What is Kevin Merkley's specialty?

Kevin Merkley (NPI 1043256811) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Galveston, TX.

Where does Kevin Merkley practice?

Kevin Merkley practices in Galveston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1043256811.

How much does Medicare pay Kevin Merkley?

Kevin Merkley (NPI 1043256811) received approximately $15K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 96 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1043256811

Kevin MerkleyM.D.

OphthalmologyGalveston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

140

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

148

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$6K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,238 Ophthalmology providers in TX — bottom quintile (cohort median 1,864).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

129

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$4K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

21.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisolone Acetate62 claims

Moxifloxacin Hcl28 claims

Ketorolac Tromethamine26 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate13 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

78.9

Quality

73.4

Cost

78.4

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.16%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (1)

CCN 450018

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kevin Merkley'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 · 10 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	21	58
Michael Silva Vascular Surgery · Galveston, TX	12	25

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON	356	3,168
Siva Bodagala Diagnostic Radiology · Edina, MN	20	39
Brian Smith Sports Medicine · Galveston, TX	17	86
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	15	43
Ahmed Elkeeb Ophthalmology · Columbia, MO	14	97
Megan Berman Internal Medicine · Galveston, TX	14	53
Joaquin Cortiella Anesthesiology · Galveston, TX	12	30
Shanetra Hodge-Hill Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Manvel, TX	11	26
Gregory Wolfe Diagnostic Radiology · Eden Prairie, MN	11	20
Michael Nguyen Internal Medicine · Galveston, TX	11	70

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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