Lauren Emily Merkle, PA-C
- Medicare services, 2024
- 44
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 45
- Part D claims, 2024
- 969
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Medical group
- 1
- Practice address
- 1001 Main St Fl 4 Fl 4, Buffalo, NY 14203-1009
- Practice phone
- Call (716) 323-0569
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Ubmd Primary Care
Primary care practice · Buffalo, New York
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Lauren Emily Merkle is a physician assistant in Buffalo, New York
Lauren Merkle practices at Ubmd Primary Care in Buffalo, New York.
Lauren Merkle's NPI, 1437870011, was assigned on September 12, 2022. Lauren Merkle holds New York license 028905.
- NPI
- 1437870011NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6103294418
- NPI enumeration date
- September 12, 2022
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (716) 323-0569
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 30
- Medical school graduation
- 2022
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Lauren Emily Merkle practices at Ubmd Primary Care in Buffalo, New York
Lauren Merkle's primary practice is Ubmd Primary Care, at 1001 Main St Fl 4 Fl 4, Buffalo, NY 14203-1009. The practice phone is (716) 323-0569.
- Ubmd Primary Care1001 Main St Fl 4 Fl 4, Buffalo, NY 14203-1009Phone(716) 323-0569
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Lauren Emily Merkle is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Lauren Merkle's primary practice is Ubmd Primary Care in Buffalo, New York. Lauren Merkle is also affiliated with Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute. The medical group on file is UBMD Primary Care.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Lauren Emily Merkle's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Lauren Merkle practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Ubmd Primary Care | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Lauren Emily Merkle is one of 11,456 physician assistants in New York
Physician assistant is Lauren Merkle's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 363A00000X. Lauren Merkle is licensed in New York.
Specialties and state licenses
- Physician assistant, New YorkPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acute skin infection, bursitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), epilepsy, tendon and ligament injury, tobacco use, upper respiratory infection (URI) and UTI among the conditions Lauren Merkle treats.
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Lauren Emily Merkle billed Medicare for 44 services in 2024
CMS data shows 44 Medicare services from Lauren Merkle across 2 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 45 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,447 for them. Every service was in an office.
Lauren Merkle compared with the New York median for physician assistants, 2024
- Lauren Merkle
- New York median
- Medicare services
- 44vs 17675% below
- Medicare patients
- 45vs 7842% below
- Part D claims
- 574vs 2452.3 times
Medians across 6,477 physician assistants in New York with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Lauren Merkle'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
Lauren Emily Merkle treated 45 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 65
CMS counts 45 Medicare patients who saw Lauren Merkle in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 16 patients. 64% of them have high blood pressure, and 62% have high cholesterol. 58% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.43, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Lauren Merkle's median patient age at 43, with 72% women.
Lauren Merkle's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Lauren Merkle's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women2351%
- Men2249%
Chronic conditions among Lauren Merkle's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure64%
- High cholesterol62%
- Arthritis58%
- Anxiety31%
- Mood disorders29%
- Depression27%
- COPD24%
- Diabetes24%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Lauren Merkle's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 43
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women72%
- Men27%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Lauren Emily Merkle wrote 969 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Lauren Merkle wrote 969 Medicare Part D claims for 178 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 574 of them, across 24 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $32,876 in total drug cost.
Lauren Merkle's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic825 claims85%
- Brand-name127 claims13%
- Other17 claims2%
Lauren Merkle'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 Lauren Merkle's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%12 of 969 claims
- Antibiotics3%28 of 969 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%13 of 969 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
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 Lauren Emily Merkle takes part in Medicare
Lauren Merkle accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Sources for Lauren Emily Merkle'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 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) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Lauren Emily Merkle's NPI number?
Lauren Emily Merkle's NPI number is 1437870011. It was assigned on September 12, 2022, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What does Lauren Emily Merkle specialize in?
Lauren Emily Merkle is a physician assistant in Buffalo, New York. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Physician Assistant (taxonomy code 363A00000X).
Where does Lauren Emily Merkle practice?
Lauren Merkle practices at 1001 Main St Fl 4 Fl 4, Buffalo, NY 14203-1009. Lauren Merkle's primary practice is Ubmd Primary Care in Buffalo, New York.
What is Lauren Emily Merkle's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Lauren Merkle is (716) 323-0569.
What is Lauren Emily Merkle's medical license number?
Lauren Merkle holds New York license 028905.
Which hospitals is Lauren Emily Merkle affiliated with?
Lauren Merkle is affiliated with Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute.
What medical group is Lauren Emily Merkle part of?
Lauren Merkle is linked to UBMD Primary Care.
Does Lauren Emily Merkle accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Lauren Merkle billed Medicare for 44 services in 2024, and Lauren Merkle accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Lauren Emily Merkle see?
CMS counts 45 Medicare patients who saw Lauren Merkle in 2024, with an average age of 65.
What services does Lauren Emily Merkle bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Lauren Merkle's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, established patient (99214).
What drugs does Lauren Emily Merkle prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Lauren Merkle's most prescribed drugs by claims were Amlodipine Besylate, Hydrochlorothiazide and Rosuvastatin Calcium.
How long has Lauren Emily Merkle been practicing?
Lauren Merkle graduated from medical school in 2022, 4 years ago.
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