Physician profile
Merle Turner
NPI 1659463552
$7,473.32
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
32 companies · none reported in 2025
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $808 · 2020: $116 · 2021: $300 · 2022: $429 · 2023: $5,820.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $4,695 · Food and Beverage: $626 · Travel and Lodging: $479 · Entertainment: $20.46.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $4,695.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $625.77 |
| Travel and Lodging | $479.00 |
| Entertainment | $20.46 |
Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.
Who reported paying
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astellas Pharma US INC | $5,567.61 | 2019-2023 | Veozah |
| Novo Nordisk INC | $263.98 | 2019-2023 | Rybelsus, Ozempic |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $209.48 | 2019-2023 | Farxiga, Breztri |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $208.04 | 2019-2023 | Mounjaro |
| Pfizer INC. | $147.11 | 2019-2023 | |
| Lucid Diagnostics INC. | $106.88 | 2021 | |
| Abbott Laboratories | $86.39 | 2019-2022 | |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $85.24 | 2019-2020 | |
| Abbvie INC. | $81.01 | 2021-2022 | |
| Glaxosmithkline, LLC. | $79.62 | 2019-2023 | Shingrix |
| Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US INC | $77.15 | 2022-2023 | Quviviq |
| Amgen INC. | $75.48 | 2019-2021 | |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC | $67.55 | 2022 | |
| Gilead Sciences, INC. | $54.88 | 2021-2022 | |
| Amarin Pharma, INC. | $32.55 | 2019 |
Show all 31 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $31.34 | 2019-2022 | |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $30.90 | 2019-2022 | |
| Intuitive Surgical, INC. | $29.78 | 2022 | |
| Allergan, INC. | $24.54 | 2019 | |
| Dexcom, INC. | $23.79 | 2023 | Dexcom G6 Transmitter |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, INC. | $22.37 | 2019 | |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $21.27 | 2021 | |
| Optos, INC. | $20.46 | 2023 | Oct Ophthalmoscope, Panoramic Ophthalmoscope, Nfc-700 |
| Silk Road Medical, INC. | $19.38 | 2019 | |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $19.25 | 2019 | |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. | $16.61 | 2019 | |
| Seqirus USA INC | $16.45 | 2022 | |
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) INC. | $15.50 | 2023 | Optimizer |
| Hologic Sales and Service, LLC | $14.97 | 2019 | |
| Bardy Diagnostics, INC. | $12.37 | 2022 | |
| Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC | $11.37 | 2021 |
1 company reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
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- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
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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.