NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kevin Tracy Merrell, M.D.,PH.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Denver, CO

Kevin Tracy Merrell, M.D.,PH.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Denver, Colorado, and NPI 1407897051, issued on Jun 8, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 38678, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1407897051
Name
Kevin Tracy Merrell
Credential
M.D.,PH.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
38678 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2525 S Downing St, Denver, CO 80210
Phone
(303) 778-5666
Enumerated
Jun 8, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 23, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(303) 778-5787
Medicaid ID
40450040 CO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060302000391); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 1997
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2525 S Downing St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Benjamin Alderfer, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1174620025
  2. Gwen Allen, RNMedical-Surgical Registered Nurse1285412239
  3. Madison Bassett, AGACNP-BCNurse Practitioner1548830466
  4. Connie Bassham, RN, CNSPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1811134430
  5. John Batiuchok, MDPsychiatry Physician1184637761
  6. Jessica Batten, PAPhysician Assistant1235620402

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

111 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kevin Merrell111
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin15 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): 91.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score90.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%73.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%88.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Denver Health And Hospital AuthorityDenver, CO
  2. Southwest Emergency Medical Associates OF NM PCDeming, NM

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Kevin Tracy Merrell among 1,434 emergency medicine physician records in Colorado

Kevin Tracy Merrell, M.D.,PH.D. is one of 1,434 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2011 among the 810 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Colorado

There are 1,434 emergency medicine physician records in Colorado.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. William Boroughf, D.O.Denver, CO 802101316175979
  2. Mark Elliott, MDDenver, CO 802101346256658
  3. Daniel Gutmann, M.D.Denver, CO 802101851377584
  4. Michelle Hagstrom, M.D.Denver, CO 802101659478436
  5. Joseph Ponce, MDDenver, CO 802101356978878
  6. John Riccio, MDDenver, CO 802101164497079
  7. Candice Sobanski, MDDenver, CO 802101255316865
  8. Todd Ungar, MDDenver, CO 802101396877528

Common questions

What is Kevin Tracy Merrell, M.D.,PH.D.'s NPI number?

Kevin Tracy Merrell, M.D.,PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407897051, issued on Jun 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kevin Tracy Merrell, M.D.,PH.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2525 S Downing St, Denver, CO, 80210. Phone: (303) 778-5666. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kevin Tracy Merrell, M.D.,PH.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number 38678, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kevin Tracy Merrell, M.D.,PH.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kevin Tracy Merrell, M.D.,PH.D. had 111 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kevin Tracy Merrell, M.D.,PH.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.1 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.