1. Company: Thermo Fisher Scientific
CEO: Marc N. Casper
Total direct compensation: $33,048,200
2. Company: Boston Scientific
CEO: Raymond Elliott J. Elliott
Total direct compensation: $32,102,500
3. Company: Johnson & Johnson
CEO: William C. Weldon
Total direct compensation: $19,789,500
4. Company: Abbott Labs
CEO: Miles D. White
Total direct compensation: $18,728,200
5. Company: Bristol-Myers Squibb
CEO: James M. Cornelius
Total direct compensation: $16,682,100
6. Company: Coventry Health Care
CEO: Allen F. Wise
Total direct compensation: $16,496,500
7. Company: Lilly (Eli)
CEO: John C. Lechleiter
Total direct compensation: $16,284,400
8. Company: Aetna
CEO: Ronald A. Williams
Total direct compensation: $15,323,700
9. Company: Pfizer
CEO: Jeffrey B. Kindler
Total direct compensation: $15,122,000
10. Company: Amgen
CEO: Kevin W. Sharer
Total direct compensation: $14,554,000
11. Company: Gilead Sciences
CEO: John C. Martin
Total direct compensation: $13,531,600
12. Company: Medco Health Solutions
CEO: David B. Snow, Jr.
Total direct compensation: $13,278,800
13. Company: WellPoint
CEO: Angela F. Braly
Total direct compensation: $12,804,800
14. Company: Merck
CEO: Richard T. Clark
Total direct compensation: $11,836,900
15. Company: Universal Health Services
CEO: Alan B. Miller
Total direct compensation: $11,633,600
16. Company: Baxter
CEO: Robert L. Parkinson, Jr.
Total direct compensation: $11,609,900
17. Company: DaVita
CEO: Kent J. Thiry
Total direct compensation: $11,446,500
18. Company: Mylan
CEO: Robert J. Coury
Total direct compensation: $11,234,700
19. Company: Allergan
CEO: David E. I. Pyott
Total direct compensation: $11,127,000
20. Company: Medtronic
CEO: William A. Hawkins
Total direct compensation: $10,834,200
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