What is Merle Rust's specialty?

Merle Rust (NPI 1033144977) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Neurosurgery in Janesville, WI.

Where does Merle Rust practice?

Merle Rust practices in Janesville, WI, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1033144977.

How much does Medicare pay Merle Rust?

Merle Rust (NPI 1033144977) received approximately $11K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 68 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1033144977

Merle RustMD

NeurosurgeryJanesville, WII

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

130

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$5K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 105 Neurosurgery providers in WI — below median (cohort median 241).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (2)

CCN 520066

Hospital

CCN 521357

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Merle Rust's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 2 inbound referrers · 11 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATION	58	316
James Kirschbaum Interventional Radiology · Janesville, WI	15	45

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATION	71	397
Andrew Diab Interventional Radiology · Janesville, WI	26	69
Jonathan Ehrhardt Diagnostic Radiology · Tucson, AZ	22	77
David Henry Diagnostic Radiology · Cedar Rapids, IA	20	42
Bart Schmidt Diagnostic Radiology · Janesville, WI	18	43
Paul Lee Diagnostic Radiology · Janesville, WI	18	58
James Hanson Diagnostic Radiology · Janesville, WI	15	36
James Kirschbaum Interventional Radiology · Janesville, WI	15	33
DENISON, GREGORY	13	31
Allysa Cooper Physician Assistant · Madison, WI	12	22
Kelli Casper Nurse Practitioner · Janesville, WI	11	35

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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