Question 1

Has Medhat Mikhael received payments from drug or device companies?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Drug and device makers reported $237,360 in general payments to Medhat Mikhael across 734 transactions between 2019–2025. Most Open Payments records nationally are meals worth under $20; a reported payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.

Question 2

Does a payment mean Medhat Mikhael did something wrong?

Accepted Answer

No. Federal law requires drug and device makers to report almost every transfer of value to a physician, including a $14 sandwich at a lunch presentation. Consulting fees, research funding and royalties to device inventors are ordinary, legal parts of medicine. This site reports what was disclosed; it makes no allegation.

Question 3

Where does this information about Medhat Mikhael come from?

Accepted Answer

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Payments come from Open Payments, published under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act. Billing and prescribing figures come from the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners and Part D Prescriber public use files for 2024.

Company	Payments	Total
Boston Scientific	221	$114,490
Seikagaku Corporation	10	$78,666
AbbVie(2 entities)	151	$23,790
Medtronic(2 entities)	59	$9,120
MDD US Operations, LLC	8	$2,346
Nevro Corp.	22	$2,171
Abbott	55	$2,134
Amgen	12	$278
Pfizer	21	$275
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.	17	$271
Vertiflex, Inc.	5	$266
Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.	14	$258
Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.	1	$209
West Therapeutics Development, LLC	11	$209
Biodelivery Sciences International, Inc.	18	$204
Pacira Therapeutics, Inc.	8	$195
Stimwave Technologies Incorporated	1	$180
Almatica Pharma LLC	7	$150
Acelrx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	3	$144
Stryker	3	$130
Nalu Medical, Inc.	2	$115
GRT US Holding, Inc.	5	$115
Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC	4	$111
Lilly USA, LLC	7	$99
Painteq LLC	3	$98
Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC	2	$97
Piramal Critical Care	4	$90
Spinal Simplicity, LLC	3	$81
Fidia Pharma USA Inc.	5	$81
Novartis	4	$79
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.	4	$75
Relievant Medsystems, Inc.	2	$74
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	3	$61
Curonix LLC	3	$59
Johnson & Johnson	2	$48
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	2	$47
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	3	$43
Redhill Biopharma Inc.	2	$39
USWM, LLC	2	$36
Tersera Therapeutics LLC	2	$36
IBSA Pharma Inc.	2	$34
Forte Bio-pharma LLC	3	$33
Trevena, Inc.	2	$31
Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc.	1	$27
Averitas Pharma Inc.	1	$24
Baxter Healthcare	1	$22
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.	1	$21
Kaleo, Inc.	1	$21
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	1	$20
Si-bone, Inc.	1	$20
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	1	$19
Vertos Medical, Inc.	1	$19
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.	1	$17
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA	1	$16
Avanos Medical	1	$14
Zyla Life Sciences, Inc.	1	$14
SPR Therapeutics, Inc	1	$13
Assertio Therapeutics, Inc.	1	$12
AstraZeneca	1	$11

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