Maricruz Merino
- Medicare services, 2024
- 292
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 88
- Part D claims, 2024
- 161
- MIPS score, 2024
- 78
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 516 E Nizhoni, Gallup, NM 87301
- Practice phone
- Call (505) 409-8018
- Professional email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Gallup Indian Medical Center - Laboratory
Mobile Lab · Gallup, New Mexico
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Maricruz Merino is an internist in Gallup, New Mexico
Maricruz Merino practices at Gallup Indian Medical Center - Laboratory in Gallup, New Mexico.
Maricruz Merino's NPI, 1649479874, was assigned on July 17, 2007. Maricruz Merino graduated from Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in 2007. Maricruz Merino holds Massachusetts license 232994.
- NPI
- 1649479874NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7517150170
- NPI enumeration date
- July 17, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (505) 409-8018
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 45
- Medical school graduation
- 2007
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Maricruz Merino practices at Gallup Indian Medical Center - Laboratory in Gallup, New Mexico
Maricruz Merino's primary practice is Gallup Indian Medical Center - Laboratory, at 516 E Nizhoni, Gallup, NM 87301. The practice phone is (505) 409-8018.
- Gallup Indian Medical Center - Laboratory516 E Nizhoni, Gallup, NM 87301Phone(505) 409-8018
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Maricruz Merino is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Maricruz Merino's primary practice is Gallup Indian Medical Center - Laboratory in Gallup, New Mexico. Maricruz Merino is also affiliated with Gallup Indian Medical Center. The medical group on file is Gallup Indian Medical Center.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Maricruz Merino's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Maricruz Merino practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Gallup Indian Medical Center - Laboratory | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Maricruz Merino is one of 734 internists in New Mexico
Internal medicine is Maricruz Merino's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Maricruz Merino is licensed in Massachusetts.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, MassachusettsPrimary
Internists near Maricruz Merino
Counts of internists 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
Maricruz Merino billed Medicare for 292 services in 2024
CMS data shows 292 Medicare services from Maricruz Merino across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 88 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $19,187 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Maricruz Merino's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1972024: 29248%
Maricruz Merino compared with the New Mexico median for internists, 2024
- Maricruz Merino
- New Mexico median
- Medicare services
- 292vs 281Close to median
- Medicare patients
- 88vs 14439% below
- Part D claims
- 13vs 16292% below
Medians across 716 internists in New Mexico with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Maricruz Merino'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
Maricruz Merino treated 88 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 88 Medicare patients who saw Maricruz Merino in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 28 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 65% have diabetes. 66% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.97, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Maricruz Merino's median patient age at 76, with 63% women.
Maricruz Merino's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Maricruz Merino's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women6169%
- Men2731%
Chronic conditions among Maricruz Merino's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- Diabetes65%
- High cholesterol64%
- Arthritis44%
- Chronic kidney disease35%
- Depression31%
- Mood disorders31%
- Heart failure30%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Maricruz Merino's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 76
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women63%
- Men37%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Maricruz Merino wrote 161 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Maricruz Merino wrote 161 Medicare Part D claims for 40 patients. 63% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 13 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $770 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 63 claims across 4 drugs.
Maricruz Merino's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic102 claims63%
- Brand-name59 claims37%
Maricruz Merino'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 Maricruz Merino's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics12%19 of 161 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: 632024: 1379%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 4 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
Maricruz Merino scored 78 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 78 out of 100 for Maricruz Merino for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Maricruz Merino accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Maricruz Merino's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 78of 100Final score
- 61.1of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 82of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Maricruz Merino graduated from Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Maricruz Merino graduated from Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in 2007.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Maricruz Merino'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (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 Maricruz Merino's NPI number?
Maricruz Merino's NPI number is 1649479874. It was assigned on July 17, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What does Maricruz Merino specialize in?
Maricruz Merino is an internist in Gallup, New Mexico. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Maricruz Merino practice?
Maricruz Merino practices at 516 E Nizhoni, Gallup, NM 87301. Maricruz Merino's primary practice is Gallup Indian Medical Center - Laboratory in Gallup, New Mexico.
What is Maricruz Merino's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Maricruz Merino is (505) 409-8018.
What is Maricruz Merino's medical license number?
Maricruz Merino holds Massachusetts license 232994.
Which hospitals is Maricruz Merino affiliated with?
Maricruz Merino is affiliated with Gallup Indian Medical Center.
What medical group is Maricruz Merino part of?
Maricruz Merino is linked to Gallup Indian Medical Center.
Does Maricruz Merino accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Maricruz Merino billed Medicare for 292 services in 2024, and Maricruz Merino accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Maricruz Merino's MIPS score?
Maricruz Merino's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 78 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Maricruz Merino see?
CMS counts 88 Medicare patients who saw Maricruz Merino in 2024, with an average age of 77.
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What services does Maricruz Merino bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Maricruz Merino's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99231) and hospital inpatient care (99239).
Where did Maricruz Merino go to medical school?
Maricruz Merino graduated from Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in 2007.
What drugs does Maricruz Merino prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Maricruz Merino's most prescribed drugs by claims were Lactulose.
How long has Maricruz Merino been practicing?
Maricruz Merino graduated from medical school in 2007, 19 years ago.
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