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Guard Medical SAS vs Avanos Medical
Side-by-side comparison of CMS Open Payments data for Program Year 2024. Select different companies below to start a new comparison.
A larger reported total is not "better" or "worse", it is a neutral fact about disclosure volume; a reported payment documents a financial relationship, not evidence of wrongdoing.
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Payment Overview
Guard Medical SAS
- Total Payments
- $1.1M
- % of Industry
- 0.0%
- Transactions
- 1
- Avg per Transaction
- $1.1M
- Recipients
- 0
- Avg per Recipient
- $0.00
- Payment Types
- 0
- Top Payment Type
- -
Avanos Medical
- Total Payments
- $1.1M
- % of Industry
- 0.0%
- Transactions
- 3,887
- Avg per Transaction
- $290.37
- Recipients
- 3,846
- Avg per Recipient
- $293.47
- Payment Types
- 5
- Top Payment Type
- Honoraria
Highlighted values indicate the higher figure for each metric.
Total payments compared
Guard Medical SAS vs Avanos Medical - total reported payments in CMS Open Payments PY2024
General Payment Types Breakdown
Category shares use each company's General Payments total, not the all-tracks (General + Research + Ownership) hero figure.
Guard Medical SAS
No payment type data available.
Avanos Medical
74.2%
16.0%
9.8%
0.1%
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.
Guard Medical SAS
No recipient data available.
Avanos Medical
- 1
FELIX GONZALEZ
$59,404.98 · 41 txns
- 2
RAJIV TEWARI
$51,297.97 · 52 txns
- 3
MAXIM ECKMANN
$46,898.23 · 40 txns
- 4
ALAA ABD-ELSAYED
$43,371.44 · 26 txns
- 5
SANDEEP AMIN
$42,302.61 · 37 txns
Summary Comparison
| Metric | Guard Medical SAS | Avanos Medical |
|---|---|---|
| Total Payments | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| % of Industry Total | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Transaction Count | 1 | 3,887 |
| Avg per Transaction | $1.1M | $290.37 |
| Recipient Count | 0 | 3,846 |
| Avg per Recipient | $0.00 | $293.47 |
| Payment Type Count | 0 | 5 |
| Top Payment Type | - | 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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