Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD

Dr. Wise practices at Mid-South Pulmonary Specialists in Memphis, Tennessee.

Dr. Wise's NPI, 1922089192, was assigned on November 7, 2005. Dr. Wise graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine - Memphis in 1984. Dr. Wise holds Tennessee license 41144.

Dr. Wise's primary practice is Mid-South Pulmonary Specialists, at 5050 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN 38117 in Shelby County. The practice phone is (901) 276-2662.

Dr. Wise's primary practice is Mid-South Pulmonary Specialists in Memphis, Tennessee. The medical group on file is UT Le Bonheur Pediatric Specialists. Dmand AI also links Dr. Wise to 2 more medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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

Internal medicine is Dr. Wise's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RS0012X. The record also lists sleep medicine. Dr. Wise is board certified in pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics. Dmand AI has Dr. Wise's licenses on file in 4 states: Tennessee, Texas, Mississippi and Alabama.

Dmand AI lists hypersomnia and sleep apnea among the conditions Dr. Wise treats.

CMS data shows 427 Medicare services from Dr. Wise across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 285 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $69,257 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 285 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wise in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 169 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.17, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Wise's median patient age at 53, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Wise wrote 420 Medicare Part D claims for 80 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 371 of them, across 13 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $448,549 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 343 claims across 11 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Dr. Wise for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Wise accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 48 papers to Dr. Wise, published from 2006 to 2021. 2016 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Sleep, Polysomnography and Disorders of Excessive Somnolence. Dr. Wise has published most often in Sleep. Dr. Wise's most frequent co-authors are Michael Robert Littner, MD, Eli M. Mizrahi, MD and Clete Anthony Kushida, MD, PhD.

CMS Open Payments shows 335 general payments to Dr. Wise from 39 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 54% of the total. Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. paid the most, $4,545.

Dr. Wise graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine - Memphis in 1984.

Dr. Wise is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.