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Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD

(90 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

Wake Forest University School of Medicine (1999 - 2003)

Suite 200 Pardee Bluemd - 2695 Hendersonville Road
Arden, NC 28704

(828) 684-6035

Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Hendersonville, NC specializing in family medicine. She graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 2003 and has 23 years of experience. Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD is affiliated with UNC Health and UNC Health Pardee.

Office Locations

611 5th Avenue W Suite B
Hendersonville, NC 28739

(828) 698-3301

(828) 698-7133

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UNC Health Pardee

Suite 200 Pardee Bluemd - 2695 Hendersonville Road
Arden, NC 28704

(828) 684-6035

(828) 654-8152

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hendersonville, NC during 2012 were preventive care, vaccines, breast exam and gynecologic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD for Medicare patients.

breast exam	31
cytology	13
doctor visit	1144
gynecologic pathology	13
gynecologic procedures	31
preventive care	118
vaccines	93

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hendersonville, NC during 2013 were breast exam, gynecologic procedures, preventive care and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD for Medicare patients.

breast exam	31
cytology	16
doctor visit	1041
gynecologic pathology	16
gynecologic procedures	31
preventive care	29
vaccines	13

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	296

**Age**
From 65 to 74	232
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	47
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD in 2013

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	17
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hendersonville, NC during 2014 were breast exam and gynecologic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD for Medicare patients.

breast exam	28
doctor visit	748
gynecologic procedures	28

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	246

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	337
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	201
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	40
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	20
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hendersonville, NC during 2015 were breast exam, gynecologic procedures, preventive care and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD for Medicare patients.

breast exam	38
cytology	11
doctor visit	1036
gynecologic pathology	11
gynecologic procedures	38
preventive care	11

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	222
Female	602

**Age**
From 65 to 74	492
From 75 to 84	210
85 and over	88
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	17
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	994

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	336

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	439
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	264
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	55
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD in 2016

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	18
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hendersonville, NC during 2017 were breast exam, gynecologic procedures, preventive care and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD for Medicare patients.

breast exam	26
cytology	11
doctor visit	1273
gynecologic pathology	11
gynecologic procedures	26
preventive care	11

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	369

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	495
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	307
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	48
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD in 2017

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	19
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hendersonville, NC during 2018 were breast exam, gynecologic procedures, preventive care and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD for Medicare patients.

breast exam	37
cytology	14
doctor visit	1313
gynecologic pathology	14
gynecologic procedures	37
preventive care	25

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	373

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	509
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	314
From 75 to 84	157
85 and over	46
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD in 2018

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	20
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hendersonville, NC during 2019 were breast exam, gynecologic procedures, preventive care and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD for Medicare patients.

breast exam	35
cytology	15
doctor visit	1321
gynecologic pathology	15
gynecologic procedures	35
preventive care	15

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	371

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	498
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	300
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	44
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	19
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hendersonville, NC during 2020 were preventive care, breast exam, gynecologic procedures and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD for Medicare patients.

breast exam	22
cytology	11
doctor visit	1022
gynecologic pathology	11
gynecologic procedures	22
preventive care	22

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	366

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	489
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	286
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	54
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD in 2020

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	19
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1076

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	375

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	493
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	262
From 75 to 84	189
85 and over	48
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD in 2021

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	18
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hendersonville, NC during 2022 were lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	13
doctor visit	735
lab tests	13
preventive care	13

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	317

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	414
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	200
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD in 2022

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	20
Dementia	4
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hendersonville, NC were vaccines, breast exam, gynecologic procedures and preventive care.

breast exam	31
cytology	13
diabetes management	13
doctor visit	1063
gynecologic pathology	13
gynecologic procedures	31
lab tests	13
preventive care	30
vaccines	53

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	331

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	334
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	136
85 and over	42
Less than 65	15
65 to 74	259

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	17
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 2003. She is certified by the Family Medicine, Board Certified and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine (2003)

Board Certification: Family Medicine, Board Certified

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UNC Health

UNC Health Pardee

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: WellCare, Medicare Advantage, AmeriHealth, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Cigna, OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health), CHAMPVA, Centene, Group Health Plan (GHP), MedCost PPO, North Carolina State Health Plan, Atlantic (Packaging) Corporation, Inc. (administered by Lucent Health), BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network), CVS Health Individual and Exchange Plans (HIX and ACA) (except for Urgent Care), Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only) (out-of-network beginning January 1, 2026), Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2), BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN)), Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2), Meritain Health, an Aetna Company, Longevity Health Plan I-SNP and Veterans Affairs Community Care Network.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

WellCare

Medicare Advantage

AmeriHealth

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Cigna

OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health)

CHAMPVA

Centene

Group Health Plan (GHP)

MedCost PPO

North Carolina State Health Plan

Atlantic (Packaging) Corporation, Inc. (administered by Lucent Health)

BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network)

CVS Health Individual and Exchange Plans (HIX and ACA) (except for Urgent Care)

Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only) (out-of-network beginning January 1, 2026)

Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2)

BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN))

Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2)

Meritain Health, an Aetna Company

Longevity Health Plan I-SNP

Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.98 out of 5 stars based on 90 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Betsy Salsbury Merrell, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Hendersonville, NC.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$730 FARXIGA $409	SYMBICORT $160	BYDUREON WEEKLY $31	CRESTOR $30	BYDUREON PEN $24	Other $74
Novo Nordisk Inc	$661 Saxenda $110	Wegovy $100	Victoza $100	RYBELSUS $93	Tresiba $81	Other $176
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$550 Brintellix $179	Trintellix $161	Contrave $80	AMITIZA $64	Colcrys $52	Other $13
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$486 XARELTO $249	INVOKANA $237
Pfizer Inc.	$482 ELIQUIS $151	LYRICA $88	COLOGUARD $88	PREMARIN ORALS $27	DUAVEE $24	Other $104
Other	$3,524 Trintellix $269	Synthroid $214	XIFAXAN $202	Repatha $150	JARDIANCE $146	Other $2,542

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$6,243
Education	$189

Biography

Dr. Betsy Merrell practices family medicine in Hendersonville, NC and Arden, NC. Dr. Merrell is affiliated with UNC Health. She studied medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Patient reviews placed her at an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Coventry, Cigna, and Centene are among the insurance carriers that Dr. Merrell honors.

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