Marielle Samaha
Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology · Cincinnati, OHNPI 1205869013
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $11,960 of the $12,229 with a category attached, or 97.8%. Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC accounts for 61.8% of it on its own, with 2 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $7,560 and has fallen 98.5% since, to $111 in 2025.
Across 5 payments — averaging $2445.73 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC$8K
- Eli Lilly$5K
- Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.$141
Across 168 payments — averaging $7725.79 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.
- Eli Lilly$864K
- Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.$433K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$11,96098%
- Travel & lodging$1281%
- Food & beverage$1411%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $7,560 |
| Eli Lilly | 2 | $4,528 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 2 | $141 |
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.
How this compares
$12,229 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 113 neurology with special qualifications in child neurology providers in Ohio.
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- Tracy GlauserCincinnati$130K
- Cuixia TianCincinnati$91K
- Shannon StandridgeCincinnati$79K
- Darcy KruegerCincinnati$45K
- Andrew HersheyCincinnati$36K
- Susan FongCincinnati$32K
- Donald GilbertCincinnati$19K
- Gewalin AungaroonCincinnati$8K
- Steven WuCincinnati$4K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.