Craig Merrill MD in Pismo Beach, California

Medical School: Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1991
The Primary Medical Specialty for Craig Merrill MD is listed as: Ophthalmology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 33
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 4789634163
NPI #: 1528060746
NPI Created On: 06/01/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 03/30/2016
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X
License Number:
G81899
Listed Gender: Male

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Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• Humana
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English, Spanish, Italian.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using laser
2. Complex removal of cataract with insertion of lens
3. Removal of cataract with insertion of lens
4. Removal of eyelashes by forceps
5. Ultrasound of corneal structure and measurement
6. Eye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, established patient
7. Eye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, established patient, 1 or more visits
8. Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp
9. Computerized mapping of corneal curvature
10. Measurement of eye muscles to detect deviation of eyeball
11. Measurement of field of vision during daylight conditions
12. Diagnostic imaging of optic nerve of eye
13. Diagnostic imaging of retina
14. Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye
15. Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye
16. Photography of the retina
17. Microscopic evaluation of deep cells of the eye
18. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
19. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 5 minutes
20. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).