Sandoz Inc.

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

Total Payments
$7.4M
Doctors Paid
9,961
Transactions
28,056
2024 Total
$190,571

Payment Breakdown by Category

Research$5.8M (78.2%)
Consulting$837,376 (11.3%)
Food & Beverage$503,444 (6.8%)
Travel$54,255 (0.7%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Unspecified $5.8M 279 78.2%
Consulting Fee $837,376 279 11.3%
Food and Beverage $503,444 25,444 6.8%
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $164,138 70 2.2%
Travel and Lodging $54,255 199 0.7%
Grant $30,510 24 0.4%
Education $27,070 1,759 0.4%
Space rental or facility fees (teaching hospital only) $2,500 2 0.0%

Payments by Type

Research
$5.8M
279 transactions
General
$1.6M
27,777 transactions

Research Studies & Clinical Trials

Study Name Total Paid Doctors Records
A MULTI-CENTER, DOUBLE-BLIND, RANDOMIZED, VEHICLE-CONTROLLED, PARALLEL-GROUP STUDY COMPARING TAZAROTENE CREAM 0.1% TO TAZORAC? (TAZAROTENE) CREAM 0.1% AND BOTH ACTIVE TREATMENTS TO A VEHICLE CONTROL IN THE TREATMENT OF ACNE VULGARIS $1.9M 0 25
A MULTI-CENTER, DOUBLE-BLIND, RANDOMIZED, VEHICLE-CONTROLLED, PARALLEL-GROUP STUDY COMPARING TAZAROTENE CREAM 0.05% TO TAZORAC? (TAZAROTENE) CREAM 0.05% AND BOTH ACTIVE TREATMENTS TO A VEHICLE CONTROL IN THE TREATMENT OF STABLE PLAQUE PSORIASIS $1.4M 0 27
PROSPECTIVE STUDY COMPARING BRAND AND GENERIC IMMUNOSUPPRESSION ON TRANSPLANT OUTCOMES, ADHERENCE, AND IMMUNE RESPONSE $786,000 0 3
PROSPECTIVE STUDY COMPARING BRAND AND GENERIC IMMUNOSUPPRESSION ON TRANSPLANT OUTCOMES, ADHERENCE, & IMMUNE RESPONSE $376,620 0 2
OPEN LABEL STUDY OF THE SOLIS DRY POWDER INHALER CONTAINING FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE AND SALMETEROL XINAFOATE WHEN USED IN NORMAL CLINICAL PRACTICE WITH PATIENTS $191,561 0 10
A RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PARALLEL-GROUP PHASE III STUDY TO DEMONSTRATE EQUIVALENT EFFICACY AND TO COMPARE SAFETY & IMMUNOGENICITY OF GP2015 AND ENBREL? (EU AUTHORIZED) IN PATIENTS WITH MODERATE TO SEVERE, ACTIVE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS $187,806 1 66
BIOEQUIVALENCE STUDY OF CALCIPOTRIENE AND BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE TOPICAL SUSPENSION, 0.005%/0.064% $104,060 0 1
A RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, CONTROLLED STUDY TO EVALUATE PK, PD, SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF GP2013 AND RITUXIMAB IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS REFRACTORY OR INTOLERANT TO STANDARD DMARDS AND UP TO THREE ANTI-TNF THERAPIES $96,368 0 8
A RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE- BLIND, CONTROLLED, PARALLEL-GROUP, MULTICENTER STUDY TO ASSESS THE SAFETY AND IMMUNOGENICITY OF TRANSITIONING TO GP2013 OR RE-TREATMENT WITH RITUXAN? OR MABTHERA? IN PATIENTS WITH ACTIVE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS, PREVIOUSLY TREATED WITH RITUXAN? OR MABTHERA? $86,079 0 55
A RANDOMIZED, CONTROLLED STUDY TO EVALUATE THE SENSITIZING POTENTIAL OF AMLACTIN ULTRA SMOOTHING / AMLACTIN FOOT REPAIR (CREAM WITH 15% LACTIC ACID), AMLACTIN RAPID RELIEF (LOTION WITH 15% LACTIC ACID) AND AMLACTIN DAILY (LOTION WITH 12% LACTIC ACID) IN HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS USING A REPEAT INSULT PATCH TEST DESIGN $85,250 0 2
A RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, MULTICENTER STUDY TO DEMONSTRATE EQUIVALENT EFFICACY AND TO COMPARE SAFETY AND IMMUNOGENICITY OF A BIOSIMILAR ADALIMUMAB (GP2017) AND HUMIRA? IN PATIENTS WITH MODERATE TO SEVERE CHRONIC PLAQUE-TYPE PSORIASIS $71,274 8 9
A 21-DAY, RANDOMIZED, CONTROLLED STUDY TO EVALUATE THE IRRITATION POTENTIAL OF AMLACTIN ULTRA SMOOTHING INTENSELY HYDRATING CREAM / AMLACTIN FOOT REPAIR FOOT CREAM THERAPY, AMLACTIN RAPID RELIEF RESTORING LOTION + CERAMIDES, AND AMLACTIN DAILY MOISTURIZING BODY LOTION IN HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS USING A CUMULATIVE IRRITANT PATCH TEST DESIGN. $56,625 0 2
