Is physician registration in the Open Payments system mandatory for all physicians?

The correct answer is that registration in the Open Payments system is voluntary for all physicians, but if a physician wishes to dispute any reported data about financial relationships with the pharmaceutical or medical device industries, then registration becomes necessary. The Open Payments program, established by the Affordable Care Act, aims to increase transparency around financial relationships between healthcare providers and industry. While participation in the reporting itself is mandatory for certain entities within the industry, individual physicians can choose whether or not to register to access this system. However, to actively engage in disputing information related to their profile, they must be registered. Thus, the voluntary nature of the registration is accurately highlighted by this option.