Official source Data mirrored from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Open Payments · General Payments · as published 2026-01-23 View official record Methodology

Covered recipient · General Payments record

TAO WANG

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Pathology Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology

NPI
1861655508
CMS profile
586977
Location
SPARTANBURG, SC

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$6,727.33

  • Reported across 20 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$6,591.69

15 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
Consulting Fee $4,800.00 1
Travel and Lodging $1,103.40 5
Food and Beverage $688.29 9

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation $6,591.69 15

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $55.55 1
PY2019 $15.53 1
PY2020 $41.97 2
PY2022 $22.59 1
PY2024 $6,591.69 15

Payment records · PY2024 (15)

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

Program year 2024 2018201920202022 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
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $149.94 03/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141756778 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $265.00 03/26/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141756780 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $54.90 03/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141754618 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $265.00 03/27/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141754620 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $211.70 03/27/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141756774 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $211.70 03/27/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141756776 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $64.90 03/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141756782 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $149.61 03/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141756784 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $59.86 03/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141756786 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $64.90 03/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141756598 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $59.86 03/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141756772 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $54.90 03/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141756788 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $150.00 04/08/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141748351 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $4,800.00 04/22/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141748353 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $29.42 04/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141883993 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, 2022, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018 , PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2022 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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