Table 1. Nature of general paymentsb to recipient physicians, August 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
| All general payments | Identified general payments | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Nature of payment or transfer of value | General payments, No. (% of total) | Total value, USD (% of total) | General payments, No. (% of total) | Total value, USD (% of total) |
| Charitable contribution | 317 (<1%) | $270,769 (<1%) | 232 (<1%) | $149,089 (<1%) |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty/speaker at a non-CME program | 118,274 (3%) | $189,211,910 (25%) | 75,514 (3%) | $112,549,967 (24%) |
| Compensation for serving as faculty/speaker for a non-accredited and non-certified CME program | 7,152 (<1%) | $15,021,864 (2%) | 4,411 (<1%) | $9,773,642 (2%) |
| Compensation for serving as faculty/speaker for an accredited or certified CME program | 927 (<1%) | $4,375,863 (<1%) | 399 (<1%) | $1,233,613 (<1%) |
| Consulting fee | 67,297 (2%) | $147,813,521 (19%) | 45,989 (2%) | $94,005,913 (20%) |
| Current or prospective ownership or investment interest | 2,047 (<1%) | $14,975,459 (2%) | 1,587 (<1%) | $8,524,147 (2%) |
| Education | 187,436 (4%) | $20,559,345 (3%) | 128,044 (5%) | $12,772,469 (3%) |
b
All identified payments includes payments to an identified recipient physician, regardless of the type of payment (research or general). All identified general payments include the subset of payments made for any reason other than for research.