Dr. Matthew Merrell, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Merrell
Dr. Matthew Merrell is an urology physician in Daytona Beach, FL, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Merrell performed 3,988 Medicare services across 2,622 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Merrell received a total of $6,768 from 56 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 320 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in urology physician. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Merrell is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automated urinalysis | 1,069 | $2 | $5 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 762 | $89 | $324 |
| Bladder ultrasound after voiding | 464 | $8 | $25 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 348 | $6 | $6 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 291 | $48 | $102 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 169 | $68 | $228 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 120 | $124 | $423 |
| Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope | 113 | $63 | $206 |
| Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast | 103 | $55 | $145 |
| Leuprolide acetate (for depot suspension), 7.5 mg | 87 | $134 | $458 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 67 | $3 | $7 |
| 3d radiographic procedure | 64 | $17 | $45 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 35 | $68 | $256 |
| Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, non-automated | 32 | $4 | $8 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 30 | $39 | $105 |
| Administration of hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 25 | $24 | $80 |
| Insertion of stent in ureter using an endoscope | 24 | $118 | $398 |
| Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis before and after contrast | 24 | $113 | $285 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 23 | $106 | $342 |
| Simple insertion of temporary bladder tube | 21 | $47 | $158 |
| Crushing of stone of ureter with insertion of stent using an endoscope | 21 | $334 | $1,069 |
| Ultrasound scan of pelvic region through rectum | 21 | $26 | $76 |
| Biopsy of prostate gland | 20 | $106 | $335 |
| Dilation of urethra using an endoscope | 17 | $113 | $389 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 14 | $72 | $282 |
| Imaging of urinary tract following injection of a contrast agent | 13 | $20 | $170 |
| Simple bladder irrigation and/or instillation | 11 | $11 | $81 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Merrell is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 29% in FL), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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