Table 1 Summary of non-research payments to board-certified allergists

Total amounts of payments

Payment values, $

43,385,284

Number of payments, No.

30,849

Number of companies making payments, No.

84

Payments per allergist

Mean (standard deviation) ^a

Payment values, $

18,092 (49,233)

Number of payments, No.

12.9 (17.7)

Median (interquartile range) ^a

Payment values, $

3,106 (966–12,124)

Number of payments, No.

6.0 (2.0–16.0)

Maximum^a

Payment values, $

611,190

Number of payments, No.

161.0

Gini index

0.874

Allergists with specific amount of payments (N = 3943), n (%)

No payment

1545 (39.2)

$1-$1,000

615 (15.6)

$1,001-$5,000

802 (20.3)

$5,001-$10,000

297 (7.5)

$10,001-$50,000

485 (12.3)

$50,001-$100,000

100 (2.5)

$100,001-$200,000

57 (1.5)

$200,001-

42 (1.1)