Dr. Robert Merrill Cope, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 31,438
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 744
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,536
- MIPS score, 2024
- 24
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Practice address
- 1490 East Foremaster Drive, Building C, Saint George, UT 84790
- Practice phone
- Call (435) 674-5230
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Coral Desert Surgery Center
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Saint George, Utah
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Dr. Robert Merrill Cope is a urologist in Saint George, Utah
Dr. Cope practices at Coral Desert Surgery Center in Saint George, Utah.
Dr. Cope's NPI, 1891722245, was assigned on June 28, 2006. Dr. Cope graduated from University of Utah School of Medicine in 1986. Dr. Cope holds Utah license 1772961205.
- NPI
- 1891722245NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8628045010
- NPI enumeration date
- June 28, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (435) 674-5230
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 66
- Medical school graduation
- 1986
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Robert Merrill Cope practices at Coral Desert Surgery Center in Saint George, Utah
Dr. Cope's primary practice is Coral Desert Surgery Center, at 1490 East Foremaster Drive, Building C, Saint George, UT 84790. The practice phone is (435) 674-5230.
- Coral Desert Surgery Center1490 East Foremaster Drive, Building C, Saint George, UT 84790Phone(435) 674-5230
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Robert Merrill Cope is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Cope's primary practice is Coral Desert Surgery Center in Saint George, Utah. Dr. Cope is also affiliated with St. George Regional Hospital. The medical group on file is St. George Urology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cope to 3 more hospitals and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Robert Merrill Cope's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cope practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Coral Desert Surgery Center | Available with a free account |
| +5 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Robert Merrill Cope is one of 99 urologists in Utah
Urology is Dr. Cope's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Cope is licensed in Utah.
Specialties and state licenses
- Urology, UtahPrimary
Urologists near Dr. Cope
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Robert Merrill Cope billed Medicare for 31,438 services in 2024
CMS data shows 31,438 Medicare services from Dr. Cope across 26 procedure codes in 2024, for 744 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $203,498 for them.
Dr. Cope's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 38,3952024: 28,47526%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,4482024: 1,30010%
- Surgery
- 2023: 9272024: 69725%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 6892024: 57616%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 3152024: 21831%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 146
- Imaging
- 2023: 292024: 2610%
Where Dr. Cope's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office31,343100%
- In a facility950%
Dr. Cope compared with the Utah median for urologists, 2024
- Dr. Cope
- Utah median
- Medicare services
- 31,438vs 72943.1 times
- Medicare patients
- 744vs 2363.2 times
- Part D claims
- 2,365vs 2908.2 times
Medians across 93 urologists in Utah with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Cope'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
Dr. Robert Merrill Cope treated 744 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 744 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cope in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 334 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 73% have high cholesterol. 2% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.29, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cope's median patient age at 70, with 29% women.
Dr. Cope's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Cope's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women16422%
- Men58078%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Cope's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol73%
- Arthritis51%
- Ischemic heart disease32%
- Chronic kidney disease28%
- Diabetes25%
- Cancer24%
- Mood disorders24%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Cope's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women29%
- Men70%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Robert Merrill Cope wrote 2,536 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Cope wrote 2,536 Medicare Part D claims for 617 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,365 of them, across 30 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $331,080 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,271 claims across 29 drugs.
Dr. Cope's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,307 claims91%
- Brand-name229 claims9%
Dr. Cope'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 Dr. Cope's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids4%93 of 2,536 claims
- Antibiotics16%416 of 2,536 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: 2,2712024: 2,3654%
Drugs named by CMS: 30 in 2024, 29 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
Dr. Robert Merrill Cope scored 24 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 24 out of 100 for Dr. Cope for performance year 2024, reported individually. CMS counts 23 procedures of prostate resection by Dr. Cope, more than 85% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
Dr. Cope's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 24of 100Final score
- 0of 100Quality
- 0of 100Improvement Activities
- 81of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Cope ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Prostate resection
- 85th percentile23 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: 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. Robert Merrill Cope received $4,006 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 197 general payments to Dr. Cope from 42 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 94% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $534.
General payments to Dr. Cope by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Cope by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$3,76794%
- Education$2135%
- Entertainment$261%
Companies that paid Dr. Cope the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Robert Merrill Cope graduated from University of Utah School of Medicine
Dr. Cope graduated from University of Utah School of Medicine in 1986.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Robert Merrill Cope'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 | Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (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 Dr. Robert Merrill Cope's NPI number?
Dr. Robert Merrill Cope's NPI number is 1891722245. It was assigned on June 28, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Robert Merrill Cope?
Dr. Robert Merrill Cope is a urologist in Saint George, Utah. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Urology Physician (taxonomy code 208800000X).
Where does Dr. Robert Merrill Cope practice?
Dr. Cope practices at 1490 East Foremaster Drive, Building C, Saint George, UT 84790. Dr. Cope's primary practice is Coral Desert Surgery Center in Saint George, Utah. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cope to 3 hospitals and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Robert Merrill Cope's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Cope is (435) 674-5230.
What is Dr. Robert Merrill Cope's medical license number?
Dr. Cope holds Utah license 1772961205.
Which hospitals is Dr. Robert Merrill Cope affiliated with?
Dr. Cope is affiliated with St. George Regional Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Cope to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Robert Merrill Cope part of?
Dr. Cope is linked to St. George Urology.
Does Dr. Robert Merrill Cope accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cope billed Medicare for 31,438 services in 2024.
What is Dr. Robert Merrill Cope's MIPS score?
Dr. Cope's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 24 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Robert Merrill Cope see?
CMS counts 744 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cope in 2024, with an average age of 77.
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What services does Dr. Robert Merrill Cope bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Cope's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1071), injected or infused drug (J0897) and lab and pathology test (81000).
Where did Dr. Robert Merrill Cope go to medical school?
Dr. Cope graduated from University of Utah School of Medicine in 1986.
What drugs does Dr. Robert Merrill Cope prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cope's most prescribed drugs by claims were Finasteride, Tamsulosin HCl and Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim.
Has Dr. Robert Merrill Cope received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $4,006 in general payments to Dr. Cope from 42 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Boston Scientific Corporation.
How long has Dr. Robert Merrill Cope been practicing?
Dr. Cope graduated from medical school in 1986, 40 years ago.
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