A 21-DAY, RANDOMIZED, CONTROLLED STUDY TO EVALUATE THE IRRITATION POTENTIAL OF AMLACTIN ULTRA SMOOTHING / AMLACTIN FOOT REPAIR (CREAM WITH 15% LACTIC ACID), AMLACTIN RAPID RELIEF (LOTION WITH 15% LACTIC ACID) AND AMLACTIN DAILY (LOTION WITH 12% LACTIC ACID) IN HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS USING A CUMULATIVE IRRITANT PATCH TEST DESIGN $56,625 0 1
POST-APPROVAL SAFETY STUDY TO MONITOR THE LONG-TERM SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF OMNITROPE? IN INFANTS, CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS (?PATRO CHILDREN? OR THE ?STUDY?) $42,253 1 10
POST-APPROVAL SAFETY STUDY TO MONITOR THE LONG-TERM SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF OMNITROPE IN INFANTS CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS PATRO CHILDREN OR THE STUDY $39,500 1 9
A MULTI-CENTER, DOUBLE-BLIND, RANDOMIZED, VEHICLE-CONTROLLED, PARALLEL-GROUP STUDY COMPARING TAZAROTENE CREAM 0.05% TO TAZORAC (TAZAROTENE) CREAM 0.05% AND BOTH ACTIVE TREATMENTS TO A VEHICLE CONTROL IN THE TREATMENT OF STABLE PLAQUE PSORIASIS $29,000 0 1
A RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLIND PARALLEL-GROUP PHASE III STUDY TO DEMONSTRATE EQUIVALENT EFFICACY AND TO COMPARE SAFETY & IMMUNOGENICITY OF GP2015 AND ENBREL? (EU AUTHORIZED) IN PATIENTS WITH MODERATE TO SEVERE ACTIVE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS $28,999 1 12
YALE NEW HAVEN HEOR STUDY $25,810 0 1
Post-Approval Safety Study to monitor the long-term safety and efficacy of Omnitrope in infants, children and adolescents $22,600 0 7
A RANDOMIZED, CONTROLLED STUDY TO EVALUATE THE SENSITIZING POTENTIAL OF AMLACTIN ULTRA SMOOTHING / AMLACTIN FOOT REPAIR (CREAM WITH 12% LACTIC ACID) AND AMLACTIN RAPID RELIEF (LOTION WITH 12% LACTIC ACID) IN HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS USING A REPEAT INSULT PATCH TEST DESIGN $21,313 0 1
A RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PARALLEL-GROUP PHASE III STUDY TO DEMONSTRATE EQUIVALENT EFFICACY AND TO COMPARE SAFETY AND IMMUNOGENICITY OF GP2015 AND ENBREL (EU AUTHORIZED) IN PATIENTS WITH MODERATE TO SEVERE, ACTIVE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS $16,757 0 4
G-CSF UTILIZATION AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES AND HEALTH CARE RESOURCE UTILIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH G-CSF TREATMENT IN PATIENTS WITH BREAST CANCER RECEIVING CHEMOTHERAPY IN A COMMUNITY ONCOLOGY SETTING $16,000 1 1
A 21-DAY, RANDOMIZED, CONTROLLED STUDY TO EVALUATE THE IRRITATION POTENTIAL OF AMLACTIN ULTRA SMOOTHING / AMLACTIN FOOT REPAIR (CREAM WITH 12% LACTIC ACID) AND AMLACTIN RAPID RELIEF (LOTION WITH 12% LACTIC ACID) IN HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS USING A CUMULATIVE IRRITANT PATCH TEST DESIGN $14,156 0 1
PATCH 2&3:PREVENTION & TREATMENT OF COVID-19 (SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS 2) WITH HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE $11,880 0 1
A RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE- BLIND, CONTROLLED, PARALLEL-GROUP, MULTICENTER STUDY TO ASSESS THE SAFETY AND IMMUNOGENICITY OF TRANSITIONING TO GP2013 OR RE-TREATMENT WITH RITUXAN OR MABTHERA IN PATIENTS WITH ACTIVE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS, PREVIOUSLY TREATED WITH RITUXAN OR MABTHERA $9,139 0 3
THE PATCH TRIAL (PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF COVID-19 WITH HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE) (PATCH) $9,000 0 1
Post Approval Safety Study to monitor the long term safety and efficacy of Omnitrope in infants children and adolescents PATRO Children or the Study $8,800 1 3
A RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, MULTICENTER STUDY TO DEMONSTRATE EQUIVALENT EFFICACY AND TO COMPARE SAFETY AND IMMUNOGENICITY OF A BIOSIMILAR HYRIMOZ (GP2017) AND HUMIRA? IN PATIENTS WITH MODERATE TO SEVERE CHRONIC PLAQUE-TYPE PSORIASIS $8,700 0 3
POST-APPROVAL SAFETY STUDY TO MONITOR THE LONG-TERM SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF OMNITROPE IN INFANTS, CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS PATRO CHILDREN OR THE STUDY $6,000 1 4
CDRB436AUS37T $4,536 0 1

