What is Ragasri Kumar Merkes's specialty?

Ragasri Kumar Merkes (NPI 1699930594) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Neurology in La Crosse, WI.

Where does Ragasri Kumar Merkes practice?

Ragasri Kumar Merkes practices in La Crosse, WI, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1699930594.

How much does Medicare pay Ragasri Kumar Merkes?

Ragasri Kumar Merkes (NPI 1699930594) received approximately $21K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 218 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1699930594

Ragasri Kumar MerkesD.O.

PRACTICEGUNDERSEN CLINIC LTDSee all providers at this practice →

NeurologyLa Crosse, WII

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

358

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

429

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$18K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 268 Neurology providers in WI — above median (cohort median 374).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,903

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$821K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

32.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Levetiracetam549 claims

Topiramate356 claims

Lamotrigine294 claims

Carbamazepine236 claims

Lacosamide158 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$188

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$188

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$188

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ragasri Kumar Merkes'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). 4 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
GUNDERSEN LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER INC	171	1,038
Carl Decker Diagnostic Radiology · Savannah, GA	13	28
MANSKE, BRIAN	12	19
Todd Ebbert Diagnostic Radiology · La Crosse, WI	12	34

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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