What is Michael Merck's specialty?

Michael Merck (NPI 1033199328) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Hutchison, MN.

Where does Michael Merck practice?

Michael Merck practices in Hutchison, MN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1033199328.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Merck?

Michael Merck (NPI 1033199328) received approximately $63K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 253 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1033199328

Michael MerckMD

OphthalmologyHutchison, MNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

462

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

573

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$58K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 303 Ophthalmology providers in MN — below median (cohort median 1,199).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,364

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$53K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

18.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost545 claims

Prednisolone Acetate143 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate139 claims

Timolol Maleate102 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat88 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

76.7

Quality

85.9

Cost

41.2

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.07%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael Merck'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). 5 inbound referrers · 10 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
HUTCHINSON HEALTH	93	347
Regional Eye Surgery Center, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Hutchinson, MN	65	105
FULLER, CHARLES	19	32
RIDGEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER	12	29
POLLOCK, ROBERT	12	21

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
HUTCHINSON HEALTH	111	345
Regional Eye Surgery Center, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Hutchinson, MN	102	313
FULLER, CHARLES	47	121
GLENCOE REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES	29	90
RIDGEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER	18	29
David Byron Family Practice · Hutchinson, MN	14	58
MURPHY, DENNIS	13	56
Michael Emerson Ophthalmology · Minneapolis, MN	12	30
Catherine Mcginnis Family Practice · Hutchinson, MN	12	53
Allan Wortz Optometry · Hutchison, MN	11	14

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.

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