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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.

IRA S MERKEL
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IRA S MERKEL

Listed Specialty: Gastroenterology
33 CLYDE RD, SOMERSET, NJ, 08873-5032
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IRA MERKEL,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

57

payments

$1,284

payment total

19

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
 54 $684
Promotional Speaking/Other
 3 $600

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†
VIBERZI

drug

 $405
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $238
XIFAXAN

drug

 $123
HUMIRA

drug

 $94
FIBROSCAN

device

 $74
LINZESS

drug

 $64
CREON

drug

 $41
RELISTOR

drug

 $35
ENTYVIO

drug

 $29
OCALIVA

drug

 $29
CLENPIQ

drug

 $27
UCERIS

drug

 $27
XELJANZ

drug

 $24
ALINIA

drug

 $16
REMICADE

drug

 $14
SIMPONI

drug

 $14
SIMPONI ARIA

drug

 $14
STELARA

drug

 $14
INJECTAFER

drug

 $14
CIMZIA

drug

 $13
TRULANCE

drug

 $12
SUPREP

drug

 $12
BREATHTEK

device

 $12
MAVYRET

drug

 $10
NEW PRODUCTS

device

 $6
AMITIZA

drug

 $3
ZENPEP

drug

 $3
† 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
May 3, 2018 $200 VIBERZI Promotional Speaking/Other ALLERGAN INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $200 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
May 3, 2018 $200 VIBERZI Promotional Speaking/Other ALLERGAN INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $74 FIBROSCAN Food and Beverage ECHOSENS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Jan 15, 2018 $17 ENTYVIO Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
May 17, 2018 $16 ALINIA Food and Beverage ROMARK LABORATORIES, LC
Oct 26, 2018 $15 OCALIVA Food and Beverage INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 15, 2018 $15 UCERIS Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Nov 13, 2018 $15 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Sep 4, 2018 $15 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 30, 2018 $14 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $14 REMICADE STELARA SIMPONI SIMPONI ARIA Food and Beverage JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $14 CLENPIQ Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Oct 16, 2018 $14 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Mar 29, 2018 $14 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Dec 24, 2018 $14 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Feb 2, 2018 $14 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
May 7, 2018 $14 INJECTAFER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $14 OCALIVA Food and Beverage INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 26, 2018 $14 XELJANZ Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $14 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Apr 2, 2018 $14 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
May 4, 2018 $14 CREON Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $14 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
May 3, 2018 $13 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
May 17, 2018 $13 CLENPIQ Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jan 2, 2018 $13 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Apr 19, 2018 $13 CIMZIA Food and Beverage UCB, INC.
Aug 13, 2018 $13 RELISTOR XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Oct 29, 2018 $13 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $13 ENTYVIO Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Jul 12, 2018 $13 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $12 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Jul 27, 2018 $12 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Oct 29, 2018 $12 RELISTOR XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Nov 1, 2018 $12 SUPREP Food and Beverage BRAINTREE LABORATORIES, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $12 BREATHTEK Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $12 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $12 UCERIS Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jun 8, 2018 $12 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Jul 25, 2018 $11 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 13, 2018 $11 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Oct 2, 2018 $11 XELJANZ Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
May 1, 2018 $11 RELISTOR XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Apr 5, 2018 $10 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Dec 19, 2018 $10 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jul 30, 2018 $10 XIFAXAN Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Dec 13, 2018 $10 MAVYRET Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $9 LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $8 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $6 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 22, 2018 $6 NEW PRODUCTS Food and Beverage MICRO-TECH ENDOSCOPY USA, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $5 VIBERZI LINZESS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jul 5, 2018 $3 AMITIZA Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
Dec 13, 2018 $3 ZENPEP Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $1 HUMIRA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jul 5, 2018 $0 AMITIZA Food and Beverage TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.