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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.

BRADLEY MERK
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BRADLEY MERK

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
680 N LAKE SHORE DR, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO, IL, 60611-4546
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BRADLEY MERK,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

12

payments

$16,713

payment total

2

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
 5 $15,175
Travel and Lodging
 4 $1,413
Food and Beverage
 3 $124

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†
AXSOS

device

 $16,093
T2

device

 $9,103
GAMMA

device

 $8,841
ADAPT

device

 $1,191
BIO4

device

 $1,191
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $113
CANNULATED SCREW

device

 $113
ACUTRAK HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW SYSTEM

device

 $100
TRAUMA

device

 $33
† 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
Jun 21, 2018 $7,650 AXSOS T2 GAMMA Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
May 17, 2018 $7,200 AXSOS Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 13, 2018 $1,065 T2 AXSOS BIO4 ADAPT GAMMA Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 26, 2018 $169 T2 Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 5, 2018 $126 AXSOS T2 BIO4 ADAPT GAMMA Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 11, 2018 $113 CANNULATED SCREW Consulting ACUMED LLC
Jul 11, 2018 $113 No Listed Product Consulting ACUMED LLC
Jul 11, 2018 $100 ACUTRAK HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW SYSTEM Consulting ACUMED LLC
May 25, 2018 $54 T2 Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 19, 2018 $52 AXSOS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 1, 2018 $39 T2 Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 7, 2018 $33 TRAUMA Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.