Metrex Research, LLC

Reporting payments is a legal requirement; large totals often reflect large product portfolios.

$33Kgeneral payments (2019-2025)
$0.00research payments (2019-2025)
334clinicians 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

2019 $886
2021 $24K
2022 $2,572
2023 $5,842

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

Surgery $6,261
General Practice (Dentist) $5,693
Dentist $4,734
Surgical Oncology $3,695
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery $3,595
Otolaryngology $3,017

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)
Leaque Ahmed New York, NY Surgery $4,195.00
Todd Hanna New York, NY Surgical Oncology $3,695.00
Philip Miller New York, NY Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery $3,595.00
Richard Lebowitz New York, NY Otolaryngology $2,990.00
Eric Fox Carrollton, TX Dental Hygienist $1,995.00
Lindsay Nelson Commerce Township, MI Surgery $1,995.00
Noah Stern Detroit, MI Facial Plastic Surgery $1,795.00
Daniel Lopez El Paso, TX Dentist $310.94
Carlos Ruiz Vega Dallas, TX General Practice (Dentist) $274.33
Victoria Ruiz Weslaco, TX General Practice (Dentist) $274.33

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.