Dr. Amit Merchea, MD

Dr. Merchea practices at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, part of Mayo Clinic.

Dr. Merchea's NPI, 1730383118, was assigned on June 12, 2007. Dr. Merchea graduated from Saint Louis University School Of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Merchea holds Florida license ME116748.

Dr. Merchea's primary practice is Mayo Clinic Hospital, at 4500 San Pablo Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32224 in Duval County. The practice phone is (904) 953-2000.

Dr. Merchea's primary practice is Mayo Clinic Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, part of Mayo Clinic. The medical group on file is Mayo Clinic Jacksonville. Dmand AI also links Dr. Merchea to 1 more home health agency, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Merchea practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Colon and rectal surgery is Dr. Merchea's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208C00000X. Dr. Merchea is board certified in colon & rectal surgery by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Merchea's licenses on file in 4 states: Florida, Minnesota, Georgia and Wisconsin.

Dmand AI lists colonoscopy, colon removal, gastrointestinal obstruction and hemorrhoids among the conditions Dr. Merchea treats.

CMS data shows 147 Medicare services from Dr. Merchea across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 159 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $19,051 for them.

CMS counts 159 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Merchea in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 70 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.90, 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. Merchea's median patient age at 67, with 44% women.

In 2024, Dr. Merchea wrote 69 Medicare Part D claims for 25 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 55 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $188 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 69 claims across 4 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Merchea for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Merchea accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Merchea as offering telehealth. CMS counts 18 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Merchea, more than 46% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of the uterus: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 91 papers to Dr. Merchea, published from 2010 to 2025. 2024 was the busiest year, with 15. The most frequent topics are Postoperative Complications, Robotic Surgical Procedures and Laparoscopy. Dr. Merchea has published most often in Dis Colon Rectum. Dr. Merchea's most frequent co-authors are David W. Larson, MD, Dorin T. Colibaseanu, MD and Eric J. Dozois, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 33 general payments to Dr. Merchea from 7 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 60% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $4,313.

Dr. Merchea graduated from Saint Louis University School Of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Merchea is a member of ACS, ASCRS and SSAT.

Dr. Merchea is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Elevance. POS plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.