RxDoctor Payments Data

Judith Martin

Pittsburgh, PANPI 1033183843

Payments from drug & device makers

What this record shows

This record is dominated by consulting fees: $1,125 of the $1,197 with a category attached, or 94.0%. Every reported general payment came from a single manufacturer, Merck. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $1,125 and has fallen 97.0% since, to $34 in 2022.

$1,197in general payments, 2019–2025

Across 4 payments — averaging $299.33 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.

  • Merck$1K
$825,094in research payments, 2019–2025

Across 237 payments — averaging $3481.41 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.

  • Modernatx, Inc.$342K
  • Merck$213K
  • AstraZeneca$142K
  • GSK$111K
  • Pfizer$13K
  • Astrazeneca UK Limited$6K

What the payments were for

  • Consulting fees$1,12594%
  • Food & beverage$726%

General payments by program year

20
21
22

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.

CompanyPaymentsTotal
Merck4$1,197

Where these figures come from

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