Variables Payment year Payment year Payment year Payment year Average yearly change (95%CI), % P value
2016 2017 2018 2019
All pharmaceutical companies
Total payments , $
3,356,647
3,615,634
3,463,336
3,437,945
-0.26 (-2.06‒2.59)
0.84
Average payments per physician (SD), $
1,663 (5,505)
1,761 (5,518)
1,627 (4,319)
1,729 (4,249)
0.27 (-2.72‒3.35)
0.86
Median payments per physician (IQR), $
511 (307‒1,188)
511 (307‒1,209)
613 (411‒1,211)
619 (473‒1,328)
Range of payments per physician, $
28‒164,556
94‒151,906
92‒91,580
92­‒82,038
Physicians with payments, n (%)
2,019
2,053
2,129
1,988
-0.083 (-1.34‒1.19)
0.90
Gini index
0.923
0.922
0.910
0.913
Pharmaceutical companies with 4-years payment dataa
Total payments , $
3,315,057
3,608,993
3,417,689
3,358,464
-0.18 (-3.06‒2.70)
0.90
Average payments per physician (SD), $
1,653 (5,491)
1,758 (5,509)
1,616 (4,290)
1,714 (4,219)
-0.18 (-3.14‒2.87)
0.91
Median payments per physician (IQR), $
511 (307‒1,188)
511 (307‒1,209)
613 (409‒1,211)
613 (473‒1,306)
Range of payments per physician, $
28‒163,610
94‒151,906
92‒90,161
92‒82,038
Physicians with payments, n (%)
2,005
2,053
2,115
1,959
-0.37 (-1.63‒0.90)
0.56
Gini index
0.923
0.922
0.911
0.914