What is Merrill Ansher's specialty?

Merrill Ansher (NPI 1932176294) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Neurology in Columbia, MD.

Where does Merrill Ansher practice?

Merrill Ansher practices in Columbia, MD, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1932176294.

How much does Medicare pay Merrill Ansher?

Merrill Ansher (NPI 1932176294) received approximately $180K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 828 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1932176294

Merrill AnsherMD

PRACTICETHE MOOD CENTER, LLCSee all providers at this practice →

NeurologyColumbia, MDI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,398

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,840

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$178K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 381 Neurology providers in MD — top quintile (cohort median 552).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

768

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$386K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

15.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Donepezil Hcl161 claims

Levetiracetam93 claims

Lamotrigine89 claims

Gabapentin80 claims

Memantine Hcl65 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

82.0

Quality

65.1

Cost

76.6

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

98.0

Payment adjustment

0.30%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$44

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$44

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$44

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Merrill Ansher'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). 18 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
HOWARD COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL, INC,	123	215
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Raritan, NJ	92	192
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Md Clinical Laboratory · Baltimore, MD	63	118
Victor Bracey Diagnostic Radiology · Owings Mills, MD	37	99
Keith Friedman Cardiology · Columbia, MD	28	57
Shamim Dada Diagnostic Radiology · Hagerstown, MD	26	52
Elizabeth Kim Diagnostic Radiology · Owings Mills, MD	21	31
Michael Silverman Cardiology · Columbia, MD	21	35
Richard Feinberg General Surgery · Madison, WI	19	32
GROMAN, GEORGE	17	34
Francis Chuidian Pulmonary Disease · Columbia, MD	15	23
Nicholas Argento Endocrinology · Laurel, MD	14	40

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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