Dr. Christopher Michael Merrick, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,302
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 492
- Part D claims, 2024
- 788
- Publications
- 6
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Practice address
- 1725 E Boulder St, Colorado Springs, CO 80909
- Practice phone
- Call (719) 471-1069
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Pulmonary Associates
Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Dr. Christopher Michael Merrick is a pulmonologist in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Dr. Merrick practices at Pulmonary Associates in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Dr. Merrick's NPI, 1942566419, was assigned on April 9, 2012. Dr. Merrick graduated from University of Arkansas College of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Merrick holds Colorado license DR.0059206.
- NPI
- 1942566419NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7719289693
- NPI enumeration date
- April 9, 2012
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (719) 471-1069
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 40
- Medical school graduation
- 2012
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Christopher Michael Merrick practices at Pulmonary Associates in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Dr. Merrick's primary practice is Pulmonary Associates, at 1725 E Boulder St, Colorado Springs, CO 80909 in El Paso County. The practice phone is (719) 471-1069.
- Pulmonary Associates1725 E Boulder St, Colorado Springs, CO 80909 · El Paso CountyPhone(719) 471-1069
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Christopher Michael Merrick is affiliated with 11 sites of care and 6 medical groups
Dr. Merrick's primary practice is Pulmonary Associates in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Dr. Merrick is also affiliated with UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central. The medical group on file is UCHealth Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Merrick to 4 more hospitals, 5 medical groups, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 rural health clinics and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher Michael Merrick's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Merrick practices, 10 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Pulmonary Associates | Available with a free account |
| +10 more sites and 5 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Christopher Michael Merrick is one of 254 pulmonologists in Colorado
Pulmonary disease is Dr. Merrick's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dmand AI has Dr. Merrick's licenses on file in 2 states: Colorado and Tennessee.
Specialties and state licenses
- Pulmonary disease, ColoradoPrimary
- Internal medicine, Tennessee
Pulmonologists near Dr. Merrick
Counts of pulmonologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Christopher Michael Merrick billed Medicare for 1,302 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,302 Medicare services from Dr. Merrick across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 492 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $97,729 for them.
Dr. Merrick's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 9782024: 79419%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 5622024: 43822%
- Other services
- 2023: 112024: 45309%
- Surgery
- 2023: 402024: 2538%
Where Dr. Merrick's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office83764%
- In a facility46536%
Dr. Merrick compared with the Colorado median for pulmonologists, 2024
- Dr. Merrick
- Colorado median
- Medicare services
- 1,302vs 3543.7 times
- Medicare patients
- 492vs 1952.5 times
- Part D claims
- 621vs 37665% above
Medians across 247 pulmonologists in Colorado with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Merrick's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Christopher Michael Merrick treated 492 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 492 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Merrick in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 208 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 74% have high blood pressure. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.73, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Merrick's median patient age at 73, with 55% women.
Dr. Merrick's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Merrick's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women27857%
- Men21443%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Merrick's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure74%
- Arthritis49%
- COPD45%
- Ischemic heart disease40%
- Anxiety32%
- Diabetes31%
- Chronic kidney disease30%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Merrick's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 73
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women55%
- Men45%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Christopher Michael Merrick wrote 788 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Merrick wrote 788 Medicare Part D claims for 151 patients. 41% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 621 of them, across 18 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $509,183 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 633 claims across 19 drugs.
Dr. Merrick's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic320 claims41%
- Brand-name468 claims59%
Dr. Merrick's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Merrick's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics6%47 of 788 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 6332024: 6212%
Drugs named by CMS: 18 in 2024, 19 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Christopher Michael Merrick offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Merrick accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Merrick as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Christopher Michael Merrick has 6 publications on record
Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Merrick, published from 2019 to 2025. 2019 was the busiest year, with 3. Dr. Merrick's most frequent co-authors are Brett Charles Bade, MD, Caralee Caplan-Shaw, MD and Colleen Lucy Channick, MD.
Dr. Merrick's most frequent co-authors
- Brett Charles Bade, MD1 shared paper
- Caralee Caplan-Shaw, MD1 shared paper
- Colleen Lucy Channick, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Merrick
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Christopher Michael Merrick received $36,191 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 317 general payments to Dr. Merrick from 42 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 45% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $13,439.
General payments to Dr. Merrick by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Merrick by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Consulting fees$16,42045%
- Food and beverage$16,35045%
- Travel and lodging$3,3219%
- Education$1000%
Companies that paid Dr. Merrick the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Christopher Michael Merrick graduated from University of Arkansas College of Medicine
Dr. Merrick graduated from University of Arkansas College of Medicine in 2012.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Christopher Michael Merrick's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Christopher Michael Merrick's NPI number?
Dr. Christopher Michael Merrick's NPI number is 1942566419. It was assigned on April 9, 2012, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher Michael Merrick?
Dr. Christopher Michael Merrick is a pulmonologist in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pulmonary Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RP1001X).
Where does Dr. Christopher Michael Merrick practice?
Dr. Merrick practices at 1725 E Boulder St, Colorado Springs, CO 80909. Dr. Merrick's primary practice is Pulmonary Associates in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Dmand AI also links Dr. Merrick to 4 hospitals, 5 medical groups, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 rural health clinics and 1 ambulatory surgery center.
What is Dr. Christopher Michael Merrick's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Merrick is (719) 471-1069.
What is Dr. Christopher Michael Merrick's medical license number?
Dr. Merrick holds Colorado license DR.0059206, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Christopher Michael Merrick been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Merrick in Colorado and Tennessee.
Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher Michael Merrick affiliated with?
Dr. Merrick is affiliated with UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central. Dmand AI links Dr. Merrick to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Christopher Michael Merrick part of?
Dr. Merrick is linked to UCHealth Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Merrick to 5 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Christopher Michael Merrick accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Merrick billed Medicare for 1,302 services in 2024, and Dr. Merrick accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Christopher Michael Merrick offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Merrick as offering telehealth services.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher Michael Merrick see?
CMS counts 492 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Merrick in 2024, with an average age of 74.
What services does Dr. Christopher Michael Merrick bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Merrick's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), lung function service (94729) and critical care (99291).
Where did Dr. Christopher Michael Merrick go to medical school?
Dr. Merrick graduated from University of Arkansas College of Medicine in 2012.
What drugs does Dr. Christopher Michael Merrick prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Merrick's most prescribed drugs by claims were Trelegy Ellipta, Albuterol Sulfate Hfa and Prednisone.
Has Dr. Christopher Michael Merrick received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $36,191 in general payments to Dr. Merrick from 42 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.
How long has Dr. Christopher Michael Merrick been practicing?
Dr. Merrick graduated from medical school in 2012, 14 years ago.
Does Dr. Christopher Michael Merrick do research?
Dmand AI links 6 publications to Dr. Merrick, published from 2019 to 2025.
Who does Dr. Christopher Michael Merrick publish with?
Dr. Merrick's most frequent co-authors are Brett Charles Bade, MD (1 shared paper), Caralee Caplan-Shaw, MD (1 shared paper) and Colleen Lucy Channick, MD (1 shared paper).
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