Thomas J Merle, MD

Primary specialty

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) PhysicianTaxonomy code 208G00000X

License

35055260 Issued in OH

Practice address

3533 Southern Blvd
Ste 5650
Kettering, OH 45429-1264

Phone

(937) 294-3611

Fax

(937) 294-9010

NPI assigned

Jul 7, 2005

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

Yes

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Electronic endpoints 2

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in OH

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Thoracic Surgery

Education

Ohio State University College of Medicine, 1982

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Kettering Independent Medical Group IncGroup PAC ID 3173710936, 699 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Kettering Health Main Campus Hospital, Kettering, OH, CCN 360079
• Kettering Health Dayton Hospital, Dayton, OH, CCN 360133
• Kettering Health Greene Memorial Hospital, Xenia, OH, CCN 360026
• Kettering Health Miamisburg Hospital, Miamisburg, OH, CCN 360239
• Soin Medical Center Hospital, Beaver Creek, OH, CCN 360360

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

81.34 of 100Reported as group

Quality

63.67

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

74.14

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Kettering Independent Medical Group Inc

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Miamisburg, OH
  • NPI 1629387865
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Hans Zwart, M.D. and Associates, Inc

  • Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
  • Kettering, OH
  • NPI 1174578447
  NPD (past)
• Kettering Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Kettering, OH
  • NPI 1043233984
  NPD (past)
• Premier Health Specialists Inc

  • Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist
  • Dayton, OH
  • NPI 1902211287
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Beavercreek Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Beavercreek, OH
  • NPI 1760764849
  Care Compare affiliation
• Dayton Osteopathic Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Dayton, OH
  • NPI 1053339507
  Care Compare affiliation
• Greene Memorial Hospital Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Xenia, OH
  • NPI 1255317848
  Care Compare affiliation
• Kettering Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Kettering, OH
  • NPI 1043233984
  Care Compare affiliation
• Kettering Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Miamisburg, OH
  • NPI 1316966518
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Kettering, OH
• Providers in Kettering, OH by specialty
• Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Ohio

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Apr 1, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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