What is Richard Merkel's specialty?

Richard Merkel (NPI 1871638833) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Psychiatry in Charlottesville, VA.

Where does Richard Merkel practice?

Richard Merkel practices in Charlottesville, VA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1871638833.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Merkel?

Richard Merkel (NPI 1871638833) received approximately $41K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 133 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1871638833

Richard MerkelM.D.

PsychiatryCharlottesville, VAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

161

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

441

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$26K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 469 Psychiatry providers in VA — top quintile (cohort median 207).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

311

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

14.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Lamotrigine50 claims

Quetiapine Fumarate30 claims

Diazepam27 claims

Risperidone26 claims

Trazodone Hcl23 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

86.5

Quality

79.8

Cost

75.1

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.48%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Merkel'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). 8 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Anita Clayton Psychiatry · Charlottesville, VA	54	126
MARTHA JEFFERSON HOSPITAL	40	179
David Hamilton Psychiatry · Charlottesville, VA	25	92
Nassima Tiouririne Psychiatry · Charlottesville, VA	21	53
RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA	15	30
Aditya Sharma Cardiology · Charlottesville, VA	13	29
Christopher Rembold Cardiology · Charlottesville, VA	13	33
Pamila Herrington Psychiatry · Charlottesville, VA	11	107

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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