Merck Kgaa: payments to doctors
Reported under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act for Open Payments program years 2019–2025. Figures group every CMS reporting entity belonging to this corporate parent.
- Total reported
- $2.9M
- Providers paid
- 206
- Transactions
- 687
- Average per transaction
- $4,257
The average per transaction — $4,257 — is the number worth reading. A large total spread across hundreds of thousands of transactions is a company buying a great many modest meals at educational presentations. A large total across few transactions means consulting, speaking or royalty arrangements with a small number of physicians. The totals alone do not distinguish them.
Where the money went
| State | Total reported | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | $683,557 | 23.4% |
| Washington | $378,717 | 12.9% |
| Hawaii | $371,184 | 12.7% |
| Massachusetts | $240,655 | 8.2% |
| California | $201,846 | 6.9% |
| Maryland | $162,114 | 5.5% |
| Pennsylvania | $124,816 | 4.3% |
| Tennessee | $101,122 | 3.5% |
| Ohio | $80,524 | 2.8% |
| Illinois | $70,741 | 2.4% |
| New York | $67,106 | 2.3% |
| Georgia | $61,106 | 2.1% |
| Virginia | $45,921 | 1.6% |
| Missouri | $40,776 | 1.4% |
| Arizona | $39,104 | 1.3% |
| North Carolina | $33,063 | 1.1% |
| Connecticut | $28,054 | 1.0% |
| Puerto Rico | $25,311 | 0.9% |
| Michigan | $23,263 | 0.8% |
| South Carolina | $20,590 | 0.7% |
| Florida | $17,997 | 0.6% |
| Wisconsin | $17,780 | 0.6% |
| Colorado | $16,835 | 0.6% |
| New Jersey | $13,669 | 0.5% |
| Vermont | $12,228 | 0.4% |
| Indiana | $11,019 | 0.4% |
| Nevada | $9,855 | 0.3% |
| Oklahoma | $7,560 | 0.3% |
| Minnesota | $5,000 | 0.2% |
| District of Columbia | $4,290 | 0.1% |
| Kentucky | $4,270 | 0.1% |
| Oregon | $3,440 | 0.1% |
| Utah | $1,200 | 0.0% |