Jerry Mendell
Neurology · Columbus, OHNPI 1235123258
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (52.8%), education and speaking fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 4 manufacturers reported payments, led by Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. at 55.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $115,043 and has fallen 98.8% since, to $1,376 in 2024. Among neurology clinicians in OH with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 378 payments — averaging $832.98 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.$173K
- Novartis Gene Therapies, Inc. (fka Avexis, Inc.)$120K
- Vertex$21K
- F. Hoffmann-la Roche AG$430
Across 800 payments — averaging $13,964 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.$10.6M
- Novartis Gene Therapies, Inc. (fka Avexis, Inc.)$413K
- Novartis$119K
- F. Hoffmann-la Roche AG$5K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$166,38653%
- Speaking & faculty fees$31,84310%
- Travel & lodging$27,0309%
- Food & beverage$2,0871%
- Education$87,51928%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. | 106 | $173,367 |
| Novartis Gene Therapies, Inc. (fka Avexis, Inc.) | 264 | $120,387 |
| Vertex | 6 | $20,682 |
| F. Hoffmann-la Roche AG | 2 | $430 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- ZOLGENSMA$114,347
- Exondys 51$15,428
How this compares
$314,866 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 702 neurology providers in Ohio.
Other neurology in Columbus
- Kenneth MankowskiColumbus$1.4M
- Aaron BosterColumbus$1.2M
- Jacqueline NicholasColumbus$743K
- Geoffrey EubankColumbus$508K
- Andrew SmithColumbus$254K
- Douglas ScharreColumbus$191K
- Aristide MerolaColumbus$133K
- Miriam FreimerColumbus$105K
- Allison JordanColumbus$98K
- Aram ZabetiCincinnati$1.6M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.