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Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD

(2 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

1011 Bowles Avenue Suite 400
Fenton, MO 63026

(636) 680-5400

Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD is an orthopedist in Fenton, MO specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

Office Locations

1011 Bowles Avenue Suite 400
Fenton, MO 63026

(636) 680-5400

(636) 680-5405

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD treated as an orthopedist in Fenton, MO during 2012 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	539
doctor visit	740
hip imaging	195
hospital care	34
injections	539
inpatient care	34
joint surgery	115
lower extremity surgery	115
musculoskeletal imaging	700
pelvic imaging	183
reconstructive surgery	115
X-rays	883

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD treated as an orthopedist in Fenton, MO during 2013 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	621
doctor visit	717
hip imaging	214
hospital care	30
injections	621
inpatient care	30
joint surgery	125
lower extremity surgery	125
musculoskeletal imaging	719
pelvic imaging	191
reconstructive surgery	125
X-rays	910

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	234
Female	380

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	565
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	278
From 75 to 84	220
85 and over	78
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD treated as an orthopedist in Fenton, MO during 2014 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	561
doctor visit	723
hip imaging	196
hospital care	27
injections	561
inpatient care	27
joint surgery	108
lower extremity surgery	108
musculoskeletal imaging	715
pelvic imaging	167
reconstructive surgery	108
revision surgery	16
X-rays	882

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	221
Female	388

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	546
Black	45
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	271
From 75 to 84	212
85 and over	90
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD treated as an orthopedist in Fenton, MO during 2015 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	528
doctor visit	953
hip imaging	170
injections	528
joint surgery	78
lower extremity surgery	78
musculoskeletal imaging	655
pelvic imaging	150
reconstructive surgery	78
X-rays	823

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	340
Female	582

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	822
Black	66
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	398
From 75 to 84	326
85 and over	138
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD in 2015

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD treated as an orthopedist in Fenton, MO during 2016 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	412
doctor visit	867
injections	412
joint surgery	80
lower extremity surgery	80
musculoskeletal imaging	388
reconstructive surgery	80
X-rays	388

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	252

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	383
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	151
85 and over	51
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD in 2016

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	21
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD treated as an orthopedist in Fenton, MO during 2017 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	341
doctor visit	706
injections	341
joint surgery	54
lower extremity surgery	54
musculoskeletal imaging	399
reconstructive surgery	54
X-rays	399

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	259

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	379
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	195
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	45
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD treated as an orthopedist in Fenton, MO during 2018 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	310
doctor visit	694
injections	310
joint surgery	59
lower extremity surgery	59
musculoskeletal imaging	372
reconstructive surgery	59
X-rays	372

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	221

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	354
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	188
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	38
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD treated as an orthopedist in Fenton, MO during 2019 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	394
doctor visit	791
injections	394
joint surgery	70
lower extremity surgery	70
musculoskeletal imaging	401
reconstructive surgery	70
X-rays	401

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	201
Female	287

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	454
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	56
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD treated as an orthopedist in Fenton, MO during 2020 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	69
doctor visit	137
injections	69
joint surgery	19
lower extremity surgery	19
musculoskeletal imaging	80
reconstructive surgery	19
X-rays	80

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	152
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD treated as an orthopedist in Fenton, MO were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

aspiration	419
doctor visit	703
hip imaging	193
hospital care	30
injections	419
inpatient care	30
joint surgery	78
lower extremity surgery	78
musculoskeletal imaging	492
pelvic imaging	172
reconstructive surgery	78
revision surgery	16
X-rays	570

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD.

**Gender**
Female	272
Male	173

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	22
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	406
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	157
85 and over	55
Less than 65	28
65 to 74	202

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD From 2012 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Education & Training

He has a state license in Missouri.

Licensed In: Missouri

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 2 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Fenton, MO.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Kurt D. Merkel, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Consensus Orthopedics, Inc.	$42,595 Consensus Hip System $6,869	Consensus Knee System $558	$35,169
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$3,600 Other Recon $3,410	Recon Knees $106	Navio Surgical System $36	Journey II BCS $29	Other Trauma $19
Stryker Corporation	$705 KNEES $385	None $110	STRYKER PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS $86	Mobile Bearing Hip System $73	HIPS $16	Other $35
Medtronic Xomed, Inc.	$196 Advanced Energy Hemostatic Device $196
Zimmer Holding Inc	$142 Hip $125	Knee $18
Other	$182 MONOVISC $115	ELIQUIS $27	DUEXIS-800mg Ibuprofen- 26.6mg Famotidine $3	$37

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$32,873
Travel and Lodging	$9,154
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$3,200
Food and Beverage	$2,190
Education	$3