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Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD

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(Robert K Merchant - FCCP, MD - Billings Clinic)

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Specializes in: Pulmonology (Lung & Respiratory Disease) and Pediatric Critical Care

801 North 29th Street
Billings, MT 59101

1-800-332-7156

Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD is a pulmonologist in Billings, MT specializing in pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease) and pediatric critical care.

Office Locations

801 North 29th Street
Billings, MT 59101

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In The News

“Dr. Robert Merchant, a pulmonologist from Billings, Montana, said research data is clear that pollution from Colstrip and other plants is linked to medical problems including cancers, developmental...”—"'War on coal' rhetoric heats up as Biden seeks to curb pollution with election looming", Associated Press News, May 2024

“Billings Clinic Chief Medical Officer Robert Merchant says the facility now has the highest number of patients he's seen during his tenure.”—"Billings hospitals see higher than usual patient numbers", The Washington Times, February 2019

“Dr. Robert Merchant, a pulmonologist in Billings, Montana, who deals with the health problems related to coal mining near his city, acknowledged the dilemma.”—"Big Coal's Plans For The Pacific Northwest Take A Major Hit", Huff Post, August 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Billings, MT during 2012 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	90
doctor visit	537
hospital care	264
inpatient care	264
pulmonary testing	340
sleep study	146
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Billings, MT during 2013 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	95
doctor visit	425
hospital care	313
inpatient care	313
pulmonary testing	415
sleep study	133
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	15

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD.

**Gender**
Male	427
Female	430

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	784
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	45

**Age**
From 65 to 74	399
From 75 to 84	275
85 and over	57
Less than 65	126

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	34
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Billings, MT during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	93
doctor visit	252
hospital care	255
inpatient care	255
pulmonary testing	213
sleep study	113

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD.

**Gender**
Male	333
Female	342

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	612
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	38

**Age**
From 65 to 74	289
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	62
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	38
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Billings, MT during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	70
doctor visit	251
hospital care	168
inpatient care	168
pulmonary testing	139
sleep study	88

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD.

**Gender**
Male	490
Female	506

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	928
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	38

**Age**
From 65 to 74	438
From 75 to 84	302
85 and over	118
Less than 65	138

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Billings, MT during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	48
doctor visit	224
hospital care	161
inpatient care	161
pulmonary testing	104
sleep study	64

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD.

**Gender**
Male	242
Female	273

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	471
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	25

**Age**
From 65 to 74	235
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	43
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	48
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Billings, MT during 2017 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	90
doctor visit	134
hospital care	165
inpatient care	165
pulmonary testing	254
sleep study	144

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD.

**Gender**
Male	330
Female	333

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	609
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	32

**Age**
From 65 to 74	294
From 75 to 84	225
85 and over	57
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD in 2017

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Billings, MT during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	83
doctor visit	135
hospital care	173
inpatient care	173
pulmonary testing	163
sleep study	148

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD.

**Gender**
Male	269
Female	259

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	490
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	19

**Age**
From 65 to 74	253
From 75 to 84	157
85 and over	49
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD in 2018

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Billings, MT during 2019 were sleep study, airway management, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	25
doctor visit	56
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24
sleep study	37

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	141
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	18
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD in 2019

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	37
Dementia	17
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Billings, MT during 2020 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	47
doctor visit	13
sleep study	72

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	67

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	127
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	12

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	13
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD in 2020

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	40
Dementia	13
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Billings, MT during 2021 were sleep study, airway management, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	198
doctor visit	34
hospital care	36
inpatient care	36
pulmonary testing	25
sleep study	323

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD.

**Gender**
Male	257
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	433
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	22

**Age**
From 65 to 74	239
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	30
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Billings, MT during 2022 were sleep study, airway management, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	71
doctor visit	66
hospital care	56
inpatient care	56
pulmonary testing	43
sleep study	131

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	262
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	21
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	33
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	11

**Age**
From 65 to 74	12
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD in 2023

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	65
Diabetes	42
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Billings, MT were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and sleep study.

airway management	82
doctor visit	193
hospital care	161
inpatient care	161
pulmonary testing	188
sleep study	127
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD.

**Gender**
Female	220
Male	222

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	404
Hispanic	2
Native American / Alaskan Native	19
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	39
75 to 84	137
Less than 65	61
65 to 74	204

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert K. Merchant, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	17
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Education & Training

He has a state license in Montana.

Licensed In: Montana

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$1,812 TRIATHLON $838	ACCOLADE $680	MAKOplasty $294
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$15 SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $15
Vascular Solutions, Inc.	$12 TURNPIKE $12
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$12 BREZTRI AEROSPHERE $12

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$1,812
Education	$26
Food and Beverage	$12

Biography

Dr. Robert Merchant is a Billings, MT physician who specializes in pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease) and pediatric critical care. Dr. Merchant attended medical school at New York Medical College. He is affiliated with Billings Clinic. His practice in Billings, MT is open to new patients as reported by Yext.