Deana Mercer, MD
NPI 1275672263ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Albuquerque, NM
Orthopaedic Surgery (MD) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, trained at University of New Mexico School of Medicine (class of 2003). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $78,864 for 217 patients in 2024, with only 46 Part D claims. Skeletal Dynamics Inc was the largest of 10 companies reporting payments in 2025, $173,890 in all, mostly education.
Overview
| NPI | 1275672263 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Feb 6, 2007 |
| Last updated in NPPES | May 2, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | May 2, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orthopaedic Surgery Primary | 207X00000X | 2003-0331 | NM |
| Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | 207XS0106X | MD2010-0289 | NM |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Hand Surgery (NM) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 217 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 446 across 63 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $78,864 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 46 · 94 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 30 |
| Total drug cost | $611.73 |
| Generic share | 100% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | University of New Mexico School of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2003 |
| Medicare specialty | Hand Surgery |
| Secondary specialties | Orthopedic Surgery |
Medical group
- Unm Medical Group IncAlbuquerque, NM · 1,047 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Unm HospitalAlbuquerque, NM
Other facilities
- Lovelace Unm Rehabilitation HospitalInpatient rehabilitation facility · Albuquerque, NM
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$173,890 · 149 payments from 10 companies
- 2024$158,194 · 112 payments from 7 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Skeletal Dynamics Inc | $107,974 | 48 |
| Axogen | $64,824 | 87 |
| Checkpoint Surgical, Inc | $451.83 | 4 |
| Kerecis Limited | $231.73 | 3 |
| Endo USA, Inc. | $142.47 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Education$71,950 · 12 payments
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$46,931 · 10 payments
- Royalty or License$25,687 · 4 payments
- Travel and Lodging$13,996 · 25 payments
- Food and Beverage$7,750 · 93 payments
- Consulting Fee$7,575 · 5 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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