Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc.

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

Total Payments
$3.7M
Doctors Paid
11,911
Transactions
27,312
2018 Total
$140,492

Payment Breakdown by Category

Research$2.5M (67.0%)
Food & Beverage$430,539 (11.7%)
Travel$125,163 (3.4%)
Consulting$17,038 (0.5%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Unspecified $2.5M 61 67.0%
Honoraria $622,155 314 16.8%
Food and Beverage $430,539 26,239 11.7%
Travel and Lodging $125,163 246 3.4%
Consulting Fee $17,038 6 0.5%
Education $13,786 437 0.4%
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $8,698 5 0.2%
Space rental or facility fees (teaching hospital only) $2,700 4 0.1%

Payments by Type

Research
$2.5M
61 transactions
General
$1.2M
27,251 transactions

Research Studies & Clinical Trials

Study Name Total Paid Doctors Records
NB-1005 $758,995 0 20
NB-1006 $489,933 0 23
NB-1003 $210,252 0 6
BU10119 $80,000 0 1

Payments by Medical Specialty

Specialty Total Paid Doctors Avg/Doctor
Family Medicine $390,232 5,169 $75.49
Internal Medicine $262,204 2,894 $90.60
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism $216,152 558 $387.37
Public Health & General Preventive Medicine $82,120 8 $10,265
Psychiatry $61,207 101 $606.01
Obstetrics & Gynecology $34,009 940 $36.18
Adult Medicine $27,351 40 $683.77
Surgery $23,440 160 $146.50
Obesity Medicine $14,968 37 $404.53
Cardiovascular Disease $10,990 132 $83.26
Emergency Medicine $10,824 110 $98.40
Specialist $9,326 224 $41.64
Pediatrics $6,014 120 $50.11
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program $4,852 129 $37.61
General Practice $3,529 98 $36.01
Gynecology $2,914 83 $35.11
Gastroenterology $2,422 65 $37.26
Geriatric Medicine $1,799 62 $29.01
Hospitalist $1,432 45 $31.83
Sports Medicine $1,236 46 $26.87
Nephrology $1,111 29 $38.30
Pulmonary Disease $948.40 29 $32.70
Addiction Medicine $819.71 20 $40.99
Adolescent Medicine $781.93 20 $39.10
Obstetrics $698.37 29 $24.08
Rheumatology $665.11 38 $17.50
Legal Medicine $639.12 16 $39.95
Chiropractor $638.44 16 $39.90
Infectious Disease $625.50 15 $41.70
Sleep Medicine $591.53 16 $36.97
Orthopaedic Surgery $528.66 14 $37.76
Allergy & Immunology $439.85 9 $48.87
Anesthesiology $401.11 16 $25.07
Neurology $399.76 18 $22.21
Emergency Medical Services $379.98 8 $47.50
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry $357.67 8 $44.71
Diagnostic Radiology $314.19 7 $44.88
Nuclear Medicine $307.23 5 $61.45
Critical Care Medicine $300.84 14 $21.49
Reproductive Endocrinology $298.71 8 $37.34
Pediatric Endocrinology $277.52 4 $69.38
Plastic Surgery $273.54 15 $18.24
Hospice and Palliative Medicine $273.20 10 $27.32
Maternal & Fetal Medicine $261.60 5 $52.32
Otolaryngology $243.11 9 $27.01
Dermatology $224.83 9 $24.98
Primary Care $204.62 6 $34.10
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation $197.93 8 $24.74
Research Study $196.20 1 $196.20
Interventional Cardiology $177.53 8 $22.19
Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine & OMM $165.52 8 $20.69
Aerospace Medicine $161.70 3 $53.90
Podiatrist $150.25 6 $25.04
Hematology & Oncology $138.58 6 $23.10
Interventional Pain Medicine $126.19 4 $31.55
Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery $122.63 5 $24.53
Rehabilitation $117.16 5 $23.43
Ophthalmology $108.73 6 $18.12
Pain Medicine $105.02 5 $21.00
Hematology $105.00 1 $105.00
Medical Oncology $102.85 1 $102.85
Dermatopathology $100.00 1 $100.00
Endodontics $98.33 2 $49.17
Preventive Medicine/Occupational Environmental Medicine $80.71 3 $26.90
Allergy $78.85 2 $39.43
Family $73.09 4 $18.27
Urology $72.18 5 $14.44
Pharmacist $65.98 1 $65.98
Nuclear Cardiology $65.56 5 $13.11
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology $65.33 1 $65.33
Physician Assistant $63.89 5 $12.78
Phlebology $63.00 1 $63.00
Nurse Practitioner $60.59 1 $60.59
Single Specialty $53.76 1 $53.76
Optometrist $51.76 3 $17.25
Orthopedic $47.01 1 $47.01
Vascular Surgery $45.05 3 $15.02
Neurological Surgery $44.47 2 $22.24
Integrative Medicine $42.96 2 $21.48
Dentist $41.06 3 $13.69
Personal Emergency Response Attendant $38.08 2 $19.04
Forensic Pathology $37.42 1 $37.42
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology $36.72 2 $18.36
Preferred Provider Organization $35.10 1 $35.10
Addiction Psychiatry $35.09 2 $17.54
Primary Podiatric Medicine $33.97 1 $33.97
Medical Specialty $33.71 1 $33.71
Body Imaging $33.20 2 $16.60
Occupational Medicine $31.50 1 $31.50
Foot & Ankle Surgery $28.26 1 $28.26
Pediatric Emergency Medicine $27.25 2 $13.63
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) $25.99 2 $13.00
Specialist/Technologist, Pathology $22.50 1 $22.50
Nutrition, Metabolic $17.37 1 $17.37
Pediatric Infectious Diseases $16.96 1 $16.96
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine $16.67 1 $16.67
Developmental - Behavioral Pediatrics $15.75 1 $15.75
Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine, Sports Medicine $15.60 1 $15.60
Medical Genetics, Ph.D. Medical Genetics $15.36 1 $15.36
Neurocritical Care $14.71 1 $14.71
Forensic Psychiatry $14.61 1 $14.61
Acupuncturist $13.65 1 $13.65
Rural Health $13.25 1 $13.25
Pediatric Radiology $12.04 1 $12.04
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery $11.68 1 $11.68
Pediatric Cardiology $11.40 1 $11.40
Psychosomatic Medicine $11.33 1 $11.33
Urgent Care $11.32 1 $11.32
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine $11.30 1 $11.30
Pediatric Gastroenterology $10.55 1 $10.55
Surgical Oncology $10.52 1 $10.52

