What is Michael Merrick's specialty?

Michael Merrick (NPI 1558590976) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Tyler, TX.

Where does Michael Merrick practice?

Michael Merrick practices in Tyler, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1558590976.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Merrick?

Michael Merrick (NPI 1558590976) received approximately $584K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 517 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1558590976

Michael MerrickM.D.

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Orthopedic SurgeryTyler, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,692

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,898

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$550K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,568 Orthopedic Surgery providers in TX — above median (cohort median 1,443).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

867

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$8K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

35.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen213 claims

Tizanidine Hcl105 claims

Methylprednisolone90 claims

Cyclobenzaprine Hcl83 claims

Meloxicam81 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

95.8

Quality

0.0

Cost

85.2

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

95.0

Payment adjustment

0.87%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael Merrick'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
John Harpring Neurosurgery · Louisville, KY	21	51
Brian Jones Diagnostic Radiology · Louisville, KY	12	13
Mitchell Campbell Orthopedic Surgery · Louisville, KY	11	57

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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