Table 6.
General Payments Breakdown.
Payment Group | All-% of Total Value | O-% of Total Value | N-% of Total Value | All- % of Total Payments | O- % of Total Payments | N- % of Total Payments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Royalty/Licensure | 62.58 | 65.62 | 52.05 | 5.55 | 5.99 | 4.34 |
Consulting | 25.41 | 24.46 | 28.69 | 19.58 | 21.44 | 14.38 |
Traveling/Lodging | 3.53 | 2.82 | 6.00 | 22.82 | 21.71 | 25.91 |
Acquisitions | 2.06 | .86 | 6.22 | .09 | .06 | .17 |
Food/Beverage | 1.34 | 1.27 | 1.59 | 47.17 | 46.34 | 49.49 |
Education | .02 | .03 | .01 | 1.04 | .78 | 1.77 |
Other | 5.05 | 4.95 | 5.46 | 3.76 | 3.72 | 3.94 |
Payments groups were adopted from the Open Payments database. O = orthopedic surgeons. N = neurosurgeons. Total value = the sum of industry payment amounts. Total payments = the sum of all transactions. Other includes entertainment, grant, honoraria, gifts, prospective ownership, serving as faculty, and other services. Underlined data is not seen in each column.