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Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN

(276 Ratings)

Specializes in: Pulmonology (Lung & Respiratory Disease) and Sleep Medicine

Professional interests include: pulmonary fibrosis, lung issues, autoimmune diseases

50 N Medical Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84132

(801) 587-5859

Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN is a nurse in Salt Lake City, UT specializing in pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease) and sleep medicine. Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN is affiliated with University of Utah Health and UNIVERSITY OF UTAH ADULT SERVICES.

Office Locations

University of Utah Health

1280 E. Stringham Avenue
Salt Lake City, UT 84106

(801) 581-2000

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University of Utah Health

165 N. University Avenue
Farmington, UT 84025

(801) 213-3200

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50 N Medical Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84132

(801) 587-5859

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Some issues Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN can help you with:

Autoimmune Diseases

An autoimmune disorder happens when the immune system mistakenly attacks the tissues of its own body, causing symptoms of illness. There are more than 80 different types of autoimmune disorders. While some are very rare, others are fairly common. Combined, autoimmune disorders are one of the leading causes of death and disability in the United States, affecting approximately 24 million people.

A properly working immune system identifies foreign substances in the body that might cause illness, such as bacteria and viruses. The immune system then creates antibodies which attack the foreign substances, neutralizing them and keeping the body safe. In people with autoimmune disorders, something goes wrong with this process. For reasons that are not fully understand, the immune system creates antibodies to attack the patient's own tissues.

Symptoms of an autoimmune disorder depend on which tissue is being attacked by the immune system, but common symptoms of autoimmune disease include fever, fatigue, and a general feeling of just not being well. Autoimmune disorders are more common in women than in men, and they may run in families. Autoimmune disorders can affect various parts of the body such as blood vessels, connective tissue, endocrine glands, joints, muscles, red blood cells, skin, and many others.

It is common to have more than one autoimmune disorder at a time. Most are chronic, or life-long illnesses, although they may come and go in flares. Treatment for autoimmune disorders depends on which part of the body is being attacked. For example:

A type 1 diabetic whose pancreas has been damaged will need insulin.
A person with Hashimoto's whose thyroid has been damaged will need replacement thyroid hormones.
Someone with Sjogren's syndrome will need eye drops and mouth rinses to replace tears and saliva.

Many autoimmune disorders of all kinds are treated with immune-suppressing medications, such as corticosteroids (e.g. prednisone) to reduce the effect of the immune system.

Lung Issues

Every cell in the body requires oxygen to function and produces carbon dioxide as a waste product. In order to keep the body's tissues constantly supplied with fresh oxygen and to keep waste from building up, the lungs pump air in and out, even while sleeping or unaware. Unfortunately, diseases and disorders affecting the lungs are some of the most common medical problems afflicting people around the world. Some of the most common lung problems include asthma, COPD, pneumonia, and lung cancer.

Asthma is a chronic disease where swollen, inflamed airways make it hard to breathe. It is often brought on by specific triggers. While asthma is a common condition, affecting millions of people, it can also be serious and even fatal in severe cases. Treatment involves avoiding triggers and using inhaled corticosteroid medications.

COPD, or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, is the name given to two illnesses that both cause difficulty breathing: emphysema and chronic bronchitis. In emphysema, the air sacs of the lungs become damaged, while with bronchitis they become clogged with mucus. COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. It is almost always caused by breathing irritants into the lungs, such as smoking or heavy pollution.

Pneumonia is a lung infection that can be caused by bacteria, a virus, or fungi. Most healthy people recover from pneumonia in a week or two, but for some people pneumonia can be fatal. There are treatments available for pneumonia, but the best treatment is to prevent getting sick in the first place. People who are at risk should make sure they get a flu shot every year. There is also a vaccine available for the type of bacteria that causes pneumonia.

Lung cancer occurs when abnormal cells inside the lung grow into a tumor, destroying healthy tissue. Because it is so difficult to detect lung cancer in early stages when it has few symptoms, it is the deadliest form of cancer, responsible for the most cancer deaths both in the U.S. and worldwide. Most lung cancer is caused by exposure to tobacco smoke, but between 10-15% of cases are not linked to smoking.

Some problems with the lungs are minor and are not cause for concern. However if symptoms have lasted for a month or more, even if they are minor, it is worth checking with a healthcare professional. A cough, shortness of breath, or excess mucus production that lingers for weeks are all worth getting looked at.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN treated as a nurse in Salt Lake City, UT during 2012 were pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	650
pulmonary testing	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	573

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN.

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	370
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	192
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	28
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN in 2013

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	34
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	502

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	370
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	185
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	34
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN in 2014

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	34
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	501

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN.

**Gender**
Male	366
Female	460

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	770
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	396
From 75 to 84	238
85 and over	44
Less than 65	148

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN in 2015

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	260

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	137

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	239
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	24
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN in 2016

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	41
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	96

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	34

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN in 2017

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	253

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	60

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN in 2018

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	24
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	204

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	52

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	92
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	16
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	155

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	109
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	15
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN in 2020

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	258

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	129
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN in 2021

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	275

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	152
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	39
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN treated as a nurse in Salt Lake City, UT were pulmonary testing.

doctor visit	338
pulmonary testing	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	202
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	3
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	67
85 and over	14
Less than 65	33
65 to 74	112

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	24
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	4
Cancer	8

Education & Training

She has a state license in Idaho.

Licensed In: Idaho

Affiliations & Hospitals

Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University of Utah Health

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH ADULT SERVICES

Ratings & Reviews

Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.58 out of 5 stars based on 276 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN from all over the web to help you find the right in Salt Lake City, UT.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Ms. Debra J. Mercy, CRNP, APRN. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
EISAI INC.	$53 $53
Itamar Medical Inc	$11 WatchPATONE $11

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$63

Biography

Ms. Debra Mercy specializes in pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease) and sleep medicine. She has a special interest in pulmonary fibrosis and autoimmune diseases. Patients rated Ms. Mercy highly, giving her an average of 4.5 stars (out of 5). She is professionally affiliated with the University of Utah Health.