Dr. Nathan Merlin Tritle, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,376
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 720
- Part D claims, 2024
- 687
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Industry payments
- $245
- Practice address
- 4700 Point Fosdick NW Dr, Gig Harbor, WA 98335
- Practice phone
- Call (253) 779-6100
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Franciscan Medical Group
Gig Harbor, Washington
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Dr. Nathan Merlin Tritle is an otolaryngologist in Gig Harbor, Washington
Dr. Tritle practices at Franciscan Medical Group in Gig Harbor, Washington.
Dr. Tritle's NPI, 1285627281, was assigned on August 24, 2005. Dr. Tritle graduated from University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of Medicine in 1996. Dr. Tritle holds Washington license MD61222747.
- NPI
- 1285627281NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7517858053
- NPI enumeration date
- August 24, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (253) 779-6100
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 56
- Medical school graduation
- 1996
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Nathan Merlin Tritle practices at Franciscan Medical Group in Gig Harbor, Washington
Dr. Tritle's primary practice is Franciscan Medical Group, at 4700 Point Fosdick NW Dr, Gig Harbor, WA 98335 in Pierce County. The practice phone is (253) 779-6100.
- Franciscan Medical Group4700 Point Fosdick NW Dr, Gig Harbor, WA 98335 · Pierce CountyPhone(253) 779-6100
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Nathan Merlin Tritle is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Tritle's primary practice is Franciscan Medical Group in Gig Harbor, Washington. Dr. Tritle is also affiliated with St. Anthony Hospital. The medical group on file is Franciscan Orthopedics - Silverdale. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tritle to 3 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Nathan Merlin Tritle's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Tritle practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Franciscan Medical Group | 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. Nathan Merlin Tritle is one of 254 otolaryngologists in Washington
Otolaryngology is Dr. Tritle's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Y00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Tritle's licenses on file in 2 states: Washington and Arizona.
Specialties and state licenses
- Otolaryngology, WashingtonPrimary
- Arizona license
Otolaryngologists near Dr. Tritle
Counts of otolaryngologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Nathan Merlin Tritle billed Medicare for 1,376 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,376 Medicare services from Dr. Tritle across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 720 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $101,096 for them.
Dr. Tritle's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 8602024: 8363%
- Surgery
- 2023: 5302024: 5261%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 02024: 14
Where Dr. Tritle's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1,34097%
- In a facility363%
Dr. Tritle compared with the Washington median for otolaryngologists, 2024
- Dr. Tritle
- Washington median
- Medicare services
- 1,376vs 4033.4 times
- Medicare patients
- 720vs 2253.2 times
- Part D claims
- 631vs 1603.9 times
Medians across 241 otolaryngologists in Washington with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Tritle'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. Nathan Merlin Tritle treated 720 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 720 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tritle in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 312 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 68% have high blood pressure. 5% 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. Tritle's median patient age at 66, with 57% women.
Dr. Tritle's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Tritle's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women40556%
- Men31544%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Tritle's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure68%
- Arthritis52%
- Ischemic heart disease25%
- Anxiety21%
- Diabetes21%
- Atrial fibrillation20%
- Cancer19%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Tritle's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 66
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men42%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Nathan Merlin Tritle wrote 687 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Tritle wrote 687 Medicare Part D claims for 255 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 631 of them, across 16 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $11,492 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 397 claims across 11 drugs.
Dr. Tritle's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic668 claims97%
- Brand-name19 claims3%
Dr. Tritle'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. Tritle's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids5%31 of 687 claims
- Antibiotics20%137 of 687 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: 3972024: 63159%
Drugs named by CMS: 16 in 2024, 11 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. Nathan Merlin Tritle offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Tritle accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Tritle as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Nathan Merlin Tritle received $245 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 13 general payments to Dr. Tritle from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. paid the most, $50.
General payments to Dr. Tritle by program year, 2016 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Tritle 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. Nathan Merlin Tritle graduated from University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of Medicine
Dr. Tritle graduated from University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of Medicine in 1996.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Nathan Merlin Tritle'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand 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)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. Nathan Merlin Tritle's NPI number?
Dr. Nathan Merlin Tritle's NPI number is 1285627281. It was assigned on August 24, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Nathan Merlin Tritle?
Dr. Nathan Merlin Tritle is an otolaryngologist in Gig Harbor, Washington. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Otolaryngology Physician (taxonomy code 207Y00000X).
Where does Dr. Nathan Merlin Tritle practice?
Dr. Tritle practices at 4700 Point Fosdick NW Dr, Gig Harbor, WA 98335. Dr. Tritle's primary practice is Franciscan Medical Group in Gig Harbor, Washington. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tritle to 3 hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Nathan Merlin Tritle's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Tritle is (253) 779-6100.
What is Dr. Nathan Merlin Tritle's medical license number?
Dr. Tritle holds Washington license MD61222747, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Nathan Merlin Tritle been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Tritle in Washington and Arizona.
Which hospitals is Dr. Nathan Merlin Tritle affiliated with?
Dr. Tritle is affiliated with St. Anthony Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Tritle to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Nathan Merlin Tritle part of?
Dr. Tritle is linked to Franciscan Orthopedics - Silverdale.
Does Dr. Nathan Merlin Tritle accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Tritle billed Medicare for 1,376 services in 2024, and Dr. Tritle accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Nathan Merlin Tritle offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Tritle as offering telehealth services.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Nathan Merlin Tritle see?
CMS counts 720 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tritle in 2024, with an average age of 76.
What services does Dr. Nathan Merlin Tritle bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Tritle's most billed Medicare services were surgery: ear (69210), office visit, new patient (99203) and office visit, established patient (99213).
Where did Dr. Nathan Merlin Tritle go to medical school?
Dr. Tritle graduated from University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of Medicine in 1996.
What drugs does Dr. Nathan Merlin Tritle prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Tritle's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ipratropium Bromide, Mupirocin and Prednisone.
Has Dr. Nathan Merlin Tritle received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $245 in general payments to Dr. Tritle from 11 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
How long has Dr. Nathan Merlin Tritle been practicing?
Dr. Tritle graduated from medical school in 1996, 30 years ago.
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