National Provider Identifier
Michael Edward Merhige, M.D.
Michael Edward Merhige, M.D. is listed in the NPPES registry with a primary specialty of Cardiovascular Disease Physician in Tonawanda, NY and a listed phone number of (716) 835-1545.
Source: public NPPES record, last updated November 19, 2015. This profile is informational and is not medical advice, a quality rating, or a provider recommendation.
Profile Overview
- NPI
- 1902887128
- Provider Type
- Individual
- Primary Specialty
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician
- Enumeration Date
- November 07, 2005
- Last Updated
- November 19, 2015
Practice Location
- 2447 Sheridan Dr
- Tonawanda, NY 14150-9405
Phone: (716) 835-1545
Specialties
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician (207RC0000X)
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Medicare Part B Activity
Reported 1,394 Medicare fee-for-service service lines in 2023.
Peer comparison
Compared to Internal Medicine providers in the Buffalo, NY metro area.
This provider is in the 88th percentile for Medicare service volume.
Higher volume than most peers.
Performs 284% more Medicare services than the peer median.
Higher than 585 of 665 peers.
- Activity Percentile
- 88.0%
- Rank by Services
- 80 of 665
- Total Services
- 1,394
- Est. Allowed Value
- $197,238.83
- Dataset Year
- 2023
- Drug Code Share
- 15.5%
Estimated allowed value reflects Medicare fee-for-service allowed amounts only. It does not include Medicare Advantage, commercial insurance, cash-pay services, or employment compensation.
Peers are grouped by the broader Internal Medicine classification rather than the exact subspecialty label shown elsewhere on the page.
Percentile distribution
Each bar represents a 10-point percentile band of peers by total Medicare services for Internal Medicine across the Buffalo, NY metro area. Taller bars indicate higher service-volume bands. Highlighted bar marks this provider's percentile band.
Observed service range: 11 to 91,321 total Medicare services.
Top Clinical Services
- 99214: Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes
244 services | $29,843.05
- 93000: Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
158 services | $2,153.93
- A9555: Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries
124 services | $44,078.28
- 99213: Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes
83 services | $7,115.79
- 93306: Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function
63 services | $11,842.14
Common Drug-Related Codes
- J2785: Injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg
216 services | $9,200.93
Procedure Cost Comparisons
This provider appears in MedCostCompare procedure price pages built from Medicare fee-for-service data. Follow the links to compare local provider prices for the listed procedures.
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Echocardiogram | Buffalo, NY
Provider price$187.97
Higher than most included providers on the linked MedCostCompare page, at the 88th price percentile.
Biography
Dr. Michael E. Merhige is a cardiologist in Tonawanda whose background has included academic and research leadership in cardiac imaging. The University at Buffalo identified him as a clinical associate professor of nuclear medicine and director of its Nuclear Cardiology Fellowship Program, and UB later described him as medical director of the Heart Center of Niagara. His published work has focused on cardiac PET imaging and coronary artery disease, including studies on how PET myocardial perfusion imaging may help guide management and predict outcomes in patients with known or suspected heart disease, including a multicenter registry study.
Full Record
- NPI
- 1902887128
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Last Name
- Merhige
- First Name
- Michael
- Middle Name
- Edward
- Name Prefix
- Dr.
- Credential
- M.D.
- Mailing Street Address
- 2447 Sheridan Dr
- Mailing City
- Tonawanda
- Mailing State
- NY
- Mailing ZIP Code
- 14150-9405
- Mailing Country
- US
- Mailing Phone
- (716) 835-1545
- Mailing Fax
- (716) 835-1580
- Practice Street Address
- 2447 Sheridan Dr
- Practice City
- Tonawanda
- Practice State
- NY
- Practice ZIP Code
- 14150-9405
- Practice Country
- US
- Practice Phone
- (716) 835-1545
- Practice Fax
- (716) 835-1580
- Enumeration Date
- November 07, 2005
- Last Updated
- November 19, 2015
- Sex
- Male
- Sole Proprietor
- Yes
- updated_by_file
- npidata_pfile_20050523-20260308.csv
- Taxonomies
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician (207RC0000X)
- Other Identifiers
- AA1675 (NY, Ptan), DD6365 (NY, Ptan), 01112156 (NY), RA0987 (NY, Ptan)