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Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD

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Specializes in: Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease), Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine) and Pediatric Sleep Medicine

5050 Poplar Avenue Suite 800
Memphis, TN 38157

(901) 276-2662

Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD is a neurologist in Memphis, TN specializing in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease), internal medicine (adult medicine) and pediatric sleep medicine.

Office Locations

5050 Poplar Avenue Suite 800
Memphis, TN 38157

(901) 276-2662

(901) 274-2033

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In The News

“Dr. Merrill Wise sees the aftermath of schools' early starting times every...”—"If later school start times are better, why aren't they more popular?", USA Today, August 2017

“"This is a very worrisome and concerning paper, and it's likely to lead to a re-examination of whether these devices are really in babies' best interest," said Dr. Merrill Wise, a pediatric sleep...”—"Why You Might Not Want That Infant Sound Machine", Huff Post, March 2014

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

in-lab polysomnography

sleep study

sleep study with CPAP

In 2023, Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD performed more in-lab polysomnography (overnight sleep study), sleep study, and sleep study with CPAP procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Tennessee.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD treated as a neurologist in Memphis, TN during 2012 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	82
doctor visit	337
sleep study	171

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD treated as a neurologist in Memphis, TN during 2013 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	98
doctor visit	411
sleep study	183

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	152

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	210
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	42
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD treated as a neurologist in Memphis, TN during 2014 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	101
doctor visit	524
sleep study	233

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	198
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	276
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	211
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	13
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	42
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD treated as a neurologist in Memphis, TN during 2015 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	83
doctor visit	526
sleep study	175

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	394
Female	406

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	594
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	446
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	180

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	45
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD treated as a neurologist in Memphis, TN during 2016 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	76
doctor visit	473
sleep study	157

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	244
Black	86
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	12
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	46
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD treated as a neurologist in Memphis, TN during 2017 were sleep study, airway management, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	104
doctor visit	593
preventive care	11
sleep study	236
vaccines	11

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	216
Female	195

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	291
Black	105
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	232
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	44
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD treated as a neurologist in Memphis, TN during 2018 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	137
doctor visit	674
sleep study	272

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	229

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	325
Black	106
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	253
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	13
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	42
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD treated as a neurologist in Memphis, TN during 2019 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	91
doctor visit	725
sleep study	201

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	262
Female	246

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	383
Black	113
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	276
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	25
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	43
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD treated as a neurologist in Memphis, TN during 2020 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	75
doctor visit	633
sleep study	158

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	251
Female	227

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	358
Black	104
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	263
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	20
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	41
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD treated as a neurologist in Memphis, TN during 2021 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	51
doctor visit	620
sleep study	121

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	231
Female	241

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	353
Black	104
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	272
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	16
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	41
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD treated as a neurologist in Memphis, TN during 2022 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	46
doctor visit	466
sleep study	107

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	201
Female	210

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	315
Black	81
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	252
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	16
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	39
Dementia	3
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD treated as a neurologist in Memphis, TN were sleep study, airway management, preventive care and vaccines.

airway management	85
doctor visit	543
preventive care	11
sleep study	183
vaccines	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	205

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	63
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	304
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	65
85 and over	10
Less than 65	78
65 to 74	228

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Merrill S. Wise III, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	38
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Education & Training

He has a state license in Tennessee.

Licensed In: Tennessee

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$4,588 SUNOSI $2,548	Xyrem $307	$1,733
United Therapeutics Corporation	$1,029 TYVASO $631	ORENITRAM $361	REMODULIN $22	ADCIRCA $15
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$809 OFEV $509	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $157	STIOLTO RESPIMAT $69	STIOLTO $55	COMBIVENT RESPIMAT $11	Other $8
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$514 BREZTRI $219	SYMBICORT $170	TEZSPIRE $44	TAGRISSO $33	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $22	Other $26
ZOLL Medical Corporation	$480 $480
Other	$4,026 Wakix $457	TYVASO $379	Brovana $315	DUPIXENT $280	Procedural Solutions $272	Other $2,323

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$6,666
Consulting Fee	$4,580
Education	$200

Biography

Dr. Merrill Wise, who practices in Memphis, TN, is a medical specialist in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease) and pediatric sleep medicine. He graduated from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine.