Emily Anne Merkel, M.D.
MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician · Nashville, TN
Emily Anne Merkel, M.D. is a mohs-micrographic surgery physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1497286033, issued on Mar 24, 2017. Check the license (Tennessee 73947, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Emily Anne Merkel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician 207ND0101X
- License numbers
- 73947 TN
DR.0073479 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 322-5000
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2017
- Record last updated
- Sep 19, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- Q104837 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250813002467); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Emily Anne Merkel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 73947Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average mohs-micrographic surgery physician in 2024
270 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries, against an average of 570 among the 1,396 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole35 claims
- Mupirocin35 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide23 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate21 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate16 claims
- Dupixent Pen14 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 74.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $337.81
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 1,074 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,075.23 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
- Dermatology Center OF The RockiesLongmont, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Emily Anne Merkel among 44 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records in Tennessee
Emily Anne Merkel, M.D. is one of 44 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 95% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 91% of these records are older, 2% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 93% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2005 among the 41 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207ND0101X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 44 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records in Tennessee.
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The 8 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Allison Hanlon, MD, PH.DNashville, TN 372321659428472
- Michel McDonald, MDNashville, TN 372321316039738
- Stacy McMurray, MDNashville, TN 372321639565930
- Natalie Curcio, M.D., M.P.H.Nashville, TN 372151124175096
- Vineet Mishra, MDNashville, TN 372151639337181
- Rachel Howald, MDNashville, TN 372121992069876
- Michael Pelster, M.D.Nashville, TN 372121699017145
- Brent Pennington, M.D.Nashville, TN 372121881670719
Common questions
What is Emily Anne Merkel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Emily Anne Merkel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497286033, issued on Mar 24, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Emily Anne Merkel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 322-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Emily Anne Merkel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 73947, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Emily Anne Merkel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Emily Anne Merkel, M.D. had 270 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries; the average among mohs-micrographic surgery physician prescribers was 570. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Emily Anne Merkel, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.