How Novo Nordisk Inc Pays Doctors
The largest category by dollar amount is food and beverage, accounting for $9.9M across 482,475 payments. Food and beverage payments are the most frequent: 482,475 meals averaging $21 each.
Food and Beverage
482,475 payments, avg $21
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a v
5,181 payments, avg $2K
Consulting Fee
1,097 payments, avg $4K
Travel and Lodging
3,156 payments, avg $425
Grant
6 payments, avg $20K
Education
2,721 payments, avg $35
Honoraria
5 payments, avg $2K
Where the Money Goes
Texas received the most from Novo Nordisk Inc: $2.7M across 10,220 doctors.
Showing top 15 states by total payment amount.
Which Specialties Does Novo Nordisk Inc Target?
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism doctors received the most from Novo Nordisk Inc: $4.2M across 3,025 providers.
Products Behind the Payments
These are the drugs and medical devices that Novo Nordisk Inc promoted to healthcare providers through payments, meals, and consulting arrangements.
Top Recipients
These doctors received the most from Novo Nordisk Inc. Click any name to view their full profile and see all their industry relationships.
Cardiovascular Disease · Baltimore, MD
Interventional Cardiology · Statesville, NC
Cardiovascular Disease · Torrance, CA
Gastroenterology · New York, NY
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · San Antonio, TX
Cardiovascular Disease · Grapevine, TX
Gastroenterology · New York, NY
Cardiovascular Disease · Jbsa Lackland, TX
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology · Beaufort, SC
General Practice · Torrance, CA
Interventional Cardiology · San Antonio, TX
Family Medicine · New Braunfels, TX
Cardiovascular Disease · Baltimore, MD
Cardiovascular Disease · Alabaster, AL
Internal Medicine · Baton Rouge, LA
Frequently Asked Questions
How much has Novo Nordisk Inc paid to doctors?
Novo Nordisk Inc made 494,644 payments totaling $25.3M to 110,476 healthcare providers. The average payment was $51 and the largest single payment was $40K.
What types of payments does Novo Nordisk Inc make?
Novo Nordisk Inc's payments include food and beverage ($9.9M), compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a v ($9.8M), consulting fee ($4.0M). They provided 482,475 meals to doctors, averaging $21 per meal.
Which doctors receive the most from Novo Nordisk Inc?
The top recipient is Sanjay Rajagopalan (Cardiovascular Disease), who received $109K across 52 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.