Total Payments
$12,907
2024 Payments
$386.08
Companies
21
Transactions
127
Medicare Patients
2,639
Medicare Billing
$876,971
Payment Breakdown by Category
Gifts$8,165 (63.3%)
Food & Beverage$4,130 (32.0%)
Travel$611.80 (4.7%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gift | $8,165 | 1 | 63.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $4,130 | 124 | 32.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $611.80 | 2 | 4.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. | $8,165 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $1,750 | 66 | $0 (2020) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,264 | 33 | $0 (2024) |
| Synaptive Medical Inc. | $795.56 | 5 | $0 (2018) |
| KLS-Martin L.P. | $256.08 | 3 | $0 (2021) |
| Merit Medical Systems Inc | $132.10 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| Stryker Corporation | $127.82 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| CSL Behring | $117.90 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Osteomed LLC | $72.33 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $39.02 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $386.08 | 11 | Medtronic, Inc. ($304.80) |
| 2023 | $653.88 | 9 | Medtronic, Inc. ($634.14) |
| 2022 | $156.14 | 8 | Medtronic, Inc. ($136.01) |
| 2021 | $221.01 | 12 | Medtronic, Inc. ($189.03) |
| 2020 | $8,928 | 25 | Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. ($8,165) |
| 2019 | $485.65 | 17 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($345.51) |
| 2018 | $1,346 | 24 | Synaptive Medical Inc. ($795.56) |
| 2017 | $730.81 | 21 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($496.70) |
All Payment Transactions
127 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 6
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/08/2024 | Curonix LLC | PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.86 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $182.96 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 07/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.68 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 05/07/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.96 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 05/03/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.71 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 04/26/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | RIST (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.14 | General |
| Category: Catheters | ||||||
| 04/18/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.02 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 03/06/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AXIUM PRIMETM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.34 | General |
| Category: Intrasaccular | ||||||
| 02/12/2024 | Imperative Care, Inc | ZOOM 88-T LARGE DISTAL PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.40 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 02/08/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SOLITAIRE X (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.29 | General |
| Category: Stents | ||||||
| 01/26/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SOLITAIRE X (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.72 | General |
| Category: Stents | ||||||
| 12/14/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.29 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 09/07/2023 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.74 | General |
| Category: Robotics | ||||||
| 08/29/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | AXIUM PRIMETM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $154.18 | General |
| Category: Intrasaccular | ||||||
| 08/29/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.28 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 08/28/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | AXIUM PRIMETM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.38 | General |
| Category: Intrasaccular | ||||||
| 07/12/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $145.48 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 05/04/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.26 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 03/16/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $206.51 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 03/15/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.76 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 10/24/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | SOLITAIRE X (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.86 | General |
| Category: Stents | ||||||
| 10/12/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.51 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 08/17/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.55 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 07/30/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | AXIUM PRIMETM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.14 | General |
| Category: Intrasaccular | ||||||
| 07/27/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.78 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 19 | 680 | 1,025 | $963,752 | $194,725 |
| 2022 | 19 | 838 | 1,176 | $1.2M | $247,387 |
| 2021 | 12 | 552 | 640 | $963,605 | $204,443 |
| 2020 | 14 | 569 | 686 | $1.2M | $230,416 |
Total Patients
2,639
Total Services
3,527
Medicare Billing
$876,971
Procedure Codes
71
All Medicare Procedures & Services
71 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36224 | Insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Office | 2023 | 29 | 32 | $257,265 | $62,364 | 24.2% |
| 36226 | Insertion of tube into brain artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Office | 2023 | 36 | 39 | $273,104 | $39,618 | 14.5% |
| 36223 | Insertion of tube into intracranial artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $86,424 | $17,588 | 20.4% |
| 61624 | Occlusion of central nervous system or spinal cord artery | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 19 | $61,085 | $14,896 | 24.4% |
| 36225 | Insertion of tube into chest artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Office | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $80,712 | $11,350 | 14.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 66 | 91 | $27,937 | $8,150 | 29.2% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 47 | 48 | $27,840 | $6,012 | 21.6% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 68 | 92 | $19,136 | $5,297 | 27.7% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 51 | 51 | $20,094 | $4,668 | 23.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 61 | 73 | $15,403 | $4,337 | 28.2% |
| 36224 | Insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 21 | $28,878 | $3,526 | 12.2% |
| 36228 | Insertion of tube into neck or brain artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 20 | $14,154 | $3,521 | 24.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $13,456 | $3,227 | 24.0% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 26 | $7,774 | $2,303 | 29.6% |
| 99153 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes | Office | 2023 | 37 | 283 | $8,207 | $2,161 | 26.3% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Office | 2023 | 37 | 40 | $5,600 | $1,437 | 25.7% |
| 75898 | Imaging of blood vessel | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 22 | $5,566 | $1,421 | 25.5% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Office | 2023 | 39 | 42 | $4,307 | $1,160 | 26.9% |
| 75894 | Review by radiologist of image for insertion of material to block blood flow | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 19 | $3,838 | $968.43 | 25.2% |
| 76377 | 3d radiographic procedure with computerized image postprocessing | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 14 | $1,610 | $398.02 | 24.7% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 31 | $1,363 | $323.02 | 23.7% |
| 36224 | Insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Office | 2022 | 42 | 45 | $360,171 | $88,087 | 24.5% |
| 36226 | Insertion of tube into brain artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Office | 2022 | 47 | 50 | $373,152 | $57,260 | 15.3% |
| 61624 | Occlusion of central nervous system or spinal cord artery | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 19 | $61,085 | $15,657 | 25.6% |
| 36223 | Insertion of tube into intracranial artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Office | 2022 | 14 | 15 | $79,776 | $11,640 | 14.6% |
About Dr. Robert Mericle, MD
Dr. Robert Mericle, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Nashville, Tennessee. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/09/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1205923323.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Robert Mericle, MD has received a total of $12,907 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $386.08 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 127 transactions from 21 companies. The most common payment nature is "Gift" ($8,165).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Mericle has provided services to 2,639 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,527 services with total Medicare billing of $876,971. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 71 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Nashville, TN
- Active Since 10/09/2006
- Last Updated 10/08/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1205923323
Products in Payments
- KINEVO (Device) $8,165
- Covidien-Intrasaccular (Device) $821.44
- Brightmatter Guide/Modus V (Device) $795.56
- PIPELINE (Device) $719.73
- Pipeline (Device) $717.85
- AXIUM PRIMETM (Device) $263.21
- Solitaire (Device) $237.07
- Kcentra (Biological) $117.90
- TREVO (Device) $114.26
- Axium (Device) $73.59
- Neuro-Neur (Device) $72.33
- SOLITAIRE X (Device) $71.87
- STAR Tumor Ablation System (Device) $66.05
- WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) $39.02
- HyperForm (Device) $24.77
- ZOOM 88-T LARGE DISTAL PLATFORM (Device) $21.40
- PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) $20.86
- RIST (Device) $20.14
- CODMAN CERTAS (Device) $20.13
- ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) $19.74
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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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