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Vapotherm Inc vs CurvaFix, 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?

CurvaFix, Inc. has the more concentrated recorded General Payments recipient profile in Program Year 2024: its recipient-distribution HHI is 1,090, versus 783 for the other company. Its single largest recorded recipient represents 20.7% 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.

Vapotherm Inc
HHI 783 · top recipient 12.1%
Ranked #1,126 of 1,838 companies by HHI
CurvaFix, Inc.
HHI 1,090 · top recipient 20.7%
Ranked #995 of 1,838 companies by HHI

Payment Overview

Company A

Vapotherm Inc

Total Payments
$195.6K
% of Industry
0.0%
Transactions
376
Avg per Transaction
$520.18
Recipients
375
Avg per Recipient
$521.57
Payment Types
6
Top Payment Type
Long-Term Medical Supply or Device Loan
Company B

CurvaFix, Inc.

Total Payments
$196.0K
% of Industry
0.0%
Transactions
136
Avg per Transaction
$1.4K
Recipients
135
Avg per Recipient
$1.5K
Payment Types
4
Top Payment Type
Honoraria

Highlighted values indicate the higher figure for each metric.

Total payments compared

Vapotherm Inc vs CurvaFix, Inc. - total reported payments in CMS Open Payments PY2024

CurvaFix, Inc.$196.0KVapotherm Inc$195.6K

General Payment Types Breakdown

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

Vapotherm Inc

Long-Term Medical Supply or Device Loan $85.9K

63.3%

Consulting Fee $31.6K

23.3%

Food and Beverage $12.9K

9.5%

Travel and Lodging $4.8K

3.6%

Grant $500.00

0.4%

Education $31.50

0.0%

CurvaFix, Inc.

Honoraria $115.2K

82.0%

Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting $12.4K

8.8%

Food and Beverage $7.5K

5.3%

Travel and Lodging $5.5K

3.9%

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.

Vapotherm Inc

  1. 1

    ERLANGER MEDICAL CENTER

    $16,451.23 · 1 txns

  2. 2

    UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER

    $15,124.52 · 1 txns

  3. 3

    LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER

    $14,806.11 · 1 txns

  4. 4

    BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER - LR

    $14,063.15 · 1 txns

  5. 5

    COXHEALTH

    $13,716.00 · 1 txns

CurvaFix, Inc.

  1. 1

    Samir Mehta

    $29,124.43 · 9 txns

  2. 2

    Brett Crist

    $20,824.58 · 6 txns

  3. 3

    Karl Van Osten

    $18,186.49 · 7 txns

  4. 4

    Milton Routt

    $14,396.39 · 5 txns

  5. 5

    Matthew Gardner

    $13,038.83 · 4 txns

Summary Comparison

Metric Vapotherm Inc CurvaFix, Inc.
Total Payments $195.6K $196.0K
% of Industry Total 0.0% 0.0%
Transaction Count 376 136
Avg per Transaction $520.18 $1.4K
Recipient Count 375 135
Avg per Recipient $521.57 $1.5K
Payment Type Count 6 4
Top Payment Type Long-Term Medical Supply or Device Loan 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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