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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1497723142

Christopher MerklM.D.

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PsychiatryHouston, TXI
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MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
711
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
1,054
Distinct HCPCS
8
Medicare payment
$72K
Peer benchmark
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Total Medicare services vs. 1,085 Psychiatry providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 177).
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
1,502
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$35K
Distinct drugs
18
Brand share
7.5%
Top prescribed drugs
Quetiapine Fumarate474 claims
Trazodone Hcl345 claims
Lorazepam88 claims
Risperidone85 claims
Sertraline Hcl65 claims
QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
No data available for this provider in 2024.
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
No data available for this provider in 2024.
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher Merkl'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). 129 inbound referrers · 197 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
ACCESS CLINICAL LABORATORY, LLC225948
City Of Houston
Ambulance Service Provider · Houston, TX
123175
American Medical Response Of Texas Inc
Ambulance Service Provider · Houston, TX
117198
BESTCARE LABORATORY SERVICES, LLC116432
Khoa Nguyen
Family Practice · Houston, TX
91300
Sandeep Amesur
Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX
81158
Orion Ambulance Services Llc
Ambulance Service Provider · Houston, TX
78142
ACUTE MEDICAL SERVICES LLC67141
Rachele Williams
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Houston, TX
64266
Anil Garyali
Geriatric Medicine · Houston, TX
64335
Rajiv Thakur
Interventional Radiology · Houston, TX
63143
Adam Myers
Diagnostic Radiology · Humble, TX
53221
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
ACCESS CLINICAL LABORATORY, LLC229914
BESTCARE LABORATORY SERVICES, LLC106418
Khoa Nguyen
Family Practice · Houston, TX
94288
Chand Mathur
Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX
92181
Sandeep Amesur
Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX
84155
X RAY X PRESS CORPORATION80142
MEDICAL CENTER LABORATORIES II, LTD.78316
MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM73119
Rajiv Thakur
Interventional Radiology · Houston, TX
68174
Rachele Williams
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Houston, TX
67304
Biju Oommen
Internal Medicine · Houston, TX
65195
Anil Garyali
Geriatric Medicine · Houston, TX
62369
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.