What the industry-payment data shows.
Data stories built from the federal Open Payments database and the national provider registry. Every number below is public record; we just do the joins.
The per-provider map
The per-provider money map: why Minnesota leads
Rank states by payments per paid provider and the map inverts: Minnesota leads at $6,019, Texas falls to 19th, and 45 percent of the winner's total went to 406 orthopaedic surgeons. The full top ten, and what the flip tells you about where industry attention concentrates.
Read the story →The league table
Who paid U.S. physicians the most in 2025: the manufacturer league table
Drug and device makers reported $2.89 billion in general payments to 1,020,608 providers in 2025. One company out-paid every drugmaker, and the top of the table isn't pharma at all. Here's the top ten, and what the mix says about where industry attention actually goes.
Read the story →More on the way: the 2025 specialty league table, payments that appeared from nowhere in 2025, and the year-over-year risers. Meanwhile, explore the interactive money map or the 40 specialty breakdowns linked from it.