How Smith+Nephew, Inc. Pays Doctors
The largest category by dollar amount is royalty or license, accounting for $24.0M across 562 payments. Food and beverage payments are the most frequent: 60,460 meals averaging $42 each.
Royalty or License
562 payments, avg $43K
Consulting Fee
2,072 payments, avg $3K
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a v
889 payments, avg $4K
Grant
628 payments, avg $5K
Travel and Lodging
5,949 payments, avg $455
Food and Beverage
60,460 payments, avg $42
Acquisitions
3 payments, avg $276K
Debt forgiveness
4 payments, avg $20K
Education
150 payments, avg $124
Gift
3 payments, avg $195
Entertainment
6 payments, avg $68
Where the Money Goes
New York received the most from Smith+Nephew, Inc.: $6.8M across 1,449 doctors.
Showing top 15 states by total payment amount.
Which Specialties Does Smith+Nephew, Inc. Target?
Orthopaedic Surgery doctors received the most from Smith+Nephew, Inc.: $25.3M across 3,821 providers.
Products Behind the Payments
These are the drugs and medical devices that Smith+Nephew, Inc. promoted to healthcare providers through payments, meals, and consulting arrangements.
Top Recipients
These doctors received the most from Smith+Nephew, Inc.. Click any name to view their full profile and see all their industry relationships.
Orthopaedic Surgery · Boston, MA
Orthopaedic Surgery · New York, NY
Orthopaedic Surgery · Temple Terrace, FL
Sports Medicine · Miami, FL
Orthopaedic Surgery · New York, NY
Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery · Reno, NV
Orthopaedic Surgery · Herrin, IL
Sports Medicine · Los Gatos, CA
Orthopaedic Surgery · New York, NY
Sports Medicine · Charlottesville, VA
Orthopaedic Surgery · Phoenix, AZ
Sports Medicine · Park City, UT
Orthopaedic Surgery · Malvern, PA
Orthopaedic Surgery · Philadelphia, PA
Sports Medicine · Richmond, VA
Frequently Asked Questions
How much has Smith+Nephew, Inc. paid to doctors?
Smith+Nephew, Inc. made 70,726 payments totaling $43.7M to 23,673 healthcare providers. The average payment was $618 and the largest single payment was $794K.
What types of payments does Smith+Nephew, Inc. make?
Smith+Nephew, Inc.'s payments include royalty or license ($24.0M), consulting fee ($7.0M), compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a v ($3.4M). They provided 60,460 meals to doctors, averaging $42 per meal.
Which doctors receive the most from Smith+Nephew, Inc.?
The top recipient is Paul Tornetta (Orthopaedic Surgery), who received $3.0M across 35 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.