Physician profile

Sarah A Mess

Plastic Surgery · Columbia, MD

NPI 1740281047

$177,800.86

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

12 companies · $25K in 2025

The $25K reported for 2025 was more than what 97% of Plastic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $380).

Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (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$76,620.62
Food and Beverage$4,611.37
Travel and Lodging$4,445.20
Consulting Fee$3,737.50
Gift$87.00

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.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Allergan, INC. $88,110.49 2019-2023
Abbvie INC. $83,094.69 2023-2025
Motiva USA, LLC $3,647.44 2025
Davol INC. $1,736.91 2022-2025
Galderma Laboratories, L.P. $440.77 2019-2025 Dysport
Sientra, INC. $430.03 2020-2022
Biom'Up Sa $122.87 2019
Mentor Worldwide LLC $70.58 2021
Smith+Nephew, INC. $57.44 2019-2023 Pico, Pico 7, Acticoat 4" X 4"
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $45.85 2023-2025 Exparel
Integra Lifesciences Corporation $32.10 2023 Integra, Integra Dermal Regeneration Template, Primatrix
Apyx Medical Corporation $11.69 2020

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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Payment summary

Sarah A Mess

$177,800.86

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Allergan, INC.
Context
The $25K reported for 2025 was more than what 97% of Plastic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $380).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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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.