What is Maricruz Merino's specialty?

Maricruz Merino (NPI 1649479874) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Gallup, NM.

Where does Maricruz Merino practice?

Maricruz Merino practices in Gallup, NM, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1649479874.

How much does Medicare pay Maricruz Merino?

Maricruz Merino (NPI 1649479874) received approximately $21K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 88 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1649479874

Maricruz Merino

Internal MedicineGallup, NMI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

171

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

292

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$19K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 451 Internal Medicine providers in NM — below median (cohort median 364).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$770

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Lactulose13 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

78.2

Quality

61.1

Cost

81.9

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.13%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Maricruz Merino'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). 9 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
DHHS,PHS,NAIHS, GALLUP INDIAN MEDICAL CENTER	226	1,505
Daniel Beggs Diagnostic Radiology · Gallup, NM	64	143
Patrick Ignacio Emergency Medicine · Gardena, CA	20	48
VANDERLOOP, ASHLEY	16	72
JJDAC INC.	15	39
DAWES, FRANKLIN	15	27
Jennie Wei Internal Medicine · Gallup, NM	15	29
THE FORT DEFIANCE INDIAN HOSPITAL BOARD, INCORPORATION	12	34
James Lisko Internal Medicine · Gallup, NM	11	33

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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