How Biogen, 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 $2.0M across 733 payments. Food and beverage payments are the most frequent: 33,504 meals averaging $25 each.
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a v
733 payments, avg $3K
Consulting Fee
786 payments, avg $2K
Food and Beverage
33,504 payments, avg $25
Grant
9 payments, avg $47K
Travel and Lodging
600 payments, avg $208
Education
159 payments, avg $52
Where the Money Goes
California received the most from Biogen, Inc.: $833K across 1,041 doctors.
Showing top 15 states by total payment amount.
Which Specialties Does Biogen, Inc. Target?
Neurology doctors received the most from Biogen, Inc.: $2.7M across 2,955 providers.
Products Behind the Payments
These are the drugs and medical devices that Biogen, Inc. promoted to healthcare providers through payments, meals, and consulting arrangements.
Top Recipients
These doctors received the most from Biogen, Inc.. Click any name to view their full profile and see all their industry relationships.
Medical Oncology · San Francisco, CA
Adult Health · Hackensack, NJ
Neurology · New York, NY
Neurology · Nashville, TN
Neurology · Newport Beach, CA
Neurology · Wilmington, DE
Family · Fort Washington, PA
Neurology · Boston, MA
Diagnostic Radiology · Minneapolis, MN
Neurology · New York, NY
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation · Seattle, WA
Nephrology · Woodside, CA
Neurology · Los Angeles, CA
Neurology · Caguas, PR
Obstetrics & Gynecology · League City, TX
Frequently Asked Questions
How much has Biogen, Inc. paid to doctors?
Biogen, Inc. made 35,791 payments totaling $5.0M to 11,916 healthcare providers. The average payment was $138 and the largest single payment was $217K.
What types of payments does Biogen, Inc. make?
Biogen, Inc.'s payments include compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a v ($2.0M), consulting fee ($1.5M), food and beverage ($823K). They provided 33,504 meals to doctors, averaging $25 per meal.
Which doctors receive the most from Biogen, Inc.?
The top recipient is Stephen Sherwin (Medical Oncology), who received $332K across 8 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.