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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1124233820

Merlin HamerM.D.

PRACTICESCRIPPS CLINIC MEDICAL GROUP, INCSee all providers at this practice →
Hand SurgeryLa Jolla, CAI
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QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
No data available for this provider in 2024.
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
No data available for this provider in 2024.
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
25
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$48
Distinct drugs
1
Brand share
0.0%
Top prescribed drugs
Oxycodone Hcl25 claims
FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (3)

CCN 050077
Hospital
CCN 050424
Hospital
CCN 050503
Hospital
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
2,469
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
3,786
Distinct HCPCS
21
Medicare payment
$236K
Peer benchmark
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Total Medicare services vs. 132 Hand Surgery providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 1,713).
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Merlin Hamer'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). 11 inbound referrers · 36 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
Scripps Health
Clinical Laboratory · La Jolla, CA
4287
Scripps Health
Ambulatory Surgical Center · San Diego, CA
3267
AHERN, THOMAS2243
FRANCIS, DAVID2131
Joseph Luna
Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Barbara, CA
1629
Richard Abello
Diagnostic Radiology · La Jolla, CA
1421
Timothy Feng
Diagnostic Radiology · La Jolla, CA
1322
Anil Patel
Cardiology · San Diego, CA
1319
Amy Wu
Diagnostic Radiology · La Jolla, CA
1220
Steven Eilenberg
Diagnostic Radiology · La Jolla, CA
1117
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA1120
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
Scripps Health
Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA
113527
Scripps Health
Ambulatory Surgical Center · San Diego, CA
75170
SCRIPPS HEALTH67113
Scripps Health
Clinical Laboratory · La Jolla, CA
43120
Scripps Clinic Medical Laboratories
Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA
39123
Merlin Hamer
Orthopedic Surgery · La Jolla, CA
3569
Christine Chung
Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA
3571
FRANCIS, DAVID3046
GOFF, WALTER2636
Timothy Feng
Diagnostic Radiology · La Jolla, CA
2443
CHANG, ERIC2444
Richard Abello
Diagnostic Radiology · La Jolla, CA
2130
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.