Merit Medical Systems Inc

Pharmaceutical & medical device company payment data from CMS Open Payments.

Total Payments
$23.2M
Doctors Paid
3,043
Transactions
9,003
2024 Total
$3.3M

Payment Breakdown by Category

Royalty/License$12.3M (52.8%)
Research$3.7M (16.1%)
Consulting$3.7M (15.9%)
Travel$760,176 (3.3%)
Food & Beverage$214,070 (0.9%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Royalty or License $12.3M 412 52.8%
Unspecified $3.7M 784 16.1%
Consulting Fee $3.7M 1,562 15.9%
Current or prospective ownership or investment interest $1.6M 58 6.7%
Travel and Lodging $760,176 1,956 3.3%
Debt forgiveness $441,389 121 1.9%
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $225,200 15 1.0%
Food and Beverage $214,070 3,876 0.9%
Grant $201,446 49 0.9%
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program $107,893 44 0.5%
Honoraria $3,850 11 0.0%
Education $3,807 115 0.0%

Payments by Type

General
$19.5M
8,219 transactions
Research
$3.7M
784 transactions

Research Studies & Clinical Trials

Study Name Total Paid Doctors Records
The Merit Wrapsody AV Access Efficacy Study $2.2M 0 409
HepaSphere/Quadrasphere Microspheres for Delivery of Doxorubicin for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Cancer (HiQuality) $462,205 0 126
A Prospective Post Market Study of Patients With Symptomatic Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Treated by Prostatic Artery Embolization With Embosphere Microspheres $238,894 0 33
Embosphere PROstate Post Market Study $164,676 0 47
GAE Using Embosphere Microspheres vs Corticosteroid Injections for Treatment of Symptomatic Knee OA (MOTION) $150,269 0 15
Prostate Artery Embolization With Embosphere Microspheres Compared to TURP for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BEST) $139,162 0 8
HepaSphere/Quadrasphere Microspheres for Delivery of Doxorubicin for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Cancer $101,650 0 62
EndoMAXX EVT Compared to EndoMAXX $64,980 0 6
THE STAR TUMOR ABLATION REGISTRY $56,537 0 25
Surfacer Postmarket Surveillance Study $49,977 0 12
Prospective, Controlled Investigation of Prostate Artery Embolization With Embosphere Microspheres Compared to Transurethral Resection of the Prostate for the Treatment of Symptomatic Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia $49,431 0 6
PREEMIE: Study for Treatment of PDA in Premature Infants $42,035 0 7
EVALUATION OF TARGETED RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION AND VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRIOR OR FOLLOWING RADIATION THERAPY TO TREAT PAINFUL METASTATIC VERTEBRAL BODY TUMORS $36,134 0 8
A Retrospective Study of Outcomes for Patients Treated with Quadrasphere Microspheres $19,150 0 2
Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions Using an Indwelling Tunneled Pleural Catheter and Non-Vacuum Collection System $7,316 0 2
The Merit WRAPSODY AV Access Efficacy Study (WAVE) $5,783 0 6
The STAR Prospective Registry $2,487 0 2
A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS TREATED WITH QUADRASPHERE/HEPASPHERE MICROSPHERES FOR TUMORS IN THE LIVER $850.00 0 1
Embosphere Microspheres $370.44 0 7

