What is Scott Merlo's specialty?

Scott Merlo (NPI 1952479644) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Physician Assistant in Santa Cruz, CA.

Where does Scott Merlo practice?

Scott Merlo practices in Santa Cruz, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1952479644.

How much does Medicare pay Scott Merlo?

Scott Merlo (NPI 1952479644) received approximately $85K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 516 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1952479644

Scott MerloPA

Physician AssistantSanta Cruz, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,120

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

18,056

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$81K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 7,073 Physician Assistant providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 224).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

17.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Celecoxib44 claims

Gabapentin14 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen12 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 Scott Merlo'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). 6 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Jon Keller Pathology · Palo Alto, CA	47	121
HANSEN, MARGARET	42	69
Harrison Wang Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	34	53
Timothy Washowich Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Cruz, CA	27	39
Monica Harish Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Cruz, CA	27	38
DIGNITY HEALTH	22	36

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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Healthparse Signals

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