? ▾
By total payment amount, Vertical Orthopaedics, Inc. sits at #392 of 1,925 companies in the CMS Open Payments database for 2024.
What is the average payment size from Vertical Orthopaedics, Inc.? ▾
The average transaction from Vertical Orthopaedics, Inc. was $133.4K in 2024. The company made 20 total transactions to 19 recipients.
Where does the payment data for Vertical Orthopaedics, 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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