How ABBVIE INC. Pays Doctors
The largest category by dollar amount is compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a v, accounting for $69.1M across 32,855 payments. Food and beverage payments are the most frequent: 1,645,027 meals averaging $21 each.
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a v
32,855 payments, avg $2K
Food and Beverage
1,645,027 payments, avg $21
Consulting Fee
5,966 payments, avg $3K
Royalty or License
8 payments, avg $1.8M
Travel and Lodging
28,206 payments, avg $327
Acquisitions
18 payments, avg $284K
Grant
247 payments, avg $8K
Education
5,768 payments, avg $19
Gift
20 payments, avg $228
Where the Money Goes
California received the most from ABBVIE INC.: $23.9M across 18,815 doctors.
Showing top 15 states by total payment amount.
Which Specialties Does ABBVIE INC. Target?
Dermatology doctors received the most from ABBVIE INC.: $15.6M across 8,525 providers.
Products Behind the Payments
These are the drugs and medical devices that ABBVIE INC. promoted to healthcare providers through payments, meals, and consulting arrangements.
Top Recipients
These doctors received the most from ABBVIE INC.. Click any name to view their full profile and see all their industry relationships.
Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck · Beverly Hills, CA
Plastic Surgery · Nashville, TN
Pediatrics · Washington, DC
Procedural Dermatology · La Mesa, CA
Optometrist · Newport Beach, CA
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · Venice, FL
Emergency Medicine · Somerville, NJ
Pulmonary Disease · Brookline, MA
Internal Medicine · Charleston, WV
Internal Medicine · Londonderry, NH
Medical · Rockledge, FL
Gastroenterology · Boston, MA
Ophthalmology · Nashville, TN
Rheumatology · Dallas, TX
Neurology · Carlsbad, CA
Frequently Asked Questions
How much has ABBVIE INC. paid to doctors?
ABBVIE INC. made 1,718,115 payments totaling $150.3M to 226,167 healthcare providers. The average payment was $87 and the largest single payment was $4.0M.
What types of payments does ABBVIE INC. make?
ABBVIE INC.'s payments include compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a v ($69.1M), food and beverage ($34.9M), consulting fee ($15.3M). They provided 1,645,027 meals to doctors, averaging $21 per meal.
Which doctors receive the most from ABBVIE INC.?
The top recipient is William Binder (Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck), who received $7.4M across 4 payments.
Are these payments legal?
Yes. The Physician Payments Sunshine Act requires pharmaceutical and medical device companies to publicly report payments to physicians and teaching hospitals. These payments cover legitimate activities like consulting, research, education, and meals during educational presentations. The data is published through the CMS Open Payments program.
Where does this data come from?
This data comes from the CMS Open Payments program (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov), which collects and publishes information about payments from drug and device manufacturers to physicians and teaching hospitals. Companies are required by law to report these payments.
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Source: CMS Open Payments program. Data includes general and research payments to physicians and teaching hospitals.