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Astellas Pharma US Inc vs Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Side-by-side comparison of CMS Open Payments data for Program Year 2024. Select different companies below to start a new comparison.
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Which recorded payment profile is more concentrated?
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has the more concentrated recorded General Payments recipient profile in Program Year 2024: its recipient-distribution HHI is 108, versus 85 for the other company. Its single largest recorded recipient represents 0.0% of that company's General Payments recipient total.
HHI summarizes how payments are distributed across recorded recipients: higher means a less evenly distributed recipient pattern. This is a description of CMS-reported General Payments only, not a finding about conduct, prescribing, quality, or wrongdoing. Read it with the recipient count and underlying records below.
- Astellas Pharma US Inc
- HHI 85 · top recipient 0.1%
- Ranked #1,711 of 1,838 companies by HHI
- Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- HHI 108 · top recipient 0.0%
- Ranked #1,682 of 1,838 companies by HHI
Payment Overview
Astellas Pharma US Inc
- Total Payments
- $10.6M
- % of Industry
- 0.1%
- Transactions
- 147,377
- Avg per Transaction
- $72.03
- Recipients
- 147,377
- Avg per Recipient
- $72.03
- Payment Types
- 7
- Top Payment Type
- Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Total Payments
- $10.7M
- % of Industry
- 0.1%
- Transactions
- 21,676
- Avg per Transaction
- $491.52
- Recipients
- 20,498
- Avg per Recipient
- $519.77
- Payment Types
- 6
- Top Payment Type
- Honoraria
Highlighted values indicate the higher figure for each metric.
Total payments compared
Astellas Pharma US Inc vs Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - total reported payments in CMS Open Payments PY2024
Payment Types Breakdown
Astellas Pharma US Inc
37.7%
31.7%
17.0%
6.3%
5.9%
1.3%
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
12.4%
5.3%
3.8%
1.9%
0.2%
0.0%
Top 5 General-Payment Recipients
This list uses CMS detailed General Payments records only; it excludes research and ownership/investment records, so it does not equal the all-category totals above. A reported payment documents a financial relationship, not evidence of wrongdoing; a higher total reflects reporting volume, not conduct. Verify directly at openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Astellas Pharma US Inc
- 1
JENNIFER ASHTON
$876,910.80 · 6 txns
- 2
PETER KAISER
$105,000.00 · 2 txns
- 3
SEENU HARIPRASAD
$83,803.01 · 62 txns
- 4
SCOTT SELLINGER
$80,106.26 · 64 txns
- 5
STEPHEN FREEDLAND
$76,001.68 · 43 txns
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- 1
JUDITH LEA SWAIN
$70,901.81 · 4 txns
- 2
AMERICO A SIMONINI
$54,177.99 · 64 txns
- 3
RODNEY A SAMAAN
$54,102.23 · 81 txns
- 4
MATTHEW BUDOFF
$52,169.34 · 9 txns
- 5
NORMAN LEPOR
$51,836.73 · 63 txns
Summary Comparison
| Metric | Astellas Pharma US Inc | Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
|---|---|---|
| Total Payments | $10.6M | $10.7M |
| % of Industry Total | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Transaction Count | 147,377 | 21,676 |
| Avg per Transaction | $72.03 | $491.52 |
| Recipient Count | 147,377 | 20,498 |
| Avg per Recipient | $72.03 | $519.77 |
| Payment Type Count | 7 | 6 |
| Top Payment Type | Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting | Honoraria |
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. All companies in the CMS Open Payments company corpus are available in the selector. Browse all companies →
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