Payments by Medical Specialty

Specialty Total Paid Doctors Avg/Doctor
Rheumatology $246,889 914 $270.12
Hematology & Oncology $177,902 141 $1,262
Internal Medicine $165,882 619 $267.98
Dermatology $134,552 1,646 $81.75
Medical Oncology $95,563 36 $2,655
Neurology $78,013 157 $496.90
Foot & Ankle Surgery $61,778 571 $108.19
Pediatric Endocrinology $54,717 90 $607.97
Podiatrist $53,841 565 $95.29
Contractor $49,531 1 $49,531
Specialist $49,388 285 $173.29
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism $48,892 44 $1,111
Gastroenterology $43,572 578 $75.38
General Practice $34,764 15 $2,318
Hematology $33,099 13 $2,546
Anesthesiology $29,650 24 $1,235
Physician Assistant $23,035 667 $34.53
Family $20,534 532 $38.60
Ophthalmology $19,676 308 $63.88
Addiction Medicine $19,430 5 $3,886
Pediatrics $19,299 110 $175.45
Allergy & Immunology $16,377 21 $779.87
Foot Surgery $15,860 130 $122.00
Colon & Rectal Surgery $13,826 5 $2,765
Urology $10,479 5 $2,096
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program $10,222 205 $49.86
Nurse Practitioner $9,986 257 $38.85
Independent Medical Examiner $9,541 1 $9,541
Medical $9,063 226 $40.10
Family Medicine $8,923 138 $64.66
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology $8,766 6 $1,461
Surgery $7,405 17 $435.59
Pulmonary Disease $7,108 106 $67.06
MOHS-Micrographic Surgery $6,646 117 $56.81
Addiction Psychiatry $5,974 1 $5,974
Procedural Dermatology $5,892 97 $60.75
Psychiatry $5,824 28 $207.99
Retina Specialist $5,292 91 $58.15
Primary Podiatric Medicine $4,761 67 $71.07
Vascular Surgery $4,571 4 $1,143
Obstetrics & Gynecology $4,101 4 $1,025
Adult Health $3,488 94 $37.11
Clinical Genetics (M.D.) $3,323 2 $1,661
Critical Care Medicine $3,282 83 $39.54
Cardiovascular Disease $2,955 55 $53.72
Registered Nurse $2,333 74 $31.53
Emergency Medicine $1,910 19 $100.51
Acute Care $1,851 53 $34.92
Pediatric Gastroenterology $1,670 44 $37.95
Dermatopathology $1,517 47 $32.27
Optometrist $1,468 35 $41.94
Sports Medicine $1,280 16 $80.00
Allergy $1,192 4 $298.00
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered $955.02 38 $25.13
Gerontology $936.91 32 $29.28
Primary Care $930.37 28 $33.23
Surgical $822.99 27 $30.48
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation $792.83 10 $79.28
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology $772.48 20 $38.62
Clinical & Laboratory Dermatological Immunology $746.01 12 $62.17
Infectious Disease $630.45 11 $57.31
Adolescent Medicine $574.59 5 $114.92
Hospitalist $494.73 18 $27.49
Pediatric Dermatology $469.02 19 $24.69
Legal Medicine $396.92 4 $99.23
Pediatric Rheumatology $365.53 12 $30.46
Sleep Medicine $306.79 10 $30.68
Nephrology $283.64 6 $47.27
Medical Specialty $253.93 2 $126.97
Diagnostic Radiology $239.74 9 $26.64
Geriatric Medicine $212.97 4 $53.24
Women's Health $209.14 5 $41.83
Clinical Neurophysiology $184.57 5 $36.91
Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies $182.86 2 $91.43
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology $171.90 5 $34.38
Radiation Oncology $166.90 8 $20.86
Medical-Surgical $156.89 3 $52.30
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine $150.00 3 $50.00
Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine $148.42 2 $74.21
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery $147.09 3 $49.03
Plastic Surgery $143.05 6 $23.84
Clinical Nurse Specialist $142.77 4 $35.69