Payments by Medical Specialty

Specialty Total Paid Doctors Avg/Doctor
Cardiovascular Disease $7.4M 117 $62,837
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology $5.7M 26 $218,391
Vascular & Interventional Radiology $2.2M 247 $8,972
Diagnostic Radiology $1.1M 575 $1,914
Surgery $494,612 610 $810.84
Vascular Surgery $214,611 102 $2,104
Specialist $212,718 61 $3,487
Gastroenterology $178,857 131 $1,365
General Practice $174,723 13 $13,440
Internal Medicine $145,035 164 $884.36
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) $133,348 46 $2,899
Urology $120,903 4 $30,226
Pain Medicine $87,004 58 $1,500
Pulmonary Disease $75,614 41 $1,844
Body Imaging $72,760 14 $5,197
Neuroradiology $63,197 16 $3,950
Nephrology $57,342 43 $1,334
Pediatric Cardiology $53,887 3 $17,962
Interventional Cardiology $53,652 32 $1,677
Surgical Oncology $52,854 51 $1,036
Critical Care Medicine $48,410 28 $1,729
Chiropractor $39,348 2 $19,674
Pediatrics $38,193 3 $12,731
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program $36,101 98 $368.38
Neurological Surgery $12,643 31 $407.84
Radiation Oncology $10,758 32 $336.20
Otolaryngology $9,765 5 $1,953
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation $8,966 26 $344.85
Anesthesiology $8,666 51 $169.93
Plastic Surgery $7,123 3 $2,374
Emergency Medicine $5,601 11 $509.14
Interventional Pain Medicine $5,598 26 $215.30
Physician Assistant $5,052 57 $88.63
Orthopaedic Surgery $4,584 12 $381.97
Nuclear Cardiology $2,636 2 $1,318
Obstetrics & Gynecology $2,553 26 $98.19
Diagnostic Ultrasound $2,476 2 $1,238
Transplant Surgery $2,093 7 $299.05
Neurology $2,082 2 $1,041
Emergency Medical Services $2,051 4 $512.69
Adult Congenital Heart Disease $1,469 1 $1,469
Phlebology $1,305 2 $652.27
Podiatrist $1,265 2 $632.69
Family $1,005 38 $26.44
Surgical $992.35 22 $45.11
Nurse Practitioner $983.32 24 $40.97
Anatomic Pathology $967.35 1 $967.35
Hospitalist $835.74 2 $417.87
Surgical Critical Care $796.08 4 $199.02
Family Medicine $736.57 21 $35.07
Trauma Surgery $650.32 5 $130.06
Nuclear Radiology $536.40 3 $178.80
Nuclear Medicine $521.60 1 $521.60
Geriatric Medicine $469.87 2 $234.94
Medical $451.48 10 $45.15
Gynecology $387.45 3 $129.15
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine $342.00 8 $42.75
Hematology & Oncology $327.91 7 $46.84
Registered Nurse $266.52 7 $38.07
Acute Care $233.39 9 $25.93
Gynecologic Oncology $229.80 2 $114.90
Adult Health $217.63 10 $21.76
Obesity Medicine $217.32 2 $108.66
Sleep Medicine $186.32 3 $62.11
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism $162.35 1 $162.35
Otology & Neurotology $161.41 1 $161.41
Women's Health $134.93 2 $67.47
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered $130.60 5 $26.12
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine $73.86 1 $73.86
Hand Surgery $69.95 2 $34.98
Medical Oncology $65.46 2 $32.73
Dentist $57.13 1 $57.13
Dermatology $56.75 1 $56.75
Legal Medicine $55.27 1 $55.27
Occupational Medicine $45.80 1 $45.80
Colon & Rectal Surgery $43.10 2 $21.55
Surgery of the Hand $40.52 1 $40.52
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology $39.37 3 $13.12
Rehabilitation Practitioner $38.59 1 $38.59
Radiography $36.79 2 $18.40
Gerontology $33.45 2 $16.73
Oncology $24.38 1 $24.38
Pharmacist $23.40 1 $23.40
Military Health Care Provider $22.30 1 $22.30
General Acute Care Hospital $21.05 1 $21.05
Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery $17.97 1 $17.97
Orthopaedic Trauma $17.49 1 $17.49
Pediatric Radiology $17.45 1 $17.45
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery $15.49 1 $15.49
Maternal Newborn $15.30 1 $15.30
Psychiatric/Mental Health $14.04 1 $14.04
Pediatric Surgery $12.89 1 $12.89
Athletic Trainer $12.22 1 $12.22
Transplant Hepatology $11.11 1 $11.11
Psychiatry $9.96 1 $9.96
Hematology $6.43 1 $6.43
Home Health $5.61 1 $5.61

