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CMS Open Payments · Program Year 2024

Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC reported $1,799,715.78 in payments to 7,100 physicians and teaching hospitals across 7,208 transactions.

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$1.8M
Total payments
7,208
Transactions
7,100
Recipients
−$168.3K
General Payments vs PY2023

Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC reported $1,799,715.78 in payments to 7,100 physicians and teaching hospitals in CMS Open Payments Program Year 2024 - ranking #476 of 1,925 reporting manufacturers (0.0% of all US industry payments), averaging $253.48 per recipient across 8 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

Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC pairs top-quartile payment volume with an unusually diversified payment pattern across a wide recipient base.

#476
of 1,925 companies
0.0%
of all US industry payments
0.1%
paid to its single top recipient
8
payment categories

Release-over-release change

General Payments changed from PY2023 to PY2024

Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC's CMS-reported General Payments decreased by $168.3K (−15.5%) 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: MERZ PHARMACEUTICALS, LLCPY2023: MERZ PHARMACEUTICALS, LLCPY2024: Merz Pharmaceuticals, 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$1.1MPY2024$919.5K
PY2023
$1,087,826.16
PY2024
$919,545.00

How Merz Pharmaceuticals, 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.

Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC's total vs. every reporting company

CMS Open Payments, Program Year 2024

$1,799,716 Top 25% higher than 75% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $2,337,813–$7,261,783: 200 reporting companies (10%). Above this entry. $7,261,783–$22,556,757: 133 reporting companies (7%). Above this entry. $22,556,757–$70,066,439: 45 reporting companies (2%). Above this entry. $70,066,439–$217,642,369: 26 reporting companies (1%). Above this entry. $217,642,369–$676,046,922: 13 reporting companies (1%). Above this entry. 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 Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Rank #476 of 1,925 companies in CMS Open Payments for 2024 belongs to Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC, which reported $1,799,715.78 across 7,208 transactions to 7,100 recipients - a comparatively small 0.0% slice of all industry payments reported nationwide for the year. Averages work out to $249.68 per transaction and $253.48 per recipient.

"Consulting Fee" leads the 8-category general-payment breakdown below at $216.0K (12.0% of the company's reported total, 78 transactions) - see our methodology for how research and ownership payments are reported separately.

General Payment Breakdown by Type

Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC made 8 types of general payments. "Consulting Fee" is the largest category at $216.0K, 12.0% of the company's reported total.

How Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC divides its payments

Top payment categories by total reported dollar volume

1. Consulting Fee$216.0K2. Food and Beverage$209.3K3. Compensation for Services…$141.9K4. Travel and Lodging$119.8K5. Grant$105.2K6. Space Rental or Facility …$71.8K7. Debt Forgiveness$48.9K8. Education$6.6K
Payment Type Amount Transactions
Consulting Fee $216.0K 78
Food and Beverage $209.3K 6,521
Compensation for Services Other Than Consulting $141.9K 64
Travel and Lodging $119.8K 254
Grant $105.2K 17
Space Rental or Facility Fees $71.8K 20
Debt Forgiveness $48.9K 42
Education $6.6K 104

Recipient Concentration in General Payments

The five largest recipient relationships account for $196,523.65 (21.4%) of $919,545.00 in this company's General Payments records across 3,443 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 Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC

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

Gerard Francisco$61.4KTodd Stitik$42.2KMonica Verduzco-Gutierrez$36.2KVanderbilt University Medica…$31.9KUniversity Of Washington Med…$24.9K
  1. 1

    Gerard Francisco

    $61,373.02 across 45 reported transactions

  2. 2

    Todd Stitik

    $42,191.95 across 56 reported transactions

  3. 3

    Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez

    $36,229.08 across 23 reported transactions

  4. 4

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    $31,850.00 across 4 reported transactions

  5. 5

    University Of Washington Med Ctr

    $24,879.60 across 2 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: $249.68. Average per recipient: $253.48.

Total Amount

$1,799,715.78

Avg per Transaction

$249.68

Avg per Recipient

$253.48

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

Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC Share

0.0%

#476 by total payments

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much did Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC pay to physicians and hospitals in 2024? ▾
In Program Year 2024, CMS Open Payments recorded $1,799,715.78 from Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC to physicians and hospitals across 7,208 transactions - 0.0% of all industry payments reported that year.
How many physicians received payments from Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC? ▾
Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC made payments to 7,100 physicians and teaching hospitals in 2024. The average payment per recipient was $253.48.
What types of payments did Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC make? ▾
Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC made 8 different types of general payments (consulting, meals, travel, and similar categories). The largest general-payment category was "Consulting Fee" at $216.0K, representing 12.0% of the company's reported total.
How does Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC rank among pharmaceutical companies? ▾
Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC ranks #476 out of 1,925 companies by total payment amount in the CMS Open Payments database for 2024.
What is the average payment size from Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC? ▾
Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC's 7,208 transactions to 7,100 recipients in 2024 averaged $249.68 per transaction.
Where does the payment data for Merz Pharmaceuticals, 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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