Table 3.
Industry Payments by Non-Academic vs Academic Plastic Surgeons
| Non Academic Plastic Surgeons (N=3,959) | Academic Plastic Surgeons (N=236) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payment Category | Total Payment (%) | Median (IQR) of Payments by Surgeon | Number of Surgeons Paid | Total Payment (%) | Median (IQR) of Payments by Surgeon | Number of Surgeons Paid |
| Speaker non-CEP | $1,432,713 (32%) | $5,100 (3,000–18,728) | 119 (3%) | $277,217 (36.3%) | $21,919 (5,616–26,975) | 12 (5%) |
| Consulting | 1208692 (26.8%) | $3,000 (500–7,000) | 161 (4%) | $195,078 (25.6%) | $4,100 (646–9,098) | 20 (8.5%) |
| Travel & Lodging | $625731 (13.9%) | $884 (544–1,373) | 447 (11.3%) | $141,271 (18.5%) | $971 ($546–$5,026) | 43 (18.2%) |
| Food & Beverage | $645,554 (14.3%) | $97 (30–204) | 3,781 (95.5%) | $56,785 (7.44%) | $150 (75–272) | 230 (97.5%) |
| Gift | $305,030 (5.6%) | $750 (308–1,500) | 273 (6.9%) | - | - | - |
| Royalty | $ 145387 (4%) | $8244 (219–50,825) | 7 (0.2%) | $70,264 (9.2%) | $35,132 (14,894–55,370) | 2 (0.8%) |
| Honoraria | $76,441 (1.7%) | $1500 (550–3,688) | 25 (0.6%) | $20,366 (2.6%) | $1,000 (1,000–7,866) | 5 (2.1%) |
| Education | $49,878 (0.1%) | $23 (14–75) | 187 (4.7%) | $333 (0.04%) | $65 (27–139) | 4 (1.7%) |
| Speaker CEP | $ 23,400 (0.5%) | $1,750 (550–2,500) | 11 (0.3%) | $550 (0.07%) | $550 | 1 (0.4%) |
| Grant | $2,131 (0.4%) | $1065 (131–2,000) | 2 (0.05%) | - | - | - |
| Entertainment | $815 (0.02%) | $99 (83–124) | 8 (0.002%) | $971 (0.13%) | $971 | 1 (0.4%) |
This table describes the amount paid to non-academic versus academic plastic surgeons by payment category, the total payment, the median (IQR) of payments received per surgeon and the number of surgeons paid in each category.