What is Santa Merle's specialty?

Santa Merle (NPI 1831300805) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Hematology-Oncology in Guaynabo, PR.

Where does Santa Merle practice?

Santa Merle practices in Guaynabo, PR, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1831300805.

How much does Medicare pay Santa Merle?

Santa Merle (NPI 1831300805) received approximately $266K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 37 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1831300805

Santa MerleM.D.

Hematology-OncologyGuaynabo, PRI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$3K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 71 Hematology-Oncology providers in PR — top quintile (cohort median 980).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,244

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$16.3M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

35.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Anastrozole711 claims

Dexamethasone149 claims

Exemestane142 claims

Prednisone134 claims

Aprepitant130 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$7K

Payment records

197

By payment type

Food and Beverage$4K

Consulting Fee$3K

Education$188

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$4K

Consulting Fee$3K

Education$188

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Santa Merle'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). 3 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratorio Clinico Irizarry Guasch Inc Clinical Laboratory · Mayaguez, PR	19	342
BELLA VISTA HOSPITAL INC	17	130
MAYAGUEZ MEDICAL CENTER DR RAMON EMETERIO BETANCES INC	14	31

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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