OpenPayments

Open Payments, which is managed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is a national disclosure program created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

These payments, other transfers of value, and ownership or investment interests are categorized into three (3) payment types:

1. General Payments: Payments or other transfers of value made that are not in connection with a research agreement or research protocol.

2. Research Payments: Payments or other transfers of value made in connection with a research agreement or research protocol.

3. Physician Ownership or Investment Interest Information: Information about physicians who hold an ownership or investment interest in an applicable manufacturer or applicable GPO or who have an immediate family member holding such interest.

These tables contain some significant fields, such as:

- APPLICABLE_MANUFACTURER_OR_APPLICABLE_GPO_MAKING_PAYMENT_COUNTRY
- ASSOCIATED_DRUG_OR_BIOLOGICAL_NDC_1
- CHANGE_TYPE
- CHARITY_INDICATOR
- CITY_OF_TRAVEL
- CONTEXTUAL_INFORMATION
- COVERED_OR_NONCOVERED_INDICATOR_1
- COVERED_OR_NONCOVERED_INDICATOR_3
- COVERED_RECIPIENT_NPI
- COVERED_RECIPIENT_MIDDLE_NAME
- COVERED_RECIPIENT_NAME_SUFFIX
- COVERED_RECIPIENT_PROFILE_ID
- DATE_OF_PAYMENT
- INDICATE_DRUG_OR_BIOLOGICAL_OR_DEVICE_OR_MEDICAL_SUPPLY_2
- RECIPIENT_CITY
- PROGRAM_YEAR