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Clariance, Inc. vs NextStep Arthropedix, LLC
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?
NextStep Arthropedix, LLC has the more concentrated recorded General Payments recipient profile in Program Year 2024: its recipient-distribution HHI is 1,747, versus 882 for the other company. Its single largest recorded recipient represents 0.2% 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.
- Clariance, Inc.
- HHI 882 · top recipient 0.2%
- Ranked #1,075 of 1,838 companies by HHI
- NextStep Arthropedix, LLC
- HHI 1,747 · top recipient 0.2%
- Ranked #802 of 1,838 companies by HHI
Payment Overview
Clariance, Inc.
- Total Payments
- $125.5K
- % of Industry
- 0.0%
- Transactions
- 206
- Avg per Transaction
- $609.20
- Recipients
- 206
- Avg per Recipient
- $609.20
- Payment Types
- 5
- Top Payment Type
- Consulting Fee
NextStep Arthropedix, LLC
- Total Payments
- $125.7K
- % of Industry
- 0.0%
- Transactions
- 36
- Avg per Transaction
- $3.5K
- Recipients
- 36
- Avg per Recipient
- $3.5K
- Payment Types
- 4
- Top Payment Type
- Royalty or License
Highlighted values indicate the higher figure for each metric.
Total payments compared
Clariance, Inc. vs NextStep Arthropedix, LLC - total reported payments in CMS Open Payments PY2024
Payment Types Breakdown
Clariance, Inc.
35.5%
34.0%
15.9%
9.4%
5.1%
NextStep Arthropedix, LLC
88.4%
8.0%
3.2%
0.3%
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.
Clariance, Inc.
- 1
RICHARD Burton MEYRAT
$20,247.89 · 6 txns
- 2
LANE SPERO
$14,178.41 · 22 txns
- 3
MUKUND GUNDANNA
$12,996.86 · 16 txns
- 4
BLAKE Wade BERMAN
$12,667.30 · 10 txns
- 5
JUSTIN DAZLEY
$11,670.16 · 11 txns
NextStep Arthropedix, LLC
- 1
Mark E Gittins
$29,408.00 · 3 txns
- 2
Sherwood Duhon
$25,169.00 · 3 txns
- 3
Michael A Wilmink
$23,547.00 · 3 txns
- 4
Robert A Berghoff Jr.
$21,153.00 · 3 txns
- 5
Michael B Cannone
$11,879.00 · 3 txns
Summary Comparison
| Metric | Clariance, Inc. | NextStep Arthropedix, LLC |
|---|---|---|
| Total Payments | $125.5K | $125.7K |
| % of Industry Total | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Transaction Count | 206 | 36 |
| Avg per Transaction | $609.20 | $3.5K |
| Recipient Count | 206 | 36 |
| Avg per Recipient | $609.20 | $3.5K |
| Payment Type Count | 5 | 4 |
| Top Payment Type | Consulting Fee | Royalty or License |
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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