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- 7800 Dallas St, Fort Smith, AR 72903
About Demi Merlino
Listed in the NPI registry as a nurse practitioner — acute care, Demi D. Merlino, APRN, MNSC practices in Fort Smith, AR. According to Medicare claims data, Demi cared for 852 Medicare patients across 1,520 services. The services billed most often include established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more, injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg, and insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample. NPI 1144611922 identifies this record in the national registry.
Factual summary compiled by Guide.md from public records; not written by this provider.
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Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (479) 314-4940
- Email not available
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Practice Locations
7800 DALLAS ST
Fort Smith, AR 72903
Conditions and Services Within This Provider's Scope
Within Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Brain & Nerve
Digestive issues
Heart & Circulation
- Heart failure flare-up
- AFib
- Dangerous high blood pressure
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Heart attack
- Shock
- Unexplained chest pain
Lung & Breathing
- COPD flare-up
- Blood Clot in Lung
- Collapsed lung
- Fluid around the lungs
- Low oxygen levels
- Respiratory failure
- Severe asthma attack
- Shortness of breath
Surgical recovery
Allergic reactions
Brain & nerves
Digestive & Abdominal
- Abdominal Pain
- Acute gallbladder inflammation
- Acute pancreatitis
- Ascites
- Internal Bleeding
- Small-bowel obstruction
Emergency care
General Acute Care
Heart & circulation
Hormone & Metabolism
Infections
- Bone infection
- C. diff Infection
- Cellulitis
- Community-acquired pneumonia
- Kidney infection
- Meningitis
- Sepsis or blood infection
Kidney & Urinary
Liver & kidney
Post-Surgery Care
Trauma & injury
Procedures & services
Bones & Joints
Breathing & lung support
- Chest tube removal
- Breathing tube removal
- Chest Needle Decompression
- CPAP titration
Critical care
Critical Care Procedures
- Critical Care Consultation
- Sepsis Treatment Protocol
- Arterial catheter placement
- Central line placement
- Emergency intubation
Digestive & Abdominal
Emergency care
- Emergency trauma evaluation
- Rapid response team evaluation
- Stomach pumping or activated charcoal
- Emergency epinephrine injection
Follow-up & recovery
General Acute Care
Heart & Circulation
Kidney & Urinary
- Urinary catheter insertion
- Dialysis Catheter Care
Medications & Monitoring
Pain Management
Post-Surgery Care
Pre-Surgery
Surgical recovery
Wound & Injury
Wound & injury care
- Dead tissue removal from wounds
- Minor laceration repair
- Superficial foreign-body removal
- Wound vacuum therapy
Blood & Infusion
Brain & Nerve
Brain & nerve care
Lung & Chest
Pain management
Testing & Monitoring
Vascular access
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
1,520 services · 852 patients · 15 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Procedure | 36415 |
272 | More often than most peers in Nurse Practitioner — Acute Care |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views | Imaging | 71046 |
49 | More often than most peers in Nurse Practitioner — Acute Care |
| Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free | Treatment | 90662 |
37 | More often than most peers in Nurse Practitioner — Acute Care |
| Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | Treatment | 96372 |
35 | As often as other peers in Nurse Practitioner — Acute Care |
| Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | Drug given | J1100 |
276 | As often as other peers in Nurse Practitioner — Acute Care |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
531 | More than most peers in Nurse Practitioner — Acute Care |
| Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | Billing code | G0439 |
94 | More often than most peers in Nurse Practitioner — Acute Care |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | Office visit | 99213 |
45 | As often as other peers in Nurse Practitioner — Acute Care |
| Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient' | Billing code | G2211 |
38 | Less often than most peers in Nurse Practitioner — Acute Care |
| Administration of influenza virus vaccine | Billing code | G0008 |
38 | More often than most peers in Nurse Practitioner — Acute Care |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Related specialists at this location 8
Clinically related specialties at the same address — the people this provider most likely works alongside.
Also at this address 1
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other nurse practitioners in Fort Smith 8
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 24 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 2014 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample 8
Providers in AR who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Demi D. Merlino, APRN specialize in?
Demi D. Merlino, APRN is a nurse practitioner in Fort Smith, AR. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Nurse Practitioner — Acute Care”.
NPI registry
Where is Demi D. Merlino, APRN located?
Demi D. Merlino, APRN is listed at 7800 Dallas St, Fort Smith, AR 72903. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Demi D. Merlino, APRN's phone number?
The number on file is (479) 314-4940. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Demi D. Merlino, APRN's NPI number?
Demi D. Merlino, APRN's National Provider Identifier is 1144611922. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Demi D. Merlino, APRN train?
Demi D. Merlino, APRN attended Other, graduating in 2014. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Demi D. Merlino, APRN been practicing?
Demi D. Merlino, APRN has 12 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2014, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Demi D. Merlino, APRN do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Demi D. Merlino, APRN performs procedures including insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample; reads or performs imaging such as x-ray of chest, 2 views; provides treatments such as influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free and injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Demi D. Merlino, APRN confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Demi D. Merlino, APRN. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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