Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $35,225 | 10 | 80.2% |
| Honoraria | $4,388 | 1 | 10.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,480 | 8 | 5.6% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $1,000 | 1 | 2.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $817.28 | 17 | 1.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avanos Medical | $40,506 | 30 | $0 (2022) |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $2,175 | 3 | $0 (2017) |
| FUJIFILM Sonosite, Inc. | $800.00 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Halyard Health, Inc. | $229.61 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| BAXTER HEALTHCARE | $200.00 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $800.00 | 1 | FUJIFILM Sonosite, Inc. ($800.00) |
| 2022 | $4,770 | 4 | Avanos Medical ($4,770) |
| 2019 | $30,894 | 23 | Avanos Medical ($30,694) |
| 2018 | $5,041 | 4 | Avanos Medical ($5,041) |
| 2017 | $2,404 | 5 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated ($2,175) |
All Payment Transactions
37 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/11/2024 | FUJIFILM Sonosite, Inc. | SONOSITE PX ULTRASOUND SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $800.00 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 03/24/2022 | Avanos Medical | ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) | Consulting Fee | In-kind items and services | $4,739.96 | General |
| Category: SURGICAL PAIN | ||||||
| 03/12/2022 | Avanos Medical | ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.48 | General |
| Category: SURGICAL PAIN | ||||||
| 03/12/2022 | Avanos Medical | ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.07 | General |
| Category: SURGICAL PAIN | ||||||
| 03/08/2022 | Avanos Medical | ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.89 | General |
| Category: SURGICAL PAIN | ||||||
| 11/21/2019 | Avanos Medical | ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) | Consulting Fee | In-kind items and services | $7,104.91 | General |
| Category: SURGICAL PAIN | ||||||
| 11/15/2019 | Avanos Medical | PNB AND ACCESSORIES (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $79.10 | General |
| Category: SURGICAL PAIN | ||||||
| 11/08/2019 | Avanos Medical | ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $88.46 | General |
| Category: SURGICAL PAIN | ||||||
| 11/05/2019 | Avanos Medical | PNB AND ACCESSORIES (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $86.11 | General |
| Category: SURGICAL PAIN | ||||||
| 10/30/2019 | Avanos Medical | ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) | Consulting Fee | In-kind items and services | $5,360.18 | General |
| Category: SURGICAL PAIN | ||||||
| 10/12/2019 | Avanos Medical | ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.23 | General |
| Category: SURGICAL PAIN | ||||||
| 10/12/2019 | Avanos Medical | ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.74 | General |
| Category: SURGICAL PAIN | ||||||
| 10/12/2019 | Avanos Medical | ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.11 | General |
| Category: SURGICAL PAIN | ||||||
| 10/10/2019 | Avanos Medical | ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $506.00 | General |
| Category: SURGICAL PAIN | ||||||
| 08/30/2019 | Avanos Medical | ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) | Consulting Fee | In-kind items and services | $5,900.23 | General |
| Category: SURGICAL PAIN | ||||||
| 08/08/2019 | Avanos Medical | ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $180.00 | General |
| Category: SURGICAL PAIN | ||||||
| 07/26/2019 | Avanos Medical | ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $395.42 | General |
| Category: SURGICAL PAIN | ||||||
| 07/26/2019 | Avanos Medical | ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $386.00 | General |
| Category: SURGICAL PAIN | ||||||
| 07/15/2019 | Avanos Medical | ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) | Consulting Fee | In-kind items and services | $2,483.27 | General |
| Category: SURGICAL PAIN | ||||||
| 06/30/2019 | Avanos Medical | ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.13 | General |
| Category: SURGICAL PAIN | ||||||
| 03/20/2019 | Avanos Medical | ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) | Consulting Fee | In-kind items and services | $4,195.73 | General |
| Category: SURGICAL PAIN | ||||||
| 03/13/2019 | BAXTER HEALTHCARE | Fluid Systems - Drug Delivery Systems (Biological) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $200.00 | General |
| Category: Fluid Systems | ||||||
| 03/12/2019 | Avanos Medical | ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $104.43 | General |
| Category: SURGICAL PAIN | ||||||
| 02/02/2019 | Avanos Medical | ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.12 | General |
| Category: SURGICAL PAIN | ||||||
| 02/02/2019 | Avanos Medical | ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.85 | General |
| Category: SURGICAL PAIN | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 120 | 143 | $118,068 | $14,727 |
| 2021 | 4 | 102 | 125 | $87,224 | $9,325 |
| 2020 | 5 | 99 | 113 | $97,286 | $11,526 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
14 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00104 | Anesthesia for electroshock therapy | Facility | 2022 | 31 | 54 | $39,431 | $4,629 | 11.7% |
| 00811 | Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 36 | 36 | $30,785 | $4,437 | 14.4% |
| 01214 | Anesthesia for total hip replacement | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $25,545 | $2,821 | 11.0% |
| 00813 | Anesthesia for procedure on small and large bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $14,803 | $2,099 | 14.2% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | Facility | 2022 | 28 | 28 | $7,504 | $740.66 | 9.9% |
| 00104 | Anesthesia for electric shock treatment | Facility | 2021 | 32 | 54 | $36,643 | $4,855 | 13.2% |
| 00811 | Anesthesia for procedure on large bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 27 | 28 | $23,657 | $2,960 | 12.5% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle | Facility | 2021 | 29 | 29 | $7,772 | $779.57 | 10.0% |
| 64448 | Injection by continuous infusion of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into femoral nerve of thigh | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $19,152 | $730.66 | 3.8% |
| 01214 | Anesthesia for open total hip joint replacement | Facility | 2020 | 17 | 17 | $30,537 | $4,512 | 14.8% |
| 00104 | Anesthesia for electric shock treatment | Facility | 2020 | 34 | 48 | $31,005 | $4,189 | 13.5% |
| 00811 | Anesthesia for procedure on large bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $11,232 | $1,593 | 14.2% |
| 64448 | Injection by continuous infusion of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into femoral nerve of thigh | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $19,152 | $701.18 | 3.7% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle | Facility | 2020 | 20 | 20 | $5,360 | $529.54 | 9.9% |
About Dr. Deborah Merrill, MD
Dr. Deborah Merrill, MD is a Anesthesiology healthcare provider based in Seattle, Washington. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/16/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1740324235.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Deborah Merrill, MD has received a total of $43,911 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $800.00 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 37 transactions from 5 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($35,225).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Merrill has provided services to 321 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 381 services with total Medicare billing of $35,578. Data is available for 3 years (2020–2022), covering 14 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Anesthesiology
- Other Specialties Anesthesiology
- Location Seattle, WA
- Active Since 02/16/2007
- Last Updated 05/11/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207L00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1740324235
Products in Payments
- ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) $35,300
- ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) $5,148
- EXPAREL (Drug) $2,175
- SONOSITE PX ULTRASOUND SYSTEM (Device) $800.00
- Fluid Systems - Drug Delivery Systems (Biological) $200.00
- PNB AND ACCESSORIES (Device) $165.21
- SURGICAL PAIN REGIONAL ANESTHESIA (Device) $122.92
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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