What is Kurt Merkelz's specialty?

Kurt Merkelz (NPI 1932118767) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Hospice and Palliative Care in Houston, TX.

Where does Kurt Merkelz practice?

Kurt Merkelz practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1932118767.

How much does Medicare pay Kurt Merkelz?

Kurt Merkelz (NPI 1932118767) received approximately $9K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 26 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1932118767

Kurt MerkelzM.D.

PRACTICEGERIATRIC ASSOCIATES OF AMERICA, P.A.See all providers at this practice →

Hospice and Palliative CareHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$8K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 136 Hospice and Palliative Care providers in TX — bottom quintile (cohort median 320).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

327

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$10K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

12.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Quetiapine Fumarate38 claims

Losartan Potassium34 claims

Omeprazole30 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium22 claims

Amlodipine Besylate21 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kurt Merkelz'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). 33 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Stephen Mbola Nurse Practitioner · Houston, TX	178	1,562
BESTCARE LABORATORY SERVICES, LLC	58	734
NPI 1407024508	50	1,157
WEST OAKS SCC LLC	49	308
ACCESS CLINICAL LABORATORY, LLC	49	476
BAKAMA, ANN	41	151
Stephanie Jupiter Podiatry · Webster, TX	39	271
Orion Ambulance Services Llc Ambulance Service Provider · Houston, TX	38	113
METHODIST HEALTH CENTERS	34	157
City Of Houston Ambulance Service Provider · Houston, TX	33	72
Christopher Merkl Psychiatry · Houston, TX	32	139
Paige Chumley Optometry · Katy, TX	29	96

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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