Merlin J. Wehling, M.D.
Anesthesiology Physician · Kearney, NE
Merlin J. Wehling, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Kearney, Nebraska, and NPI 1023122272, issued on Aug 17, 2006. Check the license (Nebraska 23180, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Merlin J. Wehling
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- 23180 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 804 22ND Ave, Kearney, NE 68845
- Phone
- (308) 455-3600
- Enumerated
- Aug 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 12, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 47068834613 NE
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050729000832); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 804 22ND Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Anthony Amore, RNCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1023952165
- Marcus AndersonPharmacist1063349322
- Ellen Barnes, PA-CPhysician Assistant1609259977
- Brett Bruna, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1053742759
- Chance Buttars, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1760973366
- Patrick Campbell, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1669885240
Verify Merlin J. Wehling in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 23180Check 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): 92.4 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: $68.40
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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 one group practice
- Bryan Hospital KearneyKearney, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Merlin J. Wehling among 364 anesthesiology physician records in Nebraska
Merlin J. Wehling, M.D. is one of 364 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 74% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2005 among the 248 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Anesthesiology Physician providers in Nebraska
There are 364 anesthesiology physician records in Nebraska.
All 364 in Nebraska → Every provider in Kearney → Anesthesiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Amy Clark, M.D.Kearney, NE 688451548355829
- Phillip Mickelsen, M.D.Kearney, NE 688451518960012
- Dennis Edwards, M.D.Kearney, NE 688471730293952
- David McConnell, M.D.Kearney, NE 688471750495982
- Burt McKeag, MDKearney, NE 688471376651729
- Pamela McKeag, MDKearney, NE 688471407941982
- Jesse Pandorf, JESSE PANDORF M.D.Kearney, NE 688471326296807
- Mark Schanbacher, M.D.Kearney, NE 688471679687818
Common questions
What is Merlin J. Wehling, M.D.'s NPI number?
Merlin J. Wehling, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023122272, issued on Aug 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Merlin J. Wehling, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 804 22ND Ave, Kearney, NE, 68845. Phone: (308) 455-3600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Merlin J. Wehling, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 23180, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Merlin J. Wehling, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.4 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.