Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $10,257 | 2 | 81.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,409 | 4 | 11.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $907.52 | 8 | 7.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFIZER INC. | $8,666 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Roche Diagnostics Corporation | $3,606 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $223.18 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $50.00 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | $28.39 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10,838 | 5 | PFIZER INC. ($7,276) |
| 2023 | $1,536 | 5 | PFIZER INC. ($1,390) |
| 2022 | $50.00 | 1 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($50.00) |
| 2021 | $50.00 | 1 | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($50.00) |
| 2018 | $98.67 | 2 | Roche Diagnostics Corporation ($98.67) |
All Payment Transactions
14 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/05/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | ANDEXXA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.53 | General |
| Category: Rare Disease | ||||||
| 06/04/2024 | Roche Diagnostics Corporation | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,507.00 | General |
| Category: None | ||||||
| 05/14/2024 | Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.39 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 02/15/2024 | PFIZER INC. | ZAVZPRET (Drug) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $526.39 | General |
| Category: PAIN | ||||||
| 01/05/2024 | PFIZER INC. | ZAVZPRET (Drug) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,750.00 | General |
| Category: PAIN | ||||||
| 12/06/2023 | PFIZER INC. | ZAVZPRET (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $545.73 | General |
| Category: PAIN | ||||||
| 12/06/2023 | PFIZER INC. | ZAVZPRET (Drug) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $493.17 | General |
| Category: PAIN | ||||||
| 12/06/2023 | PFIZER INC. | ZAVZPRET (Drug) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $350.73 | General |
| Category: PAIN | ||||||
| 10/11/2023 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $132.55 | General |
| 10/10/2023 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.10 | General |
| 06/23/2022 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | ANDEXXA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.00 | General |
| Category: Rare Disease | ||||||
| 06/25/2021 | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Andexxa (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.00 | General |
| Category: Hematology | ||||||
| 05/24/2018 | Roche Diagnostics Corporation | CD cobas Reagents (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $38.45 | General |
| Category: Centralized Diagnostics | ||||||
| 05/15/2018 | Roche Diagnostics Corporation | CD cobas Reagents (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $60.22 | General |
| Category: Centralized Diagnostics | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 189 | 207 | $100,709 | $17,838 |
| 2022 | 3 | 271 | 287 | $145,628 | $28,320 |
| 2021 | 3 | 216 | 231 | $119,169 | $23,938 |
| 2020 | 6 | 354 | 358 | $199,921 | $46,149 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
15 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99285 | Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | Facility | 2023 | 82 | 83 | $77,605 | $13,523 | 17.4% |
| 99284 | Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | Facility | 2023 | 34 | 34 | $17,884 | $3,678 | 20.6% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 73 | 90 | $5,220 | $637.25 | 12.2% |
| 99285 | Emergency department visit for life threatening or functioning severity | Facility | 2022 | 137 | 138 | $129,030 | $25,419 | 19.7% |
| 99284 | Emergency department visit for problem of high severity | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $8,942 | $1,926 | 21.5% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2022 | 117 | 132 | $7,656 | $974.68 | 12.7% |
| 99285 | Emergency department visit, problem with significant threat to life or function | Facility | 2021 | 108 | 111 | $103,785 | $21,023 | 20.3% |
| 99284 | Emergency department visit, problem of high severity | Facility | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $9,468 | $2,141 | 22.6% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Facility | 2021 | 90 | 102 | $5,916 | $774.18 | 13.1% |
| 99285 | Emergency department visit, problem with significant threat to life or function | Facility | 2020 | 190 | 194 | $133,076 | $30,188 | 22.7% |
| 99284 | Emergency department visit, problem of high severity | Facility | 2020 | 76 | 76 | $35,519 | $8,360 | 23.5% |
| 99220 | Hospital observation care, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 31 | 31 | $23,115 | $5,795 | 25.1% |
| 99283 | Emergency department visit, moderately severe problem | Facility | 2020 | 15 | 15 | $3,739 | $810.71 | 21.7% |
| 93308 | Follow-up or limited ultrasound examination of heart | Facility | 2020 | 26 | 26 | $2,692 | $596.42 | 22.2% |
| 76604 | Ultrasound of chest | Facility | 2020 | 16 | 16 | $1,780 | $397.89 | 22.4% |
About Dr. Roland Merchant, MD
Dr. Roland Merchant, MD is a Emergency Medicine healthcare provider based in Providence, Rhode Island. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/28/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1295749299.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Roland Merchant, MD has received a total of $12,573 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $10,838 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 14 transactions from 5 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($10,257).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Merchant has provided services to 1,030 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,083 services with total Medicare billing of $116,246. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 15 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Emergency Medicine
- Location Providence, RI
- Active Since 07/28/2006
- Last Updated 02/16/2010
- Taxonomy Code 207P00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1295749299
Products in Payments
- ZAVZPRET (Drug) $8,666
- CD cobas Reagents (Device) $98.67
- ANDEXXA (Biological) $76.53
- Andexxa (Drug) $50.00
- XARELTO (Drug) $28.39
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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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