David Merkley
Family Medicine · Richland, WANPI 1447243381
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.6% of the total across 109 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 25 manufacturers reported payments, led by AstraZeneca at 25.4% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $741 and has fallen 98.0% since, to $15 in 2022. Among family medicine clinicians in WA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 109 payments — averaging $16.66 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AstraZeneca$462
- GSK$256
- Amgen$195
- AbbVie$143
- Johnson & Johnson$124
- Pfizer$116
- plus $521 from 19 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,808100%
- Education$80%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca | 25 | $462 |
| GSK | 15 | $256 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 10 | $195 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 8 | $143 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 11 | $124 |
| Pfizer | 7 | $116 |
| Merck | 4 | $58 |
| Novo Nordisk | 4 | $57 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 3 | $46 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 3 | $46 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 2 | $46 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $34 |
| Philips North America LLC | 1 | $30 |
| Roche Diagnostics Corporation | 2 | $29 |
| Mylan Specialty L.p. | 2 | $27 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 1 | $20 |
| Novartis | 1 | $18 |
| Gilead | 1 | $15 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $13 |
| Therapeuticsmd, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $12 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 1 | $12 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $12 |
| BD | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$1,816 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 2,275 family medicine providers in Washington.
Other family medicine in Richland
- Douglas CrawfordRichland$11K
- Kevin HatfieldSeattle$527K
- Marta KazymyraBlaine$222K
- Donella YoungDavenport$175K
- Robert McIntyreSeattle$107K
- James MorenBellingham$106K
- Marshall BrownPasco$70K
- Cynthia CoteMaple Valley$66K
- Greg LedgerwoodBrewster$66K
- Daniel RivasBurien$50K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.