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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.

ROBERT A MERICLE
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ROBERT A MERICLE

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
330 22ND AVE N, NASHVILLE, TN, 37203-1844
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Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

24

payments

$1,346

payment total

6

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
Food and Beverage
 22 $734
Travel and Lodging
 2 $612

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†
BRIGHTMATTER GUIDE/MODUS V

device

 $796
COVIDIEN-INTRASACCULAR

device

 $230
PIPELINE

device

 $158
KCENTRA

drug

 $118
GLIADEL

drug

 $18
ATLAS

device

 $14
SYNCHRO

device

 $14
TREVO

device

 $14
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $13
† 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 27, 2018 $504 BRIGHTMATTER GUIDE/MODUS V Travel and Lodging SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL INC.
Dec 10, 2018 $126 BRIGHTMATTER GUIDE/MODUS V Food and Beverage SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $118 KCENTRA Food and Beverage CSL BEHRING
May 25, 2018 $108 PIPELINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $107 BRIGHTMATTER GUIDE/MODUS V Travel and Lodging SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL INC.
Aug 3, 2018 $90 COVIDIEN-INTRASACCULAR Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $43 BRIGHTMATTER GUIDE/MODUS V Food and Beverage SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL INC.
Oct 31, 2018 $30 COVIDIEN-INTRASACCULAR Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 25, 2018 $24 COVIDIEN-INTRASACCULAR Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $21 COVIDIEN-INTRASACCULAR Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 3, 2018 $19 PIPELINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $18 GLIADEL Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $15 COVIDIEN-INTRASACCULAR Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $14 BRIGHTMATTER GUIDE/MODUS V Food and Beverage SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $14 COVIDIEN-INTRASACCULAR Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $14 PIPELINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $14 PIPELINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $14 ATLAS TREVO SYNCHRO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 18, 2018 $13 COVIDIEN-INTRASACCULAR Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $13 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARKIS BIOSCIENCES INC
Mar 20, 2018 $10 COVIDIEN-INTRASACCULAR Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $8 COVIDIEN-INTRASACCULAR Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $3 COVIDIEN-INTRASACCULAR Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 14, 2018 $3 PIPELINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.