Covered recipient · General Payments record
RICHARD J MELLITT
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
General Payments · PY2018–2024
$6,626.36
- Reported across 207 records
- CMS publication 2026-01-23
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 payment | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,434.27 | 46 |
By paying entity
PY2024 · sorted by reported total
| Paying entity | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| BIOTRONIK INC. | $633.36 | 7 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $202.95 | 10 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $166.74 | 6 |
| Amgen Inc. | $155.34 | 14 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | $105.97 | 1 |
| Endologix LLC | $67.77 | 3 |
| CVRx Inc. | $27.10 | 1 |
| Elite Orthopedics, LLC | $19.74 | 1 |
| BAXTER HEALTHCARE | $19.60 | 1 |
| Bolton Medical Inc | $19.02 | 1 |
| MEDELA LLC | $16.68 | 1 |
By program year
All program years on this page · sorted by year
Payment records · PY2024 (46)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amgen Inc. | $8.04 | 01/10/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1115926172 | CMS |
| Amgen Inc. | $10.00 | 01/24/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1115926180 | CMS |
| Amgen Inc. | $5.90 | 02/05/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1115926191 | CMS |
| Amgen Inc. | $6.53 | 02/19/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1115926197 | CMS |
| Amgen Inc. | $17.96 | 03/14/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1115926203 | CMS |
| Amgen Inc. | $5.55 | 03/28/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1115926209 | CMS |
| Amgen Inc. | $21.80 | 04/25/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1115926214 | CMS |
| Amgen Inc. | $17.33 | 05/20/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1115926220 | CMS |
| Amgen Inc. | $8.11 | 07/15/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1115926225 | CMS |
| Amgen Inc. | $15.34 | 07/22/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1115926231 | CMS |
| Amgen Inc. | $17.33 | 07/30/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1115926240 | CMS |
| Amgen Inc. | $6.99 | 10/21/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1115926247 | CMS |
| Amgen Inc. | $8.32 | 11/13/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1115926253 | CMS |
| Amgen Inc. | $6.14 | 12/18/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1115926259 | CMS |
| Baxter Healthcare | $19.60 | 06/27/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1120636808 | CMS |
| BIOTRONIK INC. | $81.11 | 02/22/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1145812385 | CMS |
| BIOTRONIK INC. | $83.93 | 03/20/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1145812389 | CMS |
| BIOTRONIK INC. | $81.04 | 05/16/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1145812397 | CMS |
| BIOTRONIK INC. | $79.69 | 07/19/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1145812443 | CMS |
| BIOTRONIK INC. | $107.49 | 09/04/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1145812445 | CMS |
| BIOTRONIK INC. | $110.58 | 10/10/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1145812411 | CMS |
| BIOTRONIK INC. | $89.52 | 11/15/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1145812413 | CMS |
| Bolton Medical Inc | $19.02 | 08/30/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1150747350 | CMS |
| CVRx, Inc. | $27.10 | 01/02/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1133236593 | CMS |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $70.26 | 04/23/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1138779349 | CMS |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $19.20 | 05/03/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1138779355 | CMS |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $22.33 | 09/12/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1138779377 | CMS |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $15.74 | 09/27/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1138779387 | CMS |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $29.61 | 10/25/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1138779407 | CMS |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $9.60 | 12/12/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1138779415 | CMS |
| Elite Orthopedics, Llc | $19.74 | 06/18/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1150022772 | CMS |
| Endologix LLC | $21.46 | 02/08/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1116750381 | CMS |
| Endologix LLC | $24.55 | 03/08/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1116750423 | CMS |
| Endologix LLC | $21.76 | 07/11/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1116750453 | CMS |
| MEDELA LLC | $16.68 | 05/10/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1128526949 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $23.51 | 01/19/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119456741 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $28.22 | 03/01/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119456743 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $22.32 | 03/21/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119456745 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $24.01 | 04/19/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119456747 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $18.57 | 06/05/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119456749 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $12.74 | 07/26/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119456751 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $23.69 | 07/26/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119456753 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $16.50 | 10/16/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119456755 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $20.25 | 10/31/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119456757 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $13.14 | 12/12/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119456759 | CMS |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $105.97 | 10/24/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1141783364 | 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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