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This database was last updated in October 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. Newer data is available at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments site.

MERRICK I ROSS
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MERRICK I ROSS

Listed Specialty: Surgical Oncology
1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD, HOUSTON, TX, 77030-4009
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MERRICK ROSS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

33

payments

$38,115

payment total

3

companies paid this doctor

Payment Calendar in 2018

This doctor received a payment on days in 2018.

Each box below represents a single day during the disclosure period. A gray box indicates no payments. The darker the color, the more payments a doctor received that day.

2018

Types of Payments in 2018

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
8 $28,700
Travel and Lodging
11 $8,718
Food and Beverage
14 $697

Drugs & Devices in 2018

Totals listed below account for all payments from that mention this product. Beginning in 2016, the government began classifying products as drugs, devices, biologics or medical supplies. Below, you will see drugs (drugs and biologics) and devices (devices and medical supplies). If a payment record mentions more than one product, the entire value will be included in each of those products. When no products are listed, they are not included in the list below.

Product Name Product Type Payments
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$18,032
MEKINIST

drug

$8,200
TAFINLAR

drug

$8,200
IMLYGIC

drug

$7,187
KEYTRUDA

drug

$4,696
† May not add up to dollar total at top of page, since a payment record may not be associated with any product or can be associated with several products.

Payment Details in 2018

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Nov 15, 2018 $7,142 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Nov 29, 2018 $7,000 No Listed Product Consulting MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Oct 31, 2018 $5,500 IMLYGIC Consulting AMGEN INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $4,000 KEYTRUDA Consulting MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
May 1, 2018 $3,240 MEKINIST TAFINLAR Consulting NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Apr 6, 2018 $3,240 MEKINIST TAFINLAR Consulting NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Apr 24, 2018 $3,000 No Listed Product Consulting MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Apr 6, 2018 $1,620 MEKINIST TAFINLAR Consulting NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Oct 31, 2018 $1,100 IMLYGIC Consulting AMGEN INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $333 KEYTRUDA Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Sep 24, 2018 $247 IMLYGIC Travel and Lodging AMGEN INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $180 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Jul 17, 2018 $150 KEYTRUDA Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Apr 24, 2018 $150 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Nov 29, 2018 $150 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Sep 25, 2018 $133 IMLYGIC Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $128 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Nov 18, 2018 $128 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Sep 24, 2018 $125 IMLYGIC Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $81 IMLYGIC Travel and Lodging AMGEN INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $80 TAFINLAR MEKINIST Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Apr 18, 2018 $62 KEYTRUDA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Nov 16, 2018 $60 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Apr 19, 2018 $50 KEYTRUDA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Nov 17, 2018 $36 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Nov 16, 2018 $28 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Apr 18, 2018 $25 KEYTRUDA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Apr 19, 2018 $25 KEYTRUDA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Apr 19, 2018 $25 KEYTRUDA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Apr 19, 2018 $25 KEYTRUDA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Mar 23, 2018 $20 TAFINLAR MEKINIST Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Nov 17, 2018 $20 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Nov 17, 2018 $11 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.