Orthopaedic Surgery $132.05 4 $33.01
Neuroradiology $125.00 1 $125.00
Pediatric Radiology $124.39 2 $62.20
Dietitian, Registered $123.60 4 $30.90
General Acute Care Hospital $123.47 3 $41.16
Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology $119.17 4 $29.79
Psychiatric/Mental Health $118.91 5 $23.78
Otolaryngology $102.82 5 $20.56
Community Health $98.79 2 $49.40
Chronic Disease Hospital $97.20 1 $97.20
Athletic Trainer $95.86 2 $47.93
Gynecology $94.60 4 $23.65
Emergency Medical Services $93.97 2 $46.99
Occupational Medicine $90.28 3 $30.09
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry $74.31 2 $37.16
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology $73.44 5 $14.69
Neuromuscular Medicine $73.25 3 $24.42
Clinical Pharmacology $70.62 1 $70.62
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) $69.37 3 $23.12
Glaucoma Specialist $68.97 1 $68.97
Uveitis and Ocular Inflammatory Disease $68.97 1 $68.97
Pediatric Pulmonology $67.38 4 $16.85
Interventional Pain Medicine $63.58 3 $21.19
Behavior Technician $57.05 1 $57.05
Chiropractor $56.59 2 $28.30
Rehabilitation Practitioner $54.68 1 $54.68
Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine & OMM $52.67 2 $26.34
Gynecologic Oncology $52.35 1 $52.35
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine $52.31 3 $17.44
Public Medicine $51.51 2 $25.76
Interventional Cardiology $50.54 3 $16.85
Neurological Surgery $49.36 2 $24.68
Adult Medicine $44.57 2 $22.29
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) $43.28 1 $43.28
Neonatal $42.46 2 $21.23
Maternal & Fetal Medicine $41.58 2 $20.79
Aerospace Medicine $39.84 2 $19.92
Epilepsy $39.47 2 $19.74
Family Health $38.42 2 $19.21
Therapeutic Radiology $33.56 1 $33.56
Technician, Other $33.13 1 $33.13
Low Vision Rehabilitation $33.07 1 $33.07
Advanced Practice Midwife $32.66 1 $32.66
Radiology $32.55 1 $32.55
Hand $31.15 1 $31.15
Obesity Medicine $31.04 1 $31.04
Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck $31.00 1 $31.00
Specialist/Technologist, Other $28.75 1 $28.75
Spinal Cord Injury Medicine $28.53 1 $28.53
Community Health Worker $27.43 1 $27.43
Mental Health $26.61 1 $26.61
School $25.18 1 $25.18
Corneal and Contact Management $25.02 1 $25.02
Public Health & General Preventive Medicine $24.39 1 $24.39
Geriatric Psychiatry $22.62 1 $22.62
Neuroscience $22.62 1 $22.62
Nuclear Medicine $22.58 1 $22.58
Pain Medicine $22.35 1 $22.35
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics $22.12 1 $22.12
Hospice and Palliative Medicine $21.59 1 $21.59
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine $21.06 1 $21.06
Transplant Hepatology $20.42 1 $20.42
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery $20.35 1 $20.35
Pediatric Anesthesiology $20.33 1 $20.33
Women's Health Care, Ambulatory $20.18 1 $20.18
Phlebology $19.24 1 $19.24
Continuing Education/Staff Development $19.05 1 $19.05
Nuclear Cardiology $18.82 1 $18.82
Pediatric Emergency Medicine $18.25 1 $18.25
Body Imaging $18.13 1 $18.13
Case Management $18.01 1 $18.01
Diagnostic Neuroimaging $16.71 1 $16.71
Neonatal, Critical Care $16.37 1 $16.37
Clinical $16.09 1 $16.09
Hepatology $15.83 1 $15.83
Surgical Oncology $15.22 1 $15.22
Clinical Medical Laboratory $15.00 1 $15.00
Military Health Care Provider $15.00 1 $15.00
Pediatric Infectious Diseases $15.00 1 $15.00
Emergency $13.43 1 $13.43
Personal Care Attendant $13.10 1 $13.10
Research Study $12.95 1 $12.95

