What is Christopher Merchant's specialty?

Christopher Merchant (NPI 1417999814) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Physician Assistant in Great Falls, MT.

Where does Christopher Merchant practice?

Christopher Merchant practices in Great Falls, MT, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1417999814.

How much does Medicare pay Christopher Merchant?

Christopher Merchant (NPI 1417999814) received approximately $27K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 181 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1417999814

Christopher MerchantP.A. C

PRACTICEGREAT FALLS ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATESSee all providers at this practice →

Physician AssistantGreat Falls, MTI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

225

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

250

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$22K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 659 Physician Assistant providers in MT — below median (cohort median 375).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

433

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

5.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Oxycodone Hcl217 claims

Celecoxib76 claims

Tramadol Hcl56 claims

Meloxicam50 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen22 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

83.0

Quality

62.6

Cost

80.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.34%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$221

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$221

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$221

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher Merchant'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 · 16 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Keith Bortnem Orthopedic Surgery · Great Falls, MT	81	463
Richard Carson Pathology · Great Falls, MT	11	21

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
BENEFIS HOSPITALS, INC.	124	725
Keith Bortnem Orthopedic Surgery · Great Falls, MT	62	467
BENEFIS COMMUNITY CARE, INC.	28	73
Gregory Tierney Orthopedic Surgery · Great Falls, MT	25	177
John Mahan Internal Medicine · Great Falls, MT	22	131
TACKE, BILL	22	62
BENEFIS HOSPITALS, INC.	22	55
Tyler Will Diagnostic Radiology · Great Falls, MT	20	51
Andrew Mccarthy Neurology · Winchester, VA	18	98
HINDE, JAMES	17	114
Jamal Balouch Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Great Falls, MT	16	91
Jeffrey Kessler Diagnostic Radiology · Great Falls, MT	15	36

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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