What is Robert Merz's specialty?

Robert Merz (NPI 1770580102) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Santa Monica, CA.

Where does Robert Merz practice?

Robert Merz practices in Santa Monica, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1770580102.

How much does Medicare pay Robert Merz?

Robert Merz (NPI 1770580102) received approximately $62K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 300 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1770580102

Robert MerzM.D.

CardiologySanta Monica, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

548

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

622

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$56K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,869 Cardiology providers in CA — below median (cohort median 2,371).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

663

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$392K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

14.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Rosuvastatin Calcium99 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium96 claims

Metoprolol Succinate65 claims

Amlodipine Besylate57 claims

Apixaban49 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

90.4

Quality

96.1

Cost

72.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.65%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$300

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$300

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$300

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Robert Merz'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). 46 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
PROVIDENCE SAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER	441	973
George Wu Cardiology · Santa Monica, CA	125	199
Paul Natterson Cardiology · Santa Monica, CA	107	183
Peter Pak Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology · Santa Monica, CA	99	177
Simon Gabriel Diagnostic Radiology · Los Angeles, CA	89	196
Srinivas Peddi Diagnostic Radiology · Valencia, CA	74	153
Joshua Hanelin Diagnostic Radiology · Valencia, CA	64	149
Nicole Weinberg Cardiology · Santa Monica, CA	53	96
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	50	94
Vicki Schiller Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Monica, CA	49	95
Gilbert Kuhn Allergy/ Immunology · Santa Monica, CA	39	71
City Of Los Angeles Ambulance Service Provider · Los Angeles, CA	39	74

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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