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Merle K. Pickel JR, OD

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Specializes in: Optometry (Primary Eye Care)

50 Willow Street Suite A
Nashville, IN 47448

(812) 988-4937

Merle K. Pickel JR, OD is an optometrist in Nashville, IN specializing in optometry (primary eye care).

Office Locations

50 Willow Street Suite A
Nashville, IN 47448

(812) 988-4937

(812) 988-2110

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In The News

“Merle Pickel, who has an optometry practice east of Bloomington in Nashville, underwent surgery to remove the lower portion of his...”—"Teen saves dad after accident", Desert News, November 2006

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Merle K. Pickel JR, OD treated as an optometrist in Nashville, IN during 2012 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Merle K. Pickel JR, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	211
eye procedures	2375

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Merle K. Pickel JR, OD treated as an optometrist in Nashville, IN during 2013 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Merle K. Pickel JR, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	238
eye procedures	421

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Merle K. Pickel JR, OD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	256

**Age**
From 65 to 74	181
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	67
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Merle K. Pickel JR, OD in 2013

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Merle K. Pickel JR, OD treated as an optometrist in Nashville, IN during 2014 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Merle K. Pickel JR, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	234
eye procedures	387

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Merle K. Pickel JR, OD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	240

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	369
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	46
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Merle K. Pickel JR, OD in 2014

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Merle K. Pickel JR, OD treated as an optometrist in Nashville, IN during 2015 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Merle K. Pickel JR, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	248
eye procedures	365

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Merle K. Pickel JR, OD.

**Gender**
Male	266
Female	424

**Age**
From 65 to 74	332
From 75 to 84	216
85 and over	88
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Merle K. Pickel JR, OD in 2015

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Merle K. Pickel JR, OD treated as an optometrist in Nashville, IN during 2016 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Merle K. Pickel JR, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	216
eye procedures	380
ultrasound (sonogram)	12

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Merle K. Pickel JR, OD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	201

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	37
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Merle K. Pickel JR, OD in 2016

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Merle K. Pickel JR, OD treated as an optometrist in Nashville, IN during 2017 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Merle K. Pickel JR, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	226
eye procedures	332

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Merle K. Pickel JR, OD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	169

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	42
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Merle K. Pickel JR, OD in 2017

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	32
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Merle K. Pickel JR, OD treated as an optometrist in Nashville, IN during 2018 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Merle K. Pickel JR, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	29
eye procedures	45

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Merle K. Pickel JR, OD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	35

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Merle K. Pickel JR, OD in 2018

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	17
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2018

Volume of procedures performed by Merle K. Pickel JR, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Merle K. Pickel JR, OD treated as an optometrist in Nashville, IN were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

doctor visit	200
eye procedures	615
ultrasound (sonogram)	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2018

Information about Medicare patients treated by Merle K. Pickel JR, OD.

**Gender**
Female	189
Male	119

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	52
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	93
85 and over	40
Less than 65	22
65 to 74	149

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Merle K. Pickel JR, OD From 2012 - 2018

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Merle K. Pickel JR, OD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	6
Cancer	4

Education & Training

He has a state license in Indiana.

Licensed In: Indiana

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Merle K. Pickel JR, OD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
ABB Con-Cise Optical Group LLC	$23 Contact Lens $23
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$14 NON-PRODUCT $14

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$23
Education	$14

Biography

Dr. Merle Pickel works as an optometry (primary eye care) specialist in Nashville, IN. Dr. Pickel obtained a license to practice in Indiana.

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Merle K. Pickel JR, OD in 2013

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Merle K. Pickel JR, OD in 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Merle K. Pickel JR, OD in 2015

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Merle K. Pickel JR, OD in 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Merle K. Pickel JR, OD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Merle K. Pickel JR, OD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2018

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2018

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Merle K. Pickel JR, OD From 2012 - 2018

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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