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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.

KAREN M MELE
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KAREN M MELE

Listed Specialty: Dentist, General Practice
7031 CRIDER RD, MARS, PA, 16046-2385
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DR. KAREN MELE,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

6

payments

$5,563

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
Food and Beverage
 4 $3,108
Honoraria
 1 $1,500
Travel and Lodging
 1 $955

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†
IMAGING, WATERLASE IPLUS, EPIC, ILASE

device

 $5,305
BELLATEK

device

 $115
DIEM2

device

 $114
CLEARDREAM

device

 $29
EMA

device

 $29
TAP

device

 $29
DREAMTAP

device

 $29
† 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
Apr 19, 2018 $2,850 IMAGING, WATERLASE IPLUS, EPIC, ILASE Food and Beverage BIOLASE, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $1,500 IMAGING, WATERLASE IPLUS, EPIC, ILASE Honoraria BIOLASE, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $955 IMAGING, WATERLASE IPLUS, EPIC, ILASE Travel and Lodging BIOLASE, INC.
May 23, 2018 $115 BELLATEK Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $114 DIEM2 Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $29 TAP EMA CLEARDREAM DREAMTAP Food and Beverage NATIONAL DENTEX LLC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.