Robert Mehrle, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery · Jackson, MSNPI 1639117245
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 30 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 16 manufacturers reported payments, led by Zimmer Biomet at 45.6% of the total. That places this record below the midpoint for orthopaedic surgery clinicians in MS, where the typical reported total is $3,357.
Across 30 payments — averaging $74.46 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Zimmer Biomet$1K
- Johnson & Johnson$283
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$212
- Stryker$195
- Medacta USA, Inc.$140
- Nalu Medical, Inc.$112
- plus $272 from 10 others
Across 23 payments — averaging $5334.44 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.
- Zimmer Biomet$123K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,234100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Zimmer Biomet | 10 | $1,019 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 4 | $283 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 2 | $212 |
| Stryker | 2 | $195 |
| Medacta USA, Inc. | 1 | $140 |
| Nalu Medical, Inc. | 1 | $112 |
| Pacira Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $102 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $32 |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Dynasplint Systems Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Davol Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $14 |
| Medela LLC | 1 | $13 |
| Globus Medical | 1 | $12 |
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.
- ATTUNE$262
- MAKO$154
- Persona$150
- RECLAIM$143
- GMK SPHERE$140
- ROSA-Knee$130
- Persona Revision$121
- mymobility Platform$117
- G7$117
- Knees-None$116
- Hips-None$116
- Knees Product Portfolio$114
- ROSA$114
- Nalu Neurostimulation System$112
- Zilretta$102
How this compares
$2,234 in reported general payments places this provider in the 40th percentile of 170 orthopaedic surgery providers in Mississippi.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 12 | $7,292 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 418 | $5,205 |
| Enoxaparin Sodium | 80 | $3,683 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 459 | $3,640 |
| Mupirocin | 379 | $2,436 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | 108 | $1,581 |
| Methylprednisolone | 220 | $1,389 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 96 | $860 |
| Morphine Sulfate | 282 | $852 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 92 | $808 |
| Meloxicam | 288 | $805 |
| Doxycycline Monohydrate | 23 | $647 |
| Gabapentin | 96 | $491 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 31 | $251 |
| Celecoxib | 26 | $212 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopaedic surgery in Jackson
- Matthew GravesJackson$1.2M
- Edward HobgoodJackson$267K
- Jamey BurrowJackson$130K
- Jeff AlmandJackson$109K
- Spencer MontgomeryJackson$90K
- Larry FieldJackson$88K
- Kevin PurcellJackson$72K
- Colin CooperJackson$55K
- Tammam HannaJackson$47K
- Wood DaleJackson$46K
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.