Michael Merz, MD

About

MICHAEL MERZ, MD is an orthopedic surgery located at 120 WILLIAM PENN PLZ in DURHAM, NC.

Michael Merz is one of 91 orthopedic providers listed in DURHAM, NC on AdvOrtho.

Practice at a glance

In 2024, 54% of Michael Merz's identifiable Medicare procedure volume was hip work. Their most frequent service was aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint for 86 Medicare patients.

Most-performed procedures, 2024

• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint

  142

  86 patients · near the state median of 107

• Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis

  41

  40 patients · above the state median of 25

• Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee

  35

  34 patients · near the state median of 30

Training and practice

Michael Merz has been in practice since 2009, after graduating from University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio.

• Practices with Emergeortho PA (726 clinicians)
• Affiliated with Duke University Hospital, North Carolina Specialty Hospital and Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital

Registry record

• Licensed in Massachusetts and North Carolina - licensed beyond the practice state, which roughly one in five providers here is
• 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.