Top Paid Doctors

Doctor Specialty Location Total 2020
Dr. Dennis Fisher, M.d, M.D Contractor San Francisco, CA $49,531 $0
Jonathan Kay, Md, MD Internal Medicine Worcester, MA $40,376 $0
Gary Lyman, Md, MD Medical Oncology Seattle, WA $34,552 $0
Ramon Berenguer, M.d, M.D General Practice Davie, FL $32,746 $0
Robert Rifkin, Md, MD Hematology & Oncology Denver, CO $28,289 $0
Dr. Allan Gibofsky, Md, MD Rheumatology New York, NY $26,088 $0
Dr. Alvin Wells, Md, MD Rheumatology Destin, FL $22,487 $0
Dr. Robert Shin, M.d, M.D Neurology Charlottesville, VA $21,748 $0
Martin Bergman, M.d, M.D Rheumatology Ridley Park, PA $20,992 $0
Dr. Alan Epstein, M.d, M.D Rheumatology Philadelphia, PA $19,311 $0
Steven Chernausek, M.d, M.D Pediatric Endocrinology Oklahoma City, OK $18,859 $0
Dr. William Zeller, M.d, M.D Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Wheaton, IL $18,000 $0
Dr. Kevin Yuen, Mbchb, Md, Frcp(Uk), MBCHB, MD, FRCP(UK) Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Phoenix, AZ $17,000 $0
Dr. Richard Fisher, M.d, M.D Hematology & Oncology Philadelphia, PA $16,482 $0
Aaron Broadwell, Md, MD Rheumatology Shreveport, LA $16,454 $0
Vibeke Strand, M.d, M.D Rheumatology Portola Valley, CA $16,055 $0
Dr. Kavita Mariwalla, M.d, M.D Dermatology West Islip, NY $16,015 $0
John Cush, M.d, M.D Rheumatology Dallas, TX $15,182 $0
Dr. Kashyap Patel, M.d, M.D Hematology & Oncology Rock Hill, SC $15,117 $0
Dr. Paul Wallace, Md, MD Dermatology Beverly Hills, CA $14,639 $0
Lee Simon, M.d, M.D Rheumatology Boston, MA $14,204 $0
Benjamin Greenberg, Md, MD Neurology Dallas, TX $14,191 $0
Andrew Zelenetz, Md, MD Medical Oncology New York, NY $14,030 $0
Ralph Boccia, M.d, M.D Medical Oncology Bethesda, MD $13,705 $0
George Weiner, Md, MD Hematology & Oncology Iowa City, IA $13,379 $0

Top Products

  • TAZAROTENE $3.4M
  • TACROLIMUS $1.2M

Associated Products (18)

Payment Categories

  • Food & Beverage $503,444
  • Consulting $837,376
  • Travel & Lodging $54,255
  • Research $5.8M

About Sandoz Inc.

Sandoz Inc. has made $7.4M in payments to 9,961 healthcare providers, recorded across 28,056 transactions in the CMS Open Payments database. In 2024, the company paid $190,571. The top product by payment volume is TAZAROTENE ($3.4M).

Payments were distributed across 164 medical specialties. The top specialty by payment amount is Rheumatology ($246,889 to 914 doctors).

Payment categories include: Food & Beverage ($503,444), Consulting ($837,376), Research ($5.8M), Travel & Lodging ($54,255).

Sandoz Inc. is associated with 18 products in the CMS Open Payments database, including TAZAROTENE, TACROLIMUS, and KERYDIN.