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RICHARD J MELLITT

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)

NPI: 1730171026
CMS profile: 215078
Location: COLUMBIA, MO

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General Payments · PY2019 · Entire year

$2,012.98

45 records · 0 disputed

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CMS publication 2026-06-30

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By nature of payment

PY2019 · entire year · sorted by reported total

Nature of payment	Amount	Records
Food and Beverage	$1,244.75	40
Travel and Lodging	$768.23	5

By paying entity

PY2019 · entire year · sorted by reported total

Paying entity	Amount	Records
Abbott Laboratories	$1,217.81	15
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$223.71	19
ClearFlow, Inc.	$185.65	1
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$161.48	5
AtriCure, Inc.	$124.24	3
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$86.71	1
bioMerieux	$13.38	1

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RICHARD J MELLITT

NPI 1730171026 · CMS profile ID 215078

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians / Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)

COLUMBIA, MO

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, PY2019; 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

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Plain: RICHARD J MELLITT, NPI 1730171026, CMS profile ID 215078. General Payments, PY2019; 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 1; records 1–45 of 45 matching records. This page contains 45 records (maximum 50), not the full filtered export. IndustryPayments. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1730171026?year=2019&recipient=provider#records-h. Source: https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/dataset/4e54dd6c-30f8-4f86-86a7-3c109a89528e.
APA 7: IndustryPayments. (2026). RICHARD J MELLITT, NPI 1730171026, CMS profile ID 215078. General Payments, PY2019; 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 1; records 1–45 of 45 matching records. This page contains 45 records (maximum 50), not the full filtered export. [Filtered data set page]. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1730171026?year=2019&recipient=provider#records-h. Source: https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/dataset/4e54dd6c-30f8-4f86-86a7-3c109a89528e.
Bluebook: RICHARD J MELLITT, NPI 1730171026, CMS profile ID 215078, IndustryPayments, General Payments, PY2019; 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 1; records 1–45 of 45 matching records. This page contains 45 records (maximum 50), not the full filtered export. Source: https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/dataset/4e54dd6c-30f8-4f86-86a7-3c109a89528e. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1730171026?year=2019&recipient=provider#records-h.

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Payment records · PY2019

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General Payments · PY2019 · Physicians and non-physician practitioners · CMS publication 2026-06-30

45 matching records · $2,012.98 reported total · 0 disputed

Nature of payment: All payment types

Records imported here November 5, 2026 (UTC).

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Paying entity	Amount	Date	Nature of payment	Dispute status	Publication flags	Published	Record ID	Source
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$6.26	12/17/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	700752161	CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$11.11	12/10/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	700752147	CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$86.71	12/03/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	659018915	CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$4.90	11/27/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	700752133	CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$5.00	10/22/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	700752127	CMS
bioMerieux	$13.38	10/22/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	707487355	CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$4.34	09/24/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	700752117	CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$9.89	09/11/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	700752123	CMS
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$5.68	08/28/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	677010089	CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$6.00	08/20/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	700752107	CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$13.67	08/17/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	700752105	CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$4.42	08/07/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	700752103	CMS
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$8.85	08/07/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	676980123	CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$5.00	07/17/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	700752099	CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$7.09	07/09/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	700752095	CMS
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$122.85	06/26/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	676962475	CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$4.89	05/29/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	700752083	CMS
ClearFlow, Inc.	$185.65	05/22/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	707769637	CMS
AtriCure, Inc.	$97.55	05/15/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	699026527	CMS
AtriCure, Inc.	$9.83	05/15/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	699026561	CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$21.56	05/15/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	700752065	CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$4.56	05/01/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	700752061	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$51.08	03/22/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	665941125	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$9.95	03/22/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	665941657	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$24.00	03/22/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	665941759	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$433.70	03/22/2019	Travel and Lodging	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	665942155	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$50.99	03/22/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	665942865	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$48.32	03/21/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	665941163	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$127.83	03/21/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	665941447	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$20.34	03/21/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	665941877	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$25.27	03/21/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	665941995	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$158.46	03/21/2019	Travel and Lodging	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	665942247	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$9.62	03/21/2019	Travel and Lodging	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	665942715	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$74.98	03/21/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	665942965	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$16.82	03/21/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	665944709	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$158.46	03/20/2019	Travel and Lodging	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	665942431	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$7.99	03/20/2019	Travel and Lodging	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	696944709	CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$6.28	03/20/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	700752055	CMS
AtriCure, Inc.	$16.86	03/19/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	699034133	CMS
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$13.76	02/27/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	676896783	CMS
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$10.34	02/20/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	676889915	CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$5.55	01/23/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	700752021	CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$86.76	01/08/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	700752009	CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$11.52	01/08/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	700752011	CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$4.91	01/02/2019	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED	06/30/2026	700752005	CMS

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program year	Amount	Records
PY2019	$2,012.98	45
PY2020	$142.86	5
PY2021	$357.33	11
PY2022	$1,212.31	32
PY2023	$941.88	49
PY2024	$1,434.27	46
PY2025	$1,540.87	23

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

Source files and profile matching

Source files: Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024 , PY2025
Generated from: OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2025_P06302026_06032026.csv

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