Merrell Kauwe, DPM
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · Billings, MT
Merrell Kauwe, DPM is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Billings, Montana, and NPI 1154737344, issued on Jul 8, 2014. Check the license (Montana 53380, as entered in NPPES) with the Montana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Merrell Kauwe
- Credential
- DPM
- Primary taxonomy
- Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0103X
- License numbers
- 53380 MT
073986 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1690 Rimrock RD Ste L, Billings, MT 59102
- Phone
- (406) 256-0077
- Enumerated
- Jul 8, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (406) 256-3069
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170626001165); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records → All 36 in Montana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1690 Rimrock RD Ste L
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Scott Demars, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1861401259
- Zachary Lubek, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1093375586
Verify Merrell Kauwe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Montana board licenses this profession
Search for license 53380Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in 2024
162 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 335 among the 7,761 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 56 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen46 claims
- Cephalexin25 claims
- Terbinafine Hcl18 claims
- Meloxicam13 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $328.71
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 6,936 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,972.24 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
- Rimrock Podiatry PLLCBillings, MT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Merrell Kauwe among 36 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Montana
Merrell Kauwe, DPM is one of 36 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in Montana. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 67% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2010 among the 28 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213ES0103X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers in Montana
There are 36 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Montana.
All 36 in Montana → Every provider in Billings → Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kelda Beachy, DPMBillings, MT 591021437670932
- Scott Demars, DPMBillings, MT 591021861401259
- Zachary Lubek, DPMBillings, MT 591021093375586
- Craig McLaws, DPMBillings, MT 591021295744647
- Laramie Norwood, DPMBillings, MT 591021508431545
- Erika OlsonBillings, MT 591021811692346
- William Oreilly, DPMBillings, MT 591021053320432
- Bijan Andrade, DPMBillings, MT 591011891059556
Common questions
What is Merrell Kauwe, DPM's NPI number?
Merrell Kauwe, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154737344, issued on Jul 8, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Merrell Kauwe, DPM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1690 Rimrock RD Ste L, Billings, MT, 59102. Phone: (406) 256-0077. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Merrell Kauwe, DPM's license?
NPPES lists Montana license number 53380, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Merrell Kauwe, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Merrell Kauwe, DPM had 162 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries; the average among foot & ankle surgery podiatrist prescribers was 335. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Merrell Kauwe, DPM's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.