Table 2 Research payments received by orthopedic and non-orthopedic surgeons, including total value, total number, and median value (inter-quartile range (IQR)) per capita, 2014–2017
From: Impact of US industry payment disclosure laws on payments to surgeons: a natural experiment
Total number of physicians | Total number of payments | Median number of payments (IQR) | Total value of payments, US $ (IQR) | Median value, $ (IQR) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Orthopedic surgeons | |||||
2014 | 259 | 667 | 1 (1–3) | $2,006,252.77 | $3307.98 ($782.00–$8850.00) |
2015 | 241 | 1181 | 3 (1–5) | $3,402,017.62 | $4500.00 ($1200.00–$13,000.00) |
2016 | 248 | 1025 | 2 (1–4) | $2,748,382.09 | $4575.00 ($1159.74–$13,225.00) |
2017 | 163 | 541 | 2 (1–4) | $1,990,745.51 | $4355.00 ($1638.75–$11,310.00) |
Non-orthopedic surgeons | |||||
2014 | 696 | 2239 | 2 (1–3) | $12,462,894.96 | $2495.00 ($700.00–$9625.00) |
2015 | 838 | 3544 | 1 (1–3) | $9,428,075.11 | $1325.00 ($556.98–$6200.00) |
2016 | 727 | 2387 | 1 (1–2) | $8,618,203.73 | $1602.75 ($510.00–$7098.79) |
2017 | 526 | 1591 | 1 (1–3) | $6,401,187.11 | $1650.00 ($690.00–$6700.00) |