Depomed, Inc.

Pharmaceutical & medical device company payment data from CMS Open Payments.

Total Payments
$6.6M
Doctors Paid
10,078
Transactions
39,337
2017 Total
$6.6M

Payment Breakdown by Category

Research$1.0M (15.3%)
Food & Beverage$767,785 (11.7%)
Travel$563,480 (8.6%)
Consulting$67,900 (1.0%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $4.2M 2,206 63.4%
Unspecified $1.0M 5 15.3%
Food and Beverage $767,785 35,160 11.7%
Travel and Lodging $563,480 1,706 8.6%
Consulting Fee $67,900 16 1.0%
Education $3,437 244 0.1%

Payments by Type

General
$5.6M
39,332 transactions
Research
$1.0M
5 transactions

Research Studies & Clinical Trials

Study Name Total Paid Doctors Records
RADARS Study $753,569 0 4
Fentynl Study $250,000 0 1

Payments by Medical Specialty

Specialty Total Paid Doctors Avg/Doctor
Pain Medicine $1.4M 1,302 $1,084
Neurology $1.0M 1,265 $799.68
Anesthesiology $744,240 809 $919.95
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation $677,878 857 $790.99
Interventional Pain Medicine $450,926 445 $1,013
Specialist $412,668 362 $1,140
Family Medicine $158,097 1,865 $84.77
Addiction Medicine $142,751 32 $4,461
Internal Medicine $102,600 1,056 $97.16
Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies $72,207 3 $24,069
Spinal Cord Injury Medicine $34,685 7 $4,955
Hematology & Oncology $32,997 49 $673.40
Neuromuscular Medicine $27,783 14 $1,985
Hypertension Specialist $19,650 1 $19,650
Radiation Oncology $19,158 65 $294.73
Rheumatology $18,555 185 $100.29
Surgery $17,525 27 $649.09
Orthopaedic Surgery $16,666 220 $75.75
Brain Injury Medicine $14,690 2 $7,345
Emergency Medicine $14,656 59 $248.40
General Practice $9,836 82 $119.96
Hospice and Palliative Medicine $7,210 16 $450.61
Sports Medicine $7,117 102 $69.77
Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine & OMM $7,035 27 $260.56
Plastic Surgery $6,752 18 $375.11
Psychiatry $6,577 30 $219.24
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program $4,800 70 $68.57
Otolaryngology $4,695 9 $521.62
Pediatric Radiology $4,496 1 $4,496
Clinical Neurophysiology $2,987 42 $71.13
Foot & Ankle Surgery $2,448 49 $49.96
Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine, Sports Medicine $2,106 21 $100.28
Neurological Surgery $2,064 56 $36.85
Pain $2,045 2 $1,022
Podiatrist $1,963 38 $51.66
Geriatric Medicine $1,875 31 $60.49
Pediatrics $1,823 36 $50.65
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine $1,291 29 $44.52
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery $1,163 17 $68.40
Obstetrics & Gynecology $1,130 24 $47.06
Sleep Medicine $1,070 35 $30.57
Diagnostic Radiology $1,065 11 $96.78
Adult Medicine $993.10 24 $41.38
Rehabilitation Practitioner $980.28 7 $140.04
Preventive Medicine/Occupational Environmental Medicine $978.45 4 $244.61
Cardiovascular Disease $830.59 17 $48.86
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism $727.54 17 $42.80
Legal Medicine $661.20 13 $50.86
Hand Surgery $658.68 13 $50.67
Urology $620.38 12 $51.70
Acupuncturist $557.58 7 $79.65
Dentist $547.41 5 $109.48
Chiropractor $547.30 13 $42.10
Ophthalmology $509.26 7 $72.75
Hospitalist $410.71 12 $34.23
Medical Oncology $394.30 9 $43.81
Gastroenterology $385.60 9 $42.84
Foot and Ankle Surgery $359.95 4 $89.99
Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology $357.74 9 $39.75
Foot Surgery $340.06 7 $48.58
Occupational Medicine $314.26 6 $52.38
Electrodiagnostic Medicine $310.10 3 $103.37
Gynecology $298.66 7 $42.67
Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry $295.39 2 $147.70
Primary Care $286.09 3 $95.36
Allergy & Immunology $284.41 11 $25.86
Colon & Rectal Surgery $277.06 5 $55.41
Orthopedic $270.35 1 $270.35
Public Health & General Preventive Medicine $260.04 5 $52.01
Critical Care Medicine $234.77 7 $33.54
Orofacial Pain $219.84 2 $109.92
Phlebology $212.01 1 $212.01
Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery $192.33 10 $19.23
Hematology $191.81 7 $27.40
Vascular Neurology $187.88 4 $46.97
Infectious Disease $158.64 7 $22.66
Adolescent Medicine $148.11 5 $29.62
Orthopaedic Trauma $143.49 5 $28.70
Personal Emergency Response Attendant $141.33 2 $70.66
Vascular Surgery $137.96 2 $68.98
Skilled Nursing Facility $137.43 1 $137.43
Nuclear Medicine $129.51 1 $129.51
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry $128.16 1 $128.16
Epilepsy $125.18 3 $41.73
Medical Toxicology $124.96 1 $124.96
Emergency Medical Services $123.79 1 $123.79
Obesity Medicine $120.12 4 $30.03
Pulmonary Disease $113.77 8 $14.22
Facial Plastic Surgery $112.40 2 $56.20
Pharmacist $89.59 3 $29.86
Pediatric Dentistry $86.24 1 $86.24
Research Study $84.30 1 $84.30
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology $77.21 2 $38.61
Diagnostic Neuroimaging $75.44 3 $25.15
Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery $73.79 2 $36.89
Neuroradiology $67.43 3 $22.48
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine $66.21 1 $66.21
Pediatric Anesthesiology $65.84 1 $65.84
General Acute Care Hospital $65.10 2 $32.55
Surgery of the Hand $62.86 4 $15.72
Prosthetic/Orthotic Supplier $61.44 1 $61.44
Nephrology $59.46 4 $14.87
Primary Podiatric Medicine $53.81 3 $17.94
Ambulatory Family Planning Facility $49.50 1 $49.50
Neuro-ophthalmology $48.34 1 $48.34
Adult Congenital Heart Disease $46.27 1 $46.27
Allergy $43.75 1 $43.75
Independent Medical Examiner $40.69 1 $40.69
Reproductive Endocrinology $38.86 1 $38.86
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) $32.77 1 $32.77
Neurodevelopmental Disabilities $32.38 2 $16.19
Optometrist $28.92 2 $14.46
Diagnostic Ultrasound $27.11 1 $27.11
Otolaryngic Allergy $26.76 1 $26.76
Addiction Psychiatry $25.79 1 $25.79
Interventional Cardiology $24.85 2 $12.43
Radiology $24.23 2 $12.12
Urgent Care $22.56 1 $22.56
Obstetrics $22.53 1 $22.53
Nurse Practitioner $21.05 1 $21.05
Therapeutic Radiology $19.58 1 $19.58
Community Health Worker $19.42 1 $19.42
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology $18.44 1 $18.44
Medical Specialty $16.67 1 $16.67
Sports Physician $15.31 1 $15.31
Clinical Medical Laboratory $15.00 1 $15.00
Dermatology $14.68 1 $14.68
Otology & Neurotology $14.31 1 $14.31
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) $13.08 1 $13.08
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery $12.53 1 $12.53
Single Specialty $12.35 1 $12.35
Home Health $10.39 1 $10.39

