Dr. Merritt Drew Kinon, MD

Dr. Kinon practices at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York, part of Westchester Medical Center Health Network.

Dr. Kinon's NPI, 1063709574, was assigned on July 5, 2011. Dr. Kinon graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Kinon holds New York license 253201.

Dr. Kinon's primary practice is Westchester Medical Center, at 100 Woods Rd, Valhalla, NY 10595 in Westchester County. The practice phone is (914) 493-7000.

Dr. Kinon's primary practice is Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York, part of Westchester Medical Center Health Network. Dr. Kinon is also affiliated with Montefiore Einstein Hospital-Moses Campus. The medical group on file is Montefiore Einstein Faculty Practice Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kinon to 5 more medical groups, each named with a free account.

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

Neurological surgery is Dr. Kinon's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Kinon is licensed in New York.

CMS data shows 164 Medicare services from Dr. Kinon across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 69 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $48,889 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 69 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kinon in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 29 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 23% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.79, 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. Kinon's median patient age at 61, with 48% women.

In 2019, Dr. Kinon wrote 19 Medicare Part D claims. They cover 1 drug, with $106 in total drug cost.

Dr. Kinon accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Kinon as offering telehealth. CMS counts 96 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Kinon, more than 72% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

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

Dmand AI links 79 papers to Dr. Kinon, published from 2011 to 2025. 2022 was the busiest year, with 10. The most frequent topics are Spinal Fusion, Postoperative Complications and Cervical Vertebrae. Dr. Kinon has published most often in World Neurosurg. Dr. Kinon's most frequent co-authors are Reza Yassari, MD, MS, Jonathan Pishoi Nakhla, MD and John K. Houten, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 1,060 general payments to Dr. Kinon from 54 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 47% of the total. Globus Medical, Inc. paid the most, $138,474. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $3,650 in 2020.

Dr. Kinon graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 2007.