What is Merle Hodges's specialty?

Merle Hodges (NPI 1164407094) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Obstetrics & Gynecology in Salina, KS.

Where does Merle Hodges practice?

Merle Hodges practices in Salina, KS, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1164407094.

How much does Medicare pay Merle Hodges?

Merle Hodges (NPI 1164407094) received approximately $11K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 72 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1164407094

Merle HodgesMD

Obstetrics & GynecologySalina, KSI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$2K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 193 Obstetrics & Gynecology providers in KS — above median (cohort median 97).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

302

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$7K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

38.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Estradiol143 claims

Tolterodine Tartrate25 claims

Progesterone, Micronized20 claims

Norethindrone-Ethin. Estradiol18 claims

Oxybutynin Chloride17 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

85.4

Quality

79.9

Cost

71.5

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.44%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$17

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$17

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$17

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (2)

CCN 170012

Hospital

CCN 260097

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Merle Hodges'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). 1 inbound referrers · 3 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Molly Carroll Obstetrics & Gynecology · Albuquerque, NM	11	30

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
SALINA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER, INC	51	184
Julie Moore Pathology · Salina, KS	14	29
Christopher Graber Obstetrics & Gynecology · Salina, KS	12	22

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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