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

2021 $230K
2022 $551K
2023 $675K
2024 $694K
2025 $1.1M

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

Neurology (Psychiatry & Neurology) $1.4M
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation $797K
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) $206K
Brain Injury Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) $166K
Spinal Cord Injury Medicine $121K
Physician Assistant $76K

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.

ClinicianLocationSpecialtyGeneral 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.