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CHRISTOPHER A MERRELL
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CHRISTOPHER A MERRELL

Listed Specialty: Pain Medicine
2880 TRICOM ST, N CHARLESTON, SC, 29406-9171
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CHRISTOPHER MERRELL,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

56

payments

$1,034

payment total

13

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
 56 $1,034

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†
INTELLIS

device

 $357
SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM

device

 $144
MORPHABOND ER

drug

 $119
PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS

device

 $112
SYNVISC-ONE

device

 $59
GRALISE

drug

 $51
ZIPSOR

drug

 $32
SYMPROIC

drug

 $23
LEVORPHANOL

drug

 $22
GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT

device

 $21
PENTA SCS LEADS

device

 $18
LUCEMYRA

drug

 $18
RELISTOR

drug

 $18
AXIUM INS DRG IPG

device

 $16
XTAMPZA

drug

 $15
FLECTOR PATCH

drug

 $13
SPECTRA WAVEWRITER

device

 $13
INJEX

device

 $10
NO ASSOCIATED PRODUCT

device

 $9
MOVANTIK

drug

 $8
NEUROMODULATION DSPSBLS AND ACCS

device

 $8
† 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
Jul 6, 2018 $118 INTELLIS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $112 INTELLIS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $46 INTELLIS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $31 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
May 17, 2018 $30 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jul 12, 2018 $21 GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 29, 2018 $20 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 2, 2018 $20 SYNVISC-ONE Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Jan 10, 2018 $20 SYNVISC-ONE Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Apr 12, 2018 $20 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 1, 2018 $20 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 7, 2018 $19 SYNVISC-ONE Food and Beverage SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Jul 18, 2018 $18 GRALISE Food and Beverage DEPOMED, INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $18 PENTA SCS LEADS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 8, 2018 $18 LUCEMYRA RELISTOR Food and Beverage SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jun 1, 2018 $18 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 24, 2018 $18 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 5, 2018 $18 ZIPSOR GRALISE Food and Beverage DEPOMED, INC.
May 29, 2018 $18 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 27, 2018 $17 MORPHABOND ER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Feb 8, 2018 $16 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jul 6, 2018 $16 INTELLIS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 15, 2018 $16 AXIUM INS DRG IPG Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 14, 2018 $15 XTAMPZA Food and Beverage COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $15 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jan 31, 2018 $15 INTELLIS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $15 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Dec 20, 2018 $15 GRALISE ZIPSOR Food and Beverage DEPOMED, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $15 MORPHABOND ER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Mar 28, 2018 $14 INTELLIS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $14 MORPHABOND ER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $14 MORPHABOND ER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $14 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
May 14, 2018 $13 INTELLIS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 16, 2018 $13 FLECTOR PATCH Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Mar 12, 2018 $13 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 11, 2018 $13 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Sep 20, 2018 $12 INTELLIS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 11, 2018 $12 SYMPROIC Food and Beverage PURDUE PHARMA L.P.
Sep 26, 2018 $12 LEVORPHANOL Food and Beverage SENTYNL THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $11 SYMPROIC Food and Beverage SHIONOGI INC
Dec 4, 2018 $11 LEVORPHANOL Food and Beverage SENTYNL THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $10 INTELLIS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 15, 2018 $10 MORPHABOND ER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $10 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jul 6, 2018 $10 INJEX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 17, 2018 $10 MORPHABOND ER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Jan 16, 2018 $10 MORPHABOND ER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $9 MORPHABOND ER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $9 NO ASSOCIATED PRODUCT Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 29, 2018 $8 MORPHABOND ER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $8 MOVANTIK Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $8 NEUROMODULATION DSPSBLS AND ACCS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 9, 2018 $5 MORPHABOND ER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $4 MORPHABOND ER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $2 MORPHABOND ER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO 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.