MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC.
MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC. reported $3.4M in payments to physicians and teaching hospitals across 14,292 transactions in CMS Open Payments PY 2024.
Pharmaceutical payment transparency data for MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Ranked #323 of 1,797 companies by total payments. Source: CMS Open Payments, Program Year 2024.
Payment Overview
Total Payments
$3.4M
0.0% of all payments
Transactions
14,292
$237.25 avg
Recipients
14,288
$237.32 avg
Industry Rank
#323
of 1,797 companies
What the Data Shows for MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC.
In Program Year 2024, MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC. reported $3,390,775.02 in payments to 14,288 physicians and teaching hospitals across 14,292 individual transactions — an average of $237.25 per transaction and $237.32 per recipient. That total places MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC. at rank #323 out of 1,797 companies in the CMS Open Payments database, representing 0.0% of all industry payments reported nationwide for the year. Payment volume at this scale is characteristic of manufacturers with broad prescriber engagement, active clinical research programs, or patented therapies generating ongoing royalty obligations.
The payment mix for MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC. spans 4 distinct categories defined by CMS — including general payments (consulting, speaker fees, meals, travel), research payments tied to clinical trials, and ownership or investment interests. The largest single category is "Consulting Fee" at $1.9M, accounting for 56.7% of the company's reported total and 394 transactions. This distribution matters because different payment types carry different regulatory and ethical implications: research funding supports clinical development, while general payments like meals and speaker fees have been studied for their correlation with prescribing patterns in peer-reviewed journals such as JAMA Internal Medicine.
Recipient concentration is another useful lens. The top 5 recipients of payments from MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC. received $0.00 combined — 0.0% of the company's total — with the remaining 100.0% distributed across the rest of the 14,288 recipients. A relatively distributed top-5 share suggests broader engagement across the prescriber community rather than concentration among a handful of high-value relationships. All figures above are drawn directly from the CMS Open Payments Public Use Files for PY2024 and are disclosed under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act; this page summarizes reported financial transfers and does not represent medical advice or judgment about individual prescribing decisions.
Payment Breakdown by Type
MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC. made 4 types of payments. "Consulting Fee" accounts for 56.7%.
56.7% · 394 transactions
24.8% · 13,073 transactions
14.3% · 789 transactions
0.1% · 32 transactions
| Payment Type | Amount | Transactions | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $1.9M | 394 | 56.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $841.6K | 13,073 | 24.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $486.2K | 789 | 14.3% |
| Education | $1.9K | 32 | 0.1% |
Payment Size Analysis
Average transaction size: $237.25. Average per recipient: $237.32.
Total Amount
$3,390,775.02
Avg per Transaction
$237.25
Avg per Recipient
$237.32
Payment Transparency Context
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)
$13.3B
across 1,797 companies
MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC. Share
0.0%
#323 by total payments
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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: $13.3B across 1,797 companies.
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