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Covered recipient · General Payments record

NISCHITA MERLA

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

NPI
1629272208
CMS profile
466752
Location
UPLAND, CA

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$3,563.14

  • Reported across 160 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$1,075.06

44 records · 0 disputed

Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.

How these totals are calculated
  • The total is the sum of the General Payments records CMS published for the labeled program year(s), exactly as published. Nothing is estimated, weighted, or combined across categories.
  • General Payments only. Research and Ownership/Investment are separate datasets and are never summed with these figures; amounts are kept separate per program year.
  • Featured-page threshold (a presentation gate, not a judgment): records>=3 OR total>=100 (all years).
  • Methodology & Data — sourcing, labeling, and limitations.

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Food and Beverage $1,075.06 44

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $173.21 4
PY2019 $148.15 6
PY2020 $59.83 3
PY2021 $695.10 25
PY2022 $650.24 33
PY2023 $761.55 45
PY2024 $1,075.06 44

Payment records · PY2024 (44)

Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS

Program year 2024 201820192020202120222023 Record-level detail is published for PY2024; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.
Paying entity Amount Date Nature of payment Dispute status Published Record ID Source
ABBVIE INC. $21.84 08/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105025176 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $27.15 12/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105025178 CMS
AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC. $24.50 01/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147022091 CMS
AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC. $14.64 02/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147022664 CMS
AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC. $31.12 05/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146985501 CMS
AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC. $31.45 07/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146985367 CMS
AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC. $26.36 08/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147008421 CMS
ALBIREO PHARMA, INC. $27.46 06/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1071126748 CMS
ALBIREO PHARMA, INC. $27.90 07/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1071126750 CMS
ALBIREO PHARMA, INC. $29.69 10/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1071126752 CMS
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. $27.95 03/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125832799 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $21.56 01/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146695490 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $30.12 02/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146695492 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $32.45 03/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146695494 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $28.36 05/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146695496 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $4.50 05/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146695498 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $20.45 08/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146695500 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $25.01 09/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146695502 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $26.83 12/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146695504 CMS
CONMED Corporation $64.10 02/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142399811 CMS
CORDIS US CORP. $17.42 05/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145405913 CMS
CORDIS US CORP. $20.04 07/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145405911 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $19.00 02/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137495529 CMS
GENZYME CORPORATION $31.54 04/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139774951 CMS
GENZYME CORPORATION $29.23 07/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139774995 CMS
GENZYME CORPORATION $31.05 11/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139775031 CMS
GENZYME CORPORATION $19.39 12/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139775045 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $20.09 04/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1133791201 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $19.96 10/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1133791203 CMS
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $18.99 07/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1113640293 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $26.85 06/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078349730 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $27.94 10/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078349608 CMS
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals $23.65 10/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144175929 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $18.71 05/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151096503 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $29.81 06/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151096505 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $29.37 08/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151096507 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $24.67 11/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151096509 CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $17.81 06/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153622183 CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $17.83 07/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153661730 CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $20.68 08/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153643961 CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $13.65 10/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153432635 CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $16.02 10/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153683065 CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $14.47 12/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153597791 CMS
VIVUS LLC $23.45 12/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1129417080 CMS

Source & provenance

Dataset
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
Publisher of source data
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS publication date
2026-01-23
Program years on this page
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018 , PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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