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CMS Open Payments · Program Year 2024

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC reported $525,199,355.13 in payments to 216,602 physicians and teaching hospitals across 223,349 transactions.

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$525.2M
Total payments
223,349
Transactions
216,602
Recipients
−$124.2K
General Payments vs PY2023

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC reported $525,199,355.13 in payments to 216,602 physicians and teaching hospitals in CMS Open Payments Program Year 2024 - ranking #6 of 1,925 reporting manufacturers (3.8% of all US industry payments), averaging $2.4K per recipient across 7 payment categories. Figures are company-reported under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act; a reported payment is a financial relationship, not evidence of wrongdoing.

Data currency: Figures are rendered from the processed CMS Open Payments release. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial team.

The verdict

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC pairs top-1% payment volume with an unusually diversified payment pattern across a wide recipient base.

#6
of 1,925 companies
3.8%
of all US industry payments
0.1%
paid to its single top recipient
7
payment categories

Release-over-release change

General Payments changed from PY2023 to PY2024

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC's CMS-reported General Payments decreased by $124.2K (−0.5%) from PY2023 to PY2024. The comparison uses the same CMS manufacturer-by-payment-category summary for both years and excludes research and ownership or investment records.

CMS source labels for this exact identifier: PY2022: MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLCPY2023: MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLCPY2024: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. Matching identifiers support a bounded record comparison; a label difference would be reported as unresolved rather than treated as a corporate event.

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General Payments: PY2023 vs PY2024

Annual CMS-reported totals for this company, not an all-category Open Payments total

PY2023$23.4MPY2024$23.2M
PY2023
$23,355,830.00
PY2024
$23,231,676.39

How Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC ranks nationally

Where this company's total reported payments fall within the full national distribution of all 1,925 companies in CMS Open Payments, not just its nearest peers.

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC's total vs. every reporting company

CMS Open Payments, Program Year 2024

$525,199,355 Top 1% higher than 99% of 1,925 reporting companies

$9–$28: 3 reporting companies (0%). Below this entry. $28–$87: 10 reporting companies (1%). Below this entry. $87–$270: 20 reporting companies (1%). Below this entry. $270–$838: 41 reporting companies (2%). Below this entry. $838–$2,603: 76 reporting companies (4%). Below this entry. $2,603–$8,084: 114 reporting companies (6%). Below this entry. $8,084–$25,112: 167 reporting companies (9%). Below this entry. $25,112–$78,003: 249 reporting companies (13%). Below this entry. $78,003–$242,294: 295 reporting companies (15%). Below this entry. $242,294–$752,621: 270 reporting companies (14%). Below this entry. $752,621–$2,337,813: 263 reporting companies (14%). Below this entry. $2,337,813–$7,261,783: 200 reporting companies (10%). Below this entry. $7,261,783–$22,556,757: 133 reporting companies (7%). Below this entry. $22,556,757–$70,066,439: 45 reporting companies (2%). Below this entry. $70,066,439–$217,642,369: 26 reporting companies (1%). Below this entry. $217,642,369–$676,046,922: 13 reporting companies (1%). This entry sits in this band. This company $9 $676,046,922 every reporting company, bucketed by value

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Source CMS Open Payments · 2024

What the Data Shows for Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Rank #6 of 1,925 companies in CMS Open Payments for 2024 belongs to Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, which reported $525,199,355.13 across 223,349 transactions to 216,602 recipients - a top-tier 3.8% share of all industry payments reported nationwide for the year. Averages work out to $2.4K per transaction and $2.4K per recipient.

"Consulting Fee" leads the 7-category general-payment breakdown below at $8.2M (1.6% of the company's reported total, 2,611 transactions) - see our methodology for how research and ownership payments are reported separately.

General Payment Breakdown by Type

"Consulting Fee" leads Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC's 7-category general-payment breakdown at $8.2M, 1.6% of the reported total.

How Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC divides its payments

Top payment categories by total reported dollar volume

1. Consulting Fee$8.2M2. Food and Beverage$4.6M3. Compensation for Services…$4.3M4. Travel and Lodging$3.0M5. Grant$2.5M6. Space Rental or Facility …$590.8K7. Education$32.5K
Payment Type Amount Transactions
Consulting Fee $8.2M 2,611
Food and Beverage $4.6M 204,906
Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting $4.3M 1,188
Travel and Lodging $3.0M 5,673
Grant $2.5M 53
Space Rental or Facility Fees $590.8K 226
Education $32.5K 1,945

Recipient Concentration in General Payments

The five largest recipient relationships account for $3,677,249.39 (15.8%) of $23,231,676.39 in this company's General Payments records across 96,424 recipients. This is a CMS Open Payments Program Year 2024 General Payments view only: it excludes research and ownership/investment records, so it is not the all-category company total above.

Largest General-Payment relationships for Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

The five named recipients with the highest reported General Payments from this company

Marc Sabatine$1.3MCraig B Thompson$771.5KHospital Of The Univ Of Penna$755.6KRush University Medical Cent…$573.4KMontefiore Medical Center$278.3K
  1. 1

    Marc Sabatine

    $1,298,565.69 across 16 reported transactions

  2. 2

    Craig B Thompson

    $771,479.70 across 1 reported transactions

  3. 3

    Hospital Of The Univ Of Penna

    $755,600.00 across 11 reported transactions

  4. 4

    Rush University Medical Center

    $573,354.00 across 10 reported transactions

  5. 5

    Montefiore Medical Center

    $278,250.00 across 3 reported transactions

Compare this company's payment profile with similarly sized manufacturers in the company comparison tool, and consult the methodology for the CMS source scope.

Payment Size Analysis

Average transaction size: $2.4K. Average per recipient: $2.4K.

Total Amount

$525,199,355.13

Avg per Transaction

$2.4K

Avg per Recipient

$2.4K

Payment Transparency Context

What is the Sunshine Act?

The Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers to report payments and transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. These payments can include consulting fees, research grants, speaker fees, food and beverages, travel, royalties, and other forms of compensation.

Industry Total (2024)

$13.9B

across 1,925 companies

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Share

3.8%

#6 by total payments

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much did Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC pay to physicians and hospitals in 2024? ▾
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC made $525,199,355.13 in payments to physicians and hospitals in Program Year 2024, across 223,349 individual transactions. This represents 3.8% of all industry payments reported to CMS Open Payments.
How many physicians received payments from Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC? ▾
Averaging $2.4K per recipient, Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC's 2024 payments reached 216,602 physicians and teaching hospitals.
What types of payments did Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC make? ▾
General payments from Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC span 7 distinct categories, covering things like consulting, meals, and travel. The largest general-payment category was "Consulting Fee" at $8.2M, representing 1.6% of the company's reported total.
How does Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC rank among pharmaceutical companies? ▾
By total payment amount, Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC sits at #6 of 1,925 companies in the CMS Open Payments database for 2024.
What is the average payment size from Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC? ▾
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC's 223,349 transactions to 216,602 recipients in 2024 averaged $2.4K per transaction.
Where does the payment data for Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC come from? ▾
This data comes from the CMS Open Payments program (Sunshine Act), which requires pharmaceutical and medical device companies to report payments and transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data covers Program Year 2024.

Data Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments, Program Year 2024. Data includes general payments, research payments, and physician ownership/investment interests as required by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act. Total industry payments: $13.9B across 1,925 companies.

Data sourced from CMS Open Payments (Physician Payments Sunshine Act). See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPharmaWatch Editorial
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