What is Joseph Merchant's specialty?

Joseph Merchant (NPI 1699765826) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Hematology-Oncology in Ames, IA.

Where does Joseph Merchant practice?

Joseph Merchant practices in Ames, IA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1699765826.

How much does Medicare pay Joseph Merchant?

Joseph Merchant (NPI 1699765826) received approximately $4.9M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 963 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1699765826

Joseph MerchantM.D.

PRACTICEMCFARLAND CLINIC, PCSee all providers at this practice →

Hematology-OncologyAmes, IAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

6,906

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

159,644

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$2.3M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 50 Hematology-Oncology providers in IA — top quintile (cohort median 1,234).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,691

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$4.4M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

23.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Anastrozole293 claims

Potassium Chloride243 claims

Prednisone210 claims

Apixaban189 claims

Omeprazole186 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$15

Payment records

By payment type

Education$15

Top paying entities

Education$15

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joseph Merchant'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). 56 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Mary Greeley Medical Center Medicare Diabetes Preventive Program · Ames, IA	329	6,073
Mayo Collaborative Services, Inc Clinical Laboratory · Rochester, MN	226	2,071
Dean Gute Diagnostic Radiology · Ames, IA	170	897
OLSON, CHARLES	156	979
BOONE COUNTY HOSPITAL	148	2,727
LARSON, DAVID	144	739
David Sosnouski Diagnostic Radiology · Ames, IA	139	794
Grant Goldsberry Diagnostic Radiology · Alleman, IA	129	694
Stuart Christenson Cardiology · Ames, IA	87	687
Douglas Lake Diagnostic Radiology · Ames, IA	64	301
Christopher Johnson Pathology · Ames, IA	59	263
Lyman Hopkins Radiation Oncology · Ames, IA	55	640

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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