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HOWARD R MERTZ

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

NPI
1649278474
CMS profile
346986
Location
NASHVILLE, TN

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General Payments · PY2024 · Entire year

$3,408.59

181 records · 0 disputed

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By nature of payment

PY2024 · entire year · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Food and Beverage $3,386.80 180
Education $21.79 1

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PY2024 · entire year · sorted by reported total

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HOWARD R MERTZ

NPI 1649278474 · CMS profile ID 346986

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians / Internal Medicine / Gastroenterology

NASHVILLE, TN

A name match is not confirmation of identity. CMS publishes records for different people under similar names; the NPI, specialty, and location shown on this page are the CMS-published fields that distinguish them.

A payment attributed to a provider may have been made to a third party — a hospital, practice, or research institution — rather than paid to the provider personally.

General Payments, PY2024; Recipient scope: Physicians and non-physician practitioners; Reporting company: All reporting companies; Nature of payment: All payment types

Data edition: cms-20260630-workflow-20261105-v2; CMS publication: 2026-06-30; records imported: 2026-11-05T09:06:52.159882+00:00

Page 1 of 4; records 1–50 of 181 matching records. This page contains 50 records (maximum 50), not the full filtered export.

Filtered page: https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1649278474?year=2024&recipient=provider#records-h

CMS source: https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/dataset/e6b17c6a-2534-4207-a4a1-6746a14911ff

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HOWARD R MERTZ, NPI 1649278474, CMS profile ID 346986. General Payments, PY2024; Recipient scope: Physicians and non-physician practitioners; Reporting company: All reporting companies; Nature of payment: All payment types. Data edition: cms-20260630-workflow-20261105-v2; CMS publication: 2026-06-30; records imported: 2026-11-05T09:06:52.159882+00:00. Page 1 of 4; records 1–50 of 181 matching records. This page contains 50 records (maximum 50), not the full filtered export. IndustryPayments. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1649278474?year=2024&recipient=provider#records-h. Source: https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/dataset/e6b17c6a-2534-4207-a4a1-6746a14911ff.
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IndustryPayments. (2026). HOWARD R MERTZ, NPI 1649278474, CMS profile ID 346986. General Payments, PY2024; Recipient scope: Physicians and non-physician practitioners; Reporting company: All reporting companies; Nature of payment: All payment types. Data edition: cms-20260630-workflow-20261105-v2; CMS publication: 2026-06-30; records imported: 2026-11-05T09:06:52.159882+00:00. Page 1 of 4; records 1–50 of 181 matching records. This page contains 50 records (maximum 50), not the full filtered export. [Filtered data set page]. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1649278474?year=2024&recipient=provider#records-h. Source: https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/dataset/e6b17c6a-2534-4207-a4a1-6746a14911ff.
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HOWARD R MERTZ, NPI 1649278474, CMS profile ID 346986, IndustryPayments, General Payments, PY2024; Recipient scope: Physicians and non-physician practitioners; Reporting company: All reporting companies; Nature of payment: All payment types (Data edition: cms-20260630-workflow-20261105-v2; CMS publication: 2026-06-30; records imported: 2026-11-05T09:06:52.159882+00:00). Page 1 of 4; records 1–50 of 181 matching records. This page contains 50 records (maximum 50), not the full filtered export. Source: https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/dataset/e6b17c6a-2534-4207-a4a1-6746a14911ff. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1649278474?year=2024&recipient=provider#records-h.

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General Payments · PY2024 · Physicians and non-physician practitioners · CMS publication 2026-06-30

181 matching records · $3,408.59 reported total · 0 disputed

Nature of payment: All payment types

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Showing records 1–50 of 181.

Paying entityAmountDate Nature of paymentDispute statusPublication flagsPublished Record IDSource
Ardelyx, Inc. $18.7812/19/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1146695550 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $17.4812/18/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1133780798 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $25.9512/16/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1133780796 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $21.6412/10/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1105026114 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $17.7812/09/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1105026112 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $21.6412/09/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1078671728 CMS
Organon Llc $18.0212/06/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1136265810 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $19.5912/04/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1105026110 CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $20.0912/03/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1153464860 CMS
QOL Medical, LLC $21.2212/02/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1147722284 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $27.8511/26/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1133780794 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $14.4811/25/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1105026108 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $16.0411/21/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1135029064 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $14.2411/20/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1078673897 CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $20.8111/20/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1153556921 CMS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. $27.8211/18/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1137635288 CMS
QOL Medical, LLC $20.1511/15/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1147722282 CMS
PFIZER INC. $18.2111/14/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1131004002 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $17.2511/13/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1105026106 CMS
AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC. $20.6211/13/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1147009254 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $12.0411/11/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1105026102 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $29.0311/11/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1105026104 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $19.9511/07/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1078674568 CMS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. $18.9411/06/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1137635286 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $20.6311/04/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1105026100 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $19.2310/31/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1078672729 CMS
QOL Medical, LLC $22.0710/30/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1147722280 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $14.3210/29/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1105026098 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $27.0510/28/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1133780792 CMS
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals $24.4210/25/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1144175953 CMS
Braintree Laboratories, Inc. $19.6210/24/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1125516357 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $16.6410/24/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1135029066 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $21.3710/21/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1078674494 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $21.7210/17/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1078671568 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $20.5610/16/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1105026096 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $21.9410/15/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1105026094 CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $23.7710/09/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1153591632 CMS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. $20.1710/09/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1137635284 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $19.2410/03/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1137495561 CMS
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals $24.4410/02/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1144175951 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $33.6409/30/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1133780790 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $18.1209/26/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1146695548 CMS
AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC. $19.7909/25/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1147009268 CMS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. $21.9009/25/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1137635282 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $16.1209/24/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1105026092 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $20.0709/23/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1078673327 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $15.9109/18/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1105026088 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $0.4009/18/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1105026090 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $16.6309/17/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1105026086 CMS
Braintree Laboratories, Inc. $20.0009/16/2024 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1125516355 CMS

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2019 $2,434.89 139
PY2020 $6,550.70 103
PY2021 $2,717.86 145
PY2022 $2,996.21 149
PY2023 $3,230.69 163
PY2024 $3,408.59 181
PY2025 $4,185.13 227

Source & provenance

Dataset
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
Publisher of source data
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS publication date
2026-06-30
Program years on this page
2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
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