Top Paid Doctors

Doctor Specialty Location Total 2017
Dr. Scott Kahan, Md, MD Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Chevy Chase, MD $81,843 $0
Nathaniel Keller, M.d, M.D Psychiatry Orlando, FL $57,931 $0
Sang Tae Kim, Do, DO Family Medicine Amarillo, TX $54,588 $0
Dr. Anthony Auriemma, M.d., J.d, M.D., J.D Family Medicine Westmont, IL $52,515 $0
Dr. Ken Fujioka, M.d, M.D Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism San Diego, CA $44,734 $0
Dr. Steven Margolis, Md, MD Family Medicine Sterling Heights, MI $35,524 $0
Dr. Kurt Hong, M.d, M.D Internal Medicine Los Angeles, CA $32,823 $0
Adeniyi Odugbesan, M.d, M.D Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Lawrenceville, GA $29,158 $0
Dr. Damon Raskin, Md, MD Internal Medicine Pacific Palisades, CA $25,166 $0
Dawn Ayers, Md, MD Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Zionsville, IN $23,494 $0
Dr. Deborah Horn, Do, DO Adult Medicine Bellaire, TX $20,809 $0
Stephanie Berg, Md, MD Internal Medicine Frisco, TX $20,452 $0
Gregg Faiman, Md, MD Internal Medicine Mayfield Hts, OH $20,232 $0
Dr. Scott Isaacs, M.d, M.D Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Atlanta, GA $18,889 $0
Unknown Provider — — $16,752 $0
Dr. John Morton, M.d, M.D Surgery New Haven, CT $16,648 $0
James Petre, Md, MD Family Medicine East Moline, IL $16,518 $0
Andrea Goodwin, M.d, M.D Family Medicine Meridian, MS $15,746 $0
Recaredo Berbano, Md, MD Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism New York, NY $12,676 $0
Dr. Raymond Plodkowski Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism San Diego, CA $11,157 $0
Dr. Larry Richardson, M.d, M.D Obesity Medicine Spring, TX $10,531 $0
Denise Bruner, Md Fasbp, MD FASBP Internal Medicine Arlington, VA $9,759 $0
Dewey Bailey, Md, MD Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Roanoke, VA $8,489 $0
Dr. Elizabeth Laffey, Md, MD Family Medicine St. Louis, MO $8,155 $0
Dr. Ethan Lazarus, M.d, M.D Family Medicine Denver, CO $7,815 $0
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Top Products

  • CONTRAVE $1.2M

Payment Categories

  • Food & Beverage $430,539
  • Consulting $17,038
  • Travel & Lodging $125,163
  • Research $2.5M

About Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc.

Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. has made $3.7M in payments to 11,911 healthcare providers, recorded across 27,312 transactions in the CMS Open Payments database. In 2018, the company paid $140,492. The top product by payment volume is CONTRAVE ($1.2M).

Payments were distributed across 111 medical specialties. The top specialty by payment amount is Family Medicine ($390,232 to 5,169 doctors).

Payment categories include: Food & Beverage ($430,539), Consulting ($17,038), Research ($2.5M), Travel & Lodging ($125,163).