How INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. Pays Doctors
The largest category by dollar amount is education, accounting for $38.5M across 18,066 payments. Food and beverage payments are the most frequent: 46,926 meals averaging $79 each.
Education
18,066 payments, avg $2K
Travel and Lodging
44,386 payments, avg $228
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a v
4,010 payments, avg $2K
Food and Beverage
46,926 payments, avg $79
Consulting Fee
142 payments, avg $3K
Gift
2,112 payments, avg $21
Grant
1 payments, avg $5K
Debt forgiveness
2 payments, avg $2K
Honoraria
1 payments, avg $625
Where the Money Goes
California received the most from INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.: $7.1M across 1,864 doctors.
Showing top 15 states by total payment amount.
Which Specialties Does INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. Target?
Surgery doctors received the most from INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.: $28.2M across 6,203 providers.
Products Behind the Payments
These are the drugs and medical devices that INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. promoted to healthcare providers through payments, meals, and consulting arrangements.
Top Recipients
These doctors received the most from INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.. Click any name to view their full profile and see all their industry relationships.
Surgery · Austin, TX
Surgery · Round Rock, TX
Obstetrics & Gynecology · Austin, TX
Pulmonary Disease · Tucson, AZ
Surgery · Thousand Oaks, CA
Gynecology · Washington, FL
Surgery · Hainesport, NJ
Surgery · Boston, NJ
Surgery · Plainsboro, NJ
Surgery · Kissimmee, FL
Pulmonary Disease · Kenosha, WI
Surgery · Winter Garden, FL
Surgery · Pasadena, CA
Surgery · Hayward, CA
Surgery · Sun City, AZ
Frequently Asked Questions
How much has INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. paid to doctors?
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. made 115,646 payments totaling $59.9M to 16,235 healthcare providers. The average payment was $518 and the largest single payment was $40K.
What types of payments does INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. make?
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.'s payments include education ($38.5M), travel and lodging ($10.1M), compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a v ($7.0M). They provided 46,926 meals to doctors, averaging $79 per meal.
Which doctors receive the most from INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.?
The top recipient is Douglas Stoddard (Surgery), who received $434K across 441 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.