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GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. vs Amgen 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?

Amgen Inc. has the more concentrated recorded General Payments recipient profile in Program Year 2024: its recipient-distribution HHI is 55, versus 18 for the other company. Its single largest recorded recipient represents 6.6% 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.

GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
HHI 18 · top recipient 1.5%
Ranked #1,818 of 1,838 companies by HHI
Amgen Inc.
HHI 55 · top recipient 6.6%
Ranked #1,758 of 1,838 companies by HHI

Payment Overview

Total Payments
$242.1M
% of Industry
1.7%
Transactions
361,110
Avg per Transaction
$670.56
Recipients
341,439
Avg per Recipient
$709.19
Payment Types
8
Top Payment Type
Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting
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Amgen Inc.

Total Payments
$343.0M
% of Industry
2.5%
Transactions
479,804
Avg per Transaction
$714.97
Recipients
474,864
Avg per Recipient
$722.41
Payment Types
9
Top Payment Type
Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting

Highlighted values indicate the higher figure for each metric.

Total payments compared

GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. vs Amgen Inc. - total reported payments in CMS Open Payments PY2024

Amgen Inc.$343.0MGlaxoSmithKline, LLC.$242.1M

General Payment Types Breakdown

Category shares use each company's General Payments total, not the all-tracks (General + Research + Ownership) hero figure.

GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.

Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting $11.3M

42.7%

Food and Beverage $6.9M

26.1%

Consulting Fee $6.1M

22.9%

Travel and Lodging $1.8M

6.9%

Grant $187.0K

0.7%

Compensation for Faculty or Speaker (Medical Education) $102.1K

0.4%

Amgen Inc.

Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting $21.0M

46.8%

Food and Beverage $11.2M

24.8%

Consulting Fee $5.8M

12.8%

Travel and Lodging $3.4M

7.5%

Royalty or License $2.9M

6.4%

Charitable Contribution $530.1K

1.2%

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.

GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.

  1. 1

    CEDRIC JAMES FRANKLIN RUTLAND II

    $387,669.45 · 105 txns

  2. 2

    HARRY C DIETZ III

    $322,704.43 · 1 txns

  3. 3

    JESSE LYLE GOODMAN

    $309,664.88 · 1 txns

  4. 4

    NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH

    $186,000.00 · 3 txns

  5. 5

    ANTONIO RAMIREZ ANZUETO

    $165,931.69 · 107 txns

Amgen Inc.

  1. 1

    DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE

    $2,969,310.98 · 6 txns

  2. 2

    JOHN STONE

    $524,910.46 · 21 txns

  3. 3

    MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL

    $395,000.00 · 1 txns

  4. 4

    BRIAN JAY DRUKER

    $379,930.11 · 78 txns

  5. 5

    TERRY JAY SMITH

    $344,739.60 · 105 txns

Summary Comparison

Metric GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Amgen Inc.
Total Payments $242.1M $343.0M
% of Industry Total 1.7% 2.5%
Transaction Count 361,110 479,804
Avg per Transaction $670.56 $714.97
Recipient Count 341,439 474,864
Avg per Recipient $709.19 $722.41
Payment Type Count 8 9
Top Payment Type Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting

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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