What is Suzanne Merkle's specialty?

Suzanne Merkle (NPI 1184674798) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Dermatology in West Bloomfield, MI.

Where does Suzanne Merkle practice?

Suzanne Merkle practices in West Bloomfield, MI, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1184674798.

How much does Medicare pay Suzanne Merkle?

Suzanne Merkle (NPI 1184674798) received approximately $104K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 548 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1184674798

Suzanne MerkleMD

PRACTICERONALD D KERWIN MD PCSee all providers at this practice →

DermatologyWest Bloomfield, MII

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,384

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,083

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$96K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 340 Dermatology providers in MI — above median (cohort median 2,025).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

823

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$165K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

13.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Triamcinolone Acetonide141 claims

Clobetasol Propionate111 claims

Minoxidil71 claims

Ketoconazole53 claims

Metronidazole52 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

92.5

Quality

91.1

Cost

76.1

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.73%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Education$8

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

Education$8

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (1)

CCN 230130

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Suzanne Merkle'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 · 8 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Biotech Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Novi, MI	25	65
ASCENSION PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL	15	41
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN	13	19
Alan Silverman Cardiology · Farmington Hills, MI	12	72
HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM	12	19

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL	89	218
Michael Dorman Dermatology · West Bloomfield, MI	63	81
Kimberley Behrens Pathology · West Bloomfield, MI	49	59
Biotech Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Novi, MI	30	72
ASCENSION PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL	19	28
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN	14	23
HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM	13	20
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN	12	12

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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