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Mrs. Karen Merkel, NP, FNP

Accepting New Patients

(69 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

5000 W SLAUGHTER LANE
Austin, TX 78749

(512) 654-4000

Mrs. Karen Merkel, NP, FNP is a nurse in Austin, TX specializing in family medicine. Mrs. Karen Merkel, NP, FNP is affiliated with Scott & White Clinic, Baylor Scott & White Health, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple and Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin.

Office Locations

Address:

5000 W SLAUGHTER LANE
Austin, TX 78749

doctor visit	8
emergency care	41

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	90
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

doctor visit	47
emergency care	75

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	71
Black	0
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	12
Less than 65	32

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	34
Dementia	17
Cancer	0

doctor visit	58
emergency care	47

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	85
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	34

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	39
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

breathing treatment	12
doctor visit	282
lab tests	78

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	180

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	222
Black	0
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	22
Less than 65	38

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	19
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

doctor visit	119
lab tests	41

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	90
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

doctor visit	31

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	22

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	20
From 75 to 84	12
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	40
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

doctor visit	387
lab tests	91

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2015 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Mrs. Karen Merkel, NP, FNP for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Mrs. Karen Merkel, NP, FNP treated as a nurse in Austin, TX were lab tests and emergency care.

doctor visit	134
emergency care	54
lab tests	70

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2015 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Mrs. Karen Merkel, NP, FNP.

**Gender**
Female	50
Male	30

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	58
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	12
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	3
75 to 84	15
Less than 65	10
65 to 74	41

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Mrs. Karen Merkel, NP, FNP From 2015 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Mrs. Karen Merkel, NP, FNP treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	38
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	18
Atrial Fibrillation	3
Cancer	3
Dementia	4

Education & Training

She is certified by the Family Nurse Practitioner- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and has a state license in Texas.

Board Certification: Family Nurse Practitioner- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Mrs. Karen Merkel, NP, FNP is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Scott & White Clinic

Baylor Scott & White Health

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin

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.

Mrs. Karen Merkel, NP, FNP appears to accept the following insurance providers: Superior STAR, BlueCross BlueShield ParPlan, Superior CHIP, Superior Health Plan, Humana PPO, Aetna Medicare PPO, Humana ChoiceCare Network, CIGNA Open Access Plus In Network, CIGNA Choice Fund, CIGNA Open Access Plus, Aetna Open Access Managed Choice, Aetna Open Access Elect Choice, Aetna Choice POS II, WellCare, Medicare Advantage, TriWest, AARP, CIGNA Open Access, United Healthcare Select Plus, United Healthcare Select, Humana HMO, United Healthcare Choice Plus, Blue Choice, United Healthcare Choice, TRICARE Prime, Guardian, TRICARE Extra, Aetna QPOS, United Healthcare Navigate, United Healthcare, Aetna Open Choice PPO, Aetna Managed Choice, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, TRICARE, Blue California, Aetna Select, United Healthcare Navigate Plus, Aetna HMO, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Solutions PPO, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Extended PPO, Optum-Optum Behavioral Health, Aetna-Health Network Only, UnitedHealth-Secure Horizons, Aetna-Group Retiree Medicare PPO - Limited to Exxon/Mobil, Aetna-Open Access Select, Aetna-Aetna Medicare Prime Plan (HMO), Aetna-Aetna Signature Administrators, Aetna-Health Network Option, Aetna-Aetna Medicare Dual Complete Plan (HMO D-SNP) and Aetna-Aetna Medicare Value Plan (HMO).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Mrs. Karen Merkel, NP, FNP accepts the following insurance providers:

Superior STAR

BlueCross BlueShield ParPlan

Superior CHIP

Superior Health Plan

Humana PPO

Aetna Medicare PPO

Humana ChoiceCare Network

CIGNA Open Access Plus In Network

CIGNA Choice Fund

CIGNA Open Access Plus

Aetna Open Access Managed Choice

Aetna Open Access Elect Choice

Aetna Choice POS II

WellCare

Medicare Advantage

TriWest

AARP

CIGNA Open Access

United Healthcare Select Plus

United Healthcare Select

Humana HMO

United Healthcare Choice Plus

Blue Choice

United Healthcare Choice

TRICARE Prime

Guardian

TRICARE Extra

Aetna QPOS

United Healthcare Navigate

United Healthcare

Aetna Open Choice PPO

Aetna Managed Choice

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

TRICARE

Blue California

Aetna Select

United Healthcare Navigate Plus

Aetna HMO

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Solutions PPO

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Extended PPO

Optum-Optum Behavioral Health

Aetna-Health Network Only

UnitedHealth-Secure Horizons

Aetna-Group Retiree Medicare PPO - Limited to Exxon/Mobil

Aetna-Open Access Select

Aetna-Aetna Medicare Prime Plan (HMO)

Aetna-Aetna Signature Administrators

Aetna-Health Network Option

Aetna-Aetna Medicare Dual Complete Plan (HMO D-SNP)

Aetna-Aetna Medicare Value Plan (HMO)

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Ratings & Reviews

Mrs. Karen Merkel, NP, FNP has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 69 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Mrs. Karen Merkel, NP, FNP from all over the web to help you find the right in Austin, TX.

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Biography

Ms. Karen Merkel is a specialist in family medicine. Her patients gave her an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Ms. Merkel most likely takes Blue California, TRICARE, and Aetna Medicare, as well as other insurance carriers. She is affiliated with Scott & White Clinic. According to Baylor Scott & White Health, new patients are welcome to contact Ms. Merkel's office in Austin, TX.