Top Paid Doctors

Doctor Specialty Location Total 2024
Dr. Paul Kurth, M.d, M.D Cardiovascular Disease Santa Barbara, CA $6.4M $0
Dr. Seth Worley, M.d, M.D Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Lancaster, PA $4.0M $0
Dr. Imran Niazi, Md, MD Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Milwaukee, WI $1.5M $0
Bart Dolmatch, M.d, M.D Vascular & Interventional Radiology Mountain View, CA $1.1M $0
Unknown Provider $338,372 $0
Shivank Bhatia, Md, MD Vascular & Interventional Radiology Delray Beach, FL $209,275 $0
Timothy Clark, Md, MD Vascular & Interventional Radiology Philadelphia, PA $206,428 $0
Jonathan Reiner, M.d, M.D Cardiovascular Disease Washington, DC $204,357 $0
Michael Stillabower, M.d, M.D Cardiovascular Disease Newark, DE $197,129 $0
Dr. Ryan Lewis, M.d, M.D General Practice South Jordan, UT $173,388 $0
Jason Hoffmann Vascular & Interventional Radiology Philadelphia, PA $148,360 $0
Dr. Peter Hathaway, M.d, M.D Diagnostic Radiology Farmington, UT $141,574 $0
Sandeep Nathan Cardiovascular Disease Chicago, IL $141,509 $0
Dr. Bruce Kava, Md, MD Urology Miami, FL $120,481 $0
Stephen Hohmann, Md, MD Specialist Dallas, TX $108,303 $0
Dr. Abigail Falk, M.d, M.D Vascular & Interventional Radiology New York, NY $106,550 $0
Dr. Harold Tabaie, Md, MD Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Los Angeles, CA $105,347 $0
Dr. Harrison Lazarus, Md, MD Vascular Surgery West Jordan, UT $100,000 $0
Jayson Brower, Md, MD Diagnostic Radiology Spokane, WA $93,744 $0
Dr. Barry Rosen, M.d, M.D Surgery Barrington, IL $85,737 $0
Dr. John Crabtree, Md, MD Surgery Yorba Linda, CA $82,971 $0
Jeffrey Siegel, M.d, M.D Diagnostic Radiology Dallas, TX $81,245 $0
Dr. Douglas Adler, M.d, M.D Gastroenterology Colorado Springs, CO $79,581 $0
Dr. Matthew Mckillop, M.d, M.D Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Jacksonville, FL $79,393 $0
Dr. Brett Parkinson, M.d, M.D Diagnostic Radiology Murray, UT $68,498 $0

Top Products

  • Worley Adv Coronary Sinus Guide $5.2M
  • Worley Adv Coronary Sinus Gde $4.1M

Associated Products (49)

Payment Categories

  • Food & Beverage $214,070
  • Consulting $3.7M
  • Travel & Lodging $760,176
  • Research $3.7M
  • Royalties $12.3M

About Merit Medical Systems Inc

Merit Medical Systems Inc has made $23.2M in payments to 3,043 healthcare providers, recorded across 9,003 transactions in the CMS Open Payments database. In 2024, the company paid $3.3M. The top product by payment volume is Worley Adv Coronary Sinus Guide ($5.2M).

Payments were distributed across 97 medical specialties. The top specialty by payment amount is Cardiovascular Disease ($7.4M to 117 doctors).

Payment categories include: Food & Beverage ($214,070), Consulting ($3.7M), Research ($3.7M), Travel & Lodging ($760,176), Royalties ($12.3M).

Merit Medical Systems Inc is associated with 49 products in the CMS Open Payments database, including Worley Adv Coronary Sinus Guide, Worley Adv Coronary Sinus Gde, and Wrapsody Endovascular Stent Graft System.