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Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO

Accepting New Patients

(Dr. Gina Michelle Merritt, DO)

(116 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology, Sleep Medicine and Adult Critical Care

1350 S Kings Drive
Charlotte, NC 28207

(704) 446-4490

Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO is a pulmonologist in Shelby, NC specializing in adult pulmonology, sleep medicine and adult critical care. Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO is affiliated with Atrium Health.

Office Locations

Atrium Health

1010 E. Dixon Boulevard Suite A
Shelby, NC 28152

(980) 487-2700

(980) 487-2701

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1350 S Kings Drive
Charlotte, NC 28207

(704) 446-4490

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825 E King Street
Kings Mountain, NC 28086

(704) 510-9900

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO treated as a pulmonologist in Shelby, NC during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO for Medicare patients.

airway management	59
doctor visit	320
hospital care	181
inpatient care	181
pulmonary testing	141
sleep study	77
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO treated as a pulmonologist in Shelby, NC during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO for Medicare patients.

airway management	15
doctor visit	266
hospital care	173
inpatient care	173
pulmonary testing	81
sleep study	15
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	15

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	310
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	51
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	42
Dementia	17
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO treated as a pulmonologist in Shelby, NC during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO for Medicare patients.

airway management	23
doctor visit	223
hospital care	186
inpatient care	186
pulmonary testing	80
sleep study	37
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	16

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	246
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	25
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	50
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO treated as a pulmonologist in Shelby, NC during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO for Medicare patients.

airway management	29
blood draw	14
catheterization	13
doctor visit	326
hospital care	147
inpatient care	147
preventive care	12
pulmonary testing	106
sleep study	50
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	16
vaccines	12

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO.

**Gender**
Male	294
Female	430

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	572
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	290
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	48
Less than 65	224

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	54
Dementia	17
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO treated as a pulmonologist in Shelby, NC during 2016 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO for Medicare patients.

airway management	30
doctor visit	280
hospital care	129
inpatient care	129
preventive care	11
pulmonary testing	164
sleep study	48
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12
vaccines	11

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO.

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	294
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	23
Less than 65	117

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	52
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	56
Dementia	14
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO treated as a pulmonologist in Shelby, NC during 2017 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO for Medicare patients.

airway management	42
catheterization	13
doctor visit	220
hospital care	118
inpatient care	118
pulmonary testing	144
sleep study	71
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	18

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO.

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	307
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	32
Less than 65	108

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	49
Dementia	17
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO treated as a pulmonologist in Shelby, NC during 2018 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO for Medicare patients.

airway management	26
doctor visit	220
hospital care	137
inpatient care	137
pulmonary testing	140
sleep study	41
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	13

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO.

**Gender**
Male	194
Female	203

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	333
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	36
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	47
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO treated as a pulmonologist in Shelby, NC during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO for Medicare patients.

airway management	50
doctor visit	223
hospital care	207
inpatient care	207
pulmonary testing	119
sleep study	66

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	316
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	27
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	52
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO treated as a pulmonologist in Shelby, NC during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO for Medicare patients.

airway management	24
doctor visit	187
hospital care	212
inpatient care	212
pulmonary testing	149
sleep study	36
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO.

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	184

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	319
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	18
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	50
Dementia	17
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO treated as a pulmonologist in Shelby, NC during 2021 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO for Medicare patients.

airway management	15
doctor visit	197
hospital care	78
inpatient care	78
pulmonary testing	136
sleep study	15

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO.

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	270
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	12
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	47
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO treated as a pulmonologist in Shelby, NC during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO for Medicare patients.

airway management	13
doctor visit	146
hospital care	96
inpatient care	96
pulmonary testing	53
sleep study	28

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	213
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	12
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	46
Dementia	13
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO treated as a pulmonologist in Shelby, NC were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

airway management	29
blood draw	14
catheterization	13
doctor visit	237
hospital care	151
inpatient care	151
preventive care	11
pulmonary testing	119
sleep study	44
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14
vaccines	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO.

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	289
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	87
85 and over	25
Less than 65	89
65 to 74	146

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	17
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	44
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Cancer	13
Dementia	14

Education & Training

She completed residency at University of Connecticut Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine, Sleep Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease and has a state license in North Carolina.

Residency: University of Connecticut Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine, Sleep Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Atrium Health

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO appears to accept the following insurance providers: CorVel, CIGNA Medicare, Humana ChoiceCare Network, Aetna Medicare, WellCare, Medicare Advantage, AmeriHealth, Humana Medicare Advantage, United Healthcare, Aetna, Employers Health Network, Medicare, Medicaid, Cigna, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), MedCost, UnitedHealthcare, Molina Healthcare, Healthgram, Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina Blue Essentials and QuikTrip Corporation.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO accepts the following insurance providers:

CorVel

CIGNA Medicare

Humana ChoiceCare Network

Aetna Medicare

WellCare

Medicare Advantage

AmeriHealth

Humana Medicare Advantage

United Healthcare

Aetna

Employers Health Network

Medicare

Medicaid

Cigna

BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

MedCost

UnitedHealthcare

Molina Healthcare

Healthgram

Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina Blue Essentials

QuikTrip Corporation

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.6 out of 5 stars based on 116 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO from all over the web to help you find the right in Shelby, NC.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Gina M. Merritt, DO. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Olympus Corporation of the Americas	$1,300 Olympus Universal Ultrasound Processor $1,300
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$97 NUCALA $37	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $25	AREXVY $22	BREO $13
Mallinckrodt LLC	$55 ACTHAR $55
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$41 OFEV $28	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $13
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$33 SYMBICORT $11	$22
Other	$71 Vimpat $30	Anti-Bacterial $27	Yupelri $13

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$1,246
Food and Beverage	$301
Education	$50

Biography

Dr. Gina Merritt is a specialist in adult critical care, sleep medicine, and adult pulmonology in Charlotte, NC, Kings Mountain, NC, and Shelby, NC. Dr. Merritt's average patient rating is 4.5 stars (out of 5). She can take several insurance carriers, including UnitedHealthcare, Blue California, and Humana ChoiceCare Network. After attending Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine for medical school, she completed her residency training at a hospital affiliated with the University of Connecticut. She is professionally affiliated with Carolinas Medical Center (CMC). According to Atrium Health, new patients are welcome to contact her office in Shelby, NC.