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Dr. James J. Merrill, MD

(3 Ratings)

Specializes in: Cardiac Electrophysiology (Heart Rhythm) and Adult Cardiology

2050 Meadowview Parkway
Kingsport, TN 37660

(423) 230-5000

Dr. James J. Merrill, MD is a cardiac electrophysiologist in Kingsport, TN specializing in cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) and adult cardiology. Dr. James J. Merrill, MD is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Office Locations

2050 Meadowview Parkway
Kingsport, TN 37660

(423) 230-5000

(423) 230-5097

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2428 Knob Creek Road Suite 201 Johnson City Tn
Johnson City, TN 37604

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24530 Falcon Place Boulevard #101
Abingdon, VA 24211

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James J. Merrill, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Kingsport, TN during 2012 were cardiac procedures, ambulatory monitoring, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	16
ambulatory monitoring	225
cardiac procedures	292
catheterization	16
doctor visit	574
hospital care	144
implant surgery	51
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	23
inpatient care	144
minimally invasive procedures	83
tilt table test	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James J. Merrill, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Kingsport, TN during 2013 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ambulatory monitoring.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	102
cardiac procedures	154
cardioversion	17
doctor visit	532
hospital care	113
implant surgery	52
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	40
inpatient care	113
minimally invasive procedures	52
tilt table test	11

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD.

**Gender**
Male	794
Female	634

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1399
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	505
From 75 to 84	527
85 and over	222
Less than 65	174

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	40
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James J. Merrill, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Kingsport, TN during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	14
cardiac procedures	57
cardioversion	14
catheterization	14
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	424
hospital care	189
implant surgery	43
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	30
inpatient care	189
lab tests	32
minimally invasive procedures	71

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD.

**Gender**
Male	763
Female	666

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1398
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	470
From 75 to 84	545
85 and over	275
Less than 65	139

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	48
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	41
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James J. Merrill, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Kingsport, TN during 2015 were inpatient care, hospital care, minimally invasive procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	38
ambulatory monitoring	31
cardiac procedures	144
cardioversion	24
catheterization	38
diagnostic procedures	38
doctor visit	582
hospital care	247
implant surgery	63
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	53
inpatient care	247
lab tests	41
minimally invasive procedures	151
ultrasound (sonogram)	12

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD.

**Gender**
Male	2082
Female	1690

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3710
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1198
From 75 to 84	1470
85 and over	714
Less than 65	390

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	47
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	42
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James J. Merrill, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Kingsport, TN during 2016 were inpatient care, hospital care, cardiac procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	31
ambulatory monitoring	57
cardiac procedures	154
cardioversion	42
catheterization	31
diagnostic procedures	31
doctor visit	671
hospital care	245
implant surgery	45
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	20
inpatient care	245
lab tests	50
minimally invasive procedures	128
ultrasound (sonogram)	21

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD.

**Gender**
Male	907
Female	706

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1586
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	557
From 75 to 84	597
85 and over	304
Less than 65	155

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	48
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	42
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James J. Merrill, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Kingsport, TN during 2017 were inpatient care, hospital care, cardiac procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	38
ambulatory monitoring	98
cardiac procedures	193
cardioversion	29
catheterization	38
diagnostic procedures	38
doctor visit	711
hospital care	199
implant surgery	34
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	15
inpatient care	199
lab tests	60
minimally invasive procedures	133
ultrasound (sonogram)	23

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD.

**Gender**
Male	811
Female	671

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1456
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	557
From 75 to 84	536
85 and over	265
Less than 65	124

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	52
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	40
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James J. Merrill, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Kingsport, TN during 2018 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, lab tests and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	38
ambulatory monitoring	67
blood draw	28
cardiac procedures	161
cardioversion	32
catheterization	38
diagnostic procedures	38
doctor visit	514
hospital care	101
implant surgery	32
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	28
inpatient care	101
lab tests	102
minimally invasive procedures	132
ultrasound (sonogram)	24

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD.

