Total Payments
$12,059
2022 Payments
$2,000
Companies
13
Transactions
27
Medicare Patients
150
Medicare Billing
$24,756
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$8,858 (73.5%)
Other$2,000 (16.6%)
Food & Beverage$1,201 (10.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $8,858 | 2 | 73.5% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $2,000 | 1 | 16.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,201 | 24 | 10.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWEDISH ORPHAN BIOVITRUM AB | $8,858 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $2,012 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| CONMED Corporation | $382.60 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Allergan Inc. | $159.30 | 9 | $0 (2018) |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $150.41 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $131.48 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| AbbVie Inc. | $123.58 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Olympus America Inc. | $67.13 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $53.61 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | $40.96 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $2,000 | 1 | Medtronic, Inc. ($2,000) |
| 2021 | $394.56 | 2 | CONMED Corporation ($382.60) |
| 2020 | $8,982 | 3 | SWEDISH ORPHAN BIOVITRUM AB ($8,858) |
| 2019 | $67.13 | 1 | Olympus America Inc. ($67.13) |
| 2018 | $441.61 | 10 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($150.41) |
| 2017 | $173.64 | 10 | Allergan Inc. ($94.15) |
All Payment Transactions
27 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/14/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| 06/29/2021 | CONMED Corporation | CONMED HANDHELD INSTRUMENTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $382.60 | General |
| Category: GENERAL SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/12/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | Endo GIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.96 | General |
| Category: Surgical Stapling | ||||||
| 03/05/2020 | SWEDISH ORPHAN BIOVITRUM AB | KINERET (Drug) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,058.37 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 02/08/2020 | SWEDISH ORPHAN BIOVITRUM AB | KINERET (Drug) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,800.00 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 01/24/2020 | AbbVie Inc. | CREON (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $123.58 | General |
| Category: ENDOCRINOLOGY | ||||||
| 03/21/2019 | Olympus America Inc. | ThunderBeat (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $67.13 | General |
| Category: Surgical Energy Products | ||||||
| 09/28/2018 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | LUTONIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.96 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 07/17/2018 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | PlasmaBlade (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $131.48 | General |
| Category: Advanced Energy Cutting Device | ||||||
| 06/06/2018 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $99.80 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/08/2018 | Allergan Inc. | STRATTICE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.97 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA EMERGENCY, INJURY, SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/01/2018 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.61 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/09/2018 | Allergan Inc. | STRATTICE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.34 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA EMERGENCY, INJURY, SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/27/2018 | Ethicon US, LLC | CERTUS 140 MICROWAVE ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.38 | General |
| Category: Interventional Solutions | ||||||
| 03/12/2018 | Allergan Inc. | STRATTICE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.43 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA EMERGENCY, INJURY, SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/16/2018 | Ethicon US, LLC | ENSEAL Product Family (Device), STRATAFIX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.23 | General |
| Category: Energy | ||||||
| 02/12/2018 | Allergan Inc. | STRATTICE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.41 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA EMERGENCY, INJURY, SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/13/2017 | Cardinal Health 414, LLC | Lymphoseek (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.97 | General |
| Category: Hematology Oncology | ||||||
| 11/20/2017 | Allergan Inc. | STRATTICE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.76 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA EMERGENCY, INJURY, SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/16/2017 | Allergan Inc. | STRATTICE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.79 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA EMERGENCY, INJURY, SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/18/2017 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | PICO (Device), Oasis | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.47 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy | ||||||
| 08/15/2017 | Allergan Inc. | ZENPEP (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.74 | General |
| Category: CYSTIC FIBROSIS | ||||||
| 06/26/2017 | Allergan Inc. | ZENPEP (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.19 | General |
| Category: CYSTIC FIBROSIS | ||||||
| 06/20/2017 | Allergan Inc. | ZENPEP (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.67 | General |
| Category: CYSTIC FIBROSIS | ||||||
| 06/14/2017 | ACELL, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.84 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 11 | 11 | $5,577 | $1,288 |
| 2022 | 2 | 40 | 43 | $22,836 | $5,989 |
| 2021 | 5 | 73 | 76 | $61,804 | $14,520 |
| 2020 | 2 | 26 | 28 | $13,026 | $2,960 |
Total Patients
150
Total Services
158
Medicare Billing
$24,756
Procedure Codes
10
All Medicare Procedures & Services
10 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $5,577 | $1,288 | 23.1% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $12,540 | $3,080 | 24.6% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 24 | $10,296 | $2,908 | 28.2% |
| 49905 | Placement of flap to repair abdominal wall | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $17,039 | $3,949 | 23.2% |
| 36561 | Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $16,577 | $3,356 | 20.2% |
| 99205 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 16 | 16 | $10,560 | $2,652 | 25.1% |
| 99215 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 18 | 21 | $9,009 | $2,568 | 28.5% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 17 | 17 | $8,619 | $1,995 | 23.1% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 13 | 15 | $6,435 | $1,495 | 23.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 13 | 13 | $6,591 | $1,465 | 22.2% |
About Dr. Nipun Merchant, MD
Dr. Nipun Merchant, MD is a Surgical Oncology healthcare provider based in Miami, Florida. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/25/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1174607279.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Nipun Merchant, MD has received a total of $12,059 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2,000 received in 2022. These payments were reported across 27 transactions from 13 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($8,858).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Merchant has provided services to 150 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 158 services with total Medicare billing of $24,756. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 10 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgical Oncology
- Other Specialties Surgical Oncology
- Location Miami, FL
- Active Since 10/25/2006
- Last Updated 01/21/2015
- Taxonomy Code 2086X0206X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1174607279
Products in Payments
- KINERET (Drug) $8,858
- CONMED HANDHELD INSTRUMENTS (Device) $382.60
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $150.41
- PlasmaBlade (Device) $131.48
- CREON (Drug) $123.58
- STRATTICE (Device) $96.70
- ThunderBeat (Device) $67.13
- ZENPEP (Drug) $62.60
- LUTONIX (Device) $40.96
- PICO (Device) $38.68
- CERTUS 140 MICROWAVE ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $31.38
- Lymphoseek (Drug) $25.97
- ENSEAL Product Family (Device) $22.23
- Endo GIA (Device) $11.96
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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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