Manufacturer or GPO Program year 2025 Source: CMS Open Payments

Merit Medical Systems Inc

UT, United States

CMS manufacturer 100000010426

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General payments

$18,644,184

7,333 payments

Research payments

$4,200,475

842 payments

Ownership & investment interest

$0

None reported

Through program year 2025, Merit Medical Systems Inc reported paying $18,644,184 in general payments and $4,200,475 in research payments to U.S. physicians, teaching hospitals and other recipients.

No combined total These are different kinds of money, reported under different rules. A meal and a clinical trial grant do not add up to anything meaningful, so this site does not add them.

By program year

14 rows
Year Kind Amount Payments
2025 General $4,331,803 2,145
2025 Research $1,266,585 208
2024 General $2,736,320 1,352
2024 Research $593,213 94
2023 General $2,391,946 984
2023 Research $623,057 100
2022 General $2,018,813 872
2022 Research $742,783 182
2021 General $2,466,527 737
2021 Research $572,058 123
2020 General $1,893,729 739
2020 Research $143,743 61
2019 General $2,805,046 504
2019 Research $259,036 74

Breakdown

Top recipients General payments · program year 2025
  1. Paul Kurth Cardiovascular Disease · Santa Barbara, CA $1,052,701 4 payments
  2. Bart Dolmatch Vascular & Interventional Radiology · Mountain View, CA $581,224 14 payments
  3. Seth Worley Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Lancaster, PA $467,629 15 payments
  4. Moffitt Cancer Center Teaching hospital · FL $192,406 1 payment
  5. Michael Hallisey Vascular & Interventional Radiology · Hartford, CT $155,227 4 payments
  6. Eric Chan Anesthesiology · Houston, TX $128,205 1 payment
  7. Jason Hoffmann Vascular & Interventional Radiology · Philadelphia, PA $103,800 42 payments
  8. Phillip Purdy Neuroradiology · Dallas, TX $79,791 1 payment
  9. Ryan Lewis General Practice · South Jordan, UT $64,938 19 payments
  10. Kenneth Chang Gastroenterology · Newport Beach, CA $62,429 14 payments
Top research recipients Research payments · program year 2025
  1. Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester Teaching hospital · MN $239,436 5 payments
  2. University Of California, San Diego $92,416 11 payments
  3. Sentara Vascular Specialists $75,959 10 payments
  4. Nicklaus Childrens Hospital Teaching hospital · FL $69,521 15 payments
  5. University Of North Carolina Hosp. Teaching hospital · NC $47,813 1 payment
  6. Ut Southwestern University Hosp Teaching hospital · TX $47,284 4 payments
  7. Sarasota Memorial Hospital Teaching hospital · FL $43,033 8 payments
  8. Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital $38,895 17 payments
  9. Tarrant Vascular Access Center $36,237 2 payments
  10. Georgetown University Hospital Teaching hospital · DC $35,727 3 payments
Products the payments named General payments · program year 2025
  1. Worley Adv Coronary Sinus Guide Vascular $1,520,861 43% · 9 recipients
  2. Wrapsody Stent Graft Vascular Surgery $665,856 19% · 80 recipients
  3. Esophyx Endoscopy $305,684 9% · 335 recipients
  4. Savi SCOUT Surgery $184,427 5% · 310 recipients
  5. Safeguard Focus Radiology $159,389 4% · 9 recipients

The top 5 of 89 products; each share is of this company’s general payments naming a product in 2025. A payment can name up to five products, so these amounts overlap.

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Specialties paid General payments · program year 2025
  1. Cardiovascular Disease Internal Medicine $1,104,387 28% · 26 practitioners
  2. Vascular & Interventional Radiology Radiology $1,104,258 28% · 106 practitioners
  3. Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Internal Medicine $515,107 13% · 30 practitioners
  4. Surgery $263,662 7% · 216 practitioners
  5. Gastroenterology Internal Medicine $157,773 4% · 162 practitioners

The top 5 of 64 specialties; each share is of this company’s general payments to practitioners with a specialty in 2025. Each practitioner is counted under their primary specialty.

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Where the money went General payments · program year 2025
  1. California $1,975,063 46% · 171 recipients
  2. Pennsylvania $664,794 15% · 29 recipients
  3. Texas $405,781 9% · 100 recipients
  4. Florida $285,925 7% · 104 recipients
  5. Connecticut $187,824 4% · 15 recipients

The top 5 of 47 states; each share is of this company’s general payments in 2025 where a state was reported.

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What the payments were for General payments · program years 2019–2025
  1. Royalty or License $11,574,145 293 payments
  2. Consulting Fee $3,314,506 1,512 payments
  3. Current or prospective ownership or investment interest $1,566,269 58 payments
  4. Debt forgiveness $853,008 187 payments
  5. Grant $515,624 63 payments
  6. Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program $329,886 104 payments
  7. Travel and Lodging $281,149 1,007 payments
  8. Food and Beverage $205,546 4,097 payments
  9. Honoraria $3,850 11 payments
  10. Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $200 1 payment
7,333 general · 842 research

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Provenance

Source: CMS Open Payments · through program year 2025

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