**Gender**
Male	801
Female	623

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1391
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	529
From 75 to 84	521
85 and over	260
Less than 65	114

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	49
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	42
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James J. Merrill, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Kingsport, TN during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	40
ambulatory monitoring	18
blood draw	21
cardiac procedures	140
cardioversion	34
catheterization	40
diagnostic procedures	40
doctor visit	387
hospital care	126
implant surgery	55
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	21
inpatient care	126
lab tests	30
minimally invasive procedures	162
tilt table test	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	27

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD.

**Gender**
Male	851
Female	748

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1566
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	589
From 75 to 84	609
85 and over	288
Less than 65	113

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	47
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	43
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James J. Merrill, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Kingsport, TN during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	22
cardiac procedures	99
cardioversion	53
catheterization	22
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	363
hospital care	124
implant surgery	50
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	16
inpatient care	124
lab tests	67
minimally invasive procedures	121
ultrasound (sonogram)	27

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD.

**Gender**
Male	927
Female	794

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1670
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	601
From 75 to 84	674
85 and over	331
Less than 65	115

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	45
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	41
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James J. Merrill, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Kingsport, TN during 2021 were inpatient care, hospital care, minimally invasive procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	28
blood draw	24
cardiac procedures	86
cardioversion	55
catheterization	28
diagnostic procedures	28
doctor visit	291
hospital care	147
implant surgery	35
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	25
inpatient care	147
lab tests	82
minimally invasive procedures	114
ultrasound (sonogram)	23

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD.

**Gender**
Male	971
Female	809

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1731
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	618
From 75 to 84	720
85 and over	343
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	46
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	40
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James J. Merrill, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Kingsport, TN during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	35
blood draw	21
cardiac procedures	80
cardioversion	23
catheterization	35
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	167
hospital care	60
implant surgery	45
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	17
inpatient care	60
lab tests	46
minimally invasive procedures	115
tilt table test	15

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD.

**Gender**
Male	486
Female	397

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	857
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	277
From 75 to 84	393
85 and over	156
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	68
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	41
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James J. Merrill, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Kingsport, TN during 2023 were minimally invasive procedures, cardioversion, lab tests and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	23
cardiac procedures	23
cardioversion	32
catheterization	23
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	64
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
lab tests	26
minimally invasive procedures	46

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	74

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	75
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James J. Merrill, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Kingsport, TN were inpatient care, hospital care, cardiac procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

ablation	29
ambulatory monitoring	85
blood draw	23
cardiac procedures	131
cardioversion	32
catheterization	29
diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	440
hospital care	142
implant surgery	45
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	26
inpatient care	142
lab tests	53
minimally invasive procedures	109
ultrasound (sonogram)	22

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD.

**Gender**
Female	651
Male	789

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	7
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1397
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	7

**Age**
85 and over	263
75 to 84	554
Less than 65	123
65 to 74	497

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Merrill, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James J. Merrill, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and atrial fibrilation.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	47
Cancer	10
Dementia	10

Education & Training

He has a state license in Virginia.

Licensed In: Virginia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James J. Merrill, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James J. Merrill, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 3 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James J. Merrill, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Kingsport, TN.

4.5

Overall Rating

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$20,853 Pradaxa $20,789	Praxbind $29	OFEV $18	JARDIANCE $17
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$4,705 Micra $1,215	Amplia MRI $273	Reveal LINQ $62	Capsure $58	STENTS $54	Other $3,043
Abbott Laboratories	$2,055 Xience SkyPoint $383	EP-WorkMate Claris System $154	FlexAbility $118	Xience V coronary stent system $105	EP Recording Systems $102	Other $1,193
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$1,914 Electrophysiology $983	Electrophysiology (EP) $377	Ensite Derexi $226	Ampere RF Ablation Generator $173	CRM $120	Other $35
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)	$1,911 LifeVest $1,911
Other	$6,364 CVX-300CVX-300P $1,528	TACHY LEAD $748	XARELTO $682	ELIQUIS $548	DXR Undivided $358	Other $2,500

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$19,700
Food and Beverage	$9,565
Travel and Lodging	$5,659
Consulting Fee	$2,634
Education	$244

Research Payments

Dr. James J. Merrill, MD has received 69 research payments totaling $109,828.

Biography

Dr. James Merrill's medical specialty is adult cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm). The average patient rating for Dr. Merrill is 4.5 stars (out of 5). He is professionally affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.