Top Paid Doctors

Doctor Specialty Location Total 2017
Idan Sharon, M.d, M.D Specialist Brooklyn, NY $115,778 $0
Dr. Reed Levine, M.d, M.D Neurology Pasadena, CA $110,520 $0
David Lichten, Md, MD Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Pottstown, PA $106,836 $0
Joseph Cabaret, Md, MD Addiction Medicine Camarillo, CA $105,963 $0
Dr. Michelle Brown, Md, MD Anesthesiology Hickory, NC $105,648 $0
Dr. Gerald Sacks, M.d, M.D Pain Medicine Santa Monica, CA $100,200 $0
Dr. Anthony Margherita, Md, MD Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation St Louis, MO $96,726 $0
Robert Sickler, Md, MD Pain Medicine Houston, TX $96,707 $0
Dr. Jerome Grove, Md, MD Specialist Phoenix, AZ $96,660 $0
Bruce Nicholson, M.d, M.D Pain Medicine Allentown, PA $92,663 $0
Dr. Paul Choi, M.d, M.D Pain Medicine Irvine, CA $82,101 $0
Sheldon Goldberg, Md, MD Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Lakewood, CO $81,901 $0
Dr. Anne Christopher, M.d, M.D Pain Medicine Chesterfield, MO $81,533 $0
Dr. Glenn Paige, Md, MD Anesthesiology Hickory, NC $80,684 $0
Mr. David Ratzman, M.d, M.D Interventional Pain Medicine Indianapolis, IN $73,554 $0
Dr. Irving Haber, D.o, D.O Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies Terre Haute, IN $72,172 $0
Dr. Anand Thakur, Md, MD Pain Medicine Sebring, FL $61,390 $0
Dr. Christopher O'carroll, M.d, M.D Neurology Newport Beach, CA $57,692 $0
David Stewart, M.d, M.D Anesthesiology Snellville, GA $57,457 $0
Dr. Joseph Pergolizzi, M.d, M.D Anesthesiology Naples, FL $55,494 $0
Dr. David Cosgrove, Md, MD Interventional Pain Medicine Cullman, AL $54,341 $0
Dr. Medhat Mikhael, M.d, M.D Pain Medicine Long Beach, CA $53,878 $0
Charles Argoff, Md, MD Neurology Albany, NY $50,837 $0
Dr. James Otting, M.d, M.D Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Toledo, OH $48,600 $0
Dr. Haley Burke, Md, MD Neurology Aurora, CO $46,083 $0

Top Products

  • Nucynta $4.7M
  • Gralise $1.0M

Associated Products (3)

Payment Categories

  • Food & Beverage $767,785
  • Consulting $67,900
  • Travel & Lodging $563,480
  • Research $1.0M

About Depomed, Inc.

Depomed, Inc. has made $6.6M in payments to 10,078 healthcare providers, recorded across 39,337 transactions in the CMS Open Payments database. In 2017, the company paid $6.6M. The top product by payment volume is Nucynta ($4.7M).

Payments were distributed across 132 medical specialties. The top specialty by payment amount is Pain Medicine ($1.4M to 1,302 doctors).

Payment categories include: Food & Beverage ($767,785), Consulting ($67,900), Research ($1.0M), Travel & Lodging ($563,480).

Depomed, Inc. is associated with 3 products in the CMS Open Payments database.