Tracy Merrell, DPM
Podiatrist · Murfreesboro, TNNPI 1275515223
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.8% of the total across 445 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. Smith+Nephew accounts for 80.5% of it on its own, with 26 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $2,849 and has fallen 67.1% since, to $936 in 2025.
Across 445 payments — averaging $21.70 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Smith+Nephew$8K
- Osiris Therapeutics Inc.$342
- Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$244
- Organogenesis Inc.$234
- Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated$105
- Stryker$105
- plus $858 from 21 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$9,640100%
- Education$150%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew | 335 | $7,767 |
| Osiris Therapeutics Inc. | 29 | $342 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 21 | $244 |
| Organogenesis Inc. | 8 | $234 |
| Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | 3 | $105 |
| Stryker | 5 | $105 |
| ETS Wound Care LLC | 6 | $90 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 5 | $84 |
| Lifenet Health | 6 | $78 |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | 1 | $77 |
| Kerecis Limited | 2 | $66 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 3 | $57 |
| Neuros Medical, Inc. | 1 | $53 |
| Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. | 3 | $52 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | 2 | $51 |
| Solventum Corporation | 2 | $33 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $33 |
| Triad Life Sciences Inc. | 1 | $32 |
| Advanced Oxygen Therapy Inc. | 2 | $23 |
| Sanara Medtech Inc. | 2 | $23 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $21 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $21 |
| Misonix Inc | 1 | $14 |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Nabriva Therapeutics, PLC | 1 | $12 |
| Melinta Therapeutics, LLC | 1 | $11 |
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
$9,655 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 105 podiatrist providers in Tennessee.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gentamicin Sulfate | 89 | $4,159 |
| Linezolid | 44 | $2,383 |
| Gabapentin | 33 | $1,249 |
| Pregabalin | 24 | $1,189 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 83 | $804 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 48 | $474 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 78 | $414 |
| Cephalexin | 33 | $355 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 46 | $331 |
| Methylprednisolone | 31 | $188 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 15 | $170 |
| Ketoconazole | 11 | $167 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | 12 | $123 |
| Mupirocin | 12 | $109 |
| Fluconazole | 17 | $88 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other podiatrist in Murfreesboro
- Jeffrey LovelandSparta$809K
- Michael KingNashville$190K
- Penninah KumarMt Juliet$72K
- James HarrisTrenton$49K
- Matthew NeuhausSmyrna$33K
- Paul HutchisonMemphis$17K
- Sam BazrafshanChattanooga$16K
- Abshan MalikKnoxville$13K
- Christopher HendrixBartlett$13K
- Damieon BrownJasper$12K
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.