Deana Mercer, MD

About

DEANA MERCER, MD is a sports medicine (orthopedic) located at UNM HOSPITAL ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY in ALBUQUERQUE, NM.

Deana Mercer is one of 121 orthopedic providers listed in ALBUQUERQUE, NM on AdvOrtho.

Practice at a glance

In 2024, 100% of Deana Mercer's identifiable Medicare procedure volume was hand and wrist work. Their most frequent service was incision of tendon covering of finger for 29 Medicare patients.

Most-performed procedures, 2024

• Incision of tendon covering of finger

  42

  29 patients · above the state median of 23

• Release and/or relocation of hand nerve

  35

  30 patients · above the state median of 22

• Release and/or relocation of elbow nerve

  17

  13 patients · near the national median of 16

Training and practice

Deana Mercer has been in practice since 2003, after graduating from University of New Mexico School of Medicine.

• Practices with Unm Medical Group Inc (1,052 clinicians)
• Affiliated with Unm Hospital

Industry relationships

Manufacturers reported $86,201 in payments and transfers of value to Deana Mercer in 2024, excluding meals, travel and gifts. Relationships like these are common among surgeons who help design implants or train other clinicians, and companies are required by law to report them.

• speaking or training other clinicians

  $39,600

• royalties on devices or techniques they helped develop

  $33,789

• teaching in an accredited education program

  $10,000

• consulting

  $2,813

Reported by Skeletal Dynamics Inc, AXOGEN, Checkpoint Surgical, Inc and others.

Source: CMS Open Payments, 2024, as reported by manufacturers. Disclosure is required by law and does not indicate anything improper. Figures reflect what companies reported and may include work unrelated to patient care. Providers who believe a figure is wrong should take it up with CMS, and can contact us about how it appears here.

Registry record

• Licensed in New Mexico
• Practices within a group or organization

Credentials: Doctor of Medicine (MD)

An MD degree indicates completion of a medical doctorate program focused on allopathic medicine. MDs complete four years of medical school followed by residency training in their chosen specialty. Orthopedic surgery residencies typically last five years and include extensive training in surgical and non-surgical treatment of musculoskeletal conditions.