What is M. Merikaton Stella's specialty?

M. Merikaton Stella (NPI 1538141866) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Spruce Pine, NC.

Where does M. Merikaton Stella practice?

M. Merikaton Stella practices in Spruce Pine, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1538141866.

How much does Medicare pay M. Merikaton Stella?

M. Merikaton Stella (NPI 1538141866) received approximately $18K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 58 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1538141866

M. Merikaton StellaM.D.

PRACTICESTEVE HILL MD PCSee all providers at this practice →

Family PracticeSpruce Pine, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

191

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

382

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$16K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,740 Family Practice providers in NC — below median (cohort median 664).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,187

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$82K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

11.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Levothyroxine Sodium106 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium69 claims

Omeprazole60 claims

Famotidine56 claims

Lisinopril54 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$17

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$17

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$17

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where M. Merikaton Stella'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). 3 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Dorothy Deguzman Family Practice · Burnsville, NC	23	65
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS	16	23
Philip Mitchell Family Practice · Burnsville, NC	11	43

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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