Physician profile

Melissa T Garrett

Surgery · Waterloo, IA

NPI 1881910271

$25,282.25

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

29 companies · $306 in 2025

The $306 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).

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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)
Education$3,068.49
Food and Beverage$1,438.42
Travel and Lodging$1,333.84

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
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $21,988.17 2021-2023 Davinci Xi
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $1,650.14 2019-2024 Advantagerib
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, INC. $346.35 2024-2025 Voquezna
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. $124.88 2021-2024 Gattex
Tela Bio, INC. $102.69 2020-2024 Ovitex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (Ovitex), Ovitex 2s
Medtronic, INC. $89.66 2021-2023 Progrip
Davol INC. $84.87 2021-2024 Arista Ah Flexitip
Csl Behring $82.27 2019-2025 Kcentra
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $81.05 2019-2022
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $77.32 2024-2025
Ethicon US, LLC $72.72 2019-2024 Stratafix
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $68.49 2025 Imfinzi
Lemaitre Vascular, INC. $64.13 2023-2024 Artegraft Vascular Graft, Anastoclip Gc 8cm (Medium)
Braintree Laboratories, INC. $61.40 2021-2023 Suflave, Sutab
Atricure, INC. $48.95 2024
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Olympus America INC. $48.84 2019-2021
Innovation Technologies INC $38.52 2023 Irrisept
Smith+Nephew, INC. $37.06 2022-2025 Stravix, Grafix Pl
Bard Peripheral Vascular, INC. $31.90 2024-2025 Glidepath
Stryker Corporation $30.69 2022
Becton, Dickinson and Company $26.02 2023 Phasix Mesh
Kerecis Limited $19.53 2024 Kerecis Omega3 Marigen, Kerecis Omega3 Surgiclose
Kls-Martin L.P. $17.72 2024
Heron Therapeutics, INC. $16.65 2023 Zynrelef
Reprise Biomedical, INC. $16.50 2025 Mirotract
Acera Surgical, INC. $16.19 2022
Boston Scientific Corporation $14.65 2021
Solventum Corporation $13.13 2024 Prevena
Tei Biosciences INC $11.76 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Melissa T Garrett

$25,282.25

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Intuitive Surgical, INC.
Context
The $306 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).

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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.