How VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED Pays Doctors
The largest category by dollar amount is consulting fee, accounting for $5.6M across 659 payments. Food and beverage payments are the most frequent: 9,686 meals averaging $27 each.
Consulting Fee
659 payments, avg $8K
Travel and Lodging
524 payments, avg $616
Food and Beverage
9,686 payments, avg $27
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a v
36 payments, avg $3K
Gift
6 payments, avg $311
Entertainment
1 payments, avg $517
Education
3 payments, avg $46
Where the Money Goes
Washington received the most from VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED: $2.5M across 54 doctors.
Showing top 15 states by total payment amount.
Which Specialties Does VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED Target?
Rheumatology doctors received the most from VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED: $2.5M across 25 providers.
Products Behind the Payments
These are the drugs and medical devices that VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED promoted to healthcare providers through payments, meals, and consulting arrangements.
Top Recipients
These doctors received the most from VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED. Click any name to view their full profile and see all their industry relationships.
Rheumatology · Seattle, WA
Hospitalist · Santa Rosa, CA
Internal Medicine · Cambridge, MA
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · Boston, MA
Nephrology · Indianapolis, IN
Nephrology · Stanford, CA
Internal Medicine · Morristown, NJ
Internal Medicine · Boston, MA
Neurology · Boston, MA
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology · Philadelphia, PA
Pain Medicine · San Diego, CA
Transplant Surgery · Chicago, IL
Surgery · Minneapolis, MN
Pediatric Nephrology · Columbus, OH
Nephrology · Worcester, MA
Frequently Asked Questions
How much has VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED paid to doctors?
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED made 10,915 payments totaling $6.3M to 8,352 healthcare providers. The average payment was $575 and the largest single payment was $2.0M.
What types of payments does VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED make?
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED's payments include consulting fee ($5.6M), travel and lodging ($323K), food and beverage ($258K). They provided 9,686 meals to doctors, averaging $27 per meal.
Which doctors receive the most from VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED?
The top recipient is Stanford Peng (Rheumatology), who received $2.5M across 62 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.