Dr. Michael Merkin, MD

Neurology Edison, NJ Male
NPI: 1669548079
Total Payments
$14,059
2024 Payments
$1,567
Companies
63
Transactions
918
Medicare Patients
1,683
Medicare Billing
$186,768

Payment Breakdown by Category

Food & Beverage$13,724 (97.6%)
Other$174.82 (1.2%)
Education$109.42 (0.8%)
Gifts$51.35 (0.4%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Food and Beverage $13,724 899 97.6%
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $174.82 10 1.2%
Education $109.42 6 0.8%
Gift $51.35 3 0.4%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $1,764 132 $0 (2024)
Biogen, Inc. $1,660 90 $0 (2024)
ABBVIE INC. $865.58 68 $0 (2024)
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. $825.35 57 $0 (2024)
UCB, Inc. $573.27 35 $0 (2024)
Genentech USA, Inc. $484.18 29 $0 (2024)
Eisai Inc. $482.69 31 $0 (2024)
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $455.14 30 $0 (2022)
Amgen Inc. $399.85 25 $0 (2024)
Allergan, Inc. $351.13 25 $0 (2020)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $1,567 109 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($333.23)
2023 $1,894 113 Biogen, Inc. ($292.94)
2022 $1,960 127 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($274.84)
2021 $1,851 126 Biogen, Inc. ($234.16)
2020 $1,651 108 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($196.84)
2019 $1,552 109 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($294.00)
2018 $1,414 102 Biogen, Inc. ($151.36)
2017 $2,171 124 Allergan Inc. ($226.34)

All Payment Transactions

918 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 37

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
12/06/2024 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation KESIMPTA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $16.97 General
Category: Neurology
12/06/2024 Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. AJOVY (Biological) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.75 General
Category: Central Nervous System
12/02/2024 ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc NUPLAZID (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $16.49 General
Category: PARKINSONS DISEASE PSYCHOSIS
11/26/2024 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation KESIMPTA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $7.04 General
Category: Neurology
11/19/2024 Biogen, Inc. VUMERITY (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $30.00 General
Category: Neurology
11/19/2024 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation KESIMPTA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $16.43 General
Category: Neurology
11/11/2024 ABBVIE INC. UBRELVY (Drug), QULIPTA Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.43 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE
11/11/2024 Genentech USA, Inc. Ocrevus (Biological), Ocrevus Zunovo Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.18 General
Category: Immunology
11/06/2024 Lilly USA, LLC KISUNLA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $22.28 General
Category: Neuroscience
11/05/2024 Amgen Inc. UPLIZNA (Biological) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.63 General
Category: Inflammation/Rare Disease
11/02/2024 MDD US Operations, LLC Apokyn (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.15 General
Category: APOMORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE
11/01/2024 PFIZER INC. NURTEC ODT (Drug), ZAVZPRET Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.00 General
Category: PAIN
10/29/2024 Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. Austedo XR (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $13.03 General
Category: Central Nervous System
10/28/2024 ABBVIE INC. UBRELVY (Drug), QULIPTA Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.55 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE
10/23/2024 Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC CREXONT (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.44 General
Category: NEUROLOGY
10/22/2024 Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. INGREZZA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.63 General
Category: Neuropsychiatry
10/16/2024 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation KESIMPTA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $12.06 General
Category: Neurology
10/14/2024 Eisai Inc. Leqembi (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.00 General
Category: Neurology
10/09/2024 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation KESIMPTA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $20.80 General
Category: Neurology
10/08/2024 Lundbeck LLC VYEPTI (Biological) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $17.90 General
Category: NEUROLOGY
10/04/2024 MDD US Operations, LLC Apokyn (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.61 General
Category: APOMORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE
10/04/2024 Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. PONVORY (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $16.55 General
Category: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
10/02/2024 ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc NUPLAZID (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.06 General
Category: PARKINSONS DISEASE PSYCHOSIS
09/27/2024 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation KESIMPTA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.63 General
Category: Neurology
09/27/2024 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation KESIMPTA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $4.42 General
Category: Neurology
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Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 5 407 585 $269,400 $62,626
2022 5 403 573 $214,165 $50,082
2021 6 439 580 $172,435 $42,238
2020 7 434 536 $155,060 $31,821
Total Patients
1,683
Total Services
2,274
Medicare Billing
$186,768
Procedure Codes
28

All Medicare Procedures & Services

28 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 209 377 $163,475 $39,317 24.1%
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes Office 2023 78 78 $57,960 $14,326 24.7%
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes Office 2023 25 26 $15,760 $4,072 25.8%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 66 68 $21,075 $3,372 16.0%
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes Office 2023 29 36 $11,130 $1,539 13.8%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2022 203 362 $112,040 $26,372 23.5%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2022 73 73 $41,200 $10,344 25.1%
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes Office 2022 30 30 $22,330 $5,504 24.6%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2022 40 43 $18,685 $4,567 24.4%
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes Office 2022 43 51 $15,710 $3,060 19.5%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Facility 2022 14 14 $4,200 $234.68 5.6%
99213 Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes Facility 2021 184 289 $73,695 $16,106 21.9%
99213 Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes Office 2021 93 117 $29,835 $8,178 27.4%
99204 New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes Facility 2021 47 47 $25,850 $5,336 20.6%
99442 Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion Office 2021 43 53 $11,660 $4,038 34.6%
99205 New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes Office 2021 16 16 $11,040 $2,978 27.0%
99214 Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes Facility 2021 28 30 $11,100 $2,485 22.4%
99214 Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes Office 2021 15 15 $5,550 $1,690 30.5%
99443 Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion Office 2021 13 13 $3,705 $1,427 38.5%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes Office 2020 152 233 $59,415 $12,201 20.5%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes Facility 2020 46 46 $25,300 $4,765 18.8%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes Facility 2020 86 102 $26,010 $3,882 14.9%
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes Office 2020 24 24 $16,560 $3,841 23.2%
99442 Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion Office 2020 43 45 $9,900 $2,715 27.4%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes Office 2020 19 20 $7,400 $1,897 25.6%
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About Dr. Michael Merkin, MD

Dr. Michael Merkin, MD is a Neurology healthcare provider based in Edison, New Jersey. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 11/28/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1669548079.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Michael Merkin, MD has received a total of $14,059 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,567 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 918 transactions from 63 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($13,724).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Merkin has provided services to 1,683 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,274 services with total Medicare billing of $186,768. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 28 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Neurology
  • Location Edison, NJ
  • Active Since 11/28/2006
  • Last Updated 07/08/2007
  • Taxonomy Code 2084N0400X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1669548079

Products in Payments

  • KESIMPTA (Drug) $974.71
  • TYSABRI (Biological) $817.66
  • QULIPTA (Drug) $423.48
  • OCREVUS (Biological) $363.47
  • UBRELVY (Drug) $361.08
  • Aimovig (Biological) $353.29
  • Fycompa (Drug) $349.10
  • VUMERITY (Drug) $348.06
  • ZEPOSIA (Drug) $340.96
  • APTIOM (Drug) $312.09
  • Briviact (Drug) $309.85
  • RYTARY (Drug) $306.72
  • NUPLAZID (Drug) $303.58
  • AVONEX (Biological) $290.10
  • AUBAGIO (Drug) $289.54
  • MAYZENT (Drug) $263.21
  • GILENYA (Drug) $261.71
  • TROKENDI XR (Drug) $248.84
  • NUEDEXTA (Drug) $223.30
  • AJOVY (Biological) $217.32

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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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