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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1285876219

Michael MerzMD

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Orthopedic SurgeryDurham, NCI
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INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
Total received
$31
Payment records
1
By payment type
Food and Beverage$31
QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
Final MIPS score
100.0
Quality
11.5
Cost
77.5
Improvement activities
40.0
Promoting interop.
100.0
Payment adjustment
1.05%
Individual
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
642
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$6K
Distinct drugs
11
Brand share
4.0%
Top prescribed drugs
Meloxicam141 claims
Celecoxib133 claims
Amoxicillin120 claims
Oxycodone Hcl73 claims
Tramadol Hcl40 claims
FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (3)

CCN 347129
Home health agency
CCN 340030
Hospital
CCN 340049
Hospital
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
974
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
1,760
Distinct HCPCS
17
Medicare payment
$141K
Peer benchmark
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Total Medicare services vs. 770 Orthopedic Surgery providers in NC — above median (cohort median 1,323).
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael Merz'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). 8 inbound referrers · 28 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
Mohammed Hassan
Anesthesiology · Westwood, MA
3839
Damon Spitz
Diagnostic Radiology · Roxbury Crossing, MA
2838
Joseph Tang
Diagnostic Radiology · Madison, WI
2225
James Bono
Orthopedic Surgery · Boston, MA
2263
Mihran Artinian
Diagnostic Radiology · Boston, MA
1620
Tal Rencus
Diagnostic Radiology · West Hollywood, CA
1118
Jan Matejka
Anesthesiology · Westwood, MA
1111
Geoffrey Van Flandern
Orthopedic Surgery · Waltham, MA
1150
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL121158
Maha Nabih Farhat
Pathology · Worcester, MA
6464
Jihad Hayek
Pathology · Roxbury Crossing, MA
5455
FALLON SERVICE, INC.2830
Eascare Llc
Ambulance Service Provider · Weymouth, MA
2828
Owen Maddox
Diagnostic Radiology · Roxbury Crossing, MA
2227
VNA CARE NETWORK, INC.2121
Petya Papazova
Nurse Practitioner · Boston, MA
1622
James Bono
Orthopedic Surgery · Boston, MA
1621
Carl Talmo
Orthopedic Surgery · Boston, MA
1650
David Mattingly
Orthopedic Surgery · Chestnut Hill, MA
1554
Haki Laho
Internal Medicine · Roxbury Crossing, MA
1522
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.