What is William Merritt's specialty?

William Merritt (NPI 1609070143) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gynecological Oncology in Columbia, SC.

Where does William Merritt practice?

William Merritt practices in Columbia, SC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1609070143.

How much does Medicare pay William Merritt?

William Merritt (NPI 1609070143) received approximately $2.3M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 510 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1609070143

William MerrittMD

PRACTICESOUTH CAROLINA ONCOLOGY ASSOCIATES PASee all providers at this practice →

Gynecological OncologyColumbia, SCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,806

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

162,751

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$1.7M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 16 Gynecological Oncology providers in SC — top quintile (cohort median 571).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

535

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.5M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

47.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Ondansetron77 claims

Letrozole52 claims

Tramadol Hcl49 claims

Apixaban47 claims

Dexamethasone43 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where William Merritt'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). 23 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
PRISMA HEALTH-MIDLANDS	91	514
PRISMA HEALTH-MIDLANDS	69	317
Samuel Friedman Diagnostic Radiology · Columbia, SC	48	235
LEXINGTON COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT INC	41	238
Professional Pathology Services Pc Clinical Laboratory · Columbia, SC	40	73
Jason Lynn Diagnostic Radiology · Greenville, SC	35	183
John Lauver Diagnostic Radiology · Columbia, SC	32	161
THE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OF ORANGEBURG AND CALHOUN COUNTIES	25	128
NPI 1154391043	24	73
PRISMA HEALTH TUOMEY	21	64
Charles Hubbard Diagnostic Radiology · Columbia, SC	19	87
William Meredith Diagnostic Radiology · Columbia, SC	18	99

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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