What is Christopher Merrell's specialty?

Christopher Merrell (NPI 1720049182) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in N Charleston, SC.

Where does Christopher Merrell practice?

Christopher Merrell practices in N Charleston, SC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1720049182.

How much does Medicare pay Christopher Merrell?

Christopher Merrell (NPI 1720049182) received approximately $329K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 838 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1720049182

Christopher MerrellM.D.

PRACTICEWANDO NEUROMONITORING LLCSee all providers at this practice →

Physical Medicine and RehabilitationN Charleston, SCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,881

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

38,982

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$302K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 117 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation providers in SC — top quintile (cohort median 2,699).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,889

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$75K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

61.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen574 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen400 claims

Morphine Sulfate118 claims

Diazepam87 claims

Gabapentin75 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

79.5

Quality

62.7

Cost

70.9

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.19%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher Merrell'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). 10 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
TRIDENT MEDICAL CENTER LLC	118	374
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	49	199
Richard Zimlich Orthopedic Surgery · North Charleston, SC	36	108
CLEMSON SPORTS MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION INC	34	119
Don Stovall Orthopedic Surgery · North Charleston, SC	24	77
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	20	49
Brian Burke Diagnostic Radiology · Mount Pleasant, SC	19	41
Phillip Raduazo Diagnostic Radiology · Grand Rapids, MI	16	34
David Jaskwhich Orthopedic Surgery · North Charleston, SC	14	51
WALTERBORO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC.	12	49

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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