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Dr. Deana Mercer, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

University of New Mexico School of Medicine (2003)

2211 Lomas Boulevard Ne
Albuquerque, NM 87131

(505) 272-2231

Dr. Deana Mercer, MD is an orthopedist in Albuquerque, NM specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery. She graduated from University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 2003 and has 23 years of experience. Dr. Deana Mercer, MD is affiliated with University of New Mexico Medical Group.

Office Locations

2211 Lomas Boulevard Ne
Albuquerque, NM 87131

(505) 272-2231

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In The News

“Dr. Deana Mercer, a pediatric hand surgeon at Carrie Tingley, and Christina Salas, assistant professor and director of UNM Orthopaedics Biomechanics & Biomaterials Laboratory, both hope that...”—"3-D printers studied as new hand option", Albuquerque Journal , August 2016

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Volume:

nerve decompression surgery

open carpal tunnel surgery

trigger finger surgery

upper extremity surgery

By Affordability:

decompression surgery

nerve decompression surgery

nerve procedures

nerve surgery

tendon sheath incision

trigger finger surgery

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within New Mexico, Dr. Deana Mercer, MD performed more nerve decompression surgery, open carpal tunnel surgery, trigger finger surgery, and upper extremity surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and she also had a list price for decompression surgery, nerve decompression surgery, nerve procedures, nerve surgery, tendon sheath incision, and trigger finger surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Deana Mercer, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albuquerque, NM during 2012 were nerve procedures, open surgery, upper extremity surgery and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	186
nerve procedures	13
open surgery	13
upper extremity surgery	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Deana Mercer, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albuquerque, NM during 2013 were upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures, open surgery and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	237
nerve procedures	19
open surgery	19
tendon surgery	16
upper extremity surgery	35

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	107

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	104
Black	0
Hispanic	60
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD in 2013

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	32
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Deana Mercer, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albuquerque, NM during 2014 were upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures, open surgery and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	279
injections	17
nerve procedures	27
open surgery	27
tendon surgery	18
upper extremity surgery	45

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	115

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	119
Black	0
Hispanic	65
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD in 2014

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Deana Mercer, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albuquerque, NM during 2015 were upper extremity surgery, tendon surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	13
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	206
injections	13
nerve procedures	20
open surgery	20
tendon surgery	21
upper extremity surgery	41

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	214
Black	0
Hispanic	102
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	32

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	24
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD in 2015

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Deana Mercer, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albuquerque, NM during 2016 were upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures, open surgery and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	44
doctor visit	275
nerve procedures	44
open surgery	44
tendon surgery	35
upper extremity surgery	79

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	0
Hispanic	60
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	22

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	12
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD in 2016

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Deana Mercer, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albuquerque, NM during 2017 were upper extremity surgery, open surgery, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	69
doctor visit	353
fracture surgery	15
nerve procedures	69
open surgery	84
tendon surgery	43
upper extremity surgery	127

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	159
Black	0
Hispanic	87
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	18
Less than 65	83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD in 2017

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Deana Mercer, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albuquerque, NM during 2018 were upper extremity surgery, open surgery, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD for Medicare patients.

closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	15
decompression surgery	56
doctor visit	387
fracture surgery	17
nerve procedures	56
open surgery	73
tendon surgery	38
upper extremity surgery	111

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	195
Black	0
Hispanic	93
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	23

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	13
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD in 2018

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Deana Mercer, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albuquerque, NM during 2019 were upper extremity surgery, tendon surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	33
doctor visit	343
nerve procedures	33
open surgery	33
tendon surgery	52
upper extremity surgery	85

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	177
Black	0
Hispanic	83
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	17

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD in 2019

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	27
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Deana Mercer, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albuquerque, NM during 2020 were upper extremity surgery, tendon surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	53
doctor visit	160
nerve procedures	53
open surgery	53
tendon surgery	62
upper extremity surgery	115

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	145

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	139
Black	0
Hispanic	69
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	11

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD in 2020

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Deana Mercer, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albuquerque, NM during 2021 were upper extremity surgery, open surgery, tendon surgery and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	36
doctor visit	211
fracture surgery	13
nerve procedures	36
open surgery	49
tendon surgery	44
upper extremity surgery	93

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	132
Black	0
Hispanic	57
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	13
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD in 2021

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Deana Mercer, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albuquerque, NM during 2022 were upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures, open surgery and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	40
doctor visit	215
nerve procedures	40
open surgery	40
tendon surgery	40
upper extremity surgery	80

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	117

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	147
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	12
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD in 2022

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Deana Mercer, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albuquerque, NM were upper extremity surgery, open surgery, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

aspiration	15
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	15
decompression surgery	37
doctor visit	259
fracture surgery	15
injections	15
nerve procedures	37
open surgery	41
tendon surgery	36
upper extremity surgery	74

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	138
Hispanic	64
Native American / Alaskan Native	9
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	35
85 and over	8
Less than 65	57
65 to 74	109

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Deana Mercer, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	2
Cancer	7
Dementia	2

Education & Training

Dr. Deana Mercer, MD graduated from University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 2003. She has a state license in New Mexico.

Medical School: University of New Mexico School of Medicine (2003)

Licensed In: New Mexico

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Deana Mercer, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University of New Mexico Medical Group

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AXOGEN	$272,002 AxoGuard Nerve Protector $130,933	AVANCE NERVE GRAFT $95,975	AxoGuard Nerve Connector $38,132	AxoTouch $99	$6,863
Skeletal Dynamics Inc	$230,100 Implate $230,100
Skeletal Dynamics LLC	$32,828 Implate $32,828
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$7,132 XIAFLEX $7,132
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$1,895 Peri-Loc $722	Trauma Plates, Screws, and Nails $705	EVOS $304	META TAN $73	$92
Other	$2,322 Checkpoint Stimulators $224	ACCOLADE $161	ALL ARTHREX PRODUCT LINES $135	EVOS $133	Conquest FN $126	Other $1,542

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$300,741
Consulting Fee	$99,368
Honoraria	$38,600
Travel and Lodging	$35,540
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program	$27,225
Other	$44,806

Research Payments

Dr. Deana Mercer, MD has received 1 research payments totaling $5,000.

Biography

Dr. Deana Mercer is a physician who specializes in hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. She is professionally affiliated with the University of New Mexico Medical Group. Dr. Mercer studied medicine at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine.

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Deana Mercer, MD From 2012 - 2022

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