What is Matthew Mertz's specialty?

Matthew Mertz (NPI 1780786277) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Podiatry in Lehighton, PA.

Where does Matthew Mertz practice?

Matthew Mertz practices in Lehighton, PA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1780786277.

How much does Medicare pay Matthew Mertz?

Matthew Mertz (NPI 1780786277) received approximately $406K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,247 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1780786277

Matthew MertzDPM

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PodiatryLehighton, PAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

4,084

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

32,722

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$385K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 940 Podiatry providers in PA — top quintile (cohort median 1,734).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

204

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Gabapentin93 claims

Methylprednisolone34 claims

Cephalexin31 claims

Ketoconazole24 claims

Mupirocin22 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

93.9

Quality

100.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

51.0

Payment adjustment

0.80%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$50

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$50

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$50

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Matthew Mertz'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). 83 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL	286	687
NORTHEASTERN LABORATORY MEDICINE, INC.	148	636
Robert Durako Internal Medicine · Lehighton, PA	136	769
Raja Abbas Geriatric Psychiatry · Lehighton, PA	80	162
Michael Obert Nurse Practitioner · Lehighton, PA	79	218
ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL	75	119
THE CARBON-SCHUYLKILL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC.	71	166
William Markson Cardiology · Lehighton, PA	62	96
LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL	59	90
WHITESTONE HEALTHCARE GROUP, LLC	57	90
Physician's Mobile X-Ray, Inc. Portable X-Ray Supplier · Harrisburg, PA	50	79
BADDICK, PETER	50	246

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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