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Synthes GmbH vs Tolmar, 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?
Tolmar, Inc. has the more concentrated recorded General Payments recipient profile in Program Year 2024: its recipient-distribution HHI is 322, versus 99 for the other company. Its single largest recorded recipient represents 13.4% 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.
- Synthes GmbH
- HHI 99 · top recipient 7.1%
- Ranked #1,692 of 1,838 companies by HHI
- Tolmar, Inc.
- HHI 322 · top recipient 13.4%
- Ranked #1,440 of 1,838 companies by HHI
Payment Overview
Synthes GmbH
- Total Payments
- $2.5M
- % of Industry
- 0.0%
- Transactions
- 2,666
- Avg per Transaction
- $920.59
- Recipients
- 2,666
- Avg per Recipient
- $920.59
- Payment Types
- 4
- Top Payment Type
- Compensation for Faculty or Speaker (Medical Education)
Tolmar, Inc.
- Total Payments
- $2.5M
- % of Industry
- 0.0%
- Transactions
- 11,998
- Avg per Transaction
- $207.77
- Recipients
- 10,552
- Avg per Recipient
- $236.24
- Payment Types
- 6
- Top Payment Type
- Food and Beverage
Highlighted values indicate the higher figure for each metric.
Total payments compared
Synthes GmbH vs Tolmar, Inc. - 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.
Synthes GmbH
38.5%
34.3%
25.2%
2.0%
Tolmar, Inc.
50.0%
27.7%
13.9%
6.1%
2.3%
0.1%
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.
Synthes GmbH
- 1
University Of Washington Med Ctr
$173,039.95 · 15 txns
- 2
University Of Alabama Hospital
$74,500.00 · 8 txns
- 3
U Of U Hospitals & Clinics
$52,500.00 · 3 txns
- 4
Rush University Medical Center
$43,500.00 · 2 txns
- 5
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
$43,000.00 · 3 txns
Tolmar, Inc.
- 1
ROBERT SHEPARD
$56,160.00 · 21 txns
- 2
ALAN ROGOL
$37,788.95 · 17 txns
- 3
Childrens Hospital Colorado
$20,000.00 · 1 txns
- 4
ADRIAN DOBS
$12,895.22 · 4 txns
- 5
MARCELA VARGAS TRUJILLO
$11,360.85 · 11 txns
Summary Comparison
| Metric | Synthes GmbH | Tolmar, Inc. |
|---|---|---|
| Total Payments | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| % of Industry Total | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Transaction Count | 2,666 | 11,998 |
| Avg per Transaction | $920.59 | $207.77 |
| Recipient Count | 2,666 | 10,552 |
| Avg per Recipient | $920.59 | $236.24 |
| Payment Type Count | 4 | 6 |
| Top Payment Type | Compensation for Faculty or Speaker (Medical Education) | Food and Beverage |
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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