Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Reporting payments is a legal requirement; large totals often reflect large product portfolios.
$3.2Mgeneral payments (2019-2025)
$186Kresearch payments (2019-2025)
8,920clinicians paid
General and research payments are shown separately, never blended. Research payments are often institution-directed and tied to clinical trials.
General payments by year
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Research payments are totaled above and not included in these bars.
Products most associated with its payments
Specialties it works with most
Clinicians with the largest reported totals
Often long-running consulting, speaking, or advisory relationships, which companies must report by law. A large total is not evidence of anything improper.
| Clinician | Location | Specialty | General payments (2019-2025) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez | San Antonio, TX | Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) | $156,240.68 |
| Gabriel Tatarian | Philadelphia, PA | Neurology (Psychiatry & Neurology) | $147,598.82 |
| Gerard Francisco | Houston, TX | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | $146,811.28 |
| Todd Stitik | Newark, NJ | Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) | $143,095.32 |
| Heather Walker | North Charleston, SC | Spinal Cord Injury Medicine | $111,071.69 |
| Kenneth Martinez | Aliso Viejo, CA | Neurology (Psychiatry & Neurology) | $95,062.47 |
| Laxman Bahroo | Washington, DC | Neurology (Psychiatry & Neurology) | $88,625.28 |
| Ryan Hafner | Sarasota, FL | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | $85,582.25 |
| Steven Escaldi | Edison, NJ | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | $60,385.34 |
| Ramsey Falconer | Alexandria, VA | Neurology (Psychiatry & Neurology) | $59,402.56 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.