Dr. Merrill Marshall Ahrens, MD

  • Portland, OR
  • Internist
NPI1194839225PAC ID5294825949
Medicare services, 2024
427
Medicare patients, 2024
215
Part D claims, 2024
268
MIPS score, 2024
95
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
2801 N Gantenbein Avenue, Portland, OR 97227
Practice phone
Call (503) 413-2200
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Primary practice

Legacy Emanuel Medical Center

Hospital · Portland, Oregon

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Dr. Merrill Marshall Ahrens is an internist in Portland, Oregon

Dr. Ahrens practices at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland, Oregon, part of Legacy Health.

Dr. Ahrens' NPI, 1194839225, was assigned on August 18, 2006. Dr. Ahrens graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School in 1989. Dr. Ahrens holds Oregon license ORMD17736.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5294825949
NPI enumeration date
August 18, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(503) 413-2200
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
63
Medical school graduation
1989

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

Dr. Merrill Marshall Ahrens practices at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland, Oregon

Dr. Ahrens' primary practice is Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, at 2801 N Gantenbein Avenue, Portland, OR 97227 in Multnomah County. The practice phone is (503) 413-2200.

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Dr. Merrill Marshall Ahrens is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Ahrens' primary practice is Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland, Oregon, part of Legacy Health. Dr. Ahrens is also affiliated with Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center. The medical group on file is Legacy Medical Group-Northwest. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ahrens to 2 more medical groups, 1 clinical lab and 1 therapy and rehab clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Merrill Marshall Ahrens' practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Legacy Emanuel Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Merrill Marshall Ahrens is one of 1,680 internists in Oregon

Internal medicine is Dr. Ahrens' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Ahrens is licensed in Oregon.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, OregonPrimaryLicense ORMD17736 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Internists near Dr. Ahrens

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Merrill Marshall Ahrens billed Medicare for 427 services in 2024

CMS data shows 427 Medicare services from Dr. Ahrens across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 215 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $16,724 for them.

Medicare services, 2024427
Medicare patients215
Paid by Medicare$16,724
Procedure codes4

Dr. Ahrens' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1612024: 21835%
Other services
2023: 02024: 209

Where Dr. Ahrens' Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office31975%
  • In a facility10825%

Dr. Ahrens compared with the Oregon median for internists, 2024

  • Dr. Ahrens
  • Oregon median
Medicare services
427vs 30042% above
Medicare patients
215vs 13263% above
Part D claims
46vs 22279% below

Medians across 1,791 internists in Oregon with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Ahrens' 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 Marshall Ahrens treated 215 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71

CMS counts 215 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ahrens in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 106 patients. 65% of them have high blood pressure, and 59% have high cholesterol. 32% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.11, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ahrens' median patient age at 67, with 54% women.

Medicare patients, 2024215
Average age71
Average risk score1.11
Also on Medicaid32%

Dr. Ahrens' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Ahrens' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women12056%
  • Men9544%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Ahrens' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure65%
  2. High cholesterol59%
  3. Arthritis40%
  4. Mood disorders34%
  5. Anxiety28%
  6. Depression28%
  7. Ischemic heart disease24%
  8. Diabetes22%

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

Dr. Ahrens' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 67

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women54%
  • Men46%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Merrill Marshall Ahrens wrote 268 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Ahrens wrote 268 Medicare Part D claims for 115 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 46 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $473 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 46 claims across 3 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024268
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$473
Part D patients115

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

  • Generic235 claims88%
  • Brand-name and other33 claims12%

Dr. Ahrens' 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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 462024: 46No change

Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 3 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

Dr. Merrill Marshall Ahrens scored 95 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Ahrens for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Ahrens accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Ahrens as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Ahrens' MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 95of 100Final score
  • 77.2of 100Quality
  • 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

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

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Merrill Marshall Ahrens graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School

Dr. Ahrens graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School in 1989.

  1. Medical schoolNorthwestern University Feinberg Medical School

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Merrill Marshall Ahrens'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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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 Marshall Ahrens' NPI number?

Dr. Merrill Marshall Ahrens' NPI number is 1194839225. It was assigned on August 18, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Merrill Marshall Ahrens?

Dr. Merrill Marshall Ahrens is an internist in Portland, Oregon. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. Merrill Marshall Ahrens practice?

Dr. Ahrens practices at 2801 N Gantenbein Avenue, Portland, OR 97227. Dr. Ahrens' primary practice is Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland, Oregon, part of Legacy Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ahrens to 2 medical groups, 1 clinical lab and 1 therapy and rehab clinic.

What is Dr. Merrill Marshall Ahrens' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Ahrens is (503) 413-2200.

What is Dr. Merrill Marshall Ahrens' medical license number?

Dr. Ahrens holds Oregon license ORMD17736.

Which hospitals is Dr. Merrill Marshall Ahrens affiliated with?

Dr. Ahrens practices at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Ahrens is also affiliated with Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. Merrill Marshall Ahrens part of?

Dr. Ahrens is linked to Legacy Medical Group-Northwest. Dmand AI links Dr. Ahrens to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Merrill Marshall Ahrens accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ahrens billed Medicare for 427 services in 2024, and Dr. Ahrens accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Merrill Marshall Ahrens offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Ahrens as offering telehealth services.

What is Dr. Merrill Marshall Ahrens' MIPS score?

Dr. Ahrens' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 95 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Merrill Marshall Ahrens see?

CMS counts 215 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ahrens in 2024, with an average age of 71.

What services does Dr. Merrill Marshall Ahrens bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Ahrens' most billed Medicare services were medicare service (G2211), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, established patient (99214).

Where did Dr. Merrill Marshall Ahrens go to medical school?

Dr. Ahrens graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School in 1989.

What drugs does Dr. Merrill Marshall Ahrens prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ahrens' most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium and Lisinopril.

How long has Dr. Merrill Marshall Ahrens been practicing?

Dr. Ahrens graduated from medical school in 1989, 37 years ago.

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