Table 1.
Payment characteristics of psychiatrists who received payments of from pharmaceutical companies, 2016–2017 CMS Open Payments Data
| Psychiatrists who received ≤ $20,000 | Psychiatrists who received > $20,000 | All psychiatrists | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of psychiatrists (%) | 25,681 (97.2) | 741 (2.8) | 26,422 (100.0) | ||||||
| Total value of payment (%) | $19,251,929 (17.4) | $91,260,679 (82.6) | $110,512,608 (100.0) | ||||||
| Median payment per psychiatrist (IQR) | $180 (56 – 657) | $60,726 (32,845 – 136,384) | $194 (59 – 751) | ||||||
| Median number of payments per psychiatrist (IQR) | 2 (6 – 25) | 398 (244 – 632) | 2 (6 – 26) | ||||||
| Nature of payments | Value of payment (%) | *No. of psychiatrists (%) | Median payment (IQR) | Value of payment (%) | *No. of psychiatrists (%) | Median payment (IQR) | Value of payment (%) | *No. of psychiatrists (%) | Median payment (IQR) |
| Compensation for servicesa) | $3,315,866 (17.2) | 1,011 (3.9) | $750 (150 – 5,500) | $61,746,388 (67.7) | 680 (91.8) | $44,987 (21,752 – 102,585) | $65,062,254 (58.9) | 1,691 (6.4) | $6,790 (150 – 32,188) |
| Consulting fee | $1,735,246 (9.0) | 1,280 (5.0) | $175 (150 – 986) | $12,082,578 (13.2) | 492 (66.4) | $5,500 (900 – 23,286) | $13,817,824 (12.5) | 1,772 (6.7) | $300 (150 – 3,813) |
| Educational materials | $183,292 (1.0) | 5,445 (21.2) | $10 (4 – 33) | $496,116 (0.5) | 513 (69.2) | $25 (9 – 82) | $679,408 (0.6) | 5,958 (22.5) | $11 (4 – 38) |
| Food and beverage | $12,554,439 (65.2) | 24,945 (97.1) | $170 (53 – 578) | $3,357,470 (3.7) | 730 (98.5) | $3,422 (1,749 – 6,016) | $15,911,909 (14.4) | 25,675 (97.2) | $182 (56 – 642) |
| Gift | $72,183 (0.4) | 871 (3.4) | $36 (8 – 106) | $29,851 (<0.0) | 155 (20.9) | $94 (16 – 174) | $102,034 (0.1) | 1,026 (3.9) | $47 (9 – 112) |
| Honoraria | $242,005 (1.3) | 98 (0.4) | $2,258 (464 – 3,240) | 1,793,217 (2.0) | 116 (15.7) | $5,150 (2,400 – 13,034) | $2,035,222 (1.8) | 214 (0.8) | $2,823 (1,406 – 6,200) |
| Travel and lodging | $1,126,998 (5.9) | 988 (3.8) | $912 (436 – 1,482) | $11,553,439 (12.7) | 712 (96.1) | $6,138 (2,537 – 15,161) | $12,680,437 (11.5) | 1,700 (6.4) | $1,546 (760 – 4,588) |
| Otherb) | $21,901 (0.1) | 12 (<0.1) | $186 (77 – 2,556) | $201,618 (0.2) | 7 (0.9) | $22,500 (361 – 50,000) | $223,520 (0.2) | 19 (0.1) | $1,000 (88 – 8,857) |
Note:
a)
includes serving as faculty or a speaker at a venue, for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program, or for an accredited or certified continuing education program
b)
includes current or prospective ownership or investment interest, entertainment, non-research grant, or royalty or license. IQR stands for interquartile range.
*
Columns may add to more than 100.0% as psychiatrists may have received more than one type of payment.