Bradley Ryan Merk, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Chicago, IL
Bradley Ryan Merk, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1740214881, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036095131, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bradley Ryan Merk
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 036095131 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 680 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60611
- Phone
- (312) 695-9797
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 27, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100205000162); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 680 N Lake Shore Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Bradley Ryan Merk in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036095131Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,561.35
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Acumed LLC. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
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- Cook CountyChicago, IL
- Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationEvanston, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Bradley Ryan Merk, MD's NPI number?
Bradley Ryan Merk, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740214881, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bradley Ryan Merk, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 680 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 695-9797. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bradley Ryan Merk, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036095131, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Bradley Ryan Merk, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.