Active NPI 1336140425 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Dr. Katherine Mary Merra , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Hingham, MA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Katherine Merra, MD is a certified Orthopaedic Surgery practicing in Hingham, MA. With approximately 41 years of clinical experience since graduating from Georgetown University School Of Medicine in 1985, Dr. Merra delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 2 POND PARK RD..

Dr. Merra accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg, aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint, established patient outpatient office visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

2 Pond Park Rd.
Ste. 102

Hingham, MA 020434309

Telephone 7813375555

Fax 7813310300

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Christopher W. Rynne Md Pc Facility NPI 1013037753

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Georgetown University School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1985

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in Hingham, MA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

41 Yrs +12.8 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 28.2 Yrs

State Avg: 28.0 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

16 Specialists

Practicing in Hingham, MA (746 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

71.2% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Merra (41 Years) 41 Yrs

Hingham Specialty Average (28.2 Years) 28.2 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,364	212	$10.00	$0.98
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	440	249	$378.33	$76.34
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	422	298	$252.37	$91.98
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	201	179	$363.02	$128.67
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	173	162	$196.76	$51.73
J7324 Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose	154	31	$503.25	$124.19
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	115	115	$355.33	$112.70
J7323 Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose	82	23	$300.00	$117.73
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	69	63	$160.83	$42.79
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	68	56	$155.65	$37.39
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	57	56	$194.00	$49.14
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	48	40	$153.13	$39.25
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	31	31	$167.00	$41.23
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	14	14	$566.00	$169.02

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,355	206	$10.00	$1.07
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	453	238	$381.46	$77.35
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	422	274	$224.29	$92.33
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	176	154	$344.00	$129.88
J7324 Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose	156	33	$500.00	$126.06
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	144	133	$186.28	$49.51
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	127	127	$336.00	$114.56
J7323 Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose	104	22	$300.00	$124.50
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	89	84	$155.31	$41.96
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	70	61	$146.79	$35.89
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	37	36	$163.84	$41.93
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	36	26	$148.22	$39.18
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	27	27	$194.00	$49.58

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,272	188	$10.00	$1.13
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	459	228	$385.25	$79.16
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	379	250	$225.29	$94.33
J7324 Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose	178	39	$500.00	$145.50
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	125	118	$183.96	$49.88
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	119	105	$344.00	$133.13
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	83	77	$155.16	$41.91
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	80	80	$336.00	$115.65
J7323 Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose	65	14	$300.00	$130.16
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	43	34	$143.58	$36.27
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	40	33	$150.68	$38.00
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	33	33	$163.45	$43.00
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	18	18	$222.00	$73.32
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	16	16	$194.00	$50.50

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,600	250	$10.00	$1.26
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	503	277	$366.44	$76.44
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	416	285	$225.53	$95.38
J7324 Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose	156	36	$500.00	$135.71
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	149	131	$344.00	$134.42
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	138	135	$189.24	$50.18
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	107	107	$336.00	$117.59
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	93	86	$154.37	$40.30
J7323 Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose	59	13	$300.00	$135.43
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	36	36	$171.64	$44.51
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	30	25	$143.57	$35.72
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	30	30	$189.47	$48.27
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	30	21	$147.00	$39.25
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	26	24	$119.54	$59.11
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	11	11	$222.00	$76.66

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,161	186	$10.00	$1.45
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	389	212	$355.37	$73.10
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	282	194	$224.58	$78.89
J7324 Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose	150	40	$500.00	$133.83
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	96	88	$344.00	$112.23
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	95	91	$185.00	$46.65
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	73	73	$336.00	$113.48
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	48	44	$154.13	$39.70
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	21	20	$184.76	$45.95
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	21	21	$167.00	$41.86
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	17	15	$164.29	$38.99

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	792	145	$9.96	$1.58
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	287	166	$364.91	$72.43
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	203	159	$224.70	$78.18
J7324 Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose	161	37	$435.40	$266.59
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	100	93	$343.64	$113.46
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	83	80	$184.02	$43.72
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	77	77	$335.99	$114.33
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	31	31	$156.00	$36.69
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	26	25	$191.35	$45.47
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	24	24	$167.00	$39.86
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	24	19	$141.58	$33.40
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	22	18	$147.00	$35.70

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	800	140	$9.75	$1.77
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	285	154	$287.77	$67.94
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	246	165	$179.24	$75.87
J7324 Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose	128	34	$328.13	$141.90
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	119	119	$299.96	$113.09
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	112	105	$124.64	$41.09
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	109	101	$249.80	$111.79
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	41	38	$107.68	$30.46
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	31	23	$111.35	$30.88
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	28	22	$112.30	$33.96
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	27	27	$126.21	$43.03
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	23	22	$117.52	$37.87

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	745	128	$9.70	$1.80
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	283	149	$287.43	$67.01
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	204	138	$155.88	$71.89
J7324 Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose	171	41	$321.05	$147.32
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	109	95	$203.06	$106.45
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	102	102	$261.22	$106.04
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	86	79	$100.19	$39.27
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	38	35	$103.58	$30.04
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	26	26	$101.92	$40.68
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	24	19	$100.00	$31.52
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	23	19	$98.96	$28.57
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	19	17	$100.00	$35.74

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License MA 74730

An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

3079902 (MA)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Tufts Health Plan

719345

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Tufts Medicare Preferred

719345

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Hcvm/first Heatlh/coventy

042297845

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID United Health Care

900324

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Blue Shield

J11386

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Tricare

042297845

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Phcs/multi-Plan

042297845

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Cigna Health Care

B20458702

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID One Health

000233

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

40 Associated Practitioners

Dr. Owen Mcconville , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Nicole Jacobs , OT, CHT

Occupational Therapist

NPI 1124236260

Occupational Therapist, Certified Hand Therapist

Dr. Michael Geary , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI 1194816728

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Angelica Duczakowski , PA

Physician Assistant

NPI 1235223587

Physician Assistant

Dr. John Haskoor , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI 1265827612

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Joanna Hollywood , OTR CHT

Occupational Therapist

NPI 1275668030

OTRCHT

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active October 13, 2011

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location October 13, 2011

Registered at 2 POND PARK RD., STE. 102, HINGHAM, MA 020434309 (Tel: 7813375555)

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Updated Business Mailing Address October 13, 2011

Registered at 2 POND PARK RD., STE. 102, HINGHAM, MA 020434309 (Tel: 7813375555)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated October 13, 2011

Recorded as KATHERINE MERRA, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) October 13, 2011

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #74730 in MA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration August 10, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1336140425

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: August 10, 2005

Last Update: October 13, 2011

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

2 Pond Park Rd., Ste. 102

Hingham, MA 020434309

Phone: 7813375555

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