Physician profile

James C Melville

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery · Houston, TX

NPI 1972751907

$239,281.38

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

21 companies · $74K in 2025

The $74K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $150).

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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)
Compensation For Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker For A Medical Education Program$83,550.00
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$39,056.25
Food and Beverage$14,318.88
Travel and Lodging$13,031.70
Education$7,500.00
Consulting Fee$6,111.25

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
Axogen $142,356.69 2019-2025 Avance Nerve Graft, Axoguard Nerve Connector, Axoguard Nerve Protector
Kerecis Limited $82,003.41 2023-2025 Kerecis Surgiclose, Kerecis Omega3 Marigen, Kerecis Graftguide
Kls-Martin L.P. $7,217.02 2019-2025
Medical Device Business Services, INC. $3,030.00 2020
Acell, INC. $2,175.01 2020
Checkpoint Surgical, INC $440.31 2019-2025 Checkpoint Stimulators
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $328.48 2019-2023 Matrixmandible
Integra Lifesciences Corporation $304.68 2021-2022
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $300.94 2019-2021
Becton, Dickinson and Company $261.25 2024
Biotissue Holdings INC. $223.47 2022
Stryker Corporation $217.81 2021-2022
Baxter Healthcare $122.40 2025 Perclot
Lifenet Health $105.36 2019
Acera Surgical, INC. $69.72 2024 Restrata Wound Matrix
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Access Pro Medical, LLC $39.60 2025 Matriderm
Tempus Ai, INC $24.20 2025 Xt Cdx
Davol INC. $24.15 2024 Arista Ah Flexitip
3d Systems $22.83 2021
Ethicon US, LLC $14.05 2022

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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Payment summary

James C Melville

$239,281.38

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Axogen
Context
The $74K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $150).

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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.