What is Ryan Mertens's specialty?

Ryan Mertens (NPI 1487965372) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Pulmonary Disease in West Des Moines, IA.

Where does Ryan Mertens practice?

Ryan Mertens practices in West Des Moines, IA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1487965372.

How much does Medicare pay Ryan Mertens?

Ryan Mertens (NPI 1487965372) received approximately $144K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 750 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1487965372

Ryan MertensDO

Pulmonary DiseaseWest Des Moines, IAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,644

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,056

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$133K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 83 Pulmonary Disease providers in IA — top quintile (cohort median 967).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,734

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$518K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

74.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter209 claims

Umeclidinium Bromide127 claims

Albuterol Sulfate120 claims

Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol120 claims

Prednisone119 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$5K

Payment records

By payment type

Education$4K

Travel and Lodging$1K

Food and Beverage$63

Top paying entities

Education$4K

Travel and Lodging$1K

Food and Beverage$63

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ryan Mertens'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). 62 inbound referrers · 108 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CENTRAL IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION	333	939
NERHEIM, PAMELA	74	250
Bradley King Diagnostic Radiology · Clive, IA	72	242
RIZZI, JOHN	67	245
James Jacobs Diagnostic Radiology · Clive, IA	61	222
Peter Read Internal Medicine · Des Moines, IA	58	280
Holly Melahoures Hospitalist · Dubuque, IA	56	151
KELLER, PAUL	55	163
WAGGENSPACK, GERARD	51	142
Tyler Schwiesow Internal Medicine · Des Moines, IA	45	290
HEGGEN, WILLIAM	45	146
James Lovell Interventional Cardiology · West Des Moines, IA	44	123

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
CENTRAL IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION	103	336
Rory Karibo Diagnostic Radiology · Clive, IA	84	193
CENTRAL IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION	68	136
Bradley King Diagnostic Radiology · Clive, IA	66	178
Brett Richardson Diagnostic Radiology · Green Bay, WI	61	142
Peter Read Internal Medicine · Des Moines, IA	52	202
Michael O'conner Internal Medicine · Des Moines, IA	51	357
Andrew Stefani Internal Medicine · Des Moines, IA	50	222
Najeeb Khan Allergy/ Immunology · Cincinnati, OH	48	216
Naga Meka Internal Medicine · Rocky Mount, NC	48	253
UNITYPOINT AT HOME	46	109
RIZZI, JOHN	46	136

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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