3% of interventional radiologists collect 66% of all industry payments—or $40M

Radiology Business July 25, 2024
Marty Stempniak

A small portion of interventional radiologists collected the majority of all industry payments made to the specialty, raising questions about potential quid pro quo relationships.

That’s according to new research out of Yale University, published by Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology [1] Wednesday. Experts with the Ivy League institution analyzed data from CMS’ Open Payments program, launched in 2014 to track physicians’ ties to drugmakers, device manufacturers and other industry entities.

Between 2017 and 2021, about 125 interventional radiologists received greater than $100,000 in gifts, consulting/speaker fees and educational payouts from the imaging industry. The median payment value was a little over $214,000 and the total pot among these 125 docs was $40 million.

This high-paid subset represented 3% (or...

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