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ulrich medical USA, Inc. vs Vifor (International) Ltd.

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?

Vifor (International) Ltd. has the more concentrated recorded General Payments recipient profile in Program Year 2024: its recipient-distribution HHI is 3,112, versus 1,891 for the other company. Its single largest recorded recipient represents 52.2% 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.

ulrich medical USA, Inc.
HHI 1,891 · top recipient 28.0%
Ranked #765 of 1,838 companies by HHI
Vifor (International) Ltd.
HHI 3,112 · top recipient 52.2%
Ranked #553 of 1,838 companies by HHI

Payment Overview

Total Payments
$199.2K
% of Industry
0.0%
Transactions
97
Avg per Transaction
$2.1K
Recipients
97
Avg per Recipient
$2.1K
Payment Types
4
Top Payment Type
Royalty or License
Total Payments
$202.0K
% of Industry
0.0%
Transactions
31
Avg per Transaction
$6.5K
Recipients
30
Avg per Recipient
$6.7K
Payment Types
2
Top Payment Type
Consulting Fee

Highlighted values indicate the higher figure for each metric.

Total payments compared

ulrich medical USA, Inc. vs Vifor (International) Ltd. - total reported payments in CMS Open Payments PY2024

Vifor (International) Ltd.$202.0Kulrich medical USA, Inc.$199.2K

General Payment Types Breakdown

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

ulrich medical USA, Inc.

Royalty or License $114.1K

57.2%

Consulting Fee $72.7K

36.5%

Food and Beverage $6.6K

3.3%

Entertainment $5.9K

2.9%

Vifor (International) Ltd.

Consulting Fee $131.9K

99.9%

Travel and Lodging $101.00

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.

ulrich medical USA, Inc.

  1. 1

    RHODERIC MIRKIN

    $55,730.94 · 2 txns

  2. 2

    STEVEN ZEILLER

    $55,701.88 · 1 txns

  3. 3

    JOHN BURLESON

    $24,161.01 · 5 txns

  4. 4

    LARRY PARKER

    $20,173.65 · 2 txns

  5. 5

    SHALEEN VIRA

    $13,490.46 · 17 txns

Vifor (International) Ltd.

  1. 1

    Saint Lukes Hospital Of Kansas City

    $68,891.81 · 5 txns

  2. 2

    STEPHEN JOHN GREENE

    $22,387.50 · 6 txns

  3. 3

    ROBERT JOHN MENTZ

    $6,337.50 · 1 txns

  4. 4

    JAY B WISH

    $5,463.50 · 2 txns

  5. 5

    MELVIN HANK SEID

    $5,406.05 · 1 txns

Summary Comparison

Metric ulrich medical USA, Inc. Vifor (International) Ltd.
Total Payments $199.2K $202.0K
% of Industry Total 0.0% 0.0%
Transaction Count 97 31
Avg per Transaction $2.1K $6.5K
Recipient Count 97 30
Avg per Recipient $2.1K $6.7K
Payment Type Count 4 2
Top Payment Type Royalty or License Consulting Fee

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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