How Edwards Lifesciences Corporation Pays Doctors
The largest category by dollar amount is acquisitions, accounting for $8.0M across 23 payments. Food and beverage payments are the most frequent: 57,803 meals averaging $54 each.
Acquisitions
23 payments, avg $350K
Consulting Fee
2,409 payments, avg $3K
Food and Beverage
57,803 payments, avg $54
Travel and Lodging
8,652 payments, avg $320
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a v
190 payments, avg $4K
Grant
28 payments, avg $6K
Royalty or License
8 payments, avg $3K
Education
472 payments, avg $32
Where the Money Goes
Florida received the most from Edwards Lifesciences Corporation: $5.5M across 1,755 doctors.
Showing top 15 states by total payment amount.
Which Specialties Does Edwards Lifesciences Corporation Target?
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) doctors received the most from Edwards Lifesciences Corporation: $7.9M across 1,328 providers.
Products Behind the Payments
These are the drugs and medical devices that Edwards Lifesciences Corporation promoted to healthcare providers through payments, meals, and consulting arrangements.
Top Recipients
These doctors received the most from Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. Click any name to view their full profile and see all their industry relationships.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Orlando, FL
Cardiovascular Disease · Eatonton, GA
Cardiovascular Disease · Rochester, MN
Interventional Cardiology · New York, NY
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Minneapolis, MN
Cardiovascular Disease · Valhalla, NY
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Cleveland, OH
Cardiovascular Disease · Elk Grove Village, IL
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Granger, IN
Interventional Cardiology · Albany, NY
Cardiovascular Disease · Gonzales, TX
Cardiovascular Disease · Nashville, TN
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Kansas City, MO
Interventional Cardiology · Phoenix, AZ
Cardiovascular Disease · Wayne, PA
Frequently Asked Questions
How much has Edwards Lifesciences Corporation paid to doctors?
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation made 69,585 payments totaling $22.6M to 19,425 healthcare providers. The average payment was $325 and the largest single payment was $3.3M.
What types of payments does Edwards Lifesciences Corporation make?
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation's payments include acquisitions ($8.0M), consulting fee ($7.8M), food and beverage ($3.1M). They provided 57,803 meals to doctors, averaging $54 per meal.
Which doctors receive the most from Edwards Lifesciences Corporation?
The top recipient is Anthony Nunez (Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)), who received $4.7M across 3 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.