Dr. Merrill R. Conant, MD

  • Dodge City, KS
  • Emergency medicine physician
NPI1194780445PAC ID9234048158
Medicare services, 2024
966
Medicare patients, 2024
313
Part D claims, 2024
7,037
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$1,884
Practice address
3001 Avenue a, Dodge City, KS 67801
Practice phone
Call (620) 225-8400
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Dr. Merrill R. Conant is an emergency medicine physician in Dodge City, Kansas

Dr. Conant practices at CommonSpirit - St. Catherine Hospital - Dodge City in Dodge City, Kansas, part of CommonSpirit Health.

Dr. Conant's NPI, 1194780445, was assigned on April 19, 2006. Dr. Conant graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal) in 1983. Dr. Conant holds Kansas license AC2832738.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9234048158
NPI enumeration date
April 19, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(620) 225-8400
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
69
Medical school graduation
1983

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Merrill R. Conant practices at CommonSpirit - St. Catherine Hospital - Dodge City in Dodge City, Kansas

Dr. Conant's primary practice is CommonSpirit - St. Catherine Hospital - Dodge City, at 3001 Avenue a, Dodge City, KS 67801 in Ford County. The practice phone is (620) 225-8400.

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Dr. Merrill R. Conant is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Conant's primary practice is CommonSpirit - St. Catherine Hospital - Dodge City in Dodge City, Kansas, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dr. Conant is also affiliated with St. Catherine Hospital - Garden City. The medical group on file is St. Catherine Hospital - Garden City. Dmand AI also links Dr. Conant to 3 more skilled nursing facilities, 2 home health agencies and 1 hospice, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Merrill R. Conant's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Conant practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
CommonSpirit - St. Catherine Hospital - Dodge CityAvailable with a free account
+7 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Merrill R. Conant is one of 378 emergency medicine physicians in Kansas

Emergency medicine is Dr. Conant's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Conant is licensed in Kansas.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Emergency medicine, KansasPrimaryLicense AC2832738 · taxonomy 207P00000X

Emergency medicine physicians near Dr. Conant

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Dr. Merrill R. Conant billed Medicare for 966 services in 2024

CMS data shows 966 Medicare services from Dr. Conant across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 313 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $48,756 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024966
Medicare patients313
Paid by Medicare$48,756
Procedure codes9

Dr. Conant's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 7892024: 67015%
Surgery
2023: 2442024: 18524%
Tests and treatments
2023: 752024: 5428%
Other services
2023: 882024: 3857%
Lab and pathology
2023: 292024: 1934%

Dr. Conant compared with the Kansas median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Conant
  • Kansas median
Medicare services
966vs 3992.4 times
Medicare patients
313vs 3377% below
Part D claims
6,487vs 7487.7 times

Medians across 376 emergency medicine physicians in Kansas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Conant'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. Merrill R. Conant treated 313 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 313 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Conant in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 139 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 58% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.97, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Conant's median patient age at 67, with 55% women.

Medicare patients, 2024313
Average age75
Average risk score0.97
Also on Medicaid14%

Dr. Conant's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Conant's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women15048%
  • Men16352%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Conant's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol58%
  3. Diabetes34%
  4. Ischemic heart disease29%
  5. Arthritis26%
  6. Stroke or TIA25%
  7. Atrial fibrillation18%
  8. Heart failure17%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Conant's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 67

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. Merrill R. Conant wrote 7,037 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Conant wrote 7,037 Medicare Part D claims for 320 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 6,487 of them, across 137 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $309,927 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 7,603 claims across 147 drugs.

Part D claims, 20247,037
Drugs named by CMS137
Total drug cost$309,927
Part D patients320

Dr. Conant's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic6,108 claims87%
  • Brand-name880 claims13%
  • Other49 claims1%

Dr. Conant'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. Conant's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids4%268 of 7,037 claims
  • Antibiotics2%145 of 7,037 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over2%132 of 7,037 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: 7,6032024: 6,48715%

Drugs named by CMS: 137 in 2024, 147 in 2023.

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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

How Dr. Merrill R. Conant takes part in Medicare

Dr. Conant accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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

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

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Merrill R. Conant received $1,884 in industry payments from 2016 to 2023

CMS Open Payments shows 129 general payments to Dr. Conant from 22 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $401.

General payments to Dr. Conant by program year, 2016 to 2023

Companies that paid Dr. Conant the most, 2016 to 2023

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Merrill R. Conant graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal)

Dr. Conant graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal) in 1983.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal)

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Merrill R. Conant's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Merrill R. Conant's NPI number?

Dr. Merrill R. Conant's NPI number is 1194780445. It was assigned on April 19, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Merrill R. Conant?

Dr. Merrill R. Conant is an emergency medicine physician in Dodge City, Kansas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).

Where does Dr. Merrill R. Conant practice?

Dr. Conant practices at 3001 Avenue a, Dodge City, KS 67801. Dr. Conant's primary practice is CommonSpirit - St. Catherine Hospital - Dodge City in Dodge City, Kansas, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Conant to 3 skilled nursing facilities, 2 home health agencies and 1 hospice.

What is Dr. Merrill R. Conant's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Conant is (620) 225-8400.

What is Dr. Merrill R. Conant's medical license number?

Dr. Conant holds Kansas license AC2832738.

Which hospitals is Dr. Merrill R. Conant affiliated with?

Dr. Conant practices at CommonSpirit - St. Catherine Hospital - Dodge City in Dodge City, Kansas. Dr. Conant is also affiliated with St. Catherine Hospital - Garden City.

What medical group is Dr. Merrill R. Conant part of?

Dr. Conant is linked to St. Catherine Hospital - Garden City.

Does Dr. Merrill R. Conant accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Conant billed Medicare for 966 services in 2024, and Dr. Conant accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Merrill R. Conant see?

CMS counts 313 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Conant in 2024, with an average age of 75.

What services does Dr. Merrill R. Conant bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Conant's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and surgery: heart and blood vessels (36415).

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Where did Dr. Merrill R. Conant go to medical school?

Dr. Conant graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal) in 1983.

What drugs does Dr. Merrill R. Conant prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Conant's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate and Metformin HCl.

Has Dr. Merrill R. Conant received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,884 in general payments to Dr. Conant from 22 companies from 2016 to 2023. The largest total came from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.

How long has Dr. Merrill R. Conant been practicing?

Dr. Conant graduated from medical school in 1983, 43 years ago.

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