Michael Rerko, MD
Hand Surgery · Upper Arlington, OHNPI 1720273089
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 98.9% of the total across 33 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. Amgen accounts for 89.3% of it on its own, with 2 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $175 and has fallen 90.3% since, to $17 in 2023. That places this record below the midpoint for hand surgery clinicians in OH, where the typical reported total is $2,190.
Across 33 payments — averaging $7.91 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Amgen$233
- Acumed LLC$17
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated$11
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$25899%
- Education$31%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen | 31 | $233 |
| Acumed LLC | 1 | $17 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$261 in reported general payments places this provider in the 25th percentile of 88 hand surgery providers in Ohio.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Celecoxib | 26 | $440 |
| Meloxicam | 96 | $155 |
| Colchicine | 26 | $119 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 16 | $94 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other hand surgery in Upper Arlington
- Adam MartinUpper Arlington$4K
- Mollie ManleyAkron$540K
- Harry HoyenCleveland$330K
- Joseph StyronCleveland$197K
- H Brent BambergerDayton$100K
- Youssra MarjouaCleveland$93K
- Raymond WurapaGahanna$74K
- Amy SpeeckaertColumbus$61K
- Patrick MesserschmittCincinnati$58K
- Adam DannDayton$49K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.