Dr. Michael Merrick, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Merrick
Dr. Michael Merrick is an orthopedic surgery specialist in Tyler, TX, with 16 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Merrick performed 2,612 Medicare services across 1,543 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Merrick received a total of $868 from 9 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 12 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in orthopedic surgery. 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. Merrick 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 853 | $44 | $129 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 307 | $28 | $118 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 194 | $192 | $820 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 157 | $95 | $338 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | 100 | $157 | $668 |
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | 96 | $292 | $1,240 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | 96 | $26 | $118 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 91 | $518 | $3,483 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 86 | $119 | $510 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 80 | $61 | $233 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | 72 | $570 | $2,418 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 71 | $36 | $65 |
| Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc | 65 | $296 | $1,258 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back | 65 | $1,189 | $5,026 |
| Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | 44 | $1,253 | $5,385 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | 38 | $1,364 | $5,858 |
| Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | 36 | $193 | $726 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | 28 | $567 | $2,407 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to front, 4-7 spine bone segments | 25 | $565 | $2,398 |
| Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | 23 | $442 | $4,852 |
| Fusion of additional segment of spine with partial removal of spine bone and disc | 22 | $362 | $1,571 |
| Partial removal of bone of additional segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | 22 | $171 | $543 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 22 | $78 | $334 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments | 19 | $543 | $2,306 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2022 ↗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 (2022)
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 2022 |
| 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. Merrick is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 